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And it came to pass after two full years, that
Absalom had sheepshearers in
Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and
Absalom invited all the
king’s sons.
Two years later, when
Absalom’s sheepshearers were at
Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the
king.
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.
And he went to the
king and said, “Your servant has just
hired shearers. Will the
king and his servants please come with me?”
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.
“No, my son,” the
king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although
Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
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?
“If not,” said
Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the
king asked.
But
Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the
king’s sons go with him.
But
Absalom urged him, so the
king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.
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.
So
Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as
Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the
king got up, and each one fled on his
mule.
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.
While they were on the way, a report reached David: “
Absalom has struck down all the sons of the
king; not one of them is left!”
Then the
king arose, and
tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
Then the
king stood up,
tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes
torn.
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.
But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the
king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact,
Absalom has
planned this since the day Amnon
violated his sister Tamar.
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.
So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
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.
Meanwhile,
Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the
watchman went and reported to the
king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”
And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
So Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the sons of the king have arrived! It is just as your servant said.”
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.
And as he finished speaking, the sons of the
king came in,
wailing loudly. Then the
king and all his servants also
wept very bitterly.
But
Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud,
king of Geshur. And David
mourned for his son every day.
Now
Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the
king of Geshur. But David
mourned for his son every day.
And the soul of
king David longed to go forth unto
Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
And
King David longed to go to
Absalom, for he had been
consoled over Amnon’s death.
Now
Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the
king’s heart was toward
Absalom.
Now
Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the
king’s heart longed for
Absalom.
And come to the
king, and speak on this manner unto him. So
Joab put the words in her mouth.
Then go to the
king and speak these words to him.” And
Joab put the words in her mouth.
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.
When the woman from Tekoa went to the
king, she fell facedown in
homage and said, “Help me, O
king!”
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
“Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”
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.
But the woman of Tekoa said to the
king, “My lord the
king, may any
blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the
king and his throne be guiltless.”
And the
king said,
Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
“If
anyone speaks to you,” said the
king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”
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.
“Please,” she replied, “may the
king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the
avenger of blood from increasing the
devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he
vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
Then the woman said, Let thine
handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the
king. And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.
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.
The woman asked, “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the
king says this, does he not
convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?
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.
Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the
king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the
king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his
maidservant.
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.
For the
king will hear and deliver his
maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance.’
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.
And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the
king bring me rest, for my lord the
king is able to
discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
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.
Then the
king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not
conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the
king speak,” she replied.
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:
So the
king asked, “Is the hand of
Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the
king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the
king says.
Yes, your servant
Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your
maidservant exactly what to say.
And the
king said unto
Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man
Absalom again.
Then the
king said to
Joab, “I
hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man
Absalom.”
And
Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and
thanked the
king: and
Joab said,
Today 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.
Joab fell facedown in
homage and blessed the
king. “
Today,” said
Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the
king, because the
king has granted his request.”
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.
But the
king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So
Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the
king.
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.
And when he cut the hair of his head—he
shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would
weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.
So
Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the
king’s face.
Now
Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the
king.
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.
Then he sent for
Joab to send him to the
king, but
Joab refused to come to him. So
Absalom sent a second time, but
Joab still would not come.
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.
“Look,” said
Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the
king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the
king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
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.
So
Joab went and told the
king, and David summoned
Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the
king kissed Absalom.
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.
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever
anyone had a
grievance to bring before the
king for a decision,
Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
And
Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man
deputed of the
king to hear thee.
Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the
king has no deputy to hear you.”
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.
Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the
king for justice. In this way he
stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
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.
After four years had passed,
Absalom said to the
king, “Please let me go to
Hebron to
fulfill a
vow I have made to the LORD.
And the
king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to
Hebron.
“Go in peace,” said the
king. So
Absalom got up and went to
Hebron.
And the
king’s servants said unto the
king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do
whatsoever my lord the
king shall
appoint.
The king’s servants replied, “Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants.”
And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.
And the
king went forth, and all the people after him, and
tarried in a place that was far off.
So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
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.
and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from
Gath.
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.
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
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.
But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!”
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.
Everyone in the
countryside was
weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the
king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
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
shew me both it, and his
habitation:
Then the
king said to
Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
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.
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.
But you can
thwart the counsel of
Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to
Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my
king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’
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.
Will not
Zadok and
Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the
king’s palace.
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.
“Why do you have these?” asked the
king. Ziba replied, “The
donkeys are for the
king’s household to
ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
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,
Today shall the house of Israel restore me the
kingdom of my father.
“Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the
king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘
Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the
kingdom of my
grandfather.’”
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.
So the
king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I
humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the
king!”
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.
As
King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of
Gera, and as he approached, he kept
yelling out curses.
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.
He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.
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.
The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the
kingdom into the hand of your son
Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of
bloodshed!”
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.
Then
Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the
king, “Why should this dead dog
curse my lord the
king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
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?
But the
king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘
Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
And the
king, and all the people that were with him, came
weary, and refreshed themselves there.
Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
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.
And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to
Absalom and said to him, “Long live the
king! Long live the
king!”
And
Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy
kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
“Is this the
loyalty you show your friend?”
Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”
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:
I will attack him while he is weak and
weary; I will throw him into a
panic, and all the people with him will
flee; I will strike down only the
kingNow 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.
Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not
spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the
king and all the people with him will be
swallowed up.’”
Now
Jonathan and
Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; 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.
Now
Jonathan and
Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant
girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform
King David, for they
dared not be seen entering the city.
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.
After the men had gone,
Ahimaaz and
Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform
King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for
Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
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.
honey, curds, sheep, and
cheese from the
herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become
hungry, exhausted, and
thirsty in the wilderness.”
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of
Joab, and a third part under the hand of
Abishai the son of Zeruiah,
Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the
king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
He sent out the troops, a third under
Joab, a third under
Joab’s brother
Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the
king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
And the
king commanded
Joab and
Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with
Absalom. And all the people heard when the
king gave all the captains charge concerning
Absalom.
Now the
king had commanded
Joab,
Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man
Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the
king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding
Absalom.
And the man said unto
Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the
king’s son: for in our hearing the
king charged thee and
Abishai and Ittai, saying,
Beware that none touch the young man
Absalom.
The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were
weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the
king. For we heard the
king command you and
Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man
Absalom for my sake.’
Otherwise I should have wrought
falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter
hid from the
king, and thou
thyself wouldest have set
thyself against me.
If I had
jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the
king—you would have abandoned me.”
Now
Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a
pillar, which is in the
king’s
dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in
remembrance: and he called the
pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day,
Absalom’s place.
During his lifetime,
Absalom had set up for himself a
pillar in the
King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the
pillar his name, and to this day it is called
Absalom’s Monument.
Then
Ahimaaz son of
Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the
king the good news that the LORD has
avenged him of his enemies.”
And
Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear
tidings this day, but thou shalt bear
tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no
tidings, because the
king’s son is dead.
But
Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news
today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so
today, because the
king’s son is dead.”
Then said
Joab to Cushi, Go tell the
king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto
Joab, and ran.
So
Joab said to a
Cushite, “Go, tell the
king what you have seen.” The
Cushite bowed to
Joab and took off running.
And the
watchman cried, and told the
king. And the
king said, If he be alone, there is
tidings in his mouth. And he came
apace, and drew near.
So he called out and told the
king. “If he is alone,” the
king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first
runner drew near,
And the
watchman saw another man running: and the
watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the
king said, He also bringeth
tidings.
the
watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the
king.
And the
watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of
Ahimaaz the son of
Zadok. And the
king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good
tidings.
The
watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like
Ahimaaz son of
Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the
king. “He comes with good news.”
And
Ahimaaz called, and said unto the
king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the
king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the
king.
Then
Ahimaaz called out to the
king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the
king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the
king.”
And the
king said, Is the young man
Absalom safe? And
Ahimaaz answered, When
Joab sent the
king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great
tumult, but I knew not what it was.
The
king asked, “Is the young man
Absalom all right?” And
Ahimaaz replied, “When
Joab sent the
king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great
tumult, but I do not know what it was.”
And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
“Move aside,” said the
king, “and stand here.” So he
stepped aside.
And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said,
Tidings, my lord the
king: for the LORD hath
avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
Just then the
Cushite came and said, “May my lord the
king hear the good news:
Today the LORD has
avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
And the
king said unto Cushi, Is the young man
Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the
king, and all that rise against thee to do thee
hurt, be as that young man is.
The
king asked the
Cushite, “Is the young man
Absalom all right?” And the
Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the
king and to all who rise up against you to
harm you.”
And the
king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and
wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son
Absalom, my son, my son
Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O
Absalom, my son, my son!
The
king was
shaken and went up to the gate chamber and
wept. And as he walked, he
cried out, “O my son
Absalom! My son, my son
Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O
Absalom, my son, my son!”
And it was told
Joab, Behold, the
king weepeth and mourneth for
Absalom.
And the victory that day was turned into
mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the
king was
grieved for his son.
And that day’s victory was turned into
mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The
king is
grieving over his son.”
But the
king covered his face, and the
king cried with a loud voice, O my son
Absalom, O
Absalom, my son, my son!
But the
king covered his face and
cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son
Absalom! O
Absalom, my son, my son!”
And
Joab came into the house to the
king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
Then
Joab went into the house and said to the
king, “
Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.
Then the
king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the
king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the
king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
And all the people were at
strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The
king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for
Absalom.
And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were
arguing, “The
king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of
Absalom.
And
Absalom, whom we
anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the
king back?
But
Absalom, the man we
anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the
king?”
And
king David sent to
Zadok and to
Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the
king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the
king, even to his house.
Then
King David sent this message to
Zadok and
Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the
king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the
king at his quarters?
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
So he
swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the
king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
So the
king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to
Gilgal, to go to meet the
king, to conduct the
king over Jordan.
So the
king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to
Gilgal to meet him and
escort him across the Jordan.
And Shimei the son of
Gera, a
Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet
king David.
Then Shimei son of
Gera, a
Benjamite from Bahurim,
hurried down with the men of Judah to meet
King David,
