Ish-Bosheth did not dare to say another word to Abner, because he was afraid of him.

But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant.

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

So David sent this word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent him to David.

Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.

and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.

David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.”

And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

Then the woman said, “Let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” “Speak,” he replied.

“And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king secure my inheritance, for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerning good and evil. May the Lord your God be with you.’”

The king asked, “Isn’t the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything my lord the king says. Yes, it was your servant Joab who instructed me to do this and who put all these words into the mouth of your servant.

Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I sent word to you and said, ‘Come here so I can send you to the king to ask, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there!”’ Now then, I want to see the king’s face, and if I am guilty of anything, let him put me to death.”

I will wait at the fords in the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your men.”

David’s Song of Praise

David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

“As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

David’s Last Words

These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the hero of Israel’s songs:

“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.

The king’s word, however, overruled Joab and the army commanders; so they left the presence of the king to enroll the fighting men of Israel.

Before David got up the next morning, the word of the Lord had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer: