Mildred Levine's Highlights
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 23:1 ESV
Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
Apr 6
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 22:1 ESV
And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
Apr 6
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 21:22 ESV
These four were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Apr 6
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 21:6 ESV
let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the Lord." And the king said, "I will give them."
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 21:5 ESV
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel,
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 21:4 ESV
The Gibeonites said to him, "It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel." And he said, "What do you say that I shall do for you?"
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 21:3 ESV
And David said to the Gibeonites, "What shall I do for you? And how shall I make atonement, that you may bless the heritage of the Lord?"
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 21:2 ESV
So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 21:1 ESV
Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, "There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death."
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:10 ESV
But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab's hand. So Joab struck him with it in the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow, and he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:9 ESV
And Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:8 ESV
When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened on his thigh, and as he went forward it fell out.
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:7 ESV
And there went out after him Joab's men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men. They went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:6 ESV
And David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself to fortified cities and escape from us."
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:5 ESV
So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the set time that had been appointed him.
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:4 ESV
Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself."
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:3 ESV
And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:2 ESV
So all the men of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 20:1 ESV
Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, "We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!"
Apr 5
Mildred Levine
highlighted 2 Samuel 19:2 ESV
So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard that day, "The king is grieving for his son."
Apr 5