ASV_Strong : 2 Samuel 15
1. And it came to pass after this[H310], that Absalom[H53] prepared[H6213] him a chariot[H4818] and horses[H5483], and fifty[H2572] men[H376] to run[H7323] before him[H6440].
2. And Absalom[H53] rose up early[H7925], and stood[H5975] beside[H3027] the way[H1870] of the gate[H8179]: and it was so[H376], that, when any man had a suit[H7379] which should come[H935] to the king[H4428] for judgment[H4941], then Absalom[H53] called[H7121] unto him[H559], and said, Of what[H335] city[H5892] art thou[H559]? And he said, Thy servant[H5650] is of one[H259] of the tribes[H7626] of Israel[H3478].
3. And Absalom[H53] said[H559] unto him[H7200], See, thy matters[H1697] are good[H2896] and right[H5228]; but there is no man deputed of the king[H4428] to hear thee[H8085].
4. Absalom[H53] said[H559] moreover[H7760], Oh that I were made judge[H8199] in the land[H776], that every man[H376] who hath any suit[H7379] or cause[H4941] might come[H935] unto me[H6663], and I would do him justice!
5. And it was so[H376], that, when any man came nigh[H7126] to do him obeisance[H7812], he put forth[H7971] his hand[H3027], and took[H2388] hold of him[H5401], and kissed him.
6. And on this manner[H1697] did[H6213] Absalom[H53] to all Israel[H3478] that came[H935] to the king[H4428] for judgment[H4941]: so Absalom[H53] stole[H1589] the hearts[H3820] of the men[H582] of Israel[H3478].
7. And it came to pass at the end[H7093] of forty[H705] years[H8141], that Absalom[H53] said[H559] unto the king[H4428], I pray thee[H3212], let me go and pay[H7999] my vow[H5088], which I have vowed[H5087] unto Jehovah[H3068], in Hebron[H2275].
8. For thy servant[H5650] vowed[H5087] a vow[H5088] while I abode[H3427] at Geshur[H1650] in Syria[H758], saying[H559], If Jehovah[H3068] shall indeed bring me again[H7725] to Jerusalem[H3389], then I will serve[H5647] Jehovah[H3068].
9. And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto him[H3212], Go in peace[H7965]. So he arose[H6965], and went[H3212] to Hebron[H2275].
10. But Absalom[H53] sent[H7971] spies[H7270] throughout all the tribes[H7626] of Israel[H3478], saying[H559], As soon as ye hear[H8085] the sound[H6963] of the trumpet[H7782], then ye shall say[H559], Absalom[H53] is king[H4427] in Hebron[H2275].
11. And with Absalom[H53] went[H1980] two hundred[H3967] men[H376] out of Jerusalem[H3389], that were invited[H7121], and went[H1980] in their simplicity[H8537]; and they knew[H3045] not anything[H1697].
12. And Absalom[H53] sent[H7971] for Ahithophel[H302] the Gilonite[H1526], David[H1732]'s counsellor[H3289], from his city[H5892], even from Giloh[H1542], while he was offering[H2076] the sacrifices[H2077]. And the conspiracy[H7195] was strong[H533]; for the people[H5971] increased[H7227] continually[H1980] with Absalom[H53].
13. And there came[H935] a messenger[H5046] to David[H1732], saying[H559], The hearts[H3820] of the men[H376] of Israel[H3478] are after[H310] Absalom[H53].
14. And David[H1732] said[H559] unto all his servants[H5650] that were with him at Jerusalem[H3389], Arise[H6965], and let us flee[H1272]; for else none of us shall escape[H6413] from[H6440] Absalom[H53]: make speed[H4116] to depart[H3212], lest he overtake[H5381] us quickly[H4116], and bring[H5080] down evil[H7451] upon us[H5221], and smite the city[H5892] with the edge[H6310] of the sword[H2719].
15. And the king[H4428]'s servants[H5650] said[H559] unto the king[H4428], Behold[H5650], thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord[H113] the king[H4428] shall choose[H977].
16. And the king[H4428] went forth[H3318], and all his household[H1004] after[H7272] him[H4428]. And the king left[H5800] ten[H6235] women[H802], that were concubines[H6370], to keep[H8104] the house[H1004].
17. And the king[H4428] went forth[H3318], and all the people[H5971] after[H7272] him[H5975]; and they tarried in[H1004] Beth-merhak[H4801].
18. And all his servants[H5650] passed on[H5674] beside[H3027] him[H3774]; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites[H6432], and all the Gittites[H1663], six[H8337] hundred[H3967] men[H376] that came[H935] after[H7272] him from Gath[H1661], passed on[H5674] before[H6440] the king[H4428].
19. Then said[H559] the king[H4428] to Ittai[H863] the Gittite[H1663], Wherefore goest[H3212] thou also with us[H7725]? return, and abide[H3427] with the king[H4428]: for thou art a foreigner[H5237], and also an exile[H1540]; return to thine own place[H4725].
20. Whereas thou camest[H935] but yesterday[H8543], should I this day[H3117] make thee go[H3212] up and down[H5128] with us[H1980], seeing I go whither I may[H7725]? return thou[H7725], and take back thy brethren[H251]; mercy[H2617] and truth be with thee[H571].
21. And Ittai[H863] answered[H6030] the king[H4428], and said[H559], As Jehovah[H3068] liveth[H2416], and as my lord[H3068] the king[H4428] liveth[H2416], surely in what place[H4725] my lord[H113] the king[H4428] shall be[H4194], whether for death or for life[H2416], even there also will thy servant be[H5650].
22. And David[H1732] said[H559] to Ittai[H863], Go[H3212] and pass over[H5674]. And Ittai[H863] the Gittite[H1663] passed over[H5674], and all his men[H582], and all the little ones that were with him[H2945].
23. And all the country[H776] wept[H1058] with a loud[H1419] voice[H6963], and all the people[H5971] passed over[H5674]: the king[H4428] also himself passed over[H5674] the brook[H5158] Kidron[H6939], and all the people[H5971] passed over[H5674], toward[H6440] the way[H1870] of the wilderness[H4057].
24. And[H6659], lo, Zadok also came[H3881], and all the Levites with him[H5375], bearing the ark[H727] of the covenant[H1285] of God[H430]; and they set down[H3332] the ark[H727] of God[H430]; and Abiathar[H54] went up[H5927], until all the people[H5971] had done[H8552] passing[H5674] out of the city[H5892].
25. And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto Zadok[H6659], Carry back[H7725] the ark[H727] of God[H430] into the city[H5892]: if I shall find[H4672] favor[H2580] in the eyes[H5869] of Jehovah[H3068], he will bring me again[H7725], and show[H7200] me both it[H5116], and his habitation:
26. but if he say[H559] thus[H2654], I have no delight in thee[H6213]; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth[H5869] good unto him[H2896].
27. The king[H4428] said[H559] also unto Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548], Art thou not a seer[H7200]? return[H7725] into the city[H5892] in peace[H7965], and your two[H8147] sons[H1121] with you[H290], Ahimaaz thy son[H1121], and Jonathan[H3083] the son[H1121] of Abiathar[H54].
28. See[H7200], I will tarry[H4102] at the fords[H6160] of the wilderness[H4057], until there come[H935] word[H1697] from you to certify me[H5046].
29. Zadok[H6659] therefore and Abiathar[H54] carried[H7725] the ark[H727] of God[H430] again[H7725] to Jerusalem[H3389]: and they abode there[H3427].
30. And David[H1732] went up[H5927] by the ascent[H4608] of the mount of Olives[H2132], and wept[H1058] as he went up[H5927]; and he had his head[H7218] covered[H2645], and went[H1980] barefoot[H3182]: and all the people[H5971] that were with him covered[H2645] every man[H376] his head[H7218], and they went up[H5927], weeping[H1058] as they went up[H5927].
31. And one told[H5046] David[H1732], saying[H559], Ahithophel[H302] is among the conspirators[H7194] with Absalom[H53]. And David[H1732] said[H559], O Jehovah[H3068], I pray thee[H6098], turn the counsel of Ahithophel[H302] into foolishness[H5528].
32. And it came to pass[H1732], that, when David was come[H935] to the top[H7218] of the ascent[H430], where God was worshipped[H7812], behold[H2365], Hushai the Archite[H757] came to meet[H7125] him with his coat[H3801] rent[H7167], and earth[H127] upon his head[H7218].
33. And David[H1732] said[H559] unto him[H5674], If thou passest on with me[H4853], then thou wilt be a burden unto me:
34. but if thou return[H7725] to the city[H5892], and say[H559] unto Absalom[H53], I will be thy servant[H5650], O king[H4428]; as I have been thy father[H1]'s servant[H5650] in time past[H227], so will I now be thy servant[H5650]; then wilt thou defeat[H6565] for me the counsel[H6098] of Ahithophel[H302].
35. And hast thou not there with thee Zadok[H6659] and Abiathar[H54] the priests[H3548]? therefore it shall be[H1697], that what thing soever thou shalt hear[H8085] out of the king[H4428]'s house[H1004], thou shalt tell[H5046] it to Zadok[H6659] and Abiathar[H54] the priests[H3548].
36. Behold[H8147], they have there with them their two sons[H1121], Ahimaaz[H290], Zadok[H6659]'s son[H3083], and Jonathan, Abiathar[H54]'s son[H3027]; and by them ye shall send[H7971] unto me everything[H1697] that ye shall hear[H8085].
37. So Hushai[H2365], David[H1732]'s friend[H7463], came[H935] into the city[H5892]; and Absalom[H53] came[H935] into Jerusalem[H3389].
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