Quotes About David

And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”

Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.

Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the kingís presence and stood before him.

Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”

“Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

The kingís servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ëMay your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.í And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,

Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.

The length of Davidís reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israelís army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judahís army.

Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”

But King Solomon will be blessed and Davidís throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”

And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.

So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ëI will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.í

When Hiram received Solomonís message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,

ëSince the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.í

Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

But the LORD said to my father David, ëSince it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.