Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer wouldn’t do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.

David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge.”

From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

Now the Philistines had come and raided in the Valley of Rephaim,

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;
bring an offering and come before Him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;

The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city while the kings who had come were in the field by themselves.

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.

Riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler of everything. Power and might are in Your hand, and it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all.