2 Samuel

“From whence comest thou?”

“How went the matter?”

“How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?”

“Who art thou?”

“Whence art thou?”

“How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?”

“Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?”

“Art thou Asahel?”

“Wherefore should I smite thee to the ground?”

“Shall the sword devour for ever?”

“Hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?”

“Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?”

“Whose is the land?”

“What hast thou done?”

“Don’t you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you?”

“Died Abner as a fool dieth?”

“Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?”

“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed?”

“Shall I go up to the Philistines?”

“Shall I go up against the Philistines?”

“How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?”

“How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today?”

“Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?”

“Why build ye not me an house of cedar?”

“Who am I, O Lord GOD?”

“What one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”

“Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?”

“Art thou Ziba?”

“Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him?”

“Where is he?”

“What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?”

“Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee?”

“Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

“Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey?”

“Shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife?”

“Approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight?”

“Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth?”

“Hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight?”

“How will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?”

“What thing is this that thou hast done?”

“Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?”

“Now he is dead, wherefore should I fast?”

“Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day?”

“I, whither shall I cause my shame to go?”

“Why should he go with thee?”

“Why have you planned such a thing against God’s people?”

“What aileth thee?”

“Then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God?”

“Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this?”

“Have thy servants set my field on fire?”

“I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur?”

“Of what city art thou?”

“Goest thou also with us?”

“Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us?”

“Art not thou a seer?”

“Hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests?”

“What meanest thou by these?”

“Where is thy master's son?”

“Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?”

“What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah?”

“Is this thy kindness to thy friend?”

“Give your counsel. What shall we do?”

“Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan?”

“Behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground?”

“Wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?”

“Is the young man Absalom safe?”

“Is the young man Absalom safe?”

“The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies… but Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead. Why then do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”

“Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house?”

“Wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?”

“Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh?”

“What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me?”

“Wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?”

“What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?”

“Why speakest thou any more of thy matters?”

“How long have I to live , that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?”

“And can I discern between good and evil?”

“And why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?”

“Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?”

“Wherefore then be ye angry for this matter?”

“Why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?”

“Art thou in health, my brother?”

“Art thou Joab?”

“Why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?”

“What shall I do for you?”

“What do you want me to do for you?”

“Is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?”

“But why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?”

“Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land?”

“But these sheep, what have they done?”

“Is my lord the king come to his servant?”