Sāmǔĕrjìxià 6:21

21 Dàwèi duì mǐ jiǎ shuō , zhè shì zaì Yēhéhuá miànqián . Yēhéhuá yǐ jiǎnxuǎn wǒ , feì le nǐ fù hé nǐ fù de quán jiā , lì wǒ zuò Yēhéhuá mín Yǐsèliè de jūn , suǒyǐ wǒ bì zaì Yēhéhuá miànqián tiàowǔ .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 6:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 6:21

And David said unto Michal, [it was] before the Lord
Before the ark of the Lord, what was done was done there; she upbraided him with his dancing and singing, which was designed for the honour and glory of God, and in thankfulness to him for the bringing the ark to his city, and therefore she ought not to have reproached him with it, and he adds,

which chose me before thy father, and before all his house;
see ( 1 Samuel 13:14 ) ; which he observed to humble her pride, and mortify her, as well as to remark the distinguishing goodness of God to him, which laid him under obligation to express his thankfulness to him in every shape:

to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel;
which was a high honour conferred upon him, and required the utmost gratitude:

therefore will I play before the Lord;
upon the harp, or praise before him, as the Targum, sing his praise before the ark, unto any instrument of music, without once imagining I disgrace myself, on the contrary think it to be the highest honour to me to be employed in such service.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 6:21 In-Context

19 Bìngqiĕ fēn gĕi Yǐsèliè zhòngrén , wúlùn nánnǚ , mĕi rén yī gè bǐng , yī kuaì ròu , yī gè pútào bǐng . zhòngrén jiù gè huí gè jiā qù le .

20 Dàwèi huí jiā yào gĕi juànshǔ zhùfú . Sǎoluó de nǚér mǐ jiǎ chūlai yíngjiē tā , shuō , Yǐsèliè wáng jīnrì zaì chénpú de bìnǚ yǎnqián lòu tǐ , rútóng yī gè qīng jiàn rén wú chǐ lòu tǐ yíyàng , yǒu hǎo dà de róngyào a .

21 Dàwèi duì mǐ jiǎ shuō , zhè shì zaì Yēhéhuá miànqián . Yēhéhuá yǐ jiǎnxuǎn wǒ , feì le nǐ fù hé nǐ fù de quán jiā , lì wǒ zuò Yēhéhuá mín Yǐsèliè de jūn , suǒyǐ wǒ bì zaì Yēhéhuá miànqián tiàowǔ .

22 Wǒ yĕ bì gèngjiā bēiwēi , zìjǐ kàn wéi qīng jiàn . nǐ suǒ shuō de nàxiē bìnǚ , tāmen dǎo yào zūnjìng wǒ .

23 Sǎoluó de nǚér mǐ jiǎ , zhídào sǐ rì , méiyǒu shēng yǎng érnǚ .