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

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

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

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

To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

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

Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,