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Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully.

They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the Lord 's army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day.

Ishbosheth didn't dare say another word because he was afraid of what Abner might do.

So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because Abner had killed their brother Asahel at the battle of Gibeon.

because the original people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim, where they still live as foreigners.

And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord God of Heaven's Armies was with him.

Then the Lord 's anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God.

David was angry because the Lord 's anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means "to burst out against Uzzah"), as it is still called today.

Then King David was told, "The Lord has blessed Obed-edom's household and everything he has because of the Ark of God." So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great celebration.

Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant.

"O Lord of Heaven's Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!'

"Don't be afraid!" David said. "I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king's table!"

When David heard what had happened, he sent messengers to tell the men, "Stay at Jericho until your beards grow out, and then come back." For they felt deep shame because of their appearance.

From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah's wife to be your own.

"This is what the Lord says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view.

Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die."

And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.

She replied, "Why don't you do as much for the people of God as you have promised to do for me? You have convicted yourself in making this decision, because you have refused to bring home your own banished son.

"I have come to plead with my lord the king because people have threatened me. I said to myself, ‘Perhaps the king will listen to me

He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds!