Quotes About Faith

Davidís two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind

because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.

And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.

And he recovered all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is Davidís plunder!”

When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.

to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;

to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;

and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.

The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saulís sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.

When he turned around and saw me, he called out and I answered, ëHere I am!í

ëWho are you?í he asked. So I told him, ëI am an Amalekite.í

They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.