“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.
And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for hi
At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariot
For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons
He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will com
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will
Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of I
Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named
Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”