Quotes about Power
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
— 2 Samuel 3:1
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
— 2 Samuel 3:6
And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.
— 2 Samuel 3:11
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
— 2 Samuel 3:27
They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
— 2 Samuel 4:7
So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
— 2 Samuel 4:12
Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.
— 2 Samuel 11:4
In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”
— 2 Samuel 11:15
I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s 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.
— 2 Samuel 12:8
Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
— 2 Samuel 13:9
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
— 2 Samuel 13:11
But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
— 2 Samuel 13:14