LORD, remember David
and all that he suffered.
He made a solemn promise to the LORD.
He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel,
"I will not go home;
I will not let myself rest.
I will not let my eyes sleep
nor close my eyes in slumber
until I find a place to build a house for the LORD,
a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel."
LORD, remember David and all that he suffered.
1 Samuel 18:10-11
The very next day a tormenting spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did each day. But Saul had a spear in his hand, and he suddenly hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the wall. But David escaped him twice.
(see all 1 Samuel 18)
1 Samuel 19:9-10
But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the LORD suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp, Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night. (see all 1 Samuel 19-20)
1 Samuel 30:1-2
Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone. (see all 1 Samuel 30)
2 Samuel 15:13-15
A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, "All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!"
"Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!" David urged his men. "Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster."
"We are with you," his advisors replied. "Do what you think is best."
(see all 2 Samuel 15)
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