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.”
Then all Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came together as one and assembled before the Lord in Mizpah.
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.
“You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord promised him on oath
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether, an Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”