Author: MEV Bible

2 Samuel 14–15 1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah recognized that the king’s mind was on Absalom. 2 So Joab sent a request to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He instructed her, “Act as if you are observing mourning rites. Put on mourning garments, and do not anoint yourself with oil,…

2 Samuel 12–13 1 The Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, “There were two men in a certain city. One was wealthy, but the other was poor. 2 The wealthy man had a very large flock and herd, 3 but the poor man had nothing except a single small ewe…

2 Samuel 9–11 1 David said, “Is there still anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I may show kindness on behalf of Jonathan?” 2 Now there was a servant from the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So they summoned him to David. The king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”…

2 Samuel 6–8 1 Again David gathered all of the chosen men in Israel, thirty thousand. 2 David and all of the people who were with him arose and went from Baalah of Judah to bring up the ark of God, so named for the name of the Lord of Hosts who sits enthroned among…

2 Samuel 3–5 1 The struggle between the house of Saul and the house of David endured, but David grew stronger as Saul became weaker. 2 Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 3 and his second, Kileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal, the Carmelite; and…

2 Samuel 1–2 1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, David had remained two days in Ziklag. 2 On the third day, a man came from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt upon his head. As he approached David, he fell to…