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| | 2 Samuel 001:011 NIV | | Biblical context: Reaction upon hearing the news of Saul’s death in battle.Then David and all The men with him took hold of Their clothes and tore them. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: A complete verse | From   LEStephey, 12/24/2003 | |
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| David took up this
Lament concerning Saul
And his son Jonathan...
| | 2 Samuel 001:017 NIV | | Biblical context: | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: A complete verse BH. | | From LEStephey, 9/6/2003 | |
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| I grieve for you, Jonathan
My brother; you were
Very dear to me.
Your love for me was
Wonderful, more wonderful
Than that of women.
| | 2 Samuel 001:026 NIV | | Biblical context: David laments his deep loss. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: A 7-5-5 and 5-7-5 complete verse double Bible Haiku. | | From LEStephey, 8/18/2003 | |
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| ...The men of Judah
Came to Hebron and there they
Anointed David...
| | 2 Samuel 002:004 NIV | | Biblical context: David is anointed king over Judah. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: | | From LEStephey, 8/18/2003 | |
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| And he could not answer
Abner a word again,
Because he feared him.
| | 2 Samuel 003:011 KJV | | Biblical context: Ish-bosheth, another of Saul's sons, falsely accuses Abner of using one of Saul's concubines. In reply, Abner promises to deliver the crown to David. Ish-bosheth is silenced at this strong reaction. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: A 6-6-5 complete verse BH. | | From BibleHaiku2, 7/7/2003 | |
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| Jonathan, the son
Of Saul, had a son who was
Crippled in his feet.
| | 2 Samuel 004:004 RSV | | Biblical context: Refers to Mephibosheth. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: | | From LEStephey, 8/18/2003 | |
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| And David went on,
And grew great, and the LORD God
Of hosts was with him.
| | 2 Samuel 005:010 KJV | | Biblical context: | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: A complete verse BH. | | From BibleHaiku2, 7/6/2003 | |
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| They brought the ark of
The LORD and set it in its
Place inside the tent…
| | 2 Samuel 006:017 NIV | | Biblical context: King David welcomes the Ark to the his city, with dancing and song. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: | | From BibleHaiku™, 4/29/2003 | |
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| Now what more can
David say to You? For You,
Lord GOD, know Your servant.
| | 2 Samuel 007:020 NKJV | | Biblical context: For David's faithful service, God promises to make the family of David great, and "build his house." David is grateful, and praises God. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: A 4-7-6 complete verse BH. | | From BibleHaiku2, 7/6/2003 | |
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| …It came to pass that
David attacked the
Philistines and subdued them.
| | 2 Samuel 008:001 NKJV | | Biblical context: | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: A 5-5-7 verse fragment. | | From LEStephey, 8/18/2003 | |
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| I will restore to
You all the land that belonged
To your grandfather…
| | 2 Samuel 009:007 NIV | | Biblical context: David makes a pledge to Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, grandson of Saul. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: | | From LEStephey, 9/6/2003 | |
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| …I have given your
Master's grandson everything
That belonged to Saul…
| | 2 Samuel 009:009 NIV | | Biblical context: David addresses Saul’s servant Ziba in regard to Mephibosheth. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: | | From LEStephey, 9/6/2003 | |
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| So Mephibosheth
Ate at David's table like
One of the king's sons.
| | 2 Samuel 009:011 NIV | | Biblical context: | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: | | From LEStephey, 8/18/2003 | |
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| The king said, "Stay at
Jericho till your beards have
Grown, and then come back."
| | 2 Samuel 010:005 NIV | | Biblical context: David counsels the humiliated emissaries who returned from the Ammonite court, whom he sent out of respect for the deceased Ammonite king. The Ammonites treated David’s emissaries as spies, and forcefully shaved their beards, an insult. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: See BH at 1 Chronicles 19:5 also. | | From LEStephey, 8/18/2003 | |
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| The woman conceived
And sent word to David,
Saying, "I am pregnant."
| | 2 Samuel 011:005 NIV | | Biblical context: King David views Bathsheba bathing from afar, sends for her, and lays with her. David sends her husband off to be killed in battle. Bathsheba tells David she is pregnant. David is confronted and repents of these sins before God. | | Personal significance: | | Technical note: A 5-6-6 complete verse BH. | | From BibleHaiku2, 7/7/2003 | |
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