2Sa 16:1 And David had passed on a little from the top. And behold, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, came to meet him with a couple of saddled asses, and on them two hundred loaves and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruit, and a skin of wine.
2Sa 16:2 And the king said to Ziba, What are these to you? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king’s household to ride on, and the bread and the summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.
2Sa 16:3 And the king said, And where is the son of your lord? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, Today the house of Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.
2Sa 16:4 And the king said to Ziba, Behold, all that Mephibosheth has is yours. And Ziba said, I bow myself; may I find favor in your eyes, my lord, O king.
2Sa 16:5 And King David came to Bahurim. And, behold, a man was coming out from there, of the family of the house of Saul; and his name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and he came cursing.
2Sa 16:6 And he stoned David with stones and all the servants of King David, and all the people, and all the mighty men on his right and on his left.
2Sa 16:7 And Shimei said this in his cursing, Go out! Go out, O man of blood, O worthless man!
2Sa 16:8 Jehovah has turned back on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. And Jehovah shall give the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. And, behold, you are taken in your mischief, for you are a man of blood.
2Sa 16:9 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why does this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me pass over, and I will take off his head.
2Sa 16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? For let him curse, even because Jehovah has said to him, Curse David. And who shall say, Why have you done so?
2Sa 16:11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son who came out of my loins is seeking my life, and surely now also the Benjamite. Leave him alone, and let him curse, for Jehovah has spoken to him.
2Sa 16:12 It may be Jehovah will look on my affliction, and Jehovah will return good to me for his cursing this day.
2Sa 16:13 And David went with his men in the highway, and Shimei was going along at the side of the hill across from him. As he went, he cursed, and stoned with stones across from him, and dusted with dust.
2Sa 16:14 And the king came in wearied, and all the people with him; and he was refreshed there.
2Sa 16:15 And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, had come into Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
2Sa 16:16 And it happened, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, Let the king live! Let the king live!
2Sa 16:17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness with your friend? Why have you not gone with your friend?
2Sa 16:18 And Hushai said to Absalom, No, for he whom Jehovah and this people have chosen, even all the men of Israel, his I shall be, and I shall remain with him.
2Sa 16:19 And a second time, Whom should I serve? Should I not serve before the face of his son. As I served before the face of your father, so shall I be before your face.
2Sa 16:20 And Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your counsel, what we shall do.
2Sa 16:21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father’s concubines, those he left to keep the house. And all Israel shall hear that you have become odious with your father. And the hands of all who are with you will be strong.
2Sa 16:22 And they spread out a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father’s concubines before the eyes of all Israel.
2Sa 16:23 And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counseled in those days was as one who had inquired at the Word of God. So was all the counsel of Ahithophel, both to David and to Absalom.

2Sa 15:1 And it happened afterward that Absalom prepared a chariot for himself, and horses, and fifty men running before him.
2Sa 15:2 And Absalom rose up and stood by the side of the way of the gate. And it happened that every man who had a cause to come to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him and said, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.
2Sa 15:3 And Absalom said to him, Behold, your matters are good and right. And there is no listener to you from the king.
2Sa 15:4 And Absalom said, Who shall make me a judge in the land, that every man who has a dispute, I will then declare him right, even with justice?
2Sa 15:5 And it happened, when a man drew near to bow himself to him, he put out his hand and laid hold on him, and gave him a kiss.
2Sa 15:6 And Absalom acted this way to all Israel who came in to the king for judgment. And Absalom stole the heart of the men of Israel.
2Sa 15:7 And at the end of forty years, it happened, Absalom said to the king, Please let me go and I shall pay my vow that I have vowed to Jehovah, in Hebron.
2Sa 15:8 For your servant has vowed a vow when I lived in Geshur in Syria, saying, If Jehovah bringing shall bring me back to Jerusalem, then I shall serve Jehovah.
2Sa 15:9 And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he rose up and went to Hebron.
2Sa 15:10 And Absalom sent spies among all the tribes of Israel, saying, When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, then you shall say, Absalom is king in Hebron.
2Sa 15:11 And two hundred men went out of Jerusalem with Absalom, chosen ones. And they went out in their simplicity and did not know anything.
2Sa 15:12 And Absalom sent Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counselor of David, out of his city, out of Giloh, as he offered the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong. And the people were going on and increasing with Absalom.
2Sa 15:13 And a messenger came to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.
2Sa 15:14 And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise up, and we will flee; for we have no escape from the face of Absalom. Hurry to leave, that he not overtake us and bring evil down on us, and strike the city with the mouth of the sword.
2Sa 15:15 And the king’s servants said to the king, According to all that my lord the king desires, behold, your servants will do.
2Sa 15:16 And the king went out, and all his household at his feet. And the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house.
2Sa 15:17 And the king went out, and all the people at his feet. And they stood still at the house farthest away.
2Sa 15:18 And all his servants were passing on by his side, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came at his feet from Gath. These were passing on before the king.
2Sa 15:19 And the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why do you go, even you with us? Turn back and remain with the king, for you are an alien, and also you are an exile. Go to your place.
2Sa 15:20 You came in yesterday and today. Should I make you go with us, to go while I go, where I go? Turn back, and turn your brothers to go with you in kindness and truth.
2Sa 15:21 And Ittai replied to the king and said, As Jehovah lives, and my lord the king lives, surely in the place where my lord the king is, there your servant shall be, whether for death or for life.
2Sa 15:22 And David said to Ittai, Go on and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones with him.
2Sa 15:23 And all the land was weeping with a loud voice. And all the people were passing over. And the king was passing over through the torrent Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
2Sa 15:24 And, behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set the ark of God down. And Abiathar went up until all the people finished passing on out of the city.
2Sa 15:25 And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back to the city. If I find grace in the eyes of Jehovah, then He will bring me back and make me see it and His dwelling place.
2Sa 15:26 And if He says this, I have not delighted in you, behold, I am here. He shall do to me as seems good in His eyes.
2Sa 15:27 And the king said to Zadok the priest, Are you a seer? Return to the city in peace, and your two sons with you, your son Ahimaaz, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
2Sa 15:28 Behold, I will wait in the plain of the wilderness until word comes from you to report to me.
2Sa 15:29 And Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem. And they remained there.
2Sa 15:30 And David was going up in the ascent of the olives, going up and weeping. And his head was covered, and he was going barefooted. And all the people who were with him each had covered his head, and had gone up, going up and weeping.
2Sa 15:31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray You, make the counsel of Ahithophel foolish.
2Sa 15:32 And it happened as David had come to the top, there where he bowed to God. And, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him, his tunic torn, and earth on his head.
2Sa 15:33 And David said to him, If you pass on with me, then you shall be a burden to me.
2Sa 15:34 But if you return to the city, and shall say to Absalom, I also will be your servant, O king; I was servant of your father before now; and now I am also your servant. Then you can break down the counsel of Ahithophel for me.
2Sa 15:35 And do you not have there with you Zadok and Abiathar, the priests? And it shall be, you shall declare everything that you hear from the house of the king; you shall report to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests.
2Sa 15:36 Behold, there are with them their two sons, Ahimaaz to Zadok, and Jonathan to Abiathar. And you shall send to me by their hand anything that you hear.
2Sa 15:37 And David’s friend Hushai came into the city. And Absalom came into Jerusalem.

2Sa 14:1 And Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart was on Absalom.
2Sa 14:2 And Joab sent to Tekoah and took a wise woman from there, and said to her, Pretend yourself to be a mourner now, and please put on garments of mourning. And do not anoint yourself with oil, and you shall be a woman mourning for one who died these many days.
2Sa 14:3 And you shall go to the king and speak with him according to this word. And Joab put the words into her mouth.
2Sa 14:4 And the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, and fell on her face to the earth, and bowed and said, Save, O king!
2Sa 14:5 And the king said to her, What shall be to you? And she said, Truly I am a widow woman, and my husband died.
2Sa 14:6 And your servant had two sons. And the two of them fought in the field, and there was no deliverer between them. And the one struck the other, and killed him.
2Sa 14:7 And, behold, the whole family has risen against your servant, and said, Give up him who struck his brother, and we shall kill him for the life of his brother whom he has slain. And we shall also destroy the heir. And they shall quench my coal which is left, so as not to set to my husband a name and remnant on the face of the earth.
2Sa 14:8 And the king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give command concerning you.
2Sa 14:9 And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, My lord, O king, let the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house; and the king and his throne shall be guiltless.
2Sa 14:10 And the king said, Whoever speaks to you, you also shall bring him to me, then he shall not touch you any more.
2Sa 14:11 And she said, Please let the king remember Jehovah your God, that the avenger of blood not destroy any more, and that they may not destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.
2Sa 14:12 And the woman said, Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.
2Sa 14:13 And the woman said, And why have you thought in this way about the people of God? Yea, the king is speaking this thing as a guilty one, in that the king has not brought back his outcast.
2Sa 14:14 For dying we die and are as water which is spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up. And God does not take a life, but has devised plans so that the outcast is not cast out from Him.
2Sa 14:15 And now that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, because the people made me afraid; and your servant said, Please let me speak to the king; it may be the king shall do the word of his servant.
2Sa 14:16 For the king has listened, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man seeking to destroy me and my son together, out of the inheritance of God.
2Sa 14:17 And your servant said, Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting. For as a messenger of God, so is my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil. And Jehovah your God shall be with you.
2Sa 14:18 And the king answered and said to the woman, Please do not hide from me the thing that I am asking you. And the woman said, Then let my lord the king speak.
2Sa 14:19 And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman answered and said, As your soul lives, my lord, O king, none shall turn to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in your servant’s mouth.
2Sa 14:20 Your servant Joab has done this thing to turn about the face of the matter, and my lord is wise according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is in the land.
2Sa 14:21 And the king said to Joab, Behold, now, I have done this thing. Then go, bring back the young man Absalom.
2Sa 14:22 And Joab fell on his face to the earth, and bowed, and blessed the king. And Joab said, Today your servant has known that I have found grace in your eyes, my lord, O king, in that the king has done the word of his servant.
2Sa 14:23 And Joab rose up and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
2Sa 14:24 And the king said, Let him turn to his house, and he shall not see my face. And Absalom turned to his house, and he did not see the king’s face.
2Sa 14:25 And no man was handsome like Absalom in all Israel, to be so greatly praised. From the sole of his foot to his crown, there was not a blemish in him.
2Sa 14:26 And when he sheared his head (for it was at the end of days of days that he sheared it, because the hair was heavy on him, and he sheared it ), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels by the king’s weight.
2Sa 14:27 And three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter. And her name was Tamar; she was a woman of a beautiful form.
2Sa 14:28 And Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years, and had not seen the king’s face.
2Sa 14:29 And Absalom sent to Joab, to send him to the king. But he was not willing to come to him. And he sent again a second time, and he was not willing to come.
2Sa 14:30 And he said to his servants, Behold, Joab’s allotment is beside mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the allotment on fire.
2Sa 14:31 And Joab rose up and came to Absalom, to the house, and said to him, Why have your servants set my allotment on fire?
2Sa 14:32 And Absalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come here, and I will send you to the king to say, Why have I come from Geshur? It was good for me to be there still. And now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is guilt in me, then you shall cause me to die.
2Sa 14:33 And Joab came to the king and told him. And he called to Absalom; and he came to the king, and bowed to him on his face to the earth before the king. And the king gave a kiss to Absalom.

2Sa 13:1 And afterward it happened that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, and her name was Tamar. And Amnon the son of David loved her.
2Sa 13:2 And Amnon was distressed, even to becoming sick, because of his sister Tamar. For she was a virgin, and it was hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.
2Sa 13:3 And Amnon had a friend, and his name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. And Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
2Sa 13:4 And he said to him, Why are you, the king’s son, so lean morning by morning? Will you not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.
2Sa 13:5 And Jonadab said to him, Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And your father will come in to see you, and you shall say to him, Please let my sister Tamar come in and give me food to eat. And she shall make the food before my eyes, so that I may see and may eat from her hand.
2Sa 13:6 And Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. And the king came to see him. And Amnon said to the king, Please let my sister Tamar come, and she shall make two cakes before my eyes, and I shall eat from her hand.
2Sa 13:7 And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Please go to the house of your brother Amnon and make food for him.
2Sa 13:8 And Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house. And he was lying down. And she took the dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes before his eyes, and baked the cakes.
2Sa 13:9 And she took the baking pan and poured out before him. But he refused to eat, and Amnon said, Cause every man to go out from me. And every one of them went out from him.
2Sa 13:10 And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the inner room, and I shall eat from your hand. And Tamar took the cakes that she had made and brought them in to her brother Amnon, into the inner room.
2Sa 13:11 And she brought near to him to eat. And he lay hold on her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
2Sa 13:12 And she said to him, No, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel. Do not do this foolishness.
2Sa 13:13 And I, where should I cause my disgrace to go? And you, you shall be as one of the fools in Israel. But now, please speak to the king; for he shall not withhold me from you.
2Sa 13:14 But he was not willing to listen to her voice. And he was stronger than she, and humbled her, and lay with her.
2Sa 13:15 And Amnon hated her with a very great hatred, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Get up and go!
2Sa 13:16 And she said to him, No, for this evil is greater than the other that you have done to me, to send me away. But he was not willing to listen to her.
2Sa 13:17 And he called his young man who attended him, and said, Now put this one out from me, and bolt the door after her.
2Sa 13:18 And a long tunic was on her, for so the virgin daughters of the king usually dressed. And his attendant brought her robes outside, and bolted the door after her.
2Sa 13:19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore the long tunic on her, and put her hand on her head, and left; going on and crying out.
2Sa 13:20 And her brother Absalom said to her, Has your brother Amnon been with you? But now, my sister, keep silent. He is your brother. Do not set your heart on this thing. And Tamar lived in the house of her brother Absalom, but she was desolate.
2Sa 13:21 And King David heard all these things, and it angered him very much.
2Sa 13:22 But Absalom did not speak either good or evil with Amnon, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had humbled his sister Tamar.
2Sa 13:23 And after two years it happened that Absalom had shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim. And Absalom called to all the sons of the king.
2Sa 13:24 And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold, your servant now has shearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.
2Sa 13:25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go now, and we shall not be too burdensome on you. But he urged him, and he was not willing to go, but he blessed him.
2Sa 13:26 And Absalom said, If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you?
2Sa 13:27 And Absalom urged him, and he sent Amnon with him, and all the king’s sons.
2Sa 13:28 And Absalom commanded his young men, saying, Now watch when Amnon’s heart is glad with wine, and when I say to you, Strike Amnon, you shall kill him. Do not fear. Did not I command you? Be strong, and be valiant.
2Sa 13:29 And the young men of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom commanded. And all the king’s sons rose up, and they each rode on his mule, and fled.
2Sa 13:30 And it happened while they were in the highway, even the report had come to David, saying, Absalom has stricken all the sons of the king, and not one of them is left.
2Sa 13:31 And the king rose up and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants were standing by with torn garments.
2Sa 13:32 And Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, Do not let my lord say, They have killed all of the young men, the king’s sons; for only Amnon is dead. For it has been settled by Absalom’s command from the day of his humbling of his sister Tamar.
2Sa 13:33 And now, do not let my lord the king lay the word to heart, saying, All the king’s sons have died; for only Amnon has died.
2Sa 13:34 And Absalom fled. And the young man who was watching lifted up his eyes and looked. And, behold! Many people were coming by the highway behind him, by the side of the hill.
2Sa 13:35 And Jonadab said to the king, See, the sons of the king have come; as the word of your servant, so it has been.
2Sa 13:36 And it happened as he finished speaking, behold, the king’s sons came. And they lifted up their voice and wept. And also the king and all his servants wept with a very great weeping.
2Sa 13:37 And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son all the time.
2Sa 13:38 And Absalom had fled, and had gone to Geshur, and was there three years.
2Sa 13:39 And King David determined to go out to Absalom, for he had been comforted for Amnon, for he had died.

2Sa 12:1 And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said to him, There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.
2Sa 12:2 The rich one had flocks and very many herds.
2Sa 12:3 But the poor one had nothing except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished. And it grew up with him, and with his sons together, and it ate of his morsel, and it drank from his cup, and it lay in his bosom. And it was like a daughter to him.
2Sa 12:4 And a traveler came to the rich one, and he spared to take of his own flock, and of his own herd, to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. And he took the ewe lamb of the poor man, and prepared it for the man who had come to him.
2Sa 12:5 And David’s anger glowed greatly against the man. And he said to Nathan, As Jehovah lives, surely the man who did this is a son of death.
2Sa 12:6 And he shall repay fourfold for the ewe lamb, because he has done this thing, and because he had no pity.
2Sa 12:7 And Nathan said to David, You are the man! So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed you as king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
2Sa 12:8 And I gave you the house of your master, and your master’s wives into your bosom. And I gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if that were too little, then I would have added to you these and those things.
2Sa 12:9 Why have you despised the Word of Jehovah, to do the evil in His eyes? You have stricken Uriah the Hittite by the sword, and you have taken his wife to yourself for a wife. And you have killed him by the sword of the sons of Ammon.
2Sa 12:10 And now the sword shall not turn aside from your house continually, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be a wife to you.
2Sa 12:11 So says Jehovah, Behold, I shall raise up evil against you out of your house, and shall take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor. And he shall lie with your wives in the sight of the sun.
2Sa 12:12 For you acted in secret, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
2Sa 12:13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
2Sa 12:14 Only, because you have made the enemies of Jehovah to scorn derisively by this thing, also the son who shall be born to you dying shall die.
2Sa 12:15 And Nathan went to his house, and Jehovah struck the boy whom the former wife of Uriah had borne to David. And it became sick.
2Sa 12:16 And David sought God for the child. And David fasted a fast, and went in and stayed the night, and lay on the earth.
2Sa 12:17 And the elders of his house rose up toward him, to raise him up from the earth. But he was not willing; and he ate no bread with them.
2Sa 12:18 And it happened on the seventh day, the boy died. And David’s servants feared to tell him that the boy was dead, for they said, Behold, while the boy was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to our voice. And how shall we say to him, The boy is dead? Then he may do harm.
2Sa 12:19 And David saw that his servants were whispering among themselves. And David understood that the boy was dead. And David said to his servants, Is the boy dead? And they said, He is dead.
2Sa 12:20 And David rose up from the earth, and bathed, and anointed. And he changed his clothing, and came into the house of Jehovah, and worshiped. And he came to his house, and commanded, and they brought bread for him; and he ate.
2Sa 12:21 And his servants said to him, What is this thing you have done? You fasted and wept because of the living boy, yet when the boy is dead, you have risen up and have eaten food?
2Sa 12:22 And he said, While the boy was alive, I fasted and wept. For I said, Who knows? Jehovah may be gracious to me and the boy may stay alive.
2Sa 12:23 And now he has died. Why this, that I should fast? Am I able to bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
2Sa 12:24 And David comforted his wife Bathsheba. And he went in to her, and lay with her. And she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And Jehovah loved him,
2Sa 12:25 and sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.
2Sa 12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city.
2Sa 12:27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and I have captured the city of waters.
2Sa 12:28 And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and take it; that I not take the city, and my name be called over it.
2Sa 12:29 And David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
2Sa 12:30 And he took the crown of the kingdom off his head. And its weight was a talent of gold, and a precious stone was in it. And it was set on David’s head. And he brought out the plunder of the city in great abundance.
2Sa 12:31 And he brought out the people in it, and put them to the saw, and to sharp tools of iron, and to axes of iron. And he caused them to go over into the brick kiln. And so he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

2Sa 11:1 And it happened at the turn of the year, at the time when kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they destroyed the sons of Ammon, and lay siege to Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.
2Sa 11:2 And it happened at evening time, David rose up from his bed and walked up and down on the roof of the king’s house. And he saw from the roof a woman bathing. And the woman was very good of form.
2Sa 11:3 And David sent and asked about the woman. And one said, Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
2Sa 11:4 And David sent messengers and took her. And she came to him, and he lay with her. And she purified herself from uncleanness, and she returned to her house.
2Sa 11:5 And the woman conceived, and sent, and told David. And she said, I am with child.
2Sa 11:6 And David sent to Joab, Send Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
2Sa 11:7 And Uriah came to him. And David asked the peace of Joab, and the peace of the people, and of the success of the war.
2Sa 11:8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and wash your feet. And Uriah went out of the king’s house, and a gift from the king went out after him.
2Sa 11:9 Uriah lay down at the entrance of the king’s house, with all the servants of his lord. And he did not go down to his house.
2Sa 11:10 And they told David, saying, Uriah did not go down to his house. And David said to Uriah, Have you not come from a journey? Why have you not gone down to your house?
2Sa 11:11 And Uriah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah dwell in booths. And my lord Joab, and my lord’s servants are camping on the face of the field. And I, shall I go into my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.
2Sa 11:12 And David said to Uriah, Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you away. And Uriah remained in Jerusalem on that day, and on the next day.
2Sa 11:13 And David called for him, and he ate and drank before him. And he made him drunk, and he went out in the evening to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord. And he did not go down to his house.
2Sa 11:14 And it happened in the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
2Sa 11:15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Place Uriah in the front of the strongest battle, and withdraw from him, that he may be struck, and die.
2Sa 11:16 And it happened, as Joab watched the city, that he sent Uriah to the place where he knew there would be mighty men.
2Sa 11:17 And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab, and some of the people fell of David’s servants. And Uriah the Hittite also died.
2Sa 11:18 And Joab sent and told David all the matters of the war.
2Sa 11:19 And he commanded the messenger, saying, As you finish all the matters of the war, speaking to the king,
2Sa 11:20 then it shall be, if the king’s fury rises, and he says to you, Why did you draw near to the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from off the wall?
2Sa 11:21 Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerub-besheth? Did not a woman throw a piece of a riding millstone on him from the wall, and he died in Thebez? Why did you draw near to the wall? Then you shall say, Also your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.
2Sa 11:22 And the messenger went and came and told David all that which Joab had sent him to tell,
2Sa 11:23 and the messenger said to David, Surely the men have been mighty against us, and came out to us into the field. And we were on them to the entrance of the gate.
2Sa 11:24 And those shooting shot at your servants from off the wall, and some of the servants of the king are dead. And also your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.
2Sa 11:25 And David said to the messenger, You shall say to Joab, Do not let this thing be evil in your eyes. For the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it. And make him strong.
2Sa 11:26 And Uriah’s wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead. And she mourned for her husband.
2Sa 11:27 And the mourning time passed by. And David sent and gathered her to his house; and she became his wife, and bore a son to him. And the thing which David had done was evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

2Sa 10:1 And it happened afterward, the king of the Ammonites died. And his son Hanun reigned in his place.
2Sa 10:2 And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me. And David sent to comfort him concerning his father by the hand of his servants. And David’s servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon.
2Sa 10:3 And the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to their lord Hanun. Is David honoring your father in your eyes, because he has sent comforters to you? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
2Sa 10:4 And Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their long robes in the center, to their buttocks; and he sent them away.
2Sa 10:5 And they told David, and he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Remain in Jericho until your beard grows; then you shall return.
2Sa 10:6 And the sons of Ammon saw that they were odious to David. And the sons of Ammon sent and hired Syrians from Beth-rehob, and Syrians from Zobah, twenty thousand footmen; and the king of Maacah with a thousand men; and the men of Tob with twelve thousand men.
2Sa 10:7 And David heard, and he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.
2Sa 10:8 And the sons of Ammon came out and set the battle in order at the opening of the gate. And the Syrians of Zobah, and Rehob, and the men of Tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
2Sa 10:9 And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind. And he chose from all the chosen in Israel, and set them in order to meet the Syrians.
2Sa 10:10 And the rest of the people he gave into the hand of his brother Abishai, and he set in order to meet the sons of Ammon.
2Sa 10:11 And he said, If the Syrians are stronger than I, then you shall be for me; and if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you, then I will come to help you.
2Sa 10:12 Be strong, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God. And may Jehovah do that which seems good in His eyes.
2Sa 10:13 And Joab and the people with him drew near to battle against the Syrians. And they fled before him.
2Sa 10:14 And the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, and they fled before Abishai, and went into the city. And Joab returned from the sons of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
2Sa 10:15 And Syria saw that it was stricken before Israel. And they assembled.
2Sa 10:16 And Hadarezer sent and brought out the Syrians which were beyond the River. And they came to Helam, and Shobach was the commander of the army of Hadarezer before them.
2Sa 10:17 And it was told to David. And he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in order to meet David. And they fought with him.
2Sa 10:18 And the Syrians fled before Israel. And David killed from Syria seven hundred in chariots, and forty thousand horsemen. And he struck Shobach the commander of the army, and he died there.
2Sa 10:19 And all the kings, the servants of Hadarezer, saw that they had been stricken before Israel. And they made peace with Israel, and served them. And Syria feared to help the sons of Ammon any more.

2Sa 9:1 And David said, Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness because of Jonathan?
2Sa 9:2 And the house of Saul had a servant, and his name was Ziba. And they called him to David. And the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant!
2Sa 9:3 And the king said, Is there not yet a man to the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, There is yet a son to Jonathan, lame in both feet.
2Sa 9:4 And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.
2Sa 9:5 And King David sent and took him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, of Lo-debar.
2Sa 9:6 And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul came to David and fell on his face, and prostrated himself. And David said, Mephibosheth! And he said, Behold, your servant.
2Sa 9:7 And David said to him, Do not be afraid, for I will certainly show kindness to you because of your father Jonathan. And I will give back to you all the land of your father Saul. And you shall eat bread at my table continually.
2Sa 9:8 And he bowed and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I am?
2Sa 9:9 And the king called to Ziba the servant of Saul, and said to him, All that belonged to Saul and to all his house, I have given to the son of your lord.
2Sa 9:10 And you shall till the land for him, you and your sons and your servants. And you shall bring in the fruits, so that your master’s son may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread continually at my table. And Ziba had fifteen sons, and twenty servants.
2Sa 9:11 And Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do. And Mephibosheth was eating at my table like one of the king’s sons.
2Sa 9:12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, and his name was Micha. And everyone living in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
2Sa 9:13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the table of the king. And he was lame in both his feet.

2Sa 8:1 And it happened afterward, David struck the Philistines, and humbled them. And David took the Bridle of the Metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.
2Sa 8:2 And he struck Moab, and measured them with a line; making them to lie down on the ground. And he measured two lines to cause them to died, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites were slaves to David, bearers of a gift.
2Sa 8:3 And David struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the River.
2Sa 8:4 And David captured from him seventeen hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen. And David hamstrung all of the chariot horses; he only left a hundred chariots of them.
2Sa 8:5 And the Syrians of Damascus came to give help to Hadadezer the king of Zobah. And David struck twenty two thousand men of Syria.
2Sa 8:6 And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus. And the Syrians became servants to David, bearers of tribute. And Jehovah saved David in all places in which he went.
2Sa 8:7 And David took the shields of gold which were on Hadadezer’s servants and bore them to Jerusalem.
2Sa 8:8 And King David took very much bronze from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer.
2Sa 8:9 And Toi the king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer.
2Sa 8:10 And Toi sent his son Joram to King David to ask of his peace, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him. For Hadadezer had been a man of wars against Toi. And in his hand were silver articles, and golden articles, and bronze articles.
2Sa 8:11 King David also dedicated them to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued:
2Sa 8:12 from Syria, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek, and from the plunder of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.
2Sa 8:13 And David made a name for himself when he returned, after he had struck the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand men.
2Sa 8:14 And he put garrisons in all Edom; and all Edom became servants to David. And Jehovah saved David in all places in which he went.
2Sa 8:15 And David reigned over all Israel, and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
2Sa 8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the historian;
2Sa 8:17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;
2Sa 8:18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were priests.

2Sa 7:1 And it happened, when the king lived in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
2Sa 7:2 The king said to Nathan the prophet, See, now, I am living in a house of cedar, and the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.
2Sa 7:3 And Nathan said to the king, All that is in your heart, go, do. For Jehovah shall be with you.
2Sa 7:4 And it happened in that night, the Word of Jehovah was to Nathan, saying,
2Sa 7:5 Go, and you shall say to My servant, to David, So says Jehovah, Will you build a house for Me, for My dwelling?
2Sa 7:6 For I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle.
2Sa 7:7 In all places in which I have gone with all Israel’s sons, have I spoken a word with one of the tribes of Israel, those I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, Why have you not built for me a house of cedars?
2Sa 7:8 And now, so you shall say to My servant, to David, So says Jehovah of Hosts, I have taken you from the resting place, from following the flock, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.
2Sa 7:9 And I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
2Sa 7:10 And I will designate a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and not be made to tremble any more. Nor shall the sons of evil afflict them again, as at the first,
2Sa 7:11 even from the day I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. And I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. And Jehovah declares to you that Jehovah will make you a house.
2Sa 7:12 When your days are fulfilled, and you lie with your fathers, then I shall raise up your seed after you, who shall come out from your bowels, and I shall establish his kingdom.
2Sa 7:13 He shall build a house for My Name, and I shall establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
2Sa 7:14 I shall be a father to him, and he shall be a son to Me. When he sins, then I will chasten him with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of men.
2Sa 7:15 But My mercy shall not be taken from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.
2Sa 7:16 And your house shall be established, and your kingdom before you forever. Your throne shall be established forever.
2Sa 7:17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
2Sa 7:18 And King David came in and sat before Jehovah, and said: Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that you have brought me here?
2Sa 7:19 And this was yet but little in Your eyes, O Lord Jehovah. But You have spoken also of Your servant’s house for a time afar off. And is this the law of men, O Lord Jehovah?
2Sa 7:20 And what more can David say to You? And You know Your servant, O Lord Jehovah.
2Sa 7:21 Because of Your Word, and according to Your heart, You have done all this greatness to make Your servant know.
2Sa 7:22 For this reason, O Jehovah God, You are great; for there is none like You; and there is no God except You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
2Sa 7:23 And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation in the earth that God went out to redeem to be a people for Himself, and to make Himself a name, and to do for You great and fearful things for Your land, before Your people which You redeemed to Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods?
2Sa 7:24 Yea, You have established Your people Israel to Yourself, to You for a people forever. And You, O Jehovah have become their God.
2Sa 7:25 And now, O Jehovah God, establish the Word which You have spoken concerning Your servant, and concerning his house, forever. And do as You have spoken.
2Sa 7:26 And Your name shall be great forever, saying, Jehovah of Hosts is God over Israel, and the house of Your servant David is established before You.
2Sa 7:27 For You, O Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, You have uncovered the ear of Your servant, saying, I will build a house for you. On account of this Your servant has found his heart to pray to You this prayer.
2Sa 7:28 And now, O Lord Jehovah, You are God, and Your Words are truth, and You speak this goodness to Your servant.
2Sa 7:29 And now, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, to be forever before You. For You, O Lord Jehovah, have spoken, and with Your blessing shall the house of Your servant be blessed forever.

2Sa 6:1 And David again gathered every chosen one in Israel, thirty thousand.
2Sa 6:2 And David rose up and went, and all the people with him, from Baal-judah, to bring up the ark of God from there which is called by the Name, the Name of Jehovah of Hosts, who dwells above the cherubs.
2Sa 6:3 And they caused the ark of God to ride on a new cart, and took it from the house of Abinadab, which is in the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab were leading the new cart.
2Sa 6:4 And they took it from the house of Abinadab, which is in the hill, with the ark of God. And Ahio was going before the ark.
2Sa 6:5 And David and all the house of Israel were dancing before Jehovah with all instruments of fir wood, with lyres and with harps, and with tambourines, and with sistra, and with cymbals.
2Sa 6:6 And when they came to the threshing floor of Nachon, and Uzzah reached out to the ark of God, and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset it.
2Sa 6:7 Then the anger of Jehovah glowed against Uzzah. And God struck him there for the fault. And he died there by the ark of God.
2Sa 6:8 And it angered David because Jehovah broke out a break against Uzzah. And one calls that place The Breaking of Uzzah to this day.
2Sa 6:9 And David feared Jehovah on that day, and said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come to me?
2Sa 6:10 And David was not willing to bring the ark of Jehovah to himself, to the city of David. And David turned it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
2Sa 6:11 And the ark of Jehovah remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months. And Jehovah blessed Obed-edom and all his house.
2Sa 6:12 And it was told to King David, saying, Jehovah has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that is his, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with joy.
2Sa 6:13 And it happened, when those bearing the ark of Jehovah had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
2Sa 6:14 And David was dancing with all his might before Jehovah. And David was girded with a linen ephod.
2Sa 6:15 And David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of a ram’s horn.
2Sa 6:16 And it happened, when the ark of Jehovah had come to the city of David, and Michal the daughter of Saul looked through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Jehovah, she despised him in her heart.
2Sa 6:17 And they brought the ark of Jehovah in, and set it up in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it. And David caused burnt offerings to be offered before Jehovah, and peace offerings.
2Sa 6:18 And David finished offering the burnt offerings, and the peace offerings, and blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of Hosts.
2Sa 6:19 And he shared out to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, from man even to woman, to each one cake of bread and one date cake and one raisin cake. And all the people left, each one to his house.
2Sa 6:20 And David returned to bless his house. And Michal the daughter of Saul went out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who was uncovered today before the eyes of the slave-girls of his servants, as one of the vain ones shamelessly uncovers himself.
2Sa 6:21 And David said to Michal, Before Jehovah, who chose me over your father and over all your father’s house, to command me to be leader over the people of Jehovah, and over Israel, so I danced before Jehovah.
2Sa 6:22 And I will be yet lighter than this, and shall be lowly in my own eyes. But with the slave-girls of whom you spoke, with them I will be honored.
2Sa 6:23 And there was no child to Michal the daughter of Saul until the day of her death.

1Sa 31:1 And the Philistines were fighting against Israel. And the men of Israel fled from the face of the Philistines, and they fell down wounded in Mount Gilboa.
1Sa 31:2 And the Philistines followed Saul and his sons. And the Philistines struck Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.
1Sa 31:3 And the battle went hard against Saul. And the archers, men with the bow, found him and he was sorely wounded by the archers.
1Sa 31:4 And Saul said to his armorbearer, Draw your sword and thrust it through me, lest these uncircumcised ones come and thrust it through me and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not, for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
1Sa 31:5 And his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell on his sword and died with him.
1Sa 31:6 And Saul and three of his sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men died together on that day.
1Sa 31:7 And the men of Israel who were beyond the valley, and who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons had died. And they abandoned the cities and fled. And the Philistines came in and lived in them.
1Sa 31:8 And it happened on the next day, the Philistines came to strip the wounded. And they found Saul and his three sons fallen down on Mount Gilboa.
1Sa 31:9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his weapons, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around to proclaim the news in the house of their idols, and among the people.
1Sa 31:10 And they put his weapons in the house of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
1Sa 31:11 And when they heard about it, the ones living in Jabesh-gilead, that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
1Sa 31:12 then all the mighty men rose up, and they went all the night; and they took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Beth-shan. And they came to Jabesh, and burned them there.
1Sa 31:13 And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh. And they fasted seven days.

1Sa 30:1 And it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided to the Negeb, even to Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire.
1Sa 30:2 And they captured the women in it, from the small even to the great; they did not kill anyone, but they led them away, and went on their way.
1Sa 30:3 And David and his men came into the city. And, behold! It was burned with fire! And their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive.
1Sa 30:4 And David and the people with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no power in them to weep.
1Sa 30:5 And the two wives of David had been taken, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail the former wife of Nabal of Carmel.
1Sa 30:6 And David was greatly distressed, for the people said to stone him. For the soul of the people was bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters. And David made himself strong in Jehovah his God.
1Sa 30:7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Please bring the ephod near to me. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
1Sa 30:8 And David asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake it? And He said to him, Pursue, for you shall certainly overtake, and shall certainly recover.
1Sa 30:9 So David went on, he and six hundred men who were with him. And they came to the torrent Besor. And those that were left stood.
1Sa 30:10 And David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred men stood, who were too exhausted to pass over the torrent Besor.
1Sa 30:11 And they found a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and took him to David, and gave him food, and he ate. And they made him drink water.
1Sa 30:12 And they gave to him a piece of fig-cake, and two bunches of raisins. And he ate, and his spirit returned to him, for he had not eaten food nor drunk water three days and three nights.
1Sa 30:13 And David said to him, Whose are you? And from where do you come? And he said, I am an Egyptian youth, slave to an Amalekite man. And my lord abandoned me, for I had been sick three days.
1Sa 30:14 We raided the south of the Cherethites, and went against that belonging to Judah, and against the south of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag with fire.
1Sa 30:15 And David said to him, Are you able to bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me by God that you will neither put me to death, nor deliver me up into my master’s hand, and I will bring you down to this troop.
1Sa 30:16 And he brought him down. And, behold, they were spread out over the face of all the earth, eating and drinking and feasting, with all the great plunder which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
1Sa 30:17 And David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. And not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.
1Sa 30:18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David recovered his two wives.
1Sa 30:19 And nothing was missing to them, from the small even to the great, and to sons and daughters, and from the plunder, even to all that they had taken for themselves; David brought back the whole of it.
1Sa 30:20 And David took all the flock, and the herd. They drove on before those other cattle. And they said, This is David’s prize.
1Sa 30:21 And David came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to go after David, and whom they caused to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and to meet the people with him. And David came up to the people, and asked them of their peace.
1Sa 30:22 And every evil and worthless man of the men who had gone with David answered, and they said, Because they did not go with me, we will not give to them from the plunder which we have delivered, except to each man his wife and his sons. And let them take them and go.
1Sa 30:23 And David said, You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Jehovah has given to us. And He has protected us, and has given the troop which came against us into our hand.
1Sa 30:24 And who will listen to you in this thing? For as the portion of him who goes down to battle, so shall be his share who remains by the baggage. They shall share together.
1Sa 30:25 And it was so, from that day and forward he commanded it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel to this day.
1Sa 30:26 And David came to Ziklag. And he sent of the plunder to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold, a blessing for you of the plunder of the enemies of Jehovah;
1Sa 30:27 to those in Bethel, and to those in Ramoth of the Negeb, and to those in Jattir,
1Sa 30:28 and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,
1Sa 30:29 and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,
1Sa 30:30 and to those in Hormah, and to those in Chorashan, and to those in Athach,
1Sa 30:31 and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David had gone up and down, he and his men.

1Sa 29:1 And the Philistines gathered all their armies to Aphek. And Israel was camped at a fountain in Jezreel.
1Sa 29:2 And the Philistine rulers were passing on by hundreds and by thousands. And David and his men were passing on in the rear with Achish.
1Sa 29:3 And the Philistine rulers said, What are these Hebrews? And Achish said to the Philistine rulers, Is this not David the servant of Saul the king of Israel who has been with me these days and years? And I have not found anything evil in him from the day he fell away until today.
1Sa 29:4 And the Philistine rulers were angry against him. And the Philistine rulers said to him, Send the man back, and he shall return to his place where you have appointed him. And he shall not go down with us into battle, and shall not become a foe to us in battle. And with what should this one give pleasure to his master, if not with the heads of these men?
1Sa 29:5 Is this not David, of whom they answer in dances, saying, Saul has killed his thousands, and David his myriads?
1Sa 29:6 And Achish called David and said to him, As Jehovah lives, Surely you are upright and good in my eyes in your going out and in your coming in with me in the camp. For I have not found evil in you from the day of your coming in to me until today. But you are not good in the eyes of the rulers.
1Sa 29:7 And now return, and go in peace, that you not do evil in the eyes of the rulers of the Philistines.
1Sa 29:8 And David said to Achish, But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day that I have been in your presence until today, that I may not go in and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
1Sa 29:9 And Achish replied and said to David, I have known that you are good in my eyes, like an angel of God. But the rulers of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us into battle.
1Sa 29:10 And now, you and the servants of your lord who have come with you rise early in the morning. When you have light, then go.
1Sa 29:11 And David rose up early, he and his men, to go in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

1Sa 28:1 And in those days it happened that the Philistines gathered their armies for warfare, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Going you shall go out with me in the army, you and our men.
1Sa 28:2 And David said to Achish, By this you shall know that which your servant will do. And Achish said to David, Then I appoint you keeper of my head all the days.
1Sa 28:3 And Samuel was dead. And all Israel had mourned for him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his city. And Saul had taken away the mediums and spirit-knowers out of the land.
1Sa 28:4 And the Philistines had gathered and had come in and camped in Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel, and they camped in Gilboa.
1Sa 28:5 And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and his heart trembled and he greatly feared.
1Sa 28:6 And Saul asked of Jehovah, but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.
1Sa 28:7 And Saul said to his servants, Seek out for me a woman, a medium, and I will go to her and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, a woman, a medium, is in Endor.
1Sa 28:8 And Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes. And he and two of the men with him went; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, I beg you, divine for me by necromancy, and bring up to me him whom I say to you.
1Sa 28:9 And the woman said to him, Behold, you know that which Saul has done, that he has cut off mediums, and the spirit-knowers, out of the land. And why are you laying a snare for my life, to kill me?
1Sa 28:10 And Saul swore to her by Jehovah, saying, As Jehovah lives, no evil shall happen to you because of this thing.
1Sa 28:11 And the woman said, Whom shall I bring up to you? And he said, Bring up Samuel to me.
1Sa 28:12 And the woman saw Samuel, and cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!
1Sa 28:13 And the king said to her, Do not be afraid. For what have you seen? And the woman said to Saul, I have seen a god coming up out of the earth.
1Sa 28:14 And he said to her, What is his appearance? And she said, An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a robe. And Saul knew that he was Samuel. And he bowed his face to the earth, and prostrated himself.
1Sa 28:15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up. And Saul said, I am grievously distressed. And the Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned from me and has not answered me any more, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams. And I called for you to make known to me what I should do.
1Sa 28:16 And Samuel said, And why do you ask me, since Jehovah has departed from you and is your foe?
1Sa 28:17 And Jehovah is doing for Himself as He spoke by my hand. And Jehovah is tearing the kingdom out of your hand, and is giving it to your neighbor, to David.
1Sa 28:18 Because you did not listen to the voice of Jehovah, or execute the anger of His wrath on Amalek, on this account Jehovah is doing this thing to you today.
1Sa 28:19 Yea, Jehovah is also giving Israel into the hand of the Philistines along with you. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And Jehovah will give the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
1Sa 28:20 And Saul hurried and fell the full length of his stature to the earth, and greatly feared from the words of Samuel. And there was no power in him, for he had not eaten food all that day, and all the night.
1Sa 28:21 And the woman came to Saul. And she saw that he was much terrified, and said to him, Behold, your servant has listened to your voice, and I put my life in my hand, and I obeyed your words which you spoke to me.
1Sa 28:22 And now please, you listen to the voice of your servant, and I will set before you a bit of bread; and eat, and there will be strength in you when you go on your way.
1Sa 28:23 And he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants forced him, and the woman also. And he listened to their voices and rose from the earth and sat on the bed.
1Sa 28:24 And the woman had a fat calf in the house. And she hurried and slaughtered it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened cakes of it.
1Sa 28:25 And she brought it near before Saul, and before his servants. And they ate, and rose up, and went on during that night.

1Sa 27:1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. Nothing is better for me than that escaping I escape to the land of the Philistines. And Saul will despair of me, to still seek me in all the border of Israel. And I shall escape out of his hand.
1Sa 27:2 And David rose up and crossed over, he and six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
1Sa 27:3 And David lived with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each one and his household: David and his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail the former wife of Nabal of Carmel.
1Sa 27:4 And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he did not seek for him any more.
1Sa 27:5 And David said to Achish, Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, they shall give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and I shall live there. Yea, why should your servant live in the royal city with you?
1Sa 27:6 And Achish gave Ziklag to him in that day. Therefore, Ziklag has been counted to the kings of Judah until this day.
1Sa 27:7 And the number of days which David lived in the field of the Philistines was a year and four months.
1Sa 27:8 And David and his men went up and attacked the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites. For they were the ones living in the land from the past days, as you come into Shur and into the land of Egypt.
1Sa 27:9 And David struck the land, and did not keep alive man, or woman, and took sheep, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and clothing, and turned back and came to Achish.
1Sa 27:10 And Achish said, Did you not make raids today? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and to the south of the Kenites.
1Sa 27:11 David did not keep alive man or woman to bring news to Gath, saying, Lest they speak against us, saying, So David has done; And so has been his custom all the days that he has lived in the fields of the Philistines.
1Sa 27:12 And Achish trusted David, saying, Surely he has made himself to be hated among his people in Israel, and has become my servant forever.

1Sa 26:1 And the men of Ziph came to Saul, to Gibeah, saying, Is not David hiding himself in the hill of Hachilah, on the face of the desert?
1Sa 26:2 And Saul rose up and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and three thousand men were with him, chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
1Sa 26:3 And Saul camped in the hill of Hachilah which is on the face of the desert, by the highway. And David was staying in the wilderness. And he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.
1Sa 26:4 And David sent spies, and he knew that Saul had certainly come to Nachon.
1Sa 26:5 And David rose up and came to the place where Saul camped. And David saw the place where Saul lay down. And Abner the son of Ner, his army commander, and Saul were lying within the barricade. And the people were camping all around him.
1Sa 26:6 And David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, saying, Who shall go down with me to Saul, to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.
1Sa 26:7 And David and Abishai came to the people by night. And, behold, Saul was lying down, sleeping within the barricade. And his spear was stuck into the earth at his head-place. And Abner and all the people were lying all around him.
1Sa 26:8 And Abishai said to David, God has shut up your enemy into your hand today. And now please let me strike him with a spear, even to the earth one time, and I will not repeat it to him.
1Sa 26:9 And David said to Abishai, Do not destroy him. For who shall put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah and be guiltless?
1Sa 26:10 And David said, As Jehovah lives, except Jehovah strike him, or his day shall come and he dies, or he goes down and is devoured in battle,
1Sa 26:11 far be it from me, by Jehovah, from putting forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah. And now, please take the spear at his head-place, and the jar of water, and we will go.
1Sa 26:12 And David took the spear and the jar of water at the head-place of Saul, and they went away. And no one was seeing; and no one knew; and no one was awake; for all of them were sleeping because a deep sleep from Jehovah had fallen on them.
1Sa 26:13 And David crossed over to the other side and stood on the top of the hill far away, the distance between them being great.
1Sa 26:14 And David called to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Do you not answer, Abner? And Abner replied and said, Who are you, the one calling to the king?
1Sa 26:15 And David said to Abner, Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? But why have you not watched over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king.
1Sa 26:16 This thing which you have done is not good. As Jehovah lives, you also are sons of death, in that you have not watched over your lord, over the anointed of Jehovah. And now, see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water which was at his head-place?
1Sa 26:17 And Saul recognized the voice of David, and said, Is this your voice, my son David? And David said, My voice, my lord, O king!
1Sa 26:18 And he said, Why is this, that my lord is pursuing his servant? For what have I done, and what in my hand is evil?
1Sa 26:19 And now, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If Jehovah has moved you against me, let Him accept an offering. And if the sons of men, they are cursed before Jehovah; for they have driven me out today from joining myself with the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.
1Sa 26:20 And now, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of Jehovah, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as one hunts the partridge in the mountains.
1Sa 26:21 And Saul said, I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I shall not do evil to you any more, because my life has been precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have acted foolishly, and I have erred exceedingly much.
1Sa 26:22 And David answered and said, Behold, the king’s spear! And let one of the young men cross over and receive it.
1Sa 26:23 And Jehovah will return to each his righteousness and his faithfulness, in that Jehovah has delivered you into my hand, and I have not been willing to put forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah.
1Sa 26:24 And behold, as your life has been highly esteemed in my eyes today, so let my soul be highly esteemed in the eyes of Jehovah. And may He deliver me out of all distress.
1Sa 26:25 And Saul said to David, Blessed be you, my son David. Both you shall surely do, also you shall surely be able. And David went on his way. And Saul returned to his place.