Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Some
time
later
, Absalom provided
for himself a chariot with
horses and fifty men to
run
ahead
of
him .
And
it
cometh
to
pass
afterwards
, that
Absalom prepareth
for himself a chariot ,
and
horses ,
and fifty men are
running
before
him ;
He
would
get
up
early and stand
beside
the road
leading
to
the city
gate .
Whenever
anyone
had
a grievance
to bring
before
the king for a
decision
, Absalom would
call
out
and ask
, “
What city are
you
from
? ”
And if
he replied
, “Your
servant
is
from
one of the tribes of Israel ,”
and
Absalom
hath
risen
early ,
and stood
by
the side
of
the way
of
the
gate ,
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
every
man
who
hath
a pleading
to come
unto
the king for judgment
, that
Absalom calleth
unto
him,
and saith
, `Of
what city `art'
thou
? '
and he saith
, `Of
one of the tribes of Israel `is'
thy
servant.'
Absalom would
say
, “Look
, your
claims
are good and right,
but
the king has
no
deputy
to
hear
you
. ”
And
Absalom saith
unto
him
, `See
, thy
matters
`
are '
good and straightforward
--
and
there
is
none
hearkening
to
thee
from
the king. '
And he
would
add
, “If
only
someone
would
appoint
me judge in the land, then
everyone
with
a
grievance
or
dispute
could
come
to
me ,
and I would
give
him justice
. ”
And Absalom
saith
, `Who
doth
make
me a
judge in the land, that
unto
me doth
come
every
man
who
hath
a
plea
and judgment?
--
then
I have
declared
him righteous
. '
Also
, when
anyone
approached
to bow down
to him, Absalom
would
reach
out
his hand, take
hold of
him, and kiss him .
And
it
hath
come
to
pass
, in
the
drawing
nearing
of
any
one
to bow himself
to him, that
he
hath
put
forth
his hand, and
laid
hold on
him, and given
a
kiss to
him ;
Absalom did
this to all the
Israelites
who came
to
the king for
justice.
In
this
way
he
stole
the hearts
of the men of Israel.
and
Absalom doth
according
to
this thing
to all Israel
who come
in
for
judgment
unto
the king ,
and
Absalom
stealeth
the heart
of the men of Israel.
After
four
years had
passed
, Absalom said
to
the king, “Please
let me go to
Hebron
to
fulfill
a
vow I have
made
to the
LORD.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
the
end
of
forty
years, that
Absalom saith
unto
the king, `
Let me go ,
I
pray
thee,
and
I
complete
my
vow ,
that
I vowed
to Jehovah
in
Hebron,
For your
servant
made
a vow while
dwelling in Geshur of
Aram, saying :
‘
If indeed
the
LORD
brings
me back to Jerusalem, I will
worship
the
LORD
in
Hebron
. ’”
for a vow hath
thy
servant
vowed
in
my
dwelling in Geshur ,
in
Aram, saying ,
If Jehovah
doth
certainly
bring
me back to Jerusalem, then
I have
served
Jehovah
. '
“
Go in peace ,”
said
the
king.
So
Absalom
got
up
and went
to Hebron .
And
the
king
saith
to
him,
`
Go in peace ;'
and he
riseth
and
goeth
to Hebron ,
Then
Absalom sent
spies throughout
the tribes of Israel with
this
message:
“When
you
hear
the sound
of the horn
, you
are
to
say
, ‘
Absalom reigns
in Hebron !’”
and
Absalom sendeth
spies through
all
the tribes of Israel ,
saying,
`At
your
hearing
the voice
of the trumpet
, then
ye
have
said
, Absalom hath
reigned
in Hebron .'
Two hundred men from
Jerusalem accompanied
Absalom.
They
had
been
invited as
guests
and they went
along
innocently
, for
they
knew
nothing
about
the
matter.
And
with
Absalom
have
gone
two hundred men ,
out
of
Jerusalem ,
invited ones,
and they are
going
in
their
simplicity
, and
have
not
known
anything;
While
Absalom was
offering
the
sacrifices,
he
sent
for
Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s
counselor
, to
come
from
his hometown
of Giloh.
So
the conspiracy gained
strength
, and Absalom’s
following
kept
increasing.
and
Absalom sendeth
Ahithophel the Gilonite, a
counsellor
of
David
, out
of
his city,
out
of Gilo,
in
his
sacrificing
sacrifices;
and
the conspiracy is
strong
, and the
people
are
going
and
increasing with
Absalom
.
Then
a
messenger
came
to
David
and reported
, “
The hearts
of the men of Israel are
with
Absalom. ”
And he
who
is
declaring
tidings
cometh
in
unto
David
, saying,
`
The heart
of the men of Israel hath
been
after
Absalom. '
And David said
to all the
servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise
and let
us
flee, or
we will
not
escape from Absalom !
We
must
leave
quickly
, or
he will
soon
overtake
us, heap
disaster
on us, and put
the city to
the sword. ”
And David saith
to all his
servants who
`are'
with him in Jerusalem, `Rise,
and we
flee, for
we have
no
escape from the
face
of
Absalom ;
haste
to
go
, lest
he hasten,
and
have
overtaken
us, and
forced
on us evil
, and smitten
the city by
the mouth
of
the
sword. '
The king’s
servants replied
, “Whatever
our
lord the king decides
, we
are
your
servants. ”
And
the servants of
the
king
say
unto
the
king
, `According
to
all
that
my
lord the king chooseth
--
lo
, thy
servants `do'
. '
Then
the king set
out, and his entire
household followed
him.
But
he
left
behind
ten concubines to take
care
of
the palace
.
And
the king goeth
out, and all
his household at
his
feet,
and
the
king
leaveth
ten women
--
concubines --
to keep
the house
.
So
the king set
out with
all the people following
him.
He
stopped
at the last
house ,
And
the king goeth
out ,
and
all the people at his
feet,
and
they
stand
still
at
the farthest
off
house .
and all his servants marched
past
him—
all the Cherethites
and Pelethites
, and six hundred Gittites
who had
followed
him
from Gath.
And all his servants are
passing
on
at
his
side,
and
all the Cherethite,
and all
the
Pelethite
, and all
the
Gittites,
six hundred men
who came
at
his
feet
from Gath ,
are
passing
on
at
the
front
of
the
king
.
Then
the king said
to
Ittai the Gittite, “
Why should
you
also
go with us? Go
back and stay
with the new
king, since
you
are
both
a foreigner
and an exile from
your
homeland
.
And
the king saith
unto
Ittai the Gittite, `
Why dost
thou
go --
thou
also
--
with us? turn
back --
and abide
with the king, for
thou
`art'
a stranger,
and also
an exile thou
--
to
thy
place
.
In fact
, you
arrived
only
yesterday;
should
I make
you
wander
around
with us today
while
I do
not
know
where
I am going ?
Go
back and take your
brothers
with you.
May
the
LORD
show
you
loving
devotion
and faithfulness
. ”
Yesterday
`is'
thy
coming
in, and
to-day
I move
thee
to
go
with us ,
and
I am
going
on
that
which
I am going !
--
turn
back ,
and take back
thy
brethren
with thee,
--
kindness
and truth
. '
But
Ittai answered
the king, “As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, and as
my lord the king lives
, wherever
my lord the king may
be
, whether
it
means
life or
death
, there will
your
servant be!”
And
Ittai answereth
the king and
saith
, `Jehovah
liveth
, and my lord the king liveth
, surely
in
the
place
where
my lord the king is
--
if
for
death
, if
for
life, surely
there is
thy
servant .'
“March
on
then,”
said
David to
Ittai .
So
Ittai the Gittite marched
past
with
all his men and all the little
ones
who were
with him.
And
David saith
unto
Ittai ,
`Go
and
pass
over;'
and
Ittai the Gittite passeth
over,
and
all his men ,
and all the infants
who `are'
with him.
Everyone
in
the countryside
was
weeping loudly
as
all the people passed
by.
And as
the king crossed
the Kidron Valley
, all the people also
passed
toward
the way of the wilderness .
And
all
the land
are
weeping --
a
great
voice,
and
all the people are
passing
over;
and the king is
passing
over
through
the brook
Kidron, and
all the people are
passing
over
on
the front
of
the
way of the wilderness ;
Zadok
was
also there
, and all the Levites with him were
carrying
the ark of the covenant of God .
And they set
down
the ark of God, and Abiathar offered
sacrifices
until
the people had
passed
out of the city.
and
lo,
also Zadok
, and all the Levites with him ,
bearing
the ark of the covenant of God ,
and they make
the ark of God firm
, and Abiathar goeth
up,
till
the completion
of
all
the
people to
pass
over
out of the city.
Then
the king said
to Zadok, “Return
the ark of God to the city .
If I find favor
in the eyes of the
LORD
, He will
bring
me back and let
me see
both
it and His dwelling
place
again.
And
the king saith
to Zadok, `Take
back
the ark of God to the city ;
if I find grace
in the eyes of Jehovah
, then
He hath
brought
me back ,
and shewn
me it and His habitation;
But
if He should
say, ‘
I do
not delight
in you,’
then
here I
am ;
let
Him
do
to me whatever
seems
good to
Him
. ”
and
if thus
He say, I have
not delighted
in thee;
here `
am '
I,
He
doth
to me as
`is'
good in
His
eyes
. '
The king also
said
to
Zadok the priest, “Are
you
not
a seer? Return
to the city in peace —you
with
your
son
Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his
son
Jonathan.
And
the king saith
unto
Zadok the priest, `Art
thou
a seer? turn
back
to the city in peace ,
and
Ahimaaz thy
son
, and Jonathan
son
of
Abiathar ,
your
two
sons
with you;
See, I will
wait
at
the fords
of the wilderness until
word comes
from you to inform
me. ”
see ye
, I am
tarrying
in
the plains
of the wilderness till
the
coming
in
of
a
word from you to declare
to
me. '
So
Zadok and Abiathar returned
the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed
there.
And
Zadok taketh
back
--
and Abiathar --
the ark of God to Jerusalem ,
and they
abide
there.
But
David continued
up the Mount
of Olives, weeping as
he went
up.
His
head was
covered, and he was
walking
barefoot.
And all the people with him covered their
heads
and went
up, weeping as
they
went.
And
David is
going
up in
the ascent
of the
olives, going
up
and
weeping ,
and
he hath
the
head covered, and he is
going
barefooted,
and all the people who
`are'
with him have
covered each
his
head,
and have
gone
up, going
up
and
weeping ;
Now
someone
told
David :
“
Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom .”
So
David pleaded
, “O
LORD
, please
turn
the counsel of Ahithophel into
foolishness!”
and
David declared,
saying,
`
Ahithophel `
is '
among the conspirators with Absalom ;'
and
David saith
, `Make
foolish
, I
pray
Thee,
the counsel of Ahithophel ,
O
Jehovah.'
When
David
came
to the summit
, where he used
to worship
God, Hushai
the
Archite
was
there
to meet him with
his robe
torn
and dust
on his head .
And
it
cometh
to pass,
David
hath
come
unto
the top
, where he boweth
himself
to God, and
lo,
to meet him `is'
Hushai
the
Archite,
his coat
rent,
and earth
on his head ;
David said
to him, “
If you
go
on with me ,
you
will
be
a burden to
me.
and
David saith
to him, `
If thou
hast
passed
on with me then
thou
hast
been
on
me
for
a burden ,
But
you
can
thwart
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel
for
me
if you
return
to the city and say
to Absalom :
‘I
will
be
your
servant, my
king; in
the
past
I
was
your
father’s
servant, but
now I will
be
your
servant .’
and
if to the city thou
dost
turn
back,
and hast
said
to Absalom ,
Thy
servant I
am
, O
king; servant of
thy
father
I
`am'
also
hitherto
, and
now ,
I `am'
also
thy
servant ;
then
thou
hast
made
void
for
me
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel;
Will
not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be
there
with
you
? Report
to
them
everything
you
hear
from the king’s
palace
.
and
are
there
not with
thee
there
Zadok and Abiathar the priests? and
it
hath
been,
the
whole
of
the
matter
that
thou
hearest
from the house
of
the
king
thou
dost
declare
to
Zadok
and
to
Abiathar
the
priests
.
Indeed
, their two sons, Ahimaaz son
of
Zadok and Jonathan son
of
Abiathar, are
there
with
them.
Send
them
to
me with
everything
you
hear. ”
Lo
, there
with
them
`are'
their two sons, Ahimaaz to
Zadok ,
and Jonathan to
Abiathar, and
ye
have
sent
by
their
hand
unto
me anything
that
ye
hear. '
So
David’s
friend
Hushai arrived
in Jerusalem
just
as
Absalom
was
entering
the city.
And
Hushai ,
David's
friend,
cometh
in to
the city ,
and
Absalom
cometh
in
to
Jerusalem
.
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