Quotes About Communication

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

When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.

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.

Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ëDo not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.í Encourage him with these words.”

On the seventh day the child died. But Davidís 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.

Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”

“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.

Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

“If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”

Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.

Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ëI will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.

Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.

Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.

Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the kingís palace.

Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”

Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.

But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the kingís son is dead.”

So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.