2 Samuel 6:16

“And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, etc.] Being brought thither on the shoulders of the Levites: Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window; in the king’s palace, to see the procession, which was very grand, and in great pomp, attended by a vast number of people, and with music of all sorts. She is said to be Saul’s daughter, though David’s wife, as having a good deal of her father’s haughty temper and disposition, as appears by what follows: and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; the ark of the Lord, by these outward gestures expressing the inward joy of his heart on this occasion; and she despised him in her heart; as acting a mean part, quite…”

“She despised him in her heart - In the days of Saul the ark had been neglected 1 Chronicles 13:3, and Saul had in everything shown himself to be an irreligious king. Michal seems to have been of a like spirit. The whole section, 2Sa. 6:16-36, should be compared with 1 Chronicles 15:29; 1 Chronicles 16:43. The peace offerings were with a special view to feasting the people. (Compare 1 Kings 8:63-66.) return to 'Top of Page'”

“Despised - As one of a base and mean spirit, that knew not how to carry himself with that majesty which became his place. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 6:17”

“6:16 Michal is identified as the daughter of Saul three times (6:16, 20, 23). The use of her father’s name underscores the ambiguity of David’s relationship to her. Was she more David’s wife or Saul’s daughter? Had David reunited with her (3:13) because he loved her or because she was politically useful to him? • Michal might have been filled with contempt for any of the following reasons: (1) She thought David’s behavior was too sexually suggestive in front of a young female audience; (2) she was jealous over the glory David was receiving while she sat at home, a neglected wife; (3) she resented David’s indifference to her for many years, his taking of other wives, and her being torn away…”

“And as: Ch1 15:29 Michal: Sa2 3:14 despised: Ch1 15:29; Psa 69:7; Isa 53:3; Act 2:13; Co1 2:14 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 6:17”

“When the ark came (i.e., was carried) into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window, and there she saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah, and despised him in her heart. והיה, "and it came to pass," for ויהי, because there is no progress made, but only another element introduced. בּא is a perfect: "the ark had come, ... and Michal looked through the window, ... there she saw," etc. Michal is intentionally designated the daughter of Saul here, instead of the wife of David, because on this occasion she manifested her father's disposition rather than her husband's. In Saul's time people did not trouble themselves about the ark of the covenant ( Ch1…”