The Lord sent you on a campaign saying, ‘Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you have destroyed them.’

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded and what you said as well. For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes.

Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you should do. You will anoint for me the one I point out to you.”

Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.”

Don’t ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth

Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan in order to strike him down. So Jonathan was convinced that his father had decided to kill David.

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid! Whoever seeks my life is seeking your life as well. You are secure with me.”

You have explained today how you have treated me well. The Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.

So now swear to me in the Lord’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”

The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

They cut off Saul’s head and stripped him of his armor. They sent messengers to announce the news in the temple of their idols and among their people throughout the surrounding land of the Philistines.

So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.

Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.

When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

So David sent a message to Joab that said, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.

So David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went to her and had marital relations with her. She gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved the child

So now assemble the rest of the army and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me.”

So Tamar went to the house of Amnon her brother, who was lying down. She took the dough, kneaded it, made some cakes while he watched, and baked them.

He called his personal attendant and said to him, “Take this woman out of my sight and lock the door behind her!”