Ira the Jairite was David&#8217;s personal priest.<n id="1" />p>

The woman conceived and then sent word to David saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m pregnant.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Joab sent a full battle report to David.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

His sixth son was Ithream, born to David&#8217;s wife Eglah. These sons<n id="1" /> were all born to David in Hebron.p>

<p class="bodytext">So the messenger departed. When he arrived, he informed David of all the news that Joab had sent with him.

When David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, Saul&#8217;s concubine, had done,

<p class="poetry">He gives his chosen king magnificent victories;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he is faithful to his chosen ruler,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">to David and to his descendants forever!&#8221;p>

God will severely judge Abner<n id="1" /> if I do not do for David exactly what the <sc>Lordsc> has promised him,<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">King Hiram of Tyre<n id="1" /> sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace<n id="2" /> for David.

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

<p class="bodytext">David was angry because the <sc>Lordsc> attacked<n id="1" /> Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah,<n id="2" /> which remains its name to this very day.

David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; the Arameans became David&#8217;s subjects and brought tribute. The <sc>Lordsc> protected<n id="1" /> David wherever he campaigned.<n id="2" />

Messengers<n id="1" /> told David what had happened,<n id="2" /> so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, &#8220;Stay in Jericho<n id="3" /> until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River,<n id="1" /> and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

<p class="bodytext">Then Nathan went to his home. The <sc>Lordsc> struck the child that Uriah&#8217;s wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill.<n id="1" />

honey, curds, flocks, and cheese.<n id="1" /> For they said, &#8220;The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">One of Joab&#8217;s soldiers who stood over Amasa said, &#8220;Whoever is for<n id="1" /> Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!&#8221;

The men of Judah came and there they anointed David as king over the people<n id="1" /> of Judah.p> <p class="bodytext">David was told,<n id="2" /> &#8220;The people<n id="3" /> of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem<n id="1" /> against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites<n id="2" /> said to David, &#8220;You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying, &#8216;David cannot invade this place!&#8217;&#8221;p>