Quotes about Rivalry
And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
- 1 Samuel 18:9
and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
- 1 Samuel 18:11
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
- 1 Samuel 18:15
“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
- 1 Samuel 18:21
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
- 1 Samuel 18:28
he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
- 1 Samuel 18:29
Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
- 1 Samuel 19:1
For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingship shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”
- 1 Samuel 20:31
Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
- 2 Samuel 2:14
Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
- 2 Samuel 2:22
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
- 2 Samuel 3:1
(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
- 2 Samuel 3:30