David replied, “Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.

Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,

“I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; I appeared to those who did not look for me. I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that did not invoke my name.

But Isaac replied, “Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away your blessing.”

But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the Lord our God.

The Lord said, “Here is a place by me; you will station yourself on a rock.

Don’t prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!”

And aren’t all his sisters here with us? Where did he get all this?”

The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”

He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

But I tell you most certainly, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God.”

And while they still could not believe it (because of their joy) and were amazed, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”

They cried out, “Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah who were his friends, saying, “Here’s a gift for you from the looting of the Lord’s enemies!”

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

And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,

In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit.”

Then they came very close to him and said, “We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,