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And when the men of Israel across the valley and on the other side of Jordan saw that the army of Israel was in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they came out of their towns and went in flight; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

Verse ConceptsCities In IsraelIsrael FleeingBeyond Jordan

His war-dress they put in the house of Astarte; and his body was fixed on the wall of Beth-shan.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFalse GodsWallsServing Asherah

So I put my foot on him and gave him his death-blow, because I was certain that he would not go on living after his fall: and I took the crown from his head and the band from his arm, and I have them here for my lord.

Verse ConceptsBraceletsHeadsHead coveringOrnamentsKilling Kings

From the blood of the dead, from the fat of the strong, the bow of Jonathan was not turned back, the sword of Saul did not come back unused.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Uses OfArchers, MenPeople OvercomingKilling Many People

I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsTendernessUnhappinessValuesFriendship, Examples OfThose Who LovedWoman's PlaceFriendship And LoveLosing A FriendTrue FriendsheartbrokenThe Love Of Women

And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfAnointing KingsMaking Kings

(Saul's son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was ruler for two years.) But Judah was on the side of David.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

And the time when David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah was seven years and six months.

Verse ConceptsLengthSeven Years

And every one got the other by the head, driving his sword into the other's side, so they all went down together: and that place was named the Field of Sides, and it is in Gibeon.

Verse ConceptsCovering HeadsSide Of People

And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

Verse ConceptsdefeatDefeat Of God's People

There were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as quick-footed as a roe of the fields.

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenFast RunnersDeer Etc.Deer

And Joab came back from fighting Abner: and when he had got all his men together, it was seen that nineteen of David's men, in addition to Asahel, were not with them.

Verse ConceptsNineteen

Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfHousesWarfare, Examples OfWarfare, Nature OfWeakness, PhysicalStrong IndividualsWithout StrengthCivil WarWarBattle

While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the oldest was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;

Verse ConceptsFirstborn SonsDavid's Wives

And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;

Verse ConceptsActual WidowsDavid's Wives

And the sixth, Ithream, whose mother was David's wife Eglah. These were the sons of David, whose birth took place in Hebron.

Verse ConceptsDavid's Wives

Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.

Verse ConceptsGreat IndividualsCivil War

And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.

Verse ConceptsBlameAnger, HumanLoyaltyOffenceNamed People Angry With OthersPeople Of Judah

And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.

Verse ConceptsOthers Not AnsweringFear Of Individuals

Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:

Verse ConceptsMaking KingsThe Elders Gathered

Now the servants of David and Joab had been out attacking a band of armed men, and they came back with a great store of goods taken in the fight: but Abner was no longer in Hebron with David, for he had sent him away and he had gone in peace.

Verse ConceptsSpoils Of War

When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.

Verse ConceptsSoldiers

And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.

Verse ConceptsGesturesAssassinations, CompletedConfidence BetrayedBetrayalAvenger of bloodLength Of LifeMurderPrivacyRevenge, Examples OfStomachsTreacheryUnfaithfulness, To PeopleAmbushBetrayal, Example OfBusiness At The GatewayStriking To DeathInformation In SecretWhy People Did ThingsKilling Named Individuals

And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?

Verse ConceptsCounted As Fools

Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was your fall. And the weeping of the people over him went on again.

Verse ConceptsWeepingTying UpBronze Shackles

And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!

Verse ConceptsPersuasionPromises, HumanTasteSunsetsVowing To Fast

And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.

Verse ConceptsPopularity

So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.

Verse ConceptsMan's Purposes

And when Saul's son Ish-bosheth had news that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

Verse ConceptsdiscouragementLosing Courage

And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands, one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the tribe of Benjamin; (for Beeroth was at one time taken to be part of Benjamin:

Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were damaged. He was five years old when news of the death of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and the woman who took care of him took him up and went in flight: and while she was getting him away as quickly as she was able, he had a fall and his feet were damaged. His name was Mephibosheth.

Verse ConceptsCripplesAccidentsFeetdisabilitiesLamenessNursesSuffering, Causes OfPeople TumblingHurt And Betrayalsaul

And Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, went out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, when he was resting in the middle of the day. Now the woman who kept the door was cleaning grain, and sleep overcame her.

Verse ConceptsHeatNoonHot Weather

And when they came into the house, Ish-bosheth was stretched on his bed in his bedroom; and they made an attack on him and put him to death, and, cutting off his head, they took it with them and went by the road through the Arabah all night.

Verse ConceptsBedroomsBeheadingWalking All NightBeds

When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news:

Verse ConceptsNewsGood News

In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

Verse ConceptsGod, As ShepherdGoing Out And Coming InSaul And David

David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,

Verse ConceptsThirtyThe Number FortyCareers40 To 50 Years

And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

Verse ConceptsPower, HumanGod With Specific PeoplePowerful Individuals

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

Verse ConceptsBreaking Forth

And they put the ark of God on a new cart and took it out of the house of Abinadab which was on the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were the drivers of the cart.

Verse ConceptsCartsUnused

And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzzah: and he gave that place the name Perez-uzzah, which is its name to this day.

Verse ConceptsAngry PeopleGiven Names To This Day

And such was David's fear of the Lord that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

Verse ConceptsThose Frightened Of God

And the ark of the Lord was in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months: and the Lord sent a blessing on Obed-edom and all his family.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, FunctionHomeTwo To Four MonthsBlessed By God

Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself without shame!

Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

And David said to Michal, I was dancing before the Lord, who put me over your father and all his sons, to make me a ruler over the people of the Lord, over his people Israel: and I will go on playing before the Lord;

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with DavidRulersSaul And DavidGod's Election Of DavidCelebrationcelebrating

Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftSabbath, In OtRoyal HousesTime Of Peace

But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

Verse ConceptsWarnings Against ApostasyApostasy, Ot ExamplesDeposingGod Showed His Lovingkindnesssaul

And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!

Verse ConceptsFutureRevelation Of The FutureMan's Relation To God

And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the army; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was keeper of the records;

Verse ConceptsScribesRecorders

And Zadok and Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, were priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSecretary

And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.

Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyIs It Really?

And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.

Verse ConceptsGrandparentsReinstatementRestitutionBenevolenceRestoring Thingsgrandfathersreassurance

And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsenvoyCondolence

And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the Aramaeans put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him.

Verse ConceptsConfrontation

And the Aramaeans went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven hundred Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and Shobach, the captain of the army, was wounded, and came to his death there.

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredForty Thousand And UpPeoples Who Fled

Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfSpringSiegesNature Of KingsReady For WarThe Nations Attackedspringtime

Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

Verse ConceptsBodyBathing, For RefreshmentRoofPornographyRooftopBedsWomen's Beauty

And David sent to get knowledge who the woman was. And one said, Is this not Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?

Verse ConceptsInfatuationNamed Wives

And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.

Verse ConceptsHaving A Baby

And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.

And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.

Verse ConceptsGiftsFeet WashingClean FeetSending people home

And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house, David said to Uriah, Have you not come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house?

Verse ConceptsNot going home directly

And David said to Uriah, Be here today, and after that I will let you go. So Uriah was in Jerusalem that day and the day after.

So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.

Verse ConceptsMan Appointing

If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall?

Verse ConceptsAngry People

So the man went, and came to David, and gave him all the news which Joab had sent him to give; then David was angry with Joab and said, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall? who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall?

Verse ConceptsMessengerBeauty, In Women

And when the wife of Uriah had news that her husband was dead, she gave herself up to weeping for him.

Verse ConceptsMourning The Death Of Others

And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she became his wife and gave him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with the thing David had done.

Verse ConceptsSexual Sin, Nature OfSin, And God's CharacterDavid's Wives

But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

Verse ConceptsCups, Literal UseNoting What Animals EatPossessing SheepPets

And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:

Verse ConceptsAnger, HumanDeath As PunishmentAngry People

Then Nathan went back to his house. And the hand of the Lord was on David's son, the child of Uriah's wife, and it became very ill.

Verse ConceptsSick IndividualsActual Widows

So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night.

Verse ConceptsGesturesParents Prayer For Their ChildrenFasting, Examples OfLove, And The WorldSonsParents Duty To ChildrenParental LoveAll Night PrayersFastingFasting And Prayer

And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will he do to himself if we give him word that the child is dead?

Verse ConceptsRashnessServants, GoodThe Seventh Day Of The WeekHarming OneselfDay 7Death Of Unnamed IndividualsTelling Of People's SituationsFear Of IndividualsThe Death Of Babieslosing a loved oneDeath Of A ChildLosing SomeoneExamples Of Good Servants

But when David saw that his servants were talking together quietly, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is.

Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfFaintnessDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsUnder One's Breath

Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal.

Verse ConceptsPeople EatingWhat Do You Do?Death Of A Child

And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life?

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenThe Death Of Babies

And David gave comfort to his wife Bath-sheba, and he went in to her and had connection with her: and she had a son to whom she gave the name Solomon. And he was dear to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsOne FleshComfort, Of FriendsMarital SexMarital Sex BetweenThe Promise Of A Baby

Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.

Verse ConceptsCitadelsCapturing Cities

And he took the crown of Milcom from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it were stones of great price; and it was put on David's head. And he took a great store of goods from the town.

Verse ConceptsCrowns, Worn ByGoldJewelsJewelleryWeights Of GoldTalentsweight

Now after this, it came about that Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and David's son Amnon was in love with her.

Verse ConceptsBeauty, In WomenNamed SistersMen And Women Who LovedBeautiful Women

And he was so deeply in love that he became ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and so it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

Verse ConceptsInfatuationSick IndividualsHard Tasks

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man.

Verse ConceptsShrewdnessFriendship Kjv

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was in bed. And she took paste and made cakes before his eyes, cooking them over the fire.

Verse ConceptsDoughBaking BreadKneading Dough

Then Amnon was full of hate for her, hating her with a hate greater than his earlier love for her. And he said to her, Get up and be gone.

Verse ConceptsHatredSuffering, Causes OfDefraudingMen And Women Who LovedHating Individualsheartbroken

Then he gave a cry to the servant who was waiting on him and said, Put this woman out, and let the door be locked after her.

Verse ConceptsShutting DoorsLocks And Bars

But when King David had news of all these things he was very angry; but he did not make trouble for Amnon his son, for he was dear to David, being his oldest son.

Verse ConceptsAngry People

But Absalom said nothing to his brother Amnon, good or bad: for he was full of hate for him, because he had taken his sister Tamar by force.

Verse ConceptsBitterness, Examples OfGrudgesHatredLove, And The WorldIndividuals Being SilentNamed SistersHating Individuals

Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.

Verse ConceptsRumoursNo SurvivorsKilling Sons And Daughters

But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesWatchmanWest

And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

Verse ConceptsMourning The Death Of Others

So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.

Verse ConceptsMourning In Regret

And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.

Verse ConceptsThree Years

And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldSpirit, Nature OfParental Lovereuniting

Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.

Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingHuman AffectionHeart, Human

And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

Verse ConceptsActual Widows

And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyTwo SonsKilling Brothers

And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.

Verse ConceptsCoal, Metaphorical UseNo SurvivorsHanding Over PeopleExtinguishingNames Blotted OutDeath Penalty For Killing

Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.

Verse ConceptsCommendationBlemishHeadsPrejudiceBeauty, In MenPeople Made PerfectTypes Of FeetWomen's BeautyHandsome Men

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