Remember, too, that David paid for his first wife, Michal, with 200 Philistine foreskins.
2 Samuel 6 wrote:
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
Then 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 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!"
And David said unto Michal, "It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour."
Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
So, David really was the sort of bloke who enjoyed a good time: dancing around in a diaper; shamelessly uncovering himself in front of the handmaids of his servants, etc.
His wife, Michal, acts like a stick-in-the-mud Baptist. And, he says that he is going to be even more vile, and enjoy the honour of boning the maidservants of his servants.
Regarding Jonathan, David says:
2 Samuel 1 wrote:
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Concerning Jonathan and David kissing
1 Samuel 20 wrote:
And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. And he said unto his lad, "Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot." And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, "Is not the arrow beyond thee?"
And Jonathan cried after the lad, "Make speed, haste, stay not." And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, "Go, carry them to the city."
And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
David and Jonathan had a date in a field. Jonathan brought a lad with him, and somewhat awkwardly had the lad go back home (he didn't take the hint that he should "go off and look for arrows"), so that he and David could have some privacy.
First, David bowed down, his face on the ground,
3 times!
Then, David and Jonathan kissed each other, until David "exceeded."
16 Jul 2011, 10:08 pm
