Discovery Box| (0.13) | 2Sa 15:12 |
| While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser, 1 to come from his city, Giloh. 2 The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom. |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 15:30 |
| As David was going up the Mount of Olives, he was weeping as he went; his head was covered and his feet were bare. All the people who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went up. |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 16:2 |
| The king asked Ziba, “Why did you bring these things?” 1 Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread 2 and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.” 3 |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 17:16 |
| Now send word quickly to David and warn him, 1 “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert 2 tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, 3 or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.” 4 |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 18:11 |
| Joab replied to the man who was telling him this, “What! You saw this? Why didn’t you strike him down right on the spot? 1 I would have given you ten pieces of silver 2 and a commemorative belt!” 3 |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 18:32 |
| The king asked the Cushite, “How is the young man Absalom?” The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who have plotted against you 1 be like that young man!” |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 19:22 |
| But David said, “What do we have in common, 1 you sons of Zeruiah? You are like my enemy today! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t you realize that today I am king over Israel?” |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 21:14 |
| They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela in the grave of his father Kish. After they had done everything 1 that the king had commanded, God responded to their prayers 2 for the land. |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 23:10 |
| he stood his ground 1 and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it 2 seemed stuck to his sword. The Lord gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses. |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 23:18 |
| Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. 1 He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three. 2 |
| (0.13) | 2Sa 23:21 |
| He also killed an impressive-looking Egyptian. 1 The Egyptian wielded a spear, while Benaiah attacked 2 him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 1:11 |
| Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Has it been reported to you 1 that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back? 2 |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 2:9 |
| But now 1 don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; 2 make sure he has a bloody death.” 3 |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 2:15 |
| He said, “You know that the kingdom 1 was mine and all Israel considered me king. 2 But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. 3 |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 2:24 |
| Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty 1 for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!” |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 2:28 |
| When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported 1 Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he 2 ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. 3 |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 4:21 |
| (5:1) 1 Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River 2 to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. 3 |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 5:1 |
| (5:15) 1 King Hiram of Tyre 2 sent messengers 3 to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.) |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 6:32 |
| On the two doors made of olive wood he carved 1 cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. 2 He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold. 3 |
| (0.13) | 1Ki 8:1 |
| 1 Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem 2 Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion). 3 |
