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2
Samuel
15 |
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Absalom's
Conspiracy |
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Samuel 15:1 |
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Now it came
about after this that Absalom provided for
himself a chariot and horses and fifty men
as runners before him. |
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Samuel 15:2 |
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Absalom
used to rise early and stand beside the
way to the gate; and when any man had a
suit to come to the king for judgment, Absalom
would call to him and say, "From what city
are you?" And he would say, "Your servant
is from one of the tribes of Israel." |
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Samuel 15:3 |
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Then Absalom
would say to him, "See, your claims are
good and right, but no man listens to you
on the part of the king." |
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Samuel 15:4 |
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Moreover,
Absalom would say, "Oh that one would appoint
me judge in the land, then every man who
has any suit or cause could come to me and
I would give him justice." |
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Samuel 15:5 |
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And when
a man came near to prostrate himself before
him, he would put out his hand and take
hold of him and kiss him. |
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Samuel 15:6 |
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In this
manner Absalom dealt with all Israel who
came to the king for judgment; so Absalom
stole away the hearts of the men of Israel. |
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Samuel 15:7 |
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Now it came
about 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 the LORD,
in Hebron. |
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Samuel 15:8 |
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For your
servant vowed a vow while I was living at
Geshur in Aram, saying, 'If the LORD shall
indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then
I will serve the LORD.'" |
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Samuel 15:9 |
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The king
said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose
and went to Hebron. |
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Samuel 15:10 |
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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.'" |
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Samuel 15:11 |
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Then two
hundred men went with Absalom from Jerusalem,
who were invited and went innocently, and
they did not know anything. |
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Samuel 15:12 |
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And Absalom
sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's
counselor, from his city Giloh, while he
was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy
was strong, for the people increased continually
with Absalom. |
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David
Flees Jerusalem |
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Samuel 15:13 |
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Then a messenger
came to David, saying, "The hearts of the
men of Israel are with Absalom." |
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Samuel 15:14 |
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David said
to all his servants who were with him at
Jerusalem, "Arise and let us flee, for otherwise
none of us will escape from Absalom. Go
in haste, or he will overtake us quickly
and bring down calamity on us and strike
the city with the edge of the sword." |
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Samuel 15:15 |
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Then the
king's servants said to the king, "Behold,
your servants are ready to do whatever my
lord the king chooses." |
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Samuel 15:16 |
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So the king
went out and all his household with him.
But the king left ten concubines to keep
the house. |
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Samuel 15:17 |
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The king
went out and all the people with him, and
they stopped at the last house. |
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Samuel 15:18 |
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Now all
his servants passed on beside him, all the
Cherethites, all the Pelethites and all
the Gittites, six hundred men who had come
with him from Gath, passed on before the
king. |
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Samuel 15:19 |
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Then the
king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why will
you also go with us? Return and remain with
the king, for you are a foreigner and also
an exile; return to your own place. |
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Samuel 15:20 |
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You came
only yesterday, and shall I today make you
wander with us, while I go where I will?
Return and take back your brothers; mercy
and truth be with you." |
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Samuel 15:21 |
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But Ittai
answered the king and said, "As the LORD
lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely
wherever my lord the king may be, whether
for death or for life, there also your servant
will be." |
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Samuel 15:22 |
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Therefore
David said to Ittai, "Go and pass over."
So Ittai the Gittite passed over with all
his men and all the little ones who were
with him. |
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Samuel 15:23 |
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While all
the country was weeping with a loud voice,
all the people passed over. The king also
passed over the brook Kidron, and all the
people passed over toward the way of the
wilderness. |
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Samuel 15:24 |
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Now behold,
Zadok also came, and all the Levites with
him carrying the ark of the covenant of
God. And they set down the ark of God, and
Abiathar came up until all the people had
finished passing from the city. |
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Samuel 15:25 |
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The king
said to Zadok, "Return the ark of God to
the city. If I find favor in the sight of
the LORD, then He will bring me back again
and show me both it and His habitation. |
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Samuel 15:26 |
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But if He
should say thus, 'I have no delight in you,'
behold, here I am, let Him do to me as seems
good to Him." |
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Samuel 15:27 |
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The king
said also to Zadok the priest, "Are you
not a seer? Return to the city in peace
and your two sons with you, your son Ahimaaz
and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. |
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Samuel 15:28 |
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See, I
am going to wait at the fords of the wilderness
until word comes from you to inform me." |
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Samuel 15:29 |
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Therefore
Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God
to Jerusalem and remained there. |
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Samuel 15:30 |
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And David
went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives,
and wept as he went, and his head was covered
and he walked barefoot. Then all the people
who were with him each covered his head
and went up weeping as they went. |
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Samuel 15:31 |
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Now someone
told David, saying, "Ahithophel is among
the conspirators with Absalom." And David
said, "O LORD, I pray, make the counsel
of Ahithophel foolishness." |
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Samuel 15:32 |
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It happened
as David was coming to the summit, where
God was worshiped, that behold, Hushai the
Archite met him with his coat torn and dust
on his head. |
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Samuel 15:33 |
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David said
to him, "If you pass over with me, then
you will be a burden to me. |
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Samuel 15:34 |
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But if you
return to the city, and say to Absalom,
'I will be your servant, O king; as I have
been your father's servant in time past,
so I will now be your servant,' then you
can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for
me. |
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Samuel 15:35 |
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Are not
Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you
there? So it shall be that whatever you
hear from the king's house, you shall report
to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. |
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Samuel 15:36 |
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Behold their
two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok's
son and Jonathan, Abiathar's son; and by
them you shall send me everything that you
hear." |
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Samuel 15:37 |
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So Hushai,
David's friend, came into the city, and
Absalom came into Jerusalem. |
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