Discovery Box| (0.50) | 2Sa 13:1 |
| Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her. 1 |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 13:17 |
| He called his personal attendant and said to him, “Take this woman out of my sight 1 and lock the door behind her!” |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 13:18 |
| (Now she was wearing a long robe, 1 for this is what the king’s virgin daughters used to wear.) So Amnon’s 2 attendant removed her and bolted the door 3 behind her. |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 13:34 |
| In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west 1 on a road beside the hill. |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 17:1 |
| Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night. |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 18:16 |
| Then Joab blew the trumpet 1 and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt. |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 19:30 |
| Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have 1 the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely 2 to his house!” |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 20:11 |
| One of Joab’s soldiers who stood over Amasa said, “Whoever is for 1 Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!” |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 20:14 |
| Sheba 1 traveled through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of 2 Beth Maacah and all the Berite region. When they had assembled, 3 they too joined him. |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 21:18 |
| Later there was another battle with the Philistines, this time in Gob. On that occasion Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha. |
| (0.50) | 2Sa 23:11 |
| Next in command 1 was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, 2 where there happened to be an area of a field that was full of lentils, the army retreated before the Philistines. |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 1:6 |
| (Now his father had never corrected 1 him 2 by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom. 3 ) |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 1:17 |
| She replied to him, “My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the Lord your God, ‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’ |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 1:20 |
| Now, 1 my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne. 2 |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 1:24 |
| Nathan said, “My master, O king, did you announce, ‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’? |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 1:35 |
| Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed 1 that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.” |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 1:40 |
| All the people followed him up, playing flutes and celebrating so loudly they made the ground shake. 1 |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 3:12 |
| I 1 grant your request, 2 and give 3 you a wise and discerning mind 4 superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you. 5 |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 9:21 |
| Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day. 1 |
| (0.50) | 1Ki 10:19 |
| There were six steps leading up to the throne, and the back of it was rounded on top. The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side. 1 |
