The Bible 2: Hail to the King of the Jews, Baby!

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Then the Spirit ( T) of the Lord came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, ( U) a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly. David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?” The temple I am going to build will be great, ( M) because our God is greater than all other gods. ( N) 6 But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him? ( O) Who then am I ( P) to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him? sent his son Joram f to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’ ” the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan. David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they d named him Solomon. David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.”

Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”

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he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’ I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart. sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.” Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?” Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.