1 Chronicles 15:29 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 15:29 Mean?
As the ark enters the city of David, Michal, daughter of Saul, watches from a window and sees the king dancing and rejoicing. Where the nation rejoices, her heart fills instead with contempt for his unguarded gladness.
Her scorn stands as a quiet warning beside Israel's joy. Pride that prizes dignity over devotion cannot share in true worship. David's abandon before the Lord, unashamed and glad, is the posture God honors, while the heart that despises such humility shuts itself out from the joy it might have known.
1 Chronicles 15:29 in the Original Language
bazah (בָּזָה), 'despised' -- to hold in contempt, to regard as worthless.
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What does 1 Chronicles 15:29 mean?
As the ark enters the city, Michal sees David dancing and despises him in her heart.