Now on the  ¹first day of the week, at early dawn,  ²they  ³came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb;

But when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

And while they stood perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in  ¹dazzling clothing.

And they became frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, and the men said to them, Why are you seeking the living One among the dead?

He is not here but has been  ¹raised. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,

Saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise up.

And they remembered His words.

And returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

Now they were Mary the Magdalene and Joanna and  ¹Mary the mother of James and the rest of the women with them, who told these things to the apostles.

And these words appeared  ¹to them as  ²nonsense, and they did not believe them.

But Peter rose up and ran to the tomb; and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths alone, and he went away to his own home, marveling at what had happened.

And after this David struck the Philistines and subdued them. And David took  ¹control of the chief city out of the hand of the Philistines.

And he struck Moab. And making them lie down on the ground, he measured them with a measuring line; and he measured out two lengths of them to be put to death and one full length to be kept alive. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

Then David struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, when he went to recover his power at the  ¹River.

And David took from him a thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough of them for a hundred chariots.

And when the  ¹Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer the king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men among the Syrians.

And David put garrisons among the Syrians of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And Jehovah preserved David wherever he went.

And David took the shields of gold that were with the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.

Then when Toi the king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the army of Hadadezer,

Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and congratulate him for fighting against Hadadezer and striking him down, for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi. And in  ¹Joram's hand were articles of silver and of gold and of bronze.

King David consecrated these also to Jehovah along with the silver and gold that he consecrated from all the nations that he had subdued:

From the  ¹Syrians and from the Moabites and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from the Amalekites and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.

And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, that is, eighteen thousand men.

And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah preserved David wherever he went.

So David reigned over all Israel, and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

And Zadok the son of Ahitub and himelech the son of aAbiathar were priests, and Seraiah was scribe.

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada  ¹was over the  ²Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were his  ³chief ministers.

And David said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show kindness to him for Jonathan's sake?

Now there was a servant of the house of Saul, whose name was Ziba; and they called him to David. And the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am your servant.

And the king said, Is there yet anyone at all of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet.

Then the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, He is just now in the house of Machir the son of Amiel in Lo-debar.

And King David sent men and took him from the house of Machir the son of Amiel, from Lo-debar.

And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he said, Your servant is here.

And David said to him, Do not be afraid, for I will surely show  ¹kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father; and I will restore to you all the land of your father Saul, and you will eat food at my table continually.

And he paid him homage and said, What is your servant that you should look upon a dead dog like me?

And the king called Ziba, Saul's attendant, and said to him, All that belongs to Saul and to all his house I give to your master's son.

And you shall work the land for him, you and your sons and your servants; and you shall bring in the produce that your master's son may have food to eat; and Mephibosheth, your master's son, will eat food continually at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do. And Mephibosheth, said David, shall eat at my table like one of the king's sons.

And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

And Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem because he ate at the king's table continually. And he was crippled in both his feet.

And after this the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me. And David sent word through his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Do you really think that David is honoring your father just because he sent some men to you to comfort you? Has not David sent his servants to you in order to search out the city and to spy on it and to overthrow it?

So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half their beards and cut away half their garments at the buttocks, and he sent them away.

Now when they told this to David, he sent some to meet them, for the men were very ashamed. And the king said, Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back, then return.

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men.

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of mighty men.

And the children of Ammon went forth and set the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; but the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and of Maacah were alone in the field.

Now when Joab saw that there were battle lines against him before and behind, he chose some of the choice men in Israel and set them in array against the Syrians.

And the rest of the people he put under the charge of Abishai his brother and set them in array against the children of Ammon.

And he said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; and if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come to help you.

Be strong and let us be bold for the sake of our people and for the sake of the cities of our God, and may Jehovah do what seems good in His sight.

So Joab and the people who were with him approached the battle against the Syrians, and  ¹the Syrians fled before him.

And the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, and they fled from before Abishai and entered the city. And Joab returned from the children of Ammon and entered Jerusalem.

Now when the Syrians saw that they had been routed before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

And Hadadezer sent word and brought forth the Syrians who were beyond the  ¹River. And they came to Helem, and Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer was before them.

And it was told David, and he gathered all Israel together and passed over the Jordan and came to Helem. And the Syrians set themselves in array to meet David, and they fought with him.

And the Syrians fled before Israel. And David slew seven hundred charioteers of the Syrians and forty thousand horsemen; and he struck Shobach the captain of their army, and he died there.

And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon anymore.