Discovery Box| (0.15) | 2Sa 2:26 |
| Then Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?” |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 3:18 |
| Act now! For the Lord has said to David, ‘By the hand of my servant David I will save 1 my people Israel from 2 the Philistines and from all their enemies.’” |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 3:35 |
| Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying, “God will punish me severely 1 if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!” |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 7:8 |
| “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd 1 to make you leader of my people Israel. |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 7:10 |
| I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle 1 them there; they will live there and not be disturbed 2 any more. Violent men 3 will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 14:15 |
| I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. 1 But your servant said, ‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant 2 asks. |
| (0.15) | 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. |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 17:14 |
| Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the Lord had decided 1 to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom. |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 17:21 |
| After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan 1 climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David, “Get up and cross the stream 2 quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you.” 3 |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 19:18 |
| They crossed at the ford in order to help the king’s household cross and to do whatever he thought appropriate. Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king. |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 19:26 |
| He replied, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me! I 1 said, ‘Let me get my donkey saddled so that I can ride on it and go with the king,’ for I 2 am lame. |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 20:15 |
| So Joab’s men 1 came and laid siege against him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They prepared a siege ramp outside the city which stood against its outer rampart. As all of Joab’s soldiers were trying to break through 2 the wall so that it would collapse, |
| (0.15) | 2Sa 24:22 |
| Araunah told David, “My lord the king may take whatever he wishes 1 and offer it. Look! Here are oxen for burnt offerings, and threshing sledges 2 and harnesses 3 for wood. |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 1:5 |
| Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, 1 was promoting himself, 2 boasting, 3 “I will be king!” He managed to acquire 4 chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. 5 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 1:30 |
| I will keep 1 today the oath I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: ‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’” |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 1:41 |
| Now Adonijah and all his guests heard the commotion just as they had finished eating. 1 When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked, “Why is there such a noisy commotion in the city?” 2 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 2:31 |
| The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family 1 the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds. 2 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 3:11 |
| God said to him, “Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies, 1 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 5:3 |
| “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord 1 his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies. 2 |
| (0.15) | 1Ki 7:23 |
| He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” 1 It measured 15 feet 2 from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet 3 high. Its circumference was 45 feet. 4 |
