And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? [And] saying, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee to bring about all Israel to thee.

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon.

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

And ten young men who bore Joab's armor encompassed about and smote Absalom, and killed him.

The cords of Sheol were round about me. The snares of death came upon me.

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi. And they came to Dan-jaan, and round about to Sidon,