The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.

So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.

Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod.

May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.

The length of time that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year and four months.

So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, “He is really hated among his own people in Israel! From now on he will be my servant.”

Samuel said, “Why are you asking me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

From that time onward it was a binding ordinance for Israel, right up to the present time.

Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

for the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have remained there as resident foreigners until the present time.)

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

I am willing to shame and humiliate myself even more than this! But with the slave girls whom you mentioned let me be distinguished!”

Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, had no children to the day of her death.

The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”

David took the golden shields that belonged to Hadadezer’s servants and brought them to Jerusalem.

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

Benaiah son of Jehoida supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.