Parallel Verses
NET Bible
I am willing to shame and humiliate myself even more than this! But with the slave girls whom you mentioned let me be distinguished!"
New American Standard Bible
I will be more lightly esteemed than this and will be humble in my own eyes, but with the maids of whom you have spoken, with them I will be distinguished.”
King James Version
And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
Holman Bible
and I will humble myself even more and humiliate myself.
International Standard Version
I'm going to act more shamelessly than this, even to humbling myself in my own eyes. Now as to the women staff members about whom you have spoken, they are to hold me in honor!"
A Conservative Version
And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in my own sight, but of the handmaids of whom thou have spoken, of them I shall be had in honor.
American Standard Version
And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor.
Amplified
Yet I will demean myself even more than this, and will be humbled (abased) in my own sight [and yours, as I please], but by the maids whom you mentioned, by them I shall be held in honor.”
Bible in Basic English
And I will do even worse than this, and make myself even lower in your eyes: but the servant-girls of whom you were talking will give me honour.
Darby Translation
And I will make myself yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight; and of the handmaids that thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
Julia Smith Translation
And I was vile yet above this and I was humbled in mine eyes, and with the maids of which thou spakest with them I shall be honored.
King James 2000
And I will yet be more contemptible than this, and will be abased in my own sight: and of the maidservants whom you have spoken, of them shall I be held in honor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I will demean myself again more than this, and I will be abased in my eyes, but with the maids whom you mentioned, with them I will be honored."
Modern King James verseion
And I will be still lower than this, and will be base in my own sight. And of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, with them I shall be had in honor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore will I play before the LORD, and will yet be more vile than so, and I will be meek in mine own sight: and of the very same maidservants which thou hast spoken of, shall I be had in honour."
New Heart English Bible
I will be yet more vile than this, and will be humble in my own eyes. But of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, they shall honor me."
The Emphasized Bible
and will make myself, yet more, lightly esteemed that this, and become lowly in mine own eyes, - nevertheless, with the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, with them, shall I be honoured.
Webster
And I shall yet be more vile than thus, and shall be base in my own sight: and by the maid-servants which thou hast spoken of, by them shall I be had in honor.
World English Bible
I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in my own sight. But of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, they shall honor me."
Youngs Literal Translation
and I have been more vile than this, and have been low in mine eyes, and with the handmaids whom thou hast spoken of, with them I am honoured.'
Themes
David » King of israel » Michal rebukes him for his religious enthusiasm
Family » Instances of infelicity in » David and michal
Malice » Instances of » David toward michal
Michal » Ridicules david on account of his religious zeal
Retaliation » Instances of » David on michal
Women » Instances of » Michal, in her derision of david's religious zeal
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 6:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
David And Michal
21 David replied to Michal, "It was before the Lord! I was celebrating before the Lord, who chose me over your father and his entire family and appointed me as leader over the Lord's people Israel. 22 I am willing to shame and humiliate myself even more than this! But with the slave girls whom you mentioned let me be distinguished!" 23 Now Michal, Saul's daughter, had no children to the day of her death.
Cross References
1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.
Genesis 32:10
I am not worthy of all the faithful love you have shown your servant. With only my walking stick I crossed the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, 'I really did say that your house and your ancestor's house would serve me forever.' But now the Lord says, 'May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
Job 40:4
"Indeed, I am completely unworthy -- how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.
Job 42:6
Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!
Isaiah 50:6
I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.
Isaiah 51:7
Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don't be afraid of the insults of men; don't be discouraged because of their abuse!
Matthew 5:11-12
"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.
Acts 5:41-42
So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.
1 Timothy 1:15
This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" -- and I am the worst of them!
Hebrews 12:2
keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Peter 5:6
And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand