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

So the king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”

“As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

Obadiah said, “What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution?

Now you say, ‘Go and say to your master, “Elijah is back,”’ but he will kill me.”

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on Israel?”

The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.”

What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition.

Now, O Lord, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.

Solomon replied to God, “You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

But as for you, be strong and don’t get discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

“This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: ‘Why are you so confident that you remain in Jerusalem while it is under siege?

The king responded, “What is it you are seeking?” Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.

You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!

Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good.”

if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous abode.

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me, for the hand of God has struck me.

Teach me what I cannot see. If I have done evil, I will do so no more.’

Is it your opinion that God should recompense it, because you reject this? But you must choose, and not I, so tell us what you know.