^{12 Ref} And they said to King David, The blessing of the Lord is on the family of Obed-edom and on all he has, because of the ark of God. And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.

^{13 Ref} And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.

^{14 Ref} And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

^{15 Ref} So David and all the men of Israel took up the ark of the Lord with cries of joy and sounding of horns.

^{16 Ref} And when the ark of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and jumping before the Lord; and to her mind he seemed foolish.

^{12 Ref} It was told king David, saying, Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God. David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.

^{13 Ref} It was so, that, when those who bore the ark of Yahweh had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

^{14 Ref} David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

^{15 Ref} So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Yahweh with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

^{16 Ref} It was so, as the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.