Quotes about People
Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.
— 2 Samuel 14:15
So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
— 2 Samuel 15:17
Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
— 2 Samuel 15:23
But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.
— 2 Samuel 15:30
Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
— 2 Samuel 16:14
So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.
— 2 Samuel 17:22
honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
— 2 Samuel 17:29
Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.
— 2 Samuel 18:5
The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
— 2 Samuel 18:8
And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”
— 2 Samuel 19:2
So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
— 2 Samuel 19:8
So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
— 2 Samuel 19:39