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2
Samuel
18 |
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Absalom
Slain |
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2
Samuel 18:1
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Then David
numbered the people who were with him and
set over them commanders of thousands and
commanders of hundreds. |
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Samuel 18:2 |
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David sent
the people out, one third under the command
of Joab, one third under the command of
Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother,
and one third under the command of Ittai
the Gittite. And the king said to the people,
"I myself will surely go out with you also." |
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Samuel 18:3 |
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But the
people said, "You should not go out; for
if we indeed flee, they will not care about
us; even if half of us die, they will not
care about us. But you are worth ten thousand
of us; therefore now it is better that you
be ready to help us from the city." |
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Samuel 18:4 |
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Then the
king said to them, "Whatever seems best
to you I will do." So the king stood beside
the gate, and all the people went out by
hundreds and thousands. |
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Samuel 18:5 |
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The king
charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying,
" Deal gently for my sake with the young
man Absalom." And all the people heard when
the king charged all the commanders concerning
Absalom. |
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Samuel 18:6 |
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Then the
people went out into the field against Israel,
and the battle took place in the forest
of Ephraim. |
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Samuel 18:7 |
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The people
of Israel were defeated there before the
servants of David, and the slaughter there
that day was great, 20,000 men. |
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Samuel 18:8 |
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For the
battle there was spread over the whole countryside,
and the forest devoured more people that
day than the sword devoured. |
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Samuel 18:9 |
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Now Absalom
happened to meet the servants of David.
For Absalom was riding on his mule, and
the mule went under the thick branches of
a great oak. And his head caught fast in
the oak, so he was left hanging between
heaven and earth, while the mule that was
under him kept going. |
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Samuel 18:10 |
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When a certain
man saw it, he told Joab and said, "Behold,
I saw Absalom hanging in an oak." |
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Samuel 18:11 |
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Then Joab
said to the man who had told him, "Now behold,
you saw him! Why then did you not strike
him there to the ground? And I would have
given you ten pieces of silver and a belt." |
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Samuel 18:12 |
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The man
said to Joab, "Even if I should receive
a thousand pieces of silver in my hand,
I would not put out my hand against the
king's son; for in our hearing the king
charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying,
'Protect for me the young man Absalom!' |
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Samuel 18:13 |
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Otherwise,
if I had dealt treacherously against his
life (and there is nothing hidden from the
king), then you yourself would have stood
aloof." |
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Samuel 18:14 |
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Then Joab
said, "I will not waste time here with you."
So he took three spears in his hand and
thrust them through the heart of Absalom
while he was yet alive in the midst of the
oak. |
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Samuel 18:15 |
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And ten
young men who carried Joab's armor gathered
around and struck Absalom and killed him. |
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Samuel 18:16 |
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Then Joab
blew the trumpet, and the people returned
from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained
the people. |
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Samuel 18:17 |
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They took
Absalom and cast him into a deep pit in
the forest and erected over him a very great
heap of stones. And all Israel fled, each
to his tent. |
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Samuel 18:18 |
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Now Absalom
in his lifetime had taken and set up for
himself a pillar which is in the King's
Valley, for he said, "I have no son to preserve
my name." So he named the pillar after his
own name, and it is called Absalom's Monument
to this day. |
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David
Is Grief-stricken |
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Samuel 18:19 |
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Then Ahimaaz
the son of Zadok said, "Please let me run
and bring the king news that the LORD has
freed him from the hand of his enemies." |
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Samuel 18:20 |
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But Joab
said to him, "You are not the man to carry
news this day, but you shall carry news
another day; however, you shall carry no
news today because the king's son is dead." |
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Samuel 18:21 |
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Then Joab
said to the Cushite, "Go, tell the king
what you have seen." So the Cushite bowed
to Joab and ran. |
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Samuel 18:22 |
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Now Ahimaaz
the son of Zadok said once more to Joab,
"But whatever happens, please let me also
run after the Cushite." And Joab said, "Why
would you run, my son, since you will have
no reward for going?" |
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Samuel 18:23 |
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"But whatever
happens," he said, "I will run." So he said
to him, "Run." Then Ahimaaz ran by way of
the plain and passed up the Cushite. |
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Samuel 18:24 |
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Now David
was sitting between the two gates; and the
watchman went up to the roof of the gate
by the wall, and raised his eyes and looked,
and behold, a man running by himself. |
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Samuel 18:25 |
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The watchman
called and told the king. And the king said,
"If he is by himself there is good news
in his mouth." And he came nearer and nearer. |
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Samuel 18:26 |
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Then the
watchman saw another man running; and the
watchman called to the gatekeeper and said,
"Behold, another man running by himself."
And the king said, "This one also is bringing
good news." |
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Samuel 18:27 |
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The watchman
said, "I think the running of the first
one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son
of Zadok." And the king said, "This is a
good man and comes with good news." |
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Samuel 18:28 |
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Ahimaaz
called and said to the king, "All is well."
And he prostrated himself before the king
with his face to the ground. And he said,
"Blessed is the LORD your God, who has delivered
up the men who lifted their hands against
my lord the king." |
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Samuel 18:29 |
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The king
said, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?"
And Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab sent the
king's servant, and your servant, I saw
a great tumult, but I did not know what
it was." |
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Samuel 18:30 |
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Then the
king said, "Turn aside and stand here."
So he turned aside and stood still. |
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Samuel 18:31 |
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Behold,
the Cushite arrived, and the Cushite said,
"Let my lord the king receive good news,
for the LORD has freed you this day from
the hand of all those who rose up against
you." |
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Samuel 18:32 |
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Then the
king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with
the young man Absalom?" And the Cushite
answered, "Let the enemies of my lord the
king, and all who rise up against you for
evil, be as that young man!" |
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Samuel 18:33 |
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The king
was deeply moved and went up to the chamber
over the gate and wept. And thus he said
as he walked, "O my son Absalom, my son,
my son Absalom! Would I had died instead
of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!" |
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