Quotes About Kingdom

And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”

Now Saulís daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.

David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the kingís son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.

But the king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your fatherís house!”

Now I know for sure that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

So David said to Abner, “You are a man, arenít you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?

“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.

Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”

to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”

Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.

Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.

When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abnerís tomb, and all the people wept.

All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.

Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ëYou will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.í”

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”