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- 1 Samuel 20:38
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Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
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- 1 Samuel 21:9
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The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
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Source alternate reference: 21.10
- 1 Samuel 22:20
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But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
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- 1 Samuel 23:25
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and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.
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- 1 Samuel 23:28
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So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
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- 1 Samuel 24:1
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After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
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Source alternate reference: 24.2
- 1 Samuel 24:5
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Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
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Source alternate reference: 24.6
- 1 Samuel 24:8
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After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
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Source alternate reference: 24.9
- 1 Samuel 24:14
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Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
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Source alternate reference: 24.15
- 1 Samuel 24:21
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So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”
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Source alternate reference: 24.22
- 1 Samuel 25:13
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And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men strapped on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
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- 1 Samuel 25:19
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and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
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- 1 Samuel 25:42
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So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
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- 1 Samuel 26:3
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Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,
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- 1 Samuel 26:18
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And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
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- 1 Samuel 30:8
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and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
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- 1 Samuel 30:21
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When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
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- 2 Samuel 1:1
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After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
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- 2 Samuel 1:7
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When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I answered, ‘Here I am!’
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- 2 Samuel 1:10
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So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
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- 2 Samuel 2:1
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Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
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- 2 Samuel 2:10
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Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
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- 2 Samuel 2:19
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and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
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- 2 Samuel 2:20
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And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.
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- 2 Samuel 2:21
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So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
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- 2 Samuel 2:22
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Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
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- 2 Samuel 2:23
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But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
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- 2 Samuel 2:24
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But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
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- 2 Samuel 2:25
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The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
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- 2 Samuel 2:26
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Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
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- 2 Samuel 2:27
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“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
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- 2 Samuel 2:28
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So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
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- 2 Samuel 2:30
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When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
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- 2 Samuel 3:16
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Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
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- 2 Samuel 3:26
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As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David was unaware of it.
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- 2 Samuel 3:28
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Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
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- 2 Samuel 3:31
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Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
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- 2 Samuel 5:13
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After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
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- 2 Samuel 5:23
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So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
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- 2 Samuel 7:8
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Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 7:12
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And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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- 2 Samuel 8:1
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Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
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- 2 Samuel 10:1
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Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
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- 2 Samuel 11:8
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Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.
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- 2 Samuel 11:15
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In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”
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- 2 Samuel 13:1
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After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
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- 2 Samuel 13:17
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Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”
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- 2 Samuel 13:18
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So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.
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- 2 Samuel 13:34
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Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”
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- 2 Samuel 15:1
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Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
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