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David and four hundred men kept up the chase. The other two hundred men stayed behind because they were too tired to cross the ravine.

And they gave him a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. Then he felt better, because he had not eaten any food or drunk any water for three days and nights.

David asked him, "Who is your master? Where do you come from?" He answered, "I'm an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. Three days ago my master left me, because I was sick.

He said to the officer who carried his armor, "Pull out your sword and kill me. Then those uncircumcised men won't make fun of me and kill me." But Saul's officer refused, because he was afraid. So Saul took his own sword and threw himself on it.

"May there be no dew or rain on the mountains of Gilboa, and may their fields produce no grain, because there the mighty warrior's shield was dishonored. Saul's shield will no longer be rubbed with oil.

May the Lord now be loyal and true to you. I will also treat you well because you have done this.

Abner was very angry because of what Ish-Bosheth said, and he replied, "I have been loyal to Saul and his family and friends! I didn't hand you over to David. I am not a traitor working for Judah! But now you are saying I did something wrong with this woman!

Ish-Bosheth couldn't say anything to Abner, because he was afraid of him.

(Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

So even more I must put you evil men to death because you have killed an innocent man on his own bed in his own house!"

He became stronger and stronger, because the Lord God All-Powerful was with him.

Then David knew that the Lord really had made him king of Israel and that the Lord had made his kingdom great because the Lord loved his people Israel.

The Lord was angry with Uzzah and killed him because of what he did. So Uzzah died there beside the Ark of God.

David was angry because the Lord had killed Uzzah. Now that place is called the Punishment of Uzzah.

The people told David, "The Lord has blessed the family of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because the Ark of God is there." So David went and brought it up from Obed-Edom's house to Jerusalem with joy.

Nathan said to the king, "Go and do what you really want to do, because the Lord is with you."

You have done this great thing because you said you would and because you wanted to, and you have let me know about it.

Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table. And he was crippled in both feet.

When the people told David, he sent messengers to meet his officers because they were very ashamed. King David said, "Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back. Then come home."

Now there will always be people in your family who will die by a sword, because you did not respect me; you took the wife of Uriah the Hittite for yourself!'