Quotes about Conflict
Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”
— 2 Samuel 11:25
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.”
— 2 Samuel 13:4
Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
— 2 Samuel 13:15
“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.
— 2 Samuel 13:16
When King David heard all this, he was furious.
— 2 Samuel 13:21
And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.
— 2 Samuel 13:22
“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.
— 2 Samuel 13:26
So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.
— 2 Samuel 13:29
But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
— 2 Samuel 13:32
And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.
— 2 Samuel 14:6
But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the king.
— 2 Samuel 14:24
Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
— 2 Samuel 14:30