On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I spoke about his house – from start to finish!

But Saul said, “No one will be killed on this day. For today the Lord has given Israel a victory!”

The soldiers told him what had been promised, saying, “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.

When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.

The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon?”

They took the bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh; then they fasted for seven days.

Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning.

Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely to his house!”

Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.

King David responded, “Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.

By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash’s reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.

Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai.

He built up the city around it, from the terrace to the surrounding walls; Joab restored the rest of the city.

Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’

All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.

The people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

Then the local people began to discourage the people of Judah and to dishearten them from building.