Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all th
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab s
Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a cov
So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, yo
You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldie
Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly a
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.