2 Samuel 6:22I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in my own sight. But of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, they shall honor me."
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~1000 BC. King David responds to his wife Michal's mockery after dancing before the ark in his linen ephod, nearly naked in religious ecstasy...
The emotion here: defiant yet wounded by wife's contempt
The original word
qalah (קָלָה) — to be light, trifling, or contemptible in one's own eyes
Why it matters
David wore only a linen ephod, essentially priestly underwear, shocking for a king
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Samuel 6:22
David says the servant girls will honor him - he's choosing their approval over his wife's
Common misconceptionPeople think David is being humble here, but he's actually being defiant and even arrogant toward Michal while claiming humility before God.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Samuel 6:22
Bible Genome reading
2 Samuel 6:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Samuel 6:22 comes from the book of 2 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include humility, worship commitment. Notable phrases: yet more vile; base in my own sight. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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