⁴³ Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family.

¹⁹ Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins^(A) to each person in the whole crowd of Israelites, both men and women.^(B) And all the people went to their homes.

²⁰ When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked^(C) in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”

⁶⁶ On the following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good^(A) things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

¹⁵ But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,^(A) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,^(B) we will serve the Lord.”^(C)

¹⁹ For I have chosen him^(A), so that he will direct his children^(B) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord^(C) by doing what is right and just,^(D) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”^(E)