The King James Version of the Holy Bible

now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.^16 For the king will hear, to deliver ...

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.^2 And Absalom ro ...

himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. (^24) And lo Zadok also, ...

Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. (^5) And when king David ...

Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this n ...

all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not g ...

to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.^12 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should r ...

(^33) And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Ab ...

the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over ...

blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.^40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the p ...

he saw that every one that came by him stood still.^13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab ...

spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’S oath that was between them, between David and Jo ...

the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. (^4) I will call on the LORD, ...

them that hate me.^42 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.^43 Then did I beat ...

troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.^14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines ...

the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out fro ...

will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me noth ...

(^15) And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unt ...

mule, and brought him to Gihon.^39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And the ...

son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loi ...