2 Samuel 6:19

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17 So ^athey brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in ^bits place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David ^coffered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

18 And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, ^ahe blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

19 ^aThen he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house.

20 ^aThen David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, ^buncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the ^cbase fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

21 So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, ^awho chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the ^bpeople of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord.

22 And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor.”

23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no children ^ato the day of her death.

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Barnes' Notes

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2 Samuel 6:19

A good piece of flesh - The word thus paraphrased is only found here and in marginal reference A piece of meat from the peace offerings is probably meant. From the fact that the chronicler explains the preceding cake by the more common word loaf, but leaves this obscure word unexplained, one might infer that it was already obsolete and unknown in his time. The Septuagint translates it: "a cake baked on the hearth;" the Vulgate "a piece of roast beef."

A flagon of wine - Rather, "a cake" of grapes or raisins Hosea 3:1; Song of Songs 2:5, or made with oil or mead.

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