And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply.

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

Grievous pr 15

And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

and she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.

And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

General references

And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?

But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying,