2 Samuel 6 · Verse 22

2 Samuel 6:22

And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
2 Samuel 6:22, King James Version

2 Samuel 6:22 in other translations

BSBand I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”
WEBI will be yet more undignified than this, and will be worthless in my own sight. But the maids of whom you have spoken will honor me.”
ASVAnd I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor.
YLTand I have been more vile than this, and have been low in mine eyes, and with the handmaids whom thou hast spoken of, with them I am honoured.'
DARBYAnd I will make myself yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight; and of the handmaids that thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
BBEAnd I will do even worse than this, and make myself even lower in your eyes: but the servant-girls of whom you were talking will give me honour.
WebsterAnd I shall yet be more vile than thus, and shall be base in my own sight: and by the maid-servants which thou hast spoken of, by them shall I be had in honor.

What does 2 Samuel 6:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 6:20-22

20-22. Michal ... came out to meet David, &c.--Proud of her royal extraction, she upbraided her husband for lowering the dignity of the crown and acting more like a buffoon than a king. But her taunting sarcasm was repelled in a manner that could not be agreeable to her feelings while it indicated the warm piety and gratitude of David.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 I will yet be more vile - The plain meaning of these words appears to be this: "I am not ashamed of humbling myself before that God who rejected thy father because of his obstinacy and pride, and chose me in his stead to rule his people; and even those maid-servants, when they come to know the motive of my conduct, shall acknowledge its propriety, and treat me with additional respect; and as for thee, thou shalt find that thy conduct is as little pleasing to God as it is to me." Then it is said, Michal had no child till the day of her death: probably David never more took her to his bed; or God, in his providence, might have subjected her to barrenness which in Palestine was considered both a misfortune and a reproach. Michal formed her judgment without reason, and meddled with that which she did not understand. We should be careful how we attribute actions, the reasons of which we cannot comprehend, to motives which may appear to us unjustifiable or absurd. Rash judgments are doubly pernicious; they hurt those who form them, and those of whom they are formed.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:20-23

David returned to bless his household, to pray with them, and for them, and to offer up family thanksgiving for this national mercy. It is angels' work to worship God, surely that cannot lower the greatest of men. But even the palaces of princes are not free from family troubles. Exercises of religion appear mean in the eyes of those who have little or no religion themselves. If we can approve ourselves to God in…

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2 Samuel 6:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּנְקַלֹּ֤תִיu.ne.ka.Lo.tiand I will demean myselfH7043
עוֹד֙'OdstillH5750
מִזֹּ֔אתmi.Zotmore than thisH2063
וְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiand I will beH1961
שָׁפָ֖לsha.FallowlyH8217
בְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.Naiin own eyes myH5869
וְעִם\־ve.'im-and withH5973
הָֽאֲמָהוֹת֙ha.'a.ma.hOtthe maidservantsH519
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834
אָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.Martyou have saidH559
עִמָּ֖ם'i.Mamwith themH5973
אִכָּבֵֽדָה\׃'i.ka.Ve.dahI will be honoredH3513

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 6:22

  • 1 Peter 4:14

    If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

  • Hebrews 12:2

    Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  • Isaiah 51:7

    Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

  • 1 Timothy 1:15

    This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

  • Matthew 5:11-12

    Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

  • Job 42:6

    Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

  • Genesis 32:10

    I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.

  • Job 40:4

    Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

  • Isaiah 50:6

    I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  • Acts 5:41-42

    And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • 1 Peter 5:6

    Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
more vile.
Isa 50:6; 51:7; Mt 5:11,12; Ac 5:41,42; Heb 12:2; 1Pe 4:14
in mine.
Ge 32:10; Job 40:4; 42:6; 1Ti 1:15; 1Pe 5:6
maid-servants. or, handmaids. I be had.
1Sa 2:30

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 6:22

    And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

  • 2 Samuel 6:23

    Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

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2 Samuel 6:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y aun me haré más vil que esta vez, y seré bajo á mis propios ojos; y delante de las criadas que dijiste, delante de ellas seré honrado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je me rendrai plus vil encore que cela, et je serai abaissé à mes yeux; mais auprès des servantes dont tu as parlé, auprès d’elles, je serai honoré.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ich will noch geringer werden denn also, und will niedrig sein in meinen Augen; aber bei den Mägden, von denen du sprichst, bei ihnen werde ich geehrt sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et ludam, et vilior fiam plus quam factus sum: et ero humilis in oculis meis, et cum ancillis de quibus locuta es, gloriosior apparebo.