2 Samuel 6:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

Bless

Psalm 30:1

Michal

2 Samuel 6:16

Psalm 69:7

Mark 3:21

Glorious

Philippians 2:7

Uncovered

1 Samuel 19:23

Vain fellows

Judges 9:4

Job 30:8

General references

Joshua 22:6

Bible References

Bless

After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies

Indeed, I've made myself known to him in order that he may encourage his sons and his household that is born after him to keep the way of the LORD, and to do what is right and just, so that the LORD may bring about for Abraham what he has promised."

If you think it's the wrong thing for you to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves today whom you will serve the gods whom your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose territories you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."

After this, everyone left for their own homes and David went home to bless his own household.

I exalt you, LORD, for you have lifted me up, and my enemies could not gloat over me.

Michal

As the ark of the LORD was coming into the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal was peering out a window, watching King David jumping and dancing in the LORD's presence, and she despised him in her heart.

I am being mocked because of you. Dishonor overwhelms me.

When his family heard about it, they went to restrain him, because they kept saying, "He's out of his mind!"

Glorious

Tobiah the Ammonite stood to the side, commenting, "If a fox were to jump onto what they're building, it would collapse their stone wall!"

For he grew up before him like a tender plant, and like a root out of a dry ground; he had no form and he had no majesty that we should look at him, and there is no attractiveness that we should desire him.

Then he came to Simon Peter, who asked him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"

We are fools for the Messiah's sake, but you are wise in the Messiah. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

Instead, poured out in emptiness, a servant's form did he possess, a mortal man becoming. In human form he chose to be,

Uncovered

Someone replied, "They're at Naioth in Ramah." Saul went to Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God came on him also. He continued in prophetic ecstasy until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

Vain fellows

and they gave him 70 silver coins from the temple that they had built to Baal-berith. Abimelech hired some worthless and useless men, who followed him

Sons of fools and of uncertain reputation, they have been driven from the land by scourging."

General references

That's how Joshua blessed them. Then he sent them on their way and they returned to their tents.