Quotes about Family

his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.

May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

And Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”

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.

This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.

The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,