When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

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

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto your master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

And I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto you more things.

Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them unto your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto you shall surely die.

And Jonadab said unto him, Lay you down on your bed, and pretend to be sick: and when your father comes to see you, say unto him, I pray you, let my sister Tamar come, and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

And the king said unto the woman, Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.

And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, you saw him, and why did you not strike him there to the ground? and I would have given you ten shekels of silver, and a belt.

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: why then are you angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or has he given us any gift?

Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your gentleness has made me great.

You have also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

Therefore I will give thanks unto you, O LORD, among the nations, and I will sing praises unto your name.

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

All these things, O King, Araunah gives unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD your God accept you.