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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 6:21 — KJV
It was before the Lord. Michal needed to understand the true reason for David’s conduct. She needed also to know that her selfish pride was back of her own bitterness of spirit. David felt that it was not the king but the Lord and His service that Michal had despised.
Before thy father. David reminded Michal of the fact that her father had been rejected by the Lord, but he had been chosen. God had found David’s ways pleasing to Him. But Michal was taking the same arrogant attitude that had caused her father’s rejection as king. David’s words were not pleasant, but they were justified.
Will I play. David let Michal know that she had no just reason for her cutting words of reproach and that her accusation would not dampen his ardor nor cause him to change his course. He would continue to rejoice and make merry before the Lord in expressing his gratitude for all that God had done for him.
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