King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And it came to pass[H1961] after[H4480] [H310] this,[H3651] that Absalom[H53] prepared[H6213] him chariots[H4818] and horses,[H5483] and fifty[H2572] men[H376] to run[H7323] before[H6440] him.

2. And Absalom[H53] rose up early,[H7925] and stood[H5975] beside[H5921] [H3027] the way[H1870] of the gate:[H8179] and it was[H1961] so, that when any[H3605] man[H376] that[H834] had[H1961] a controversy[H7379] came[H935] to[H413] the king[H4428] for judgment,[H4941] then Absalom[H53] called[H7121] unto[H413] him, and said,[H559] Of[H4480] [H2088] what[H335] city[H5892] art thou?[H859] And he said,[H559] Thy servant[H5650] is of one[H4480] [H259] of the tribes[H7626] of Israel.[H3478]

3. And Absalom[H53] said[H559] unto[H413] him, See,[H7200] thy matters[H1697] are good[H2896] and right;[H5228] but there is no[H369] man deputed of the king[H4428] to hear[H8085] thee.

4. Absalom[H53] said[H559] moreover, Oh that[H4310] I were made[H7760] judge[H8199] in the land,[H776] that every[H3605] man[H376] which[H834] hath[H1961] any suit[H7379] or cause[H4941] might come[H935] unto[H5921] me, and I would do him justice![H6663]

5. And it was[H1961] so, that when any man[H376] came nigh[H7126] to him to do him obeisance,[H7812] he put forth[H7971] [H853] his hand,[H3027] and took[H2388] him, and kissed[H5401] him.

6. And on this[H2088] manner[H1697] did[H6213] Absalom[H53] to all[H3605] Israel[H3478] that[H834] came[H935] to[H413] the king[H4428] for judgment:[H4941] so Absalom[H53] stole[H1589] [H853] the hearts[H3820] of the men[H376] of Israel.[H3478]

7. And it came to pass[H1961] after[H4480] [H7093] forty[H705] years,[H8141] that Absalom[H53] said[H559] unto[H413] the king,[H4428] I pray thee,[H4994] let me go[H1980] and pay[H7999] [H853] my vow,[H5088] which[H834] I have vowed[H5087] unto the LORD,[H3068] in Hebron.[H2275]

8. For[H3588] thy servant[H5650] vowed[H5087] a vow[H5088] while I abode[H3427] at Geshur[H1650] in Syria,[H758] saying,[H559] If[H518] the LORD[H3068] shall bring me again[H7725] indeed to Jerusalem,[H3389] then I will serve[H5647] [H853] the LORD.[H3068]

9. And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto him, Go[H1980] in peace.[H7965] So he arose,[H6965] and went[H1980] to Hebron.[H2275]

10. But Absalom[H53] sent[H7971] spies[H7270] throughout all[H3605] the tribes[H7626] of Israel,[H3478] saying,[H559] As soon as ye hear[H8085] [H853] the sound[H6963] of the trumpet,[H7782] then ye shall say,[H559] Absalom[H53] reigneth[H4427] in Hebron.[H2275]

11. And with[H854] Absalom[H53] went[H1980] two hundred[H3967] men[H376] out of Jerusalem,[H4480] [H3389] that were called;[H7121] and they went[H1980] in their simplicity,[H8537] and they knew[H3045] not[H3808] any[H3605] thing.[H1697]

12. And Absalom[H53] sent[H7971] for[H853] Ahithophel[H302] the Gilonite,[H1526] David's[H1732] counselor,[H3289] from his city,[H5892] even from Giloh,[H4480] [H1542] while he offered[H2076] [H853] sacrifices.[H2077] And the conspiracy[H7195] was[H1961] strong;[H533] for the people[H5971] increased[H7227] continually[H1980] with[H854] Absalom.[H53]

13. And there came[H935] a messenger[H5046] to[H413] David,[H1732] saying,[H559] The hearts[H3820] of the men[H376] of Israel[H3478] are[H1961] after[H310] Absalom.[H53]

14. And David[H1732] said[H559] unto all[H3605] his servants[H5650] that[H834] were with[H854] him at Jerusalem,[H3389] Arise,[H6965] and let us flee;[H1227] for[H3588] we shall[H1961] not[H3808] else escape[H6413] from[H4480] [H6640] Absalom:[H53] make speed[H4116] to depart,[H1980] lest[H6435] he overtake[H5381] us suddenly,[H4116] and bring[H5080] [H853] evil[H7451] upon[H5921] us, and smite[H5221] the city[H5892] with the edge[H6310] of the sword.[H2719]

15. And the king's[H4428] servants[H5650] said[H559] unto[H413] the king,[H4428] Behold,[H2009] thy servants[H5650] are ready to do whatsoever[H834] [H3605] my lord[H113] the king[H4428] shall appoint.[H977]

16. And the king[H4428] went forth,[H3318] and all[H3605] his household[H1004] after[H7272] him. And the king[H4428] left[H5800] [H853] ten[H6235] women,[H802] which were concubines,[H6370] to keep[H8104] the house.[H1004]

17. And the king[H4428] went forth,[H3318] and all[H3605] the people[H5971] after[H7272] him, and tarried[H5975] in a place[H1004] that was far off.[H4801]

18. And all[H3605] his servants[H5650] passed on[H5674] beside[H5921] [H3027] him; and all[H3605] the Cherethites,[H3774] and all[H3605] the Pelethites,[H6432] and all[H3605] the Gittites,[H1663] six[H8337] hundred[H3967] men[H376] which[H834] came[H935] after[H7272] him from Gath,[H4480] [H1661] passed on[H5674] before[H5921] [H6440] the king.[H4428]

19. Then said[H559] the king[H4428] to[H413] Ittai[H863] the Gittite,[H1663] Wherefore[H4100] goest[H1980] thou[H859] also[H1571] with[H854] us? return[H7725] to thy place,[H4725] and abide[H3427] with[H5973] the king:[H4428] for[H3588] thou[H859] art a stranger,[H5237] and also[H1571] an exile.[H1540]

20. Whereas thou camest[H935] but yesterday,[H8543] should I this day[H3117] make thee go up[H1980] and down[H5128] with[H5973] us? seeing I[H589] go[H1980] whither[H5921] [H834] I[H589] may,[H1980] return[H7725] thou, and take back[H7725] [H853] thy brethren:[H251] mercy[H2617] and truth[H571] be with[H5973] thee.

21. And Ittai[H863] answered[H6030] [H853] the king,[H4428] and said,[H559] As the LORD[H3068] liveth,[H2416] and as my lord[H113] the king[H4428] liveth,[H2416] surely[H3588] [H518] in what[H834] place[H4725] my lord[H113] the king[H4428] shall be,[H1961] whether[H518] in death[H4194] or[H518] life,[H2416] even[H3588] there[H8033] also will thy servant[H5650] be.[H1961]

22. And David[H1732] said[H559] to[H413] Ittai,[H863] Go[H1980] and pass over.[H5674] And Ittai[H863] the Gittite[H1663] passed over,[H5674] and all[H3605] his men,[H376] and all[H3605] the little ones[H2945] that[H834] were with[H854] him.

23. And all[H3605] the country[H776] wept[H1058] with a loud[H1419] voice,[H6963] and all[H3605] the people[H5971] passed over:[H5674] the king[H4428] also himself passed over[H5674] the brook[H5158] Kidron,[H6939] and all[H3605] the people[H5971] passed over,[H5674] toward[H5921] [H6440] the way[H1870] of[H853] the wilderness.[H4057]

24. And lo[H2009] Zadok[H6659] also,[H1571] and all[H3605] the Levites[H3881] were with[H854] him, bearing[H5375] [H853] the ark[H727] of the covenant[H1285] of God:[H430] and they set down[H3332] [H853] the ark[H727] of God;[H430] and Abiathar[H54] went up,[H5927] until[H5704] all[H3605] the people[H5971] had done[H8552] passing[H5674] out of[H4480] the city.[H5892]

25. And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto Zadok,[H6659] Carry back[H7725] [H853] the ark[H727] of God[H430] into the city:[H5892] if[H518] I shall find[H4672] favor[H2580] in the eyes[H5869] of the LORD,[H3068] he will bring me again,[H7725] and show[H7200] me both it, and his habitation: [H5116]

26. But if[H518] he thus[H3541] say,[H559] I have no[H3808] delight[H2654] in thee; behold,[H2009] here am I, let him do[H6213] to me as[H834] seemeth[H5869] good[H2896] unto him.

27. The king[H4428] said[H559] also unto[H413] Zadok[H6659] the priest,[H3548] Art not thou[H859] a seer?[H7200] return[H7725] into the city[H5892] in peace,[H7965] and your two[H8147] sons[H1121] with[H854] you, Ahimaaz[H290] thy son,[H1121] and Jonathan[H3083] the son[H1121] of Abiathar.[H54]

28. See,[H7200] I[H595] will tarry[H4102] in the plain[H6160] of the wilderness,[H4057] until[H5704] there come[H935] word[H1697] from[H4480] [H5973] you to certify[H5046] me.

29. Zadok[H6659] therefore and Abiathar[H54] carried[H7725] [H853] the ark[H727] of God[H430] again to Jerusalem:[H3389] and they tarried[H3427] there.[H8033]

30. And David[H1732] went up[H5927] by the ascent[H4608] of mount Olivet,[H2132] and wept[H1058] as he went up,[H5927] and had his head[H7218] covered,[H2645] and he[H1931] went[H1980] barefoot:[H3182] and all[H3605] the people[H5971] that[H834] was with[H854] 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[H5973] Absalom.[H53] And David[H1732] said,[H559] O LORD,[H3068] I pray thee,[H4994] turn[H853] the counsel[H6098] of Ahithophel[H302] into foolishness.[H5528]

32. And it came to pass,[H1961] that when David[H1732] was come[H935] to[H5704] the top[H7218] of the mount, where[H834] he worshiped[H7812] God,[H430] behold,[H2009] Hushai[H2365] the Archite[H757] came to meet[H7125] him with his coat[H3801] rent,[H7167] and earth[H127] upon[H5921] his head: [H7218]

33. Unto whom David[H1732] said,[H559] If[H518] thou passest on[H5674] with[H854] me, then thou shalt be[H1961] a burden[H4853] unto[H5921] me:

34. But if[H518] thou return[H7725] to the city,[H5892] and say[H559] unto Absalom,[H53] I[H589] will be[H1961] thy servant,[H5650] O king;[H4428] as I[H589] have been thy father's[H1] servant[H5650] hitherto,[H4480] [H227] so will I[H589] now[H6258] also be thy servant:[H5650] then mayest thou for me defeat[H6565] [H853] the counsel[H6098] of Ahithophel.[H302]

35. And hast thou not[H3808] there[H8033] with[H5973] thee Zadok[H6659] and Abiathar[H54] the priests?[H3548] therefore it shall be,[H1961] that what[H3605] thing[H1697] soever[H834] thou shalt hear[H8085] out of the king's house,[H4480] [H1004] [H4428] thou shalt tell[H5046] it to Zadok[H6659] and Abiathar[H54] the priests.[H3548]

36. Behold,[H2009] they have there[H8033] with[H5973] them their two[H8147] sons,[H1121] Ahimaaz[H290] Zadok's[H6659] son, and Jonathan[H3083] Abiathar's[H54] son; and by[H3027] them ye shall send[H7971] unto[H413] me every[H3605] thing[H1697] that[H834] ye can hear.[H8085]

37. So Hushai[H2365] David's[H1732] friend[H7463] came[H935] into the city,[H5892] and Absalom[H53] came[H935] into Jerusalem.[H3389]