Quotes About Conflict

And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.

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

So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.

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.

Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joabís field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalomís servants set the field on fire.

Then Joab came to Absalomís house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

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

Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.

Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”

So Davidís friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on Davidís right and left.

And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!

Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ëCurse David,í who can ask, ëWhy did you do this?í”

So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

“Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”

Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your fatherís concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”

Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”

Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ëThere has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.í