Quotes About Israel

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ëAbsalom reigns in Hebron!í”

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

“Where is your masterís grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ëToday, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.í”

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

Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.

Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found.”

Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

So Davidís army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.

There the people of Israel were defeated by Davidís servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.

And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ëWhy should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?

Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham crossed over with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king.

Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of Davidís men?”

And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the kingís expense or received anything for ourselves?”

“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.

So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORDís inheritance?”

Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,

Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines; but David became exhausted.