Quotes About Friendship

The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem.”

The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good in your sight, and I will do for you whatever you desire of me.”

So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.

But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then Davidís men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”

But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his fatherís place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.

When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when Davidís servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

And some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him, and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.

Now when Jobís three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.

My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.