Quotes About Relationship

Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”

“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.

When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud

Then Saul recognized Davidís voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.

Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”

Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.

“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saulís daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.

For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

And there was a servant of Saulís family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.

but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.

Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.

So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.

Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnonís bedroom.

And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”

Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”

But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see 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.

So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”

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

Furthermore, whom should I serve if not the son? As I served in your fatherís presence, so also I will serve in yours.”

and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”