Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?” battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David. man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver d were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake. e’ 13If I had jeopardized my own life f—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.” As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.” evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.” the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem. Reading them can be like listening to one half of a conversation, as the writers give answers to questions sent to them either verbally or in writing. Paul was the most prolific writer of such letters, though he was not the only one. The Gospels a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.” when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son.

David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? e Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan. f 28See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap. I have made a fool of myself, ( X) but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the “super-apostles,” [ a] ( Y) even though I am nothing. ( Z) 12 I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle, including signs, wonders and miracles. ( AA) 13 How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was never a burden to you? ( AB) Forgive me this wrong! ( AC)answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, c and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”