BasicEnglish Bible Images - 2 Samuel Chapter 19

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:1 ; image nature: Wild orchids bloom in forest shade. Filtered light reveals their grace.; 2 Samuel 19:1. And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

2 Samuel 19:1. And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:2 ; image nature: A naturalist photographs rare blooms. Alpine winds toss wildflower meadows.; 2 Samuel 19:2. And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.

2 Samuel 19:2. And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:3 ; image nature: Arctic terns dive through sea spray above turquoise glacial meltwater. Their white wings flash silver against obsidian cliffs.; 2 Samuel 19:3. And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.

2 Samuel 19:3. And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:4 ; image nature: Autumn fog shrouds an old-growth forest draped in moss and lichen.; 2 Samuel 19:4. But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

2 Samuel 19:4. But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:5 ; image nature: Monarch butterflies cover winter trees. Their wings catch light like stained glass.; 2 Samuel 19:5. And Joab came into the house to the king and said, Today you have put to shame the faces of all your servants who even now have kept you and your sons and your daughters and your wives and all your women safe from death;

2 Samuel 19:5. And Joab came into the house to the king and said, Today you have put to shame the faces of all your servants who even now have kept you and your sons and your daughters and your wives and all your women safe from death;

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:6 ; image nature: Winter frost coats bare branches in delicate crystal.; 2 Samuel 19:6. For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.

2 Samuel 19:6. For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:7 ; image nature: Aspen leaves quake golden against purple storm clouds. Lightning flickers between mountain peaks.; 2 Samuel 19:7. So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years.

2 Samuel 19:7. So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:8 ; image nature: A desert oasis shimmers in the midday heat, palm fronds rustling above still waters.; 2 Samuel 19:8. Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

2 Samuel 19:8. Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:9 ; image nature: Wild salmon leap ancient rapids. Mist rises like spirits at dawn.; 2 Samuel 19:9. And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

2 Samuel 19:9. And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:10 ; image nature: Prairie grass waves like a golden ocean. Storm clouds build towers on the horizon.; 2 Samuel 19:10. And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

2 Samuel 19:10. And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:11 ; image nature: Jagged lightning splits purple storm clouds. Thunder echoes through mountain canyons.; 2 Samuel 19:11. And King David sent word to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, Say to the responsible men of Judah, Why are you the last to take steps to get the king back to his house?

2 Samuel 19:11. And King David sent word to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, Say to the responsible men of Judah, Why are you the last to take steps to get the king back to his house?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:12 ; image nature: Coastal fog rolls inland through gaps in seaside hills.; 2 Samuel 19:12. You are my brothers, my bone and my flesh; why are you the last to get the king back again?

2 Samuel 19:12. You are my brothers, my bone and my flesh; why are you the last to get the king back again?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:13 ; image nature: Mountain laurel blooms paint hillsides pink. Spring breezes carry their honey scent.; 2 Samuel 19:13. And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!

2 Samuel 19:13. And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:14 ; image nature: Summer breeze ripples through fields of prairie grass.; 2 Samuel 19:14. And the hearts of the men of Judah were moved like one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, Come back, with all your servants.

2 Samuel 19:14. And the hearts of the men of Judah were moved like one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, Come back, with all your servants.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:15 ; image nature: Summer storms build over mountain peaks at midday.; 2 Samuel 19:15. So the king came back, and came as far as Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, meeting the king there, to take him back with them over Jordan.

2 Samuel 19:15. So the king came back, and came as far as Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, meeting the king there, to take him back with them over Jordan.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:16 ; image nature: Morning fog reveals spider galaxies. Dew drops capture rainbow light.; 2 Samuel 19:16. And Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, got up quickly and went down with the men of Judah for the purpose of meeting King David;

2 Samuel 19:16. And Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, got up quickly and went down with the men of Judah for the purpose of meeting King David;

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:17 ; image nature: Spring migration fills the sky with countless swallows.; 2 Samuel 19:17. And with him a thousand men of Benjamin, and Ziba, the servant of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants, came rushing to Jordan before the king,

2 Samuel 19:17. And with him a thousand men of Benjamin, and Ziba, the servant of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants, came rushing to Jordan before the king,

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:18 ; image nature: Mist rolls through an ancient olive grove at dawn. Each gnarled trunk tells stories of centuries past.; 2 Samuel 19:18. And kept going across the river to take the people of the king's house over, and to do whatever was desired by the king. And Shimei, the son of Gera, went down on his face in the dust before the king, when he was about to go over Jordan,

2 Samuel 19:18. And kept going across the river to take the people of the king's house over, and to do whatever was desired by the king. And Shimei, the son of Gera, went down on his face in the dust before the king, when he was about to go over Jordan,

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:19 ; image nature: Prairie grass waves like a golden ocean. Storm clouds build towers on the horizon.; 2 Samuel 19:19. And said to him, Let me not be judged as a sinner in your eyes, O my lord, and do not keep in mind the wrong I did on the day when my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, or take it to heart.

2 Samuel 19:19. And said to him, Let me not be judged as a sinner in your eyes, O my lord, and do not keep in mind the wrong I did on the day when my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, or take it to heart.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:20 ; image nature: Ancient bristlecone pines twist toward stars. Time stands still in their presence.; 2 Samuel 19:20. For your servant is conscious of his sin: and so, as you see, I have come today, the first of all the sons of Joseph, for the purpose of meeting my lord the king.

2 Samuel 19:20. For your servant is conscious of his sin: and so, as you see, I have come today, the first of all the sons of Joseph, for the purpose of meeting my lord the king.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:21 ; image nature: Wild flamingos wade through salt lake shallows. Sunset turns the water to liquid gold.; 2 Samuel 19:21. But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?

2 Samuel 19:21. But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:22 ; image nature: Wild mustard flowers carpet coastal cliffs. Pacific waves provide endless percussion below.; 2 Samuel 19:22. And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.

2 Samuel 19:22. And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:23 ; image nature: Wild horses race approaching storms. Lightning illuminates their power.; 2 Samuel 19:23. So the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath.

2 Samuel 19:23. So the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:24 ; image nature: Arctic wolves traverse windswept tundra. Northern lights paint their fur in shifting colors.; 2 Samuel 19:24. And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.

2 Samuel 19:24. And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:25 ; image nature: Wild geese arrow through autumn skies. Their calls echo off mountain walls.; 2 Samuel 19:25. Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?

2 Samuel 19:25. Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:26 ; image nature: Wind-carved hoodoos stand like sentinels in the painted desert. Their red-rock spires catch the last rays of sunset.; 2 Samuel 19:26. And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

2 Samuel 19:26. And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:27 ; image nature: Wild salmon leap ancient waterfalls. Mist rises like spirits in morning light.; 2 Samuel 19:27. He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you.

2 Samuel 19:27. He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:28 ; image nature: Morning light ignites mountain snow. Valleys sleep in purple shadow.; 2 Samuel 19:28. For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

2 Samuel 19:28. For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:29 ; image nature: Mountain meadow grasses bend in alpine wind. Marmots whistle warnings from rocky outcrops.; 2 Samuel 19:29. And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you.

2 Samuel 19:29. And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:30 ; image nature: Desert ravens soar on thermal currents. Their wings wear shadows like cloaks.; 2 Samuel 19:30. And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!

2 Samuel 19:30. And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:31 ; image nature: Winter frost creates delicate patterns on fallen leaves.; 2 Samuel 19:31. And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan.

2 Samuel 19:31. And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:32 ; image nature: Autumn leaves swirl in eddies along a mountain stream.; 2 Samuel 19:32. Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

2 Samuel 19:32. Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:33 ; image nature: Autumn wind sends tumbleweeds dancing across the prairie.; 2 Samuel 19:33. And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will take care of you in Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 19:33. And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will take care of you in Jerusalem.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:34 ; image nature: Morning fog reveals spider web galaxies. Dew drops catch rainbow light.; 2 Samuel 19:34. And Barzillai said to the king, How much of my life is still before me, for me to go up to Jerusalem with the king?

2 Samuel 19:34. And Barzillai said to the king, How much of my life is still before me, for me to go up to Jerusalem with the king?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:35 ; image nature: Desert varnish stains cliff faces in abstract patterns.; 2 Samuel 19:35. I am now eighty years old: good and bad are the same to me; have meat and drink any taste for me now? am I able to take pleasure in the voices of men or women in song? why then am I to be a trouble to my lord the king?

2 Samuel 19:35. I am now eighty years old: good and bad are the same to me; have meat and drink any taste for me now? am I able to take pleasure in the voices of men or women in song? why then am I to be a trouble to my lord the king?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:36 ; image nature: Desert wind sculpts perfect ripples in red sand. Twilight paints the dunes in watercolor hues.; 2 Samuel 19:36. Your servant's desire was only to take the king over Jordan; why is the king to give me such a reward?

2 Samuel 19:36. Your servant's desire was only to take the king over Jordan; why is the king to give me such a reward?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:37 ; image nature: A red-tailed hawk circles above autumn woods. Leaves below form a mosaic of fire.; 2 Samuel 19:37. Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.

2 Samuel 19:37. Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:38 ; image nature: Desert wildflowers carpet Death Valley after winter rains. Mountains fade to purple on the horizon.; 2 Samuel 19:38. And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

2 Samuel 19:38. And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:39 ; image nature: Wild iris breaks through spring snow. Alpine light ignites petals.; 2 Samuel 19:39. Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.

2 Samuel 19:39. Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:40 ; image nature: Morning fog reveals spider galaxies. Dew drops capture rainbow light.; 2 Samuel 19:40. So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him: and all the people of Judah, as well as half the people of Israel, took the king on his way.

2 Samuel 19:40. So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him: and all the people of Judah, as well as half the people of Israel, took the king on his way.

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:41 ; image nature: Ancient bristlecone pines twist toward stars. Time stands still in their presence.; 2 Samuel 19:41. Then the men of Israel came to the king and said, Why have our countrymen of Judah taken you away in secret and come over Jordan with the king and all his family, because all his people are David's men?

2 Samuel 19:41. Then the men of Israel came to the king and said, Why have our countrymen of Judah taken you away in secret and come over Jordan with the king and all his family, because all his people are David's men?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:42 ; image nature: Fireflies dance above a spring meadow filled with singing crickets.; 2 Samuel 19:42. And all the men of Judah gave this answer to the men of Israel, Because the king is our near relation: why then are you angry about this? have we taken any of the king's food, or has he given us any offering?

2 Samuel 19:42. And all the men of Judah gave this answer to the men of Israel, Because the king is our near relation: why then are you angry about this? have we taken any of the king's food, or has he given us any offering?

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BasicEnglish 2 Samuel 19:43 ; image nature: Autumn rain creates temporary streams in slot canyons.; 2 Samuel 19:43. And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 19:43. And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.

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