Sunday Sermonette: Now for something completely different

While the previous chapter was basically lifted from Samuel, this one is not. 2 Samuel 6 tells of David bringing the Ark to Jerusalem, but the accompanying details in Chronicles are not in Samuel at all. We see the Chronicler ' s obsessive interest in lists of names here, but also an interest in orthodoxy. The idea that only the Levites can carry the Ark is not in Samuel, but it ' s a major emphasis here. Samuel also lacks all of the details about the musicians and the music. On the other hand this version very much downplays Micah ' s displeasure at seeing David dance. It ' s briefly mentioned at the end but not explained, nor is the denouement presented. In  Samuel, David danced nearly naked, wearing only an ephod, and Micah -- who, also unmentioned in Chronicles, was David ' s first wife -- was offended, telling him sarcastically, "How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! " To which David replied "God chose me as king over your father and your family. I will play before him if I want to. So I will be even more vile than that. I will be disgusting in my own sight, but honored by all the slave girls in the kingdom. " God punishes Micah for criticizing David by making her childless. Anyway, the point is, the Chronicler cleans up David ' s image throughout, and this is just one more example.15 After David ...
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