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Ye mountains of
Gilboa, let there be no
dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings:
for there the shield of the mighty is
vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been
anointed with oil.
O mountains of
Gilboa, may you have no
dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain.
For there the shield of the mighty was
defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer
anointed with oil.
Ye daughters of Israel,
weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your
apparel.
O daughters of Israel,
weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and
luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
I am distressed
for thee, my brother
Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
I
grieve for you,
Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary,
surpassing the love of women.
Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye
valiant:
for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have
anointed me king over them.
Now then, be strong and
courageous,
for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has
anointed me as their king.”
Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was
forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
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.
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which
pertained to
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
So they got up and were counted off—twelve
for Benjamin and
Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve
for David.
And
Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But
Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after
Abner, and became one
troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
The Benjamites
rallied to
Abner,
formed a single unit, and took their stand
atop a hill.
Then
Abner called to
Joab, and said, Shall the sword
devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then,
ere thou
bid the people return from following their brethren?
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?”
And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that
Abner made himself strong
for the house of Saul.
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David,
Abner had continued to
strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
Then was
Abner very
wroth for the words of
Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do
shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
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!
So do God to
Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath
sworn to David, even so I do to him;
May God
punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do
for David what the LORD has
sworn to him:
And he could not answer
Abner a word again, because he feared him.
And
for fear of
Abner,
Ish-bosheth did not
dare to say another word to him.
And David sent messengers to
Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I
espoused to me
for an hundred
foreskins of the Philistines.
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.”
And
Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought
for David in times past to be king over you:
Now
Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”
So
Abner came to David to
Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made
Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
When
Abner and twenty of his men came to David at
Hebron, David held a feast
for them.
And, Behold, the servants of David and
Joab came from pursuing a
troop, and brought in a great
spoil with them: but
Abner was not with David in
Hebron;
for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
Just then David’s soldiers and
Joab returned from a
raid, bringing with them a great
plunder. But
Abner was not with David in
Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace.
And when
Abner was returned to
Hebron,
Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and
smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died,
for the blood of
Asahel his brother.
And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD
for ever from the blood of
Abner the son of
Ner:
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.
For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to
slay Abner the son of
Ner.
So on that day all the troops and all Israel were
convinced that the king had no part in the murder of
Abner son of
Ner.
And I am this day weak, though
anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard
for me: the LORD shall reward the
doer of evil according to his wickedness.
And I am weak this day, though
anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce
for me. May the LORD repay the
evildoer according to his evil!”
And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of
Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (
for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of
raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his
bedchamber, and they
smote him, and
slew him, and
beheaded him, and took his head, and
gat them away through the plain all night.
They had entered the house while
Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having
stabbed and killed him, they
beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good
tidings, I took hold of him, and
slew him in
Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward
for his
tidings:
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!
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the
lame, thou shalt not come in
hither: thinking, David cannot come in
hither.
Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and
lame can
repel you.”
For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of
Zion: the same is the city of David.
Nevertheless, David captured the
fortress of
Zion (that is, the City of David).
So David dwelt in the
fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from
Millo and inward.
So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
And
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and
cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with
cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace
for David.
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had
exalted his kingdom
for his people Israel’s sake.
And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had
exalted his kingdom
for the sake of His people Israel.
And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines?
wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up:
for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
And David came to
Baal-perazim, and David
smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken
forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place
Baal-perazim.
So David went to
Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a
bursting flood, the LORD has
burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place
Baal-perazim.
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the
mulberry trees, that then thou shalt
bestir thyself:
for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to
smite the host of the Philistines.
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the
balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
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.
And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put
forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it;
for the oxen
shook it.
When they came to the
threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had
stumbled.
And the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Uzzah; and God
smote him there
for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot
for his
irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place
Perez-uzzah to this day.
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.
And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-
edom, and all his household.
Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite
for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.
And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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.
And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a
cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a
flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a
loaf of bread, a date
cake, and a
raisin cake. And all the people departed, each
for his own home.
And
Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart;
for the LORD is with thee.
And
Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart,
for the LORD is with you.”
Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
And I was with thee
whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.
Moreover I will
appoint a place
for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness
afflict them any more, as
beforetime,
And I will provide a place
for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness
oppress them as they did at the beginning
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
He shall build an house
for my name, and I will
stablish the throne of his kingdom
for ever.
He will build a house
for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom
forever.
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to
redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do
for you great things and terrible,
for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to
redeem as a people
for Himself and to make a name
for Himself? You performed great and
awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed
for Yourself from Egypt.
For thou hast confirmed to
thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee
for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own
forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
And now, O LORD God,
confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
And let thy name be
magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
so that Your name will be
magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
Therefore now let it please thee to
bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue
for ever before thee:
for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed
for ever.
Now therefore, may it please You to
bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue
forever before You.
For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed
forever.”
David captured from him a thousand
chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he
hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept
for the
chariots.
Then Toi sent
Joram his son unto king David, to
salute him, and to
bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and
smitten him:
for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And
Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
he sent his son
Joram to
greet King David and
bless him
for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi.
Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
And David
gat him a name when he returned from
smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may
shew him kindness
for Jonathan’s sake?
Then David asked, “Is there
anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness
for the sake of
Jonathan?”
And David said unto him, Fear not:
for I will surely
shew thee kindness
for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
“Do not be afraid,” said David, “
for surely I will show you kindness
for the sake of your father
Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your
grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land
for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread
alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.
And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth
ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem:
for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was
lame on both his feet.
So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always
ate at the king’s table, and he was
lame in both feet.
Then said David, I will
shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants
for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of
Ammon.
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to
console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the
Ammonites,
And the princes of the children of
Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David
doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to
spy it out, and to overthrow it?
the princes of the
Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect
for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to
explore the city,
spy it out, and overthrow it?”
And the children of
Ammon came out, and put the battle in
array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and
Ish-
tob, and
Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
The
Ammonites marched out and
arrayed themselves
for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of
Tob and
Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of
Abishai his brother, that he might put them in
array against the children of
Ammon.
And he placed the rest of the
forces under the command of his brother
Abishai, who
arrayed them against the
Ammonites.
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong
for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of
Ammon be too strong
for thee, then I will come and help thee.
“If the Arameans are too strong
for me,” said
Joab, “then you will come to my
rescue. And if the
Ammonites are too strong
for you, then I will come to your
rescue.
Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
Be strong and let us fight
bravely for our people and
for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David
slew the men of seven hundred
chariots of the Syrians, and
forty thousand
horsemen, and
smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
And it came to pass, after the year was
expired, at the time when kings go
forth to battle, that David sent
Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of
Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David
tarried still at Jerusalem.
In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out
Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the
Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her;
for she was
purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he
slept with her. (Now she had just
purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the
forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be
smitten, and die.
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.”
So the
messenger went, and came and shewed David all that
Joab had sent him
for.
So the
messenger set out and reported to David all that
Joab had sent him to say.
Then David said unto the
messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto
Joab, Let not this thing displease thee,
for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and
encourage thou him.
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she
mourned for her husband.
When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she
mourned for him.
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he
spared to take of his own flock and of his own
herd, to dress
for the
wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it
for the man that was come to him.
Now a traveler came to the rich man, who
refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare
for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it
for his
guest.”
And he shall restore the lamb
fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no
pity.
Because he has done this thing and has shown no
pity, he must pay
for the lamb four times over.”
Wherefore hast thou
despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of
Ammon.
Why then have you
despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own,
for you have slain him with the sword of the
Ammonites.
For thou
didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad
daylight before all Israel.’”
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to
blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
David therefore
besought God
for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
David
pleaded with God
for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in
sackcloth on the ground.
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead:
for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not
hearken unto our voice: how will he then
vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead,
for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not
listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even
harm himself.”
Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou
didst fast and
weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou
didst rise and eat bread.
“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and
wept, but when he died, you got up and
ate.”
And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and
wept:
for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be
gracious to me, that the child may live?
David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and
wept,
for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be
gracious to me and let him live.’
And
Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of
Ammon, and took the royal city.
Meanwhile,
Joab fought against Rabbah of the
Ammonites and captured the royal
fortress.
And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight
whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought
forth the
spoil of the city in great abundance.
Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It
weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of
plunder from the city.
And he brought
forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the
brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of
Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the
Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
And Amnon was so
vexed, that he fell sick
for his sister Tamar;
for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard
for him to do any thing to her.
Amnon was sick with
frustration over his sister Tamar,
for she was a virgin, and it seemed
implausible for him to do anything to her.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”
