With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the Lord is the witness between us forever!”

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

Then you will say to my brother, “Peace to you and your house! Peace to all that is yours!

Now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow my lord.

Then David said to Abigail, “Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me!

(Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)

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

The Philistines assembled all their troops at Aphek, while Israel camped at the spring that is in Jezreel.

David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.

When the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.

David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities of Hebron.

They brought it with the ark of God up from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Ahio was walking in front of the ark,

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

Nathan replied to the king, “You should go and do whatever you have in mind, for the Lord is with you.”

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

Then Mephibosheth bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?”

So Joab and his men marched out to do battle with the Arameans, and they fled before him.

So the messenger departed. When he arrived, he informed David of all the news that Joab had sent with him.

The king’s servants replied to the king, “We will do whatever our lord the king decides.”