David was thirsty and said, "How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!"

David was afraid of God that day and said, "How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?"

Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce every day how he delivers!

An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.

David told Joab and the leaders of the army, "Go, count the number of warriors from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have."