Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
Strife
He is fled
Bible References
Strife
Genesis 3:12
Then the man replied, “The woman You gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.”
Exodus 32:24
So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, take it off,’ and they gave it to me. When I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!”
James 3:14
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.
The king
2 Samuel 8:10
he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him.
1 Samuel 17:50
David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Even though David had no sword, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
1 Samuel 18:5
David marched out with the army and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul put him in command of the soldiers, which pleased all the people and Saul’s servants as well.
1 Samuel 19:5
He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”
He is fled
2 Samuel 15:14
David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Get up. We have to flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! Leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”