“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord!But let those who love Him be like the sunWhen it comes out in full strength.”

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.

Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her.

Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

And Saul commanded his servants, “Communicate with David secretly, and say, ‘Look, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become the king’s son-in-law.’ ”

So Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;You have been very pleasant to me;Your love to me was wonderful,Surpassing the love of women.

Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Arise, be gone!”

Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him,

But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.