So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.
“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the
You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to d
Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two c
Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the
The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.
May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without o
For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and fro
As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whos
Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab s
But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan mus
Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in t
Please let us pass through your land. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We wil