But he refused to listen to her. He overpowered her and humiliated her by raping her.

The king said, “Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!”

Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face.

However, if he should say, ‘I do not take pleasure in you,’ then he will deal with me in a way that he considers appropriate.”

Hushai replied to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not sound this time.”

The king said to Shimei, “You won’t die.” The king vowed an oath concerning this.

You rescue me from a hostile army; you preserve me as a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.

From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.

The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.

But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.

But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, my master the king, are not even aware of it!

But he did not invite me – your servant – or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

Why then have you broken the oath you made before the Lord and disobeyed the order I gave you?”

I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.

Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the Lord, like his father David had.

However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.