²¹ And David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, ^(A)who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince^[a] over Israel, the people of the Lord—and I will celebrate before the Lord.

¹⁴ But now ^(A)your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man ^(B)after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince^[a] over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

²⁸ And Samuel said to him, ^(A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

David and Michal

¹⁶ As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart.

²² And ^(A)when he had removed him, ^(B)he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ^(C)‘I have found in David the son of Jesse ^(D)a man after my heart, ^(E)who will do all my will.’

¹⁴ And David ^(A)danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was ^(B)wearing a linen ephod.

Uzzah and the Ark

⁵ And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, with ^(A)songs^[a] and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals.