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World English Bible
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It
happened
after
this
, that
Absalom prepared
him
a chariot and
horses ,
and fifty men to run before
him.
Some
time
later
, Absalom provided
for
himself
a chariot with
horses and fifty men to run ahead
of
him.
Absalom
rose
up early ,
and stood
beside the way
of
the gate :
and
it
was
so,
that
when
any
man
had a suit
which
should
come
to the king for judgment
, then
Absalom called
to
him,
and said
, Of
what city are you? He said
, Your servant is of
one of the tribes of Israel .
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 ,”
Absalom said
to
him
, Behold
, your matters
are good and right ;
but there
is
no
man
deputized
of
the king to hear you.
Absalom would
say
, “Look
, your claims
are good and right ,
but the king has
no
deputy
to hear you. ”
Absalom
said
moreover
, Oh
that
I
were
made
judge in the land, that
every
man
who
has
any
suit
or cause
might
come to me, and I would do
him justice !
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 .”
It
was
so
, that
when any
man
came
near
to do
him obeisance
, he
put
forth
his hand, and
took
hold of him, and kissed
him.
Also
, when anyone
approached
to bow
down
to
him, Absalom
would
reach
out
his hand, take
hold of him, and kiss
him.
In
this
manner
Absalom did to all Israel
who came to the king for judgment:
so
Absalom
stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
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.
It
happened
at
the
end
of
forty
years, that
Absalom said to the king, please let me go and
pay
my
vow ,
which
I have vowed
to Yahweh,
in
Hebron
.
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
.
For your servant vowed
a vow while I
abode
at
Geshur
in Syria
, saying ,
If Yahweh
shall
indeed bring
me again
to Jerusalem, then
I will serve
Yahweh
.
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
. ’”
The
king
said
to
him,
Go in peace. So he
arose,
and went to Hebron.
“
Go in peace ,”
said
the
king
. So Absalom
got
up
and went to Hebron.
But
Absalom sent spies throughout all
the tribes of Israel ,
saying,
As
soon
as
you hear the sound of the trumpet
, then
you shall
say, Absalom is
king
in 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 !’”
With
Absalom
went
two hundred men out
of
Jerusalem ,
who
were
invited ,
and went in
their
simplicity;
and
they didn't
know
anything
.
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
.
Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's
counselor, from his city,
even
from
Giloh ,
while
he
was
offering
the
sacrifices
. The conspiracy was
strong;
for
the
people
increased
continually
with
Absalom
.
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
.
There
came
a messenger to David ,
saying
, The hearts of the men of Israel are after
Absalom.
Then
a messenger came
to David and
reported
, “
The hearts of the men of Israel are with
Absalom. ”
David said to all his
servants who
were
with him at
Jerusalem, Arise ,
and let us flee ;
for
else
none
of
us
shall
escape from Absalom :
make
speed
to
depart
, lest
he overtake us quickly
, and
bring
down
evil
on us, and strike
the city with
the
edge
of
the sword.
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. ”
The king's
servants said
to
the
king,
Behold
, your
servants
are
ready
to
do
whatever my
lord the king shall
choose
.
The king’s
servants replied
, “
Whatever our
lord the king decides,
we
are
your
servants
. ”
The king went
forth
, and all
his household after
him. The
king
left ten women,
who
were
concubines ,
to keep
the house
.
Then
the king set
out
, and his entire
household followed
him. But
he
left behind
ten concubines to take
care
of
the palace
.
The king went
forth,
and
all the people after
him ;
and
they
stayed
in
Beth
Merhak
.
So
the king set
out
with
all the people following
him. He
stopped
at
the
last
house,
All his servants passed
on
beside
him ;
and
all the Cherethites ,
and all
the
Pelethites, and all
the
Gittites,
six hundred men
who came
after
him from Gath ,
passed
on
before
the
king
.
and
all his servants marched
past
him —
all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites
who had
followed
him from Gath.
Then said
the king to Ittai the Gittite, Why go
you also with us? return,
and abide
with the king :
for
you are a foreigner ,
and also
an exile ;
[return]
to
your own
place
.
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
.
Whereas
you came
but
yesterday ,
should I this
day
make you go
up
and
down
with us ,
seeing
I go
where I may
? return
you,
and take back
your brothers ;
mercy
and
truth
be
with you.
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.”
Ittai answered the king, and
said,
As Yahweh
lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely
in
what
place
my lord the king shall
be, whether for
death
or
for
life, even
there also
will your servant be .
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 !”
David
said to Ittai ,
Go
and
pass
over
. Ittai the Gittite passed
over,
and
all his men ,
and all the little ones who were with him.
“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.
All
the country
wept
with
a
loud
voice,
and
all the people passed over:
the king also
himself
passed
over
the brook
Kidron, and
all the people passed over,
toward the way of the wilderness.
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.
Behold,
Zadok also [came]
, and all the Levites with him ,
bearing
the ark of the covenant of God ;
and they set down the ark of God ;
and Abiathar went
up,
until all
the people had done
passing
out of the city.
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.
The king said to Zadok, Carry
back
the ark of God into
the city :
if I shall
find favor in the eyes of Yahweh
, he will bring me again,
and show
me both it ,
and his habitation:
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.
but if he say thus
, I have
no
delight in you ;
behold
, here am
I ,
let him do to me as
seems good to him.
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. ”
The king said
also to Zadok the priest, "Aren't
you a seer? Return into
the city in peace ,
and
your
two
sons
with
you ,
Ahimaaz
your son, and Jonathan
the
son
of
Abiathar.
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
.
Behold
, I will stay
at the fords of the wilderness ,
until word comes from you to inform me. "
See
, I will wait
at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me. ”
Zadok therefore
and Abiathar carried
the ark of God again
to Jerusalem :
and they
abode
there.
So
Zadok and Abiathar returned
the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed
there.
David went
up by
the ascent
of
the
[
Mount of ]
Olives, and
wept
as he went up ;
and
he
had
his head covered, and went
barefoot :
and all the people who
were
with him covered every
man
his
head,
and they
went up, weeping as they went up
.
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.
One
told David ,
saying,
Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. David said
, Yahweh
, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness .
Now
someone
told David :
“
Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. ”
So
David pleaded
, “O
LORD
, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness !”
It
happened
that
when David had
come
to the top
[of
the
ascent]
, where God was
worshiped
, behold,
Hushai the Archite came
to meet him with his coat
torn ,
and earth
on his head.
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.
David said to him, If you pass
on with me, then
you will be a burden to me :
David said to him, “
If you go
on with me, you will be a burden to me .
but if you return to the city ,
and tell
Absalom ,
I will be your servant, O
king; as
I have
been
your father's
servant in
time
past
, so
will
I
now be your servant ;
then
will
you
defeat
for
me
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel
.
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. ’
Don't
you
have
Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? therefore
it
shall
be,
that
whatever
thing
you shall
hear out
of
the
king's
house,
you
shall
tell
it
to
Zadok
and
Abiathar
the priests
.
Will
not
Zadok and Abiathar the priests be
there with you? Report
to
them
everything
you hear from
the king’s
palace
.
Behold
, they
have
there
with
them
their two sons, Ahimaaz ,
Zadok's
son ,
and Jonathan ,
Abiathar's
son ;
and
by
them you
shall
send to me everything that
you shall
hear.
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. ”
So Hushai,
David's
friend ,
came
into
the city ;
and
Absalom
came
into
Jerusalem
.
So David’s
friend Hushai
arrived
in
Jerusalem
just
as
Absalom
was
entering
the city.
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