2 Samuel 6:16
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.”2 Samuel 6:16
What Does 2 Samuel 6:16 Mean?
2 Samuel 6:16 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 6, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 6:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 2:14“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”2 Samuel 6:20“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!”1 Chronicles 15:29“And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.”Ecclesiastes 3:4“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”2 Samuel 3:14“And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”2 Samuel 6:21“And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.”Psalms 149:3“Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.”Acts 2:13“Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.”Psalms 69:7“Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.”Exodus 15:20“And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.”Isaiah 53:3“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”Genesis 16:4“And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”2 Samuel 5:7“Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.”Esther 1:17“For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.”Song of Solomon 2:8“The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.”Genesis 6:16“A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.”Luke 6:23“Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.”Proverbs 7:6“For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,”
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