When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.

And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?

Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The Lord thy God accept thee.