Quotes about David
Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
- 2 Samuel 23:9
At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
- 2 Samuel 23:13
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
- 2 Samuel 23:14
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
- 2 Samuel 23:15
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
- 2 Samuel 23:23
Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
- 2 Samuel 24:1
When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
- 2 Samuel 24:11
“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
- 2 Samuel 24:12
David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
- 2 Samuel 24:14
And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
- 2 Samuel 24:18
So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.
- 2 Samuel 24:19
“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”
- 2 Samuel 24:21