The king asked, “Is there not someone left from Saul’s family, that I may extend God’s kindness to him?” Ziba said to the king, “One of Jonathan’s sons is left; both of his feet are crippled.”

Then Hadadezer sent for Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River, and they came to Helam. Shobach, the general in command of Hadadezer’s army, led them.

Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run and give the king the good news that the Lord has vindicated him before his enemies.”

She replied, “In that case, let the king invoke the name of the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood may not kill! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places!

His wife then took the covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain over it. No one was aware of what she had done.

David became famous when he returned from defeating the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, he defeated 18,000 in all.

In those days Ahithophel’s advice was considered as valuable as a prophetic revelation. Both David and Absalom highly regarded the advice of Ahithophel.

Perhaps the Lord will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”

But evil people are like thorns – all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand.

King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.

You rescue me from a hostile army; you preserve me as a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

“So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.

Those who carried the ark of the Lord took six steps and then David sacrificed an ox and a fatling calf.

Then the army marched out to the field to fight against Israel. The battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.

Ish-bosheth was unable to answer Abner with even a single word because he was afraid of him.

David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth son of Saul with this demand: “Give me my wife Michal whom I acquired for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

David replied to Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered my life from all adversity,

Wherever I moved among all the Israelites, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?”’