Study Desk

Please, bless my family. Let it continue before you always. Lord God , you have said so. With your blessing let my family always be blessed."

Be strong. We must fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what he thinks is right."

Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘I appointed you king of Israel and saved you from Saul.

David prayed to God for the baby. David fasted and went into his house and stayed there, lying on the ground all night.

The woman said, "Please promise in the name of the Lord your God. Then my relative who has the duty of punishing a murderer won't add to the destruction by killing my son." David said, "As surely as the Lord lives, no one will hurt your son. Not one hair from his head will fall to the ground."

Then the woman said, "Why have you decided this way against the people of God? When you judge this way, you show that you are guilty for not bringing back your son who was forced to leave home.

We will all die someday. We're like water spilled on the ground; no one can gather it back. But God doesn't take away life. Instead, he plans ways that those who have been sent away will not have to stay away from him!

Maybe he will listen. Perhaps he will save me from those who want to keep both me and my son from getting what God gave us.'

"Now I say, ‘May the words of my master the king give me rest. Like an angel of God, you know what is good and what is bad. May the Lord your God be with you!'"

Joab did it so you would see things differently. My master, you are wise like an angel of God who knows everything that happens on earth."

Zadok and all the Levites with him carried the Ark of the Agreement with God. They set it down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had left the city.

The king said to Zadok, "Take the Ark of God back into the city. If the Lord is pleased with me, he will bring me back and will let me see both it and Jerusalem again.

So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.

When David reached the top of the mountain where people used to worship God, Hushai the Arkite came to meet him. Hushai's coat was torn, and there was dirt on his head to show how sad he was.

Then Ahimaaz called a greeting to the king. He bowed facedown on the ground before the king and said, "Praise the Lord your God! The Lord has defeated those who were against you, my king."

And say to Amasa, ‘You are part of my own family. May God punish me terribly if I don't make you commander of the army in Joab's place!'"

But he lied about me to you. You, my master and king, are like an angel from God. Do what you think is good.

The people buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in Benjamin in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. The people did everything the king commanded. Then God answered the prayers for the land.

My God is my rock. I can run to him for safety. He is my shield and my saving strength, my defender and my place of safety. The Lord saves me from those who want to harm me.

In my trouble I called to the Lord ; I cried out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my call for help reached his ears.