The men of Ephraim said to him, "Why have you done such a thing to us, not calling us when you went to fight with Midian?" And they argued with him fiercely.

Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.

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One of the same place answered, "Who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

She brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they ate. Then they rose up, and went away that night.

When I saw that you did not save me, I put my life in my own hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me?"

Nabal answered David's servants, and said, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?" The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

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

General references

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

Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,