2 Samuel 6:16
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.
Cross-reference
In verse 20, Michal verbally expresses the contempt she felt in verse 16, revealing her scornful words.
In verse 21, David defends his worship as before the Lord, contrasting Michal's contempt with his devotion.
2 Samuel 3:14 recounts David reclaiming Michal, providing background that deepens understanding of her later contempt in this verse.
1 Chronicles 15:29 is a near-verbatim parallel account of Michal despising David, confirming the event with slightly different wording.
1 Corinthians 2:14 explains that the natural person sees spiritual things as foolishness—Michal's natural mind despised David's worship.
Acts 2:13 shows the disciples mocked as drunk for spirit-filled worship, paralleling David's mockery for exuberant worship.
Exodus 15:20 shows Miriam dancing in worship, paralleling David's dancing before the ark.
Psalm 149:3 calls for praising God with dancing—mirroring David's joyful dance that Michal despised.
Luke 6:23 urges leaping for joy in persecution—similar joyful leaping to David's worship dance here.