Bible in Basic English
"And I will do even worse than this, and make myself even lower in your eyes: but the servant-girls of whom you were talking will give me honour."
— 2 Samuel 6:22, Bible in Basic English
“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.”
“And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor. ”
“I 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."”
“I am willing to shame and humiliate myself even more than this! But with the slave girls whom you mentioned let me be distinguished!””
And he gave to every man and woman among all the people, among all the masses of Israel, a cake of bread and a measure of wine and a cake of dry grapes. Then all the people went away, every man to his house.
Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself without shame!
And David said to Michal, I was dancing before the Lord, who put me over your father and all his sons, to make me a ruler over the people of the Lord, over his people Israel: and I will go on playing before the Lord;
And I will do even worse than this, and make myself even lower in your eyes: but the servant-girls of whom you were talking will give me honour.
And Michal, Saul's daughter, had no child till the day of her death.