What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Lord God!

From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

Joab replied to the man who was telling him this, “What! You saw this? Why didn’t you strike him down right on the spot? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a commemorative belt!”

Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!”

Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’

I gave you your master’s house, and put your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all that somehow seems insignificant, I would have given you so much more as well!

The Lord has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.

Hushai replied to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not sound this time.”

You give me your protective shield; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master’s grandson.

Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.”

All the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “Because the king is our close relative! Why are you so upset about this? Have we eaten at the king’s expense? Or have we misappropriated anything for our own use?”

Joab replied, “As surely as God lives, if you had not said this, it would have been morning before the people would have abandoned pursuit of their brothers!”

let seven of his male descendants be turned over to us, and we will execute them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, who was the Lord’s chosen one.” The king replied, “I will turn them over.”

So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.

You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

(19:2) Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, according to the Lord’s instructions.

So Ish-bosheth took her from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.