Quotes about Communication

Abner also spoke to the Benjamites and went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.

But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.

And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

Joab sent to David a full account of the battle

and instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king all the details of the battle,

So the messenger set out and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say.

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 Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.

so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.