He reached down from above and grabbed me; ¹  he pulled me from the surging water. ² 

But evil people are like thorns – all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand.

So Ish-bosheth took her ¹  from her husband Paltiel ²  son of Laish.

David took the golden shields that belonged to Hadadezer’s servants and brought them to Jerusalem. ¹ 

From Tebah ¹  and Berothai, Hadadezer’s cities, King David took a great deal of bronze.

So King David had him brought ¹  from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in ²  Lo Debar.

“When a traveler arrived at the rich man’s home, ¹  he did not want to use one of his own sheep or cattle to feed ²  the traveler who had come to visit him. ³  Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and cooked ⁴  it for the man who had come to visit him.”

Now Abner son of Ner, the general in command of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth ¹  and had brought him to Mahanaim.

They ¹  entered the house under the pretense of getting wheat and mortally wounded him ²  in the stomach. Then Recab and his brother Baanah escaped.

David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.

Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah ¹  from the Philistines. ² 

So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved off half of each one’s beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, ¹  and then sent them away.

David sent some messengers to get her. ¹  She came to him and he had sexual relations with her. ²  (Now at that time she was in the process of purifying herself from her menstrual uncleanness.) ³  Then she returned to her home.

So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!’

So Tamar went to the house of Amnon her brother, who was lying down. She took the dough, kneaded it, made some cakes while he watched, ¹  and baked them. ² 

But when she took the pan and set it before him, he refused to eat. Instead Amnon said, “Get everyone out of here!” ¹  So everyone left. ² 

Then Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went on her way, wailing as she went.

His wife then took the covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain over it. No one was aware of what she had done.

Joab replied, “I will not wait around like this for you!” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree. ¹ 

Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have ¹  the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely ²  to his house!”