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- 1 Samuel 30:17
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And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
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- 1 Samuel 30:18
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So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
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- 1 Samuel 30:19
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Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.
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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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- 1 Samuel 30:22
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but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”
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- 1 Samuel 30:23
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But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.
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- 1 Samuel 30:27
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He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;
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- 1 Samuel 30:28
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to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
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- 1 Samuel 30:29
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to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;
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- 1 Samuel 30:30
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to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;
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- 1 Samuel 30:31
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and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.
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- 1 Samuel 31:7
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When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
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- 1 Samuel 31:11
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When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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- 2 Samuel 1:4
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“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
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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 1:11
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Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
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- 2 Samuel 2:3
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David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
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- 2 Samuel 2:4
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Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
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- 2 Samuel 2:5
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So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
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- 2 Samuel 2:6
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Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.
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- 2 Samuel 2:8
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Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
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- 2 Samuel 2:11
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And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
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- 2 Samuel 2:16
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Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
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- 2 Samuel 2:18
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The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
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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 2:32
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And they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.
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- 2 Samuel 3:8
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Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
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- 2 Samuel 3:9
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May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:
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- 2 Samuel 3:14
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Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
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- 2 Samuel 3:19
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Abner also spoke to the Benjamites. Then he went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
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- 2 Samuel 3:20
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When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
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- 2 Samuel 3:21
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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 covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
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- 2 Samuel 3:23
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When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
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- 2 Samuel 3:25
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Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”
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- 2 Samuel 3:30
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(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
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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 3:36
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All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
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- 2 Samuel 4:8
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They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
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- 2 Samuel 4:9
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But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
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- 2 Samuel 4:10
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when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
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- 2 Samuel 5:25
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So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
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- 2 Samuel 6:2
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And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.
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- 2 Samuel 6:3
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They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,
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- 2 Samuel 6:4
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bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
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- 2 Samuel 6:8
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Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
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- 2 Samuel 6:12
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Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
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- 2 Samuel 6:17
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So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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- 2 Samuel 6:20
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When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
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- 2 Samuel 6:21
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But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,
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