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11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when
kings
go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his
servants
with him, and
all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and
besieged
Rabbah.
But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
11:2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off
his
bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and
from the roof he
saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very
beautiful
to look
upon.
11:3 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one
said, Is not
this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the
Hittite?
11:4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto
him, and
he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness:
and she
returned unto her house.
11:5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am
with
child.
11:6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the
Hittite.
And Joab
sent Uriah to David.
11:7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him
how
Joab did,
and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
11:8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy
feet.
And
Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him
a mess of
meat from the king.
11:9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the
servants
of his lord, and went not down to his house.
11:10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto
his
house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy
journey?
why
then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
11:11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide
in
tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are
encamped
in the
open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to
drink,
and to
lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as
thy soul liveth,
I will not
do this thing.
11:12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow
I will
let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day,
and the morrow.
11:13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him;
and he
made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed
with the
servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
11:14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter
to Joab,
and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
11:15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront
of
the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be
smitten,
and
die.
11:16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he
assigned
Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
11:17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab:
and there
fell some of the people of the servants of David; and
Uriah
the Hittite
died also.
11:18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
11:19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end
of
telling the matters of the war unto the king,
11:20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee,
Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did
fight?
knew ye
not that they would shoot from the wall?
11:21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a
woman cast a
piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in
Thebez? why
went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah
the Hittite is
dead also.
11:22 So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab
had
sent him for.
11:23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed
against
us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them
even unto
the entering of the gate.
11:24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some
of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite
is dead
also.
11:25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto
Joab, Let
not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as
well as
another: make thy battle more strong against the city,
and overthrow it:
and encourage thou him.
11:26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead,
she
mourned for her husband.
11:27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to
his
house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But
the thing that
David had done displeased the LORD.
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12:1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him,
and said
unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the
other poor.
12:2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
12:3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb,
which
he had
bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him,
and with his
children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup,
and lay in
his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
12:4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to
take of
his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring
man that was
come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for
the man
that was come to him.
12:5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he
said to
Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing
shall
surely die:
12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing,
and
because he had no pity.
12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus
saith
the LORD God
of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered
thee out of
the hand of Saul;
12:8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into
thy
bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that
had
been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such
and such
things.
12:9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do
evil in
his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the
sword, and hast
taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with
the
sword of the
children of Ammon.
12:10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house;
because
thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the
Hittite
to be
thy wife.
12:11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee
out of
thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes,
and give
them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives
in
the sight of
this sun.
12:12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this
thing
before all
Israel, and before the sun.
12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD.
And
Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin;
thou shalt not
die.
12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion
to the
enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is
born
unto thee
shall surely die.
12:15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck
the child
that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
12:16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted,
and went
in, and lay all night upon the earth.
12:17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to
raise
him up
from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread
with them.
12:18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child
died.
And the
servants of David feared to tell him that the child was
dead:
for they
said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him,
and he
would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex
himself, if we tell
him that the child is dead?
12:19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived
that
the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants,
Is the child
dead? And they said, He is dead.
12:20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself,
and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD,
and
worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he
required, they set
bread before him, and he did eat.
12:21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that
thou
hast
done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it
was alive; but
when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
12:22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and
wept:
for I
said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me,
that
the child may
live?
12:23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring
him back
again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
12:24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her,
and lay
with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name
Solomon:
and the
LORD loved him.
12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called
his name
Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and
took the
royal city.
12:27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought
against
Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
12:28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp
against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and
it be called
after my name.
12:29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah,
and
fought against it, and took it.
12:30 And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight
whereof
was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and
it
was set on
David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city
in great
abundance.
12:31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and
put them
under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron,
and made
them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all
the cities of
the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned
unto
Jerusalem.
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13:1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David
had a
fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of
David
loved her.
13:2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar;
for she
was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any
thing
to her.
13:3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of
Shimeah
David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
13:4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the
king's son,
lean from
day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said
unto him, I love Tamar,
my brother Absalom's sister.
13:5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make
thyself
sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto
him, I pray thee,
let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat
in my sight,
that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
13:6 So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king
was come
to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar
my sister
come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat
at her
hand.
13:7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother
Amnon's
house, and dress him meat.
13:8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid
down.
And
she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his
sight,
and did bake
the cakes.
13:9 And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he
refused
to
eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And
they went out every
man from him.
13:10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that
I may
eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had
made, and
brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
13:11 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took
hold
of her,
and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
13:12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no
such
thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
13:13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for
thee, thou
shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore,
I pray thee, speak
unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
13:14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being
stronger than
she, forced her, and lay with her.
13:15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith
he
hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had
loved
her. And
Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
13:16 And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil
in
sending me
away is greater than the other that thou didst unto
me.
But he would not
hearken unto her.
13:17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said,
Put now
this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
13:18 And she had a garment of divers colours upon her:
for
with such
robes were the king's daughters that were virgins
apparelled.
Then his
servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
13:19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers
colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head,
and
went on
crying.
13:20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother
been
with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is
thy brother; regard
not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother
Absalom's house.
13:21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
13:22 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor
bad:
for
Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
13:23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had
sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside
Ephraim:
and Absalom invited
all the king's sons.
13:24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant
hath
sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants
go with thy
servant.
13:25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now
go, lest
we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him:
howbeit
he would not go,
but blessed him.
13:26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon
go with
us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
13:27 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's
sons go
with him.
13:28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when
Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite
Amnon;
then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you?
be courageous, and be
valiant.
13:29 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had
commanded.
Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon
his mule, and
fled.
13:30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings
came to
David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there
is not one
of them left.
13:31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth;
and
all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
13:32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and
said,
Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the
young
men the king's
sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of
Absalom this hath
been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
13:33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his
heart, to
think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only
is dead.
13:34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch
lifted up his
eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the
way of the
hill side behind him.
13:35 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons
come:
as thy
servant said, so it is.
13:36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking,
that,
behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and
wept:
and the
king also and all his servants wept very sore.
13:37 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king
of
Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
13:38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
13:39 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto
Absalom:
for he
was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
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14:1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was
toward Absalom.
14:2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and
said unto
her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now
mourning
apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that
had a long
time mourned for the dead:
14:3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him.
So Joab put
the words in her mouth.
14:4 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her
face to
the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
14:5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she
answered,
I am
indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
14:6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in
the
field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote
the
other, and
slew him.
14:7 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid,
and they
said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him,
for the
life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir
also: and
so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave
to my
husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.
14:8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will
give
charge concerning thee.
14:9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the
iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and
the
king and his throne
be guiltless.
14:10 And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring
him
to me,
and he shall not touch thee any more.
14:11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy
God,
that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy
any more,
lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD
liveth,
there shall
not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
14:12 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one
word
unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
14:13 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing
against the people of God? for the king doth speak this
thing as one which
is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his
banished.
14:14 For we must needs die, and are as water spilled on the
ground,
which
cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any
person:
yet
doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from
him.
14:15 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord
the
king, it is because the people have made me afraid:
and
thy handmaid
said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king
will perform
the request of his handmaid.
14:16 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand
of the
man that would destroy me and my son together out of the
inheritance
of
God.
14:17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall
now be
comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord
the
king to discern
good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
14:18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from
me, I
pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman
said, Let my
lord the king now speak.
14:19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in
all
this?
And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my
lord
the king,
none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that
my lord the
king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and
he put all these
words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
14:20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done
this
thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom
of
an angel of God,
to know all things that are in the earth.
14:21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this
thing:
go
therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
14:22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and
thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth
that I have
found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath
fulfilled
the request of his servant.
14:23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to
Jerusalem.
14:24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him
not see
my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw
not the king's
face.
14:25 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom
for
his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown
of his head there
was no blemish in him.
14:26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end
that he
polled it: because the hair was heavy on
him, therefore
he polled it:
) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after
the king's
weight.
14:27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter,
whose
name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair
countenance.
14:28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the
king's
face.
14:29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king;
but he
would not come to him: and when he sent again the second
time, he would
not come.
14:30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near
mine,
and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And
Absalom's
servants
set the field on fire.
14:31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and
said
unto
him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
14:32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying,
Come
hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am
I come from
Geshur? it had been good for me to have been
there
still: now
therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any
iniquity
in me,
let him kill me.
14:33 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had
called for
Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to
the ground
before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
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15:1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots
and
horses, and fifty men to run before him.
15:2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the
gate:
and
it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came
to
the king for
judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art
thou?
And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of
Israel.
15:3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and
right;
but
there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
15:4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land,
that
every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and
I would do
him justice!
15:5 And it was so, that when any man came night to him
to do him
obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
15:6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the
king for
judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
15:7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto
the king,
I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto
the LORD, in
Hebron.
15:8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria,
saying,
If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I
will serve the
LORD.
15:9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and
went to
Hebron.
15:10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel,
saying,
As
soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say,
Absalom
reigneth in Hebron.
15:11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that
were
called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not
any thing.
15:12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor,
from
his city, even from Giloh, while he offered
sacrifices.
And the
conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with
Absalom.
15:13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the
men of
Israel are after Absalom.
15:14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him
at
Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else
escape
from
Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us
suddenly,
and bring
evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
15:15 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are
ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
15:16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him.
And the
king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the
house.
15:17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and
tarried
in
a place that was far off.
15:18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the
Cherethites,
and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men
which came
after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
15:19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou
also
with us? return to thy place, and abide with the
king:
for thou art a
stranger, and also an exile.
15:20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make
thee
go up
and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou,
and take back
thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
15:21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD
liveth,
and as
my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king
shall be,
whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
15:22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the
Gittite
passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were
with him.
15:23 And 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.
15:24 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were 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.
15:25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into
the city:
if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring
me again,
and show me both it, and his habitation:
15:26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here
am I,
let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
15:27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a
seer?
return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you,
Ahimaaz
thy son,
and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
15:28 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there
come
word from you to certify me.
15:29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to
Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
15:30 And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept
as
he went
up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and
all the people
that was with him covered every man his head, and they
went
up, weeping
as they went up.
15:31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among
the conspirators
with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn
the counsel of
Ahithophel into foolishness.
15:32 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of
the
mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite
came
to meet
him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
15:33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt
be a
burden unto me:
15:34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will
be thy
servant, O king; as I have been thy father's
servant hitherto,
so
will I now also be thy servant: then mayest
thou for
me defeat the
counsel of Ahithophel.
15:35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the
priests?
therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt
hear
out of the
king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar
the
priests.
15:36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz
Zadok's
son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye
shall send
unto me
every thing that ye can hear.
15:37 So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came
into
Jerusalem.
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16:1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill,
behold,
Ziba
the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses
saddled,
and
upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred
bunches
of raisins,
and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
16:2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these?
And Ziba
said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on;
and
the bread and
summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such
as be faint
in the wilderness may drink.
16:3 And the king said, And where is thy master's son?
And
Ziba said unto
the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said,
To day shall the
house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
16:4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained
unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that
I may find
grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
16:5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a
man of
the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei,
the
son of Gera:
he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
16:6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king
David:
and all the people and all the mighty men were on his
right
hand and on
his left.
16:7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou
bloody
man, and thou man of Belial:
16:8 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of
Saul, in
whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the
kingdom into
the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken
in thy
mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
16:9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should
this
dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray
thee, and take off
his head.
16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of
Zeruiah?
so
let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse
David.
Who shall
then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
16:11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my
son,
which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much
more now may
this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let
him curse;
for the LORD
hath bidden him.
16:12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that
the
LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
16:13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on
the
hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw
stones at
him, and cast dust.
16:14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came
weary,
and
refreshed themselves there.
16:15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to
Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel with him.
16:16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend,
was come
unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king,
God save
the king.
16:17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy
friend?
why
wentest thou not with thy friend?
16:18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this
people,
and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him
will I
abide.
16:19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve
in the
presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's
presence,
so will I
be in thy presence.
16:20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what
we shall
do.
16:21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's
concubines,
which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear
that thou
art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all
that are with
thee be strong.
16:22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and
Absalom
went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
16:23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days,
was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God:
so was all the
counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
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17:1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out
twelve
thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
17:2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak
handed,
and will
make him afraid: and all the people that are with
him
shall flee; and I
will smite the king only:
17:3 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man
whom thou
seekest is as if all returned: so all the
people shall
be in peace.
17:4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
17:5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us
hear
likewise what he saith.
17:6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him,
saying,
Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after
his saying?
if not; speak thou.
17:7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath
given
is not good at this time.
17:8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be
mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear
robbed
of her
whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of
war,
and will not lodge
with the people.
17:9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other
place:
and it
will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first,
that
whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the
people that
follow Absalom.
17:10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as
the heart
of a
lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy
father is a
mighty man, and they which be with him are
valiant men.
17:11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto
thee,
from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the
sea
for multitude;
and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
17:12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found,
and
we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground:
and of him and of
all the men that are with him there shall not be left so
much
as one.
17:13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel
bring
ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until
there be not
one small stone found there.
17:14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai
the
Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.
For
the LORD had
appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent
that the
LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
17:15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus
and thus
did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and
thus and thus
have I counselled.
17:16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not
this
night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over;
lest the
king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with
him.
17:17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not
be seen
to come into the city: and a wench went and told them;
and they went and
told king David.
17:18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they
went both of
them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which
had a well
in his court; whither they went down.
17:19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth,
and
spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
17:20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they
said,
Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said
unto
them, They be
gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought
and could not find
them, they returned to Jerusalem.
17:21 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came
up out
of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David,
Arise, and
pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel
counselled
against
you.
17:22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him,
and
they
passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not
one of them that
was not gone over Jordan.
17:23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he
saddled
his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his
city,
and put
his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was
buried in the
sepulchre of his father.
17:24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over
Jordan,
he and
all the men of Israel with him.
17:25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab:
which
Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an
Israelite,
that went in
to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's
mother.
17:26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
17:27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi
the
son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir
the son of
Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
17:28 Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and
barley,
and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and
parched
pulse,
17:29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David,
and
for the people that were with him, to eat: for they
said,
The people
is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
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