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1 Samuel 1

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¹ So the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household (family).

² Now King David was told, "The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing and gladness.

³ And when those who were carrying the ark of the LORD [by its poles] had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

⁴ And David was dancing before the LORD with[4] great enthusiasm, and David was[5] wearing a linen ephod [a priest's upper garment].

⁵ So David and all the house of Israel were bringing the ark of the LORD up [to the City of David] with shouts [of joy] and with the sound of the trumpet.

⁶ Then, as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David,[6] 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].

⁷ They brought in the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

⁸ When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts (armies),

⁹ and distributed to all the people, the entire multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to each a [ring-shaped] loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people departed, each to his house.

¹⁰ Then David returned to bless his household. But [his wife] Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, "How glorious and distinguished was the king of Israel today,[7] who uncovered himself and stripped [off his kingly robes] in the eyes of his servants' maids like one of the riffraff who shamelessly uncovers himself!"

¹¹ So David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD [that I did this], who chose me above your father and all his house, to appoint me as ruler over Israel, the people of the LORD. Therefore I will celebrate [in pure enjoyment] before the LORD.

¹² 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."

¹³ Michal the daughter of Saul had no[8] child to the day of her death.

¹⁴ When King David lived in his house (palace) and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

¹⁵ the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains."

¹⁶ And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do everything that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you."

¹⁷ But it happened that night that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

¹⁸ Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD, Should you be the one to build Me a house in which to dwell?

¹⁹ For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought the sons (descendants) of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle.

²⁰ Wherever I have gone with all the Israelites, did I speak a word to any from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, asking, 'Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?'"'

²¹ So now, say this to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.

²² I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like that of the great men of the earth.

²³ I will appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in a place of their own and not be disturbed again. The[1] wicked will not afflict them again, as formerly,

²⁴ even from the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD also declares to you that He will make a house (royal dynasty) for you.

²⁵ When your days are fulfilled and you lie down [in death] with your fathers (ancestors), I will raise up your descendant after you, who shall be born to you, and I will establish his kingdom.

²⁶ He [is the one who] shall build a house for My[2] Name and My Presence, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

²⁷ I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. When he commits iniquity (wrongdoing), I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the strokes of the sons of man.

²⁸ But My lovingkindness and mercy will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

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1	So the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household (family).
2	Now King David was told, "The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing and gladness.
3	And when those who were carrying the ark of the LORD [by its poles] had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
4	And David was dancing before the LORD with[4] great enthusiasm, and David was[5] wearing a linen ephod [a priest's upper garment].
5	So David and all the house of Israel were bringing the ark of the LORD up [to the City of David] with shouts [of joy] and with the sound of the trumpet.
6	Then, as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David,[6] 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].
7	They brought in the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
8	When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts (armies),
9	and distributed to all the people, the entire multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to each a [ring-shaped] loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people departed, each to his house.
10	Then David returned to bless his household. But [his wife] Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, "How glorious and distinguished was the king of Israel today,[7] who uncovered himself and stripped [off his kingly robes] in the eyes of his servants' maids like one of the riffraff who shamelessly uncovers himself!"
11	So David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD [that I did this], who chose me above your father and all his house, to appoint me as ruler over Israel, the people of the LORD. Therefore I will celebrate [in pure enjoyment] before the LORD.
12	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."
13	Michal the daughter of Saul had no[8] child to the day of her death.
14	When King David lived in his house (palace) and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
15	the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains."
16	And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do everything that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you."
17	But it happened that night that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
18	Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD, Should you be the one to build Me a house in which to dwell?
19	For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought the sons (descendants) of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle.
20	Wherever I have gone with all the Israelites, did I speak a word to any from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, asking, 'Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?'"'
21	So now, say this to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
22	I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like that of the great men of the earth.
23	I will appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in a place of their own and not be disturbed again. The[1] wicked will not afflict them again, as formerly,
24	even from the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD also declares to you that He will make a house (royal dynasty) for you.
25	When your days are fulfilled and you lie down [in death] with your fathers (ancestors), I will raise up your descendant after you, who shall be born to you, and I will establish his kingdom.
26	He [is the one who] shall build a house for My[2] Name and My Presence, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
27	I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. When he commits iniquity (wrongdoing), I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the strokes of the sons of man.
28	But My lovingkindness and mercy will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

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