Quotes About Responsibility

Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,

Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”

Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your fatherís house.

Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”

Now I hear that it is time for shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.

She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.

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?

Abner was furious over Ish-boshethís accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!

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.

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.

The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,

Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor manís lamb and prepared it for his guest.”

I gave your masterís house to you and your masterís wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.

But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my fatherís house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”

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

Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.

But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the kingís son is dead.”

Now therefore get up! Go out and speak comfort to your servants, for I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the adversity that has befallen you from your youth until now!”

So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.

Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

The Gibeonites said to him, “We need no silver or gold from Saul or his house, nor should you put to death anyone in Israel for us.” “Whatever you ask, I will do for you,” he replied.

When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my fatherís house.”