2 Samuel 6:16

2 Samuel 6:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

16Then it happened, as the ark of the Lord was coming into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked down through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she was contemptuous of him in her heart.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

16Then it happened as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

16Then, as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, 6:16 Michal failed to understand the significance of the event unfolding beneath her window.Michal, Saul’s daughter [David’s wife], looked down from the window above and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she felt contempt for him in her heart [because she thought him undignified].

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

16As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

16The ark of the Lord was brought into the City of David. Saul’s daughter Michal was watching from a window. She saw King David leaping and dancing in front of the Lord. That made her hate him in her heart.

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