But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the city of David).

Then David passed away and was buried in the city of David.

When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied, “Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.”

So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.

So David was no longer willing to bring the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. David left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he realized that the child was dead. So David asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” They replied, “Yes, he’s dead.”

and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David.

So David’s servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David’s name. Then they paused.

David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.

David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

When David got up the next morning, the Lord had already spoken to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:

Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

This collection of the prayers of David son of Jesse ends here.

The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine.

David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand.

So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”

Saul became even more afraid of him. Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on.