Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely.

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

David asked him, “Where are you coming from?” He replied, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”

David replied to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

Abner said to Joab, “Let the soldiers get up and fight before us.” Joab said, “So be it!”

The king chanted the following lament for Abner: “Should Abner have died like a fool?

David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How will the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

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

That night the Lord told Nathan,

Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Lord God!

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?”

When Uriah came to him, David asked about how Joab and the army were doing and how the campaign was going.

In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

He instructed the messenger as follows: “When you finish giving the battle report to the king,

As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, “Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!”

Jonadab said to the king, “Look! The king’s sons have come! It’s just as I said!”

The king longed to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon.

Then the king told the woman, “Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation.”