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David was dancing with all his might before the Lord wearing a linen ephod.

When David returned home to bless his household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel honored himself today!” she said. “He exposed himself today in the sight of the slave girls of his subjects like a vulgar person would expose himself.”

David replied to Michal, “It was before the Lord who chose me over your father and his whole family to appoint me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel. I will dance before the Lord,

When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

When your time comes and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

He is the one who will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals.

Now, Lord God, fulfill the promise forever that you have made to your servant and his house. Do as you have promised,

David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.

he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him.

So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.

Then the king summoned Saul’s attendant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and his family.

However, Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem because he always ate at the king’s table. His feet had been injured.

Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.

Then David said, “I’ll show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.”

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it?”

He placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai. They lined up in formation to engage the Ammonites.

Joab and his troops advanced to fight against the Arameans, and they fled before him.

In the spring when kings march out to war, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.