2 Samuel 18:31

Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son. Send to me everything that you shall hear by them.”

that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

Jethro said, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord will be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies, as from the hollow of a sling.

Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me now run and carry the king news, how Yahweh has avenged him of his enemies.”

The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!

Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave him a tenth of all.

Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”

The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

But we will certainly perform every word that has gone out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called “The Word of God.”

He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”

They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.”

Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries, and will make atonement for his land and for his people.

“So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.

She said to him, “My father, you have opened your mouth to Yahweh; do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth, because Yahweh has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon.”

and Saul threw the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.

Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”

David’s men said to him, “Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’ ” Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe secretly.

You have declared today how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn’t kill me.

Tell him, ‘Long life to you! Peace be to you! Peace be to your house! Peace be to all that you have!

It will come to pass, when Yahweh has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you prince over Israel,

that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When Yahweh has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant.”

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. Yahweh has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.

Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”

on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth, and showed respect.

They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David to Hebron, and said to the king, “Behold, the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life! Yahweh has avenged my lord the king today of Saul, and of his offspring.”

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En Rogel; and a female servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David. For they might not be seen to come into the city.

“But come what may,” he said, “I will run.” He said to him, “Run!” Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.

Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”

With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,

Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.

On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.

The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,

when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,

But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands.

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.

even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.

You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,

He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.

Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, Yahweh.

Yahweh says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”

Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.

Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.

Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, where is Yahweh your God? Then my enemy will see me and will cover her shame. Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.

“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

The wine press was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out of the wine press, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred stadia.

The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,

“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.”