David said to the young man ¹  who was telling him this, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” ² 

David replied to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How will the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

Barzillai replied to the king, “How many days do I have left to my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

She said, “In the past they would always say, ‘Let them inquire in Abel,’ and that is how they settled things.

David said to the Gibeonites, “What can I do for you, and how can I make amends so that you will bless ¹  the Lord’s inheritance?”

David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate!”

Now ¹  let me give you some advice as to how ²  you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.

“God does not really live on the earth! ¹  Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

He asked them, “How do you advise me ¹  to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?” ² 

Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in ¹  the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?”

Then a spirit ¹  stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will deceive him.’ The Lord asked him, ‘How?’

Jehu ¹  said, “Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord’s cause.” ²  So he ³  took him along in his chariot.

So one of the priests whom they had deported from Samaria went back and settled in Bethel. ¹  He taught them how to worship ²  the Lord.

Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued their lands from my power? So how can the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power?’” ¹ 

Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. ¹  Do you really think you will be rescued? ² 

Pay attention, Lord, and hear! Open your eyes, Lord, and observe! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God! ¹ 

David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink ¹  from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!”

David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”