2 Samuel 4 New King James Version (NKJV) Ishbosheth Is Murdered 4 When Saul’s [a]son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he[b] lost heart, and all Israel was troubled. 2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of troops. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab,
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2 Samuel 3 New King James Version (NKJV) Joab Kills Abner 3 Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. Sons of David 2 Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam the
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David Anointed King of Judah 1It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.” 2So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and
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The Report of Saul’s Death 1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag, 2 on the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes [a]torn and dust on his head. So it was, when he
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1 Samuel 31 New King James Version (NKJV) The Tragic End of Saul and His Sons 31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. 2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua...
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1 Samuel 30 New King James Version (NKJV) David’s Conflict with the Amalekites 30 Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, 2 and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did...
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1 Samuel 29 New King James Version (NKJV) The Philistines Reject David 29 Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines [a]passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but David and his men passed in review at the rear...
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7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor.” 8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and
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14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
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1 Samuel 27:8-28:4 New King James Version (NKJV) 8 And David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the [a]Girzites, and the Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from [b]of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. 9 Whenever David [c]attacked the
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