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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?
For we must needs die,
and are as water
spilt 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.
For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.
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.
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.
Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”
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.”
So
Joab arose
and went to Geshur,
and brought
Absalom to Jerusalem.
So
Joab got up, went to Geshur,
and brought
Absalom to Jerusalem.
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.
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.
Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome
and highly praised as
Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single
flaw.
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.
And unto
Absalom there were born three sons,
and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
Three sons were born to
Absalom,
and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
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.
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.
Then
Absalom said to his servants, “Look,
Joab’s field is next to mine,
and he has barley there. Go
and set it on fire!”
And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
Then
Joab arose,
and came to
Absalom unto his house,
and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
Then
Joab came to
Absalom’s house
and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”
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 it came to pass after this, that
Absalom prepared him
chariots and horses,
and fifty men to run before him.
Some time later,
Absalom provided for himself a
chariot with horses
and fifty men to run
ahead of him.
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.”
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!
And he would add, “If only someone would
appoint me judge in the land, then
everyone with a
grievance or dispute could come to me,
and I would give him justice.”
And it was so, that when any man came
nigh to him to do him
obeisance, he put forth his hand,
and took him,
and kissed him.
Also, when
anyone approached to bow down to him,
Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him,
and kiss him.
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 with
Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called;
and they went in their simplicity,
and they knew not any thing.
Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied
Absalom. They had been invited as guests
and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.
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.
And there came a
messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after
Absalom.
Then a
messenger came to David
and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with
Absalom.”
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.
And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise
and let us
flee, or we will not escape from
Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us,
heap disaster on us,
and put the city to the sword.”
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.
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.
In fact, you arrived only
yesterday; should I make you
wander around with us
today while I do not know where I am going? Go back
and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion
and faithfulness.”
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 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.
“March on then,” said David to Ittai. So Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
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 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.
Zadok was also there,
and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God.
And they set down the ark of God,
and Abiathar offered sacrifices until the people had passed out of the city.
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.
So
Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem
and stayed there.
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.
But David continued up the Mount of Olives,
weeping as he went up. His head was covered,
and he was walking
barefoot.
And all the people with him covered their heads
and went up,
weeping as they went.
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:
When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his
robe torn and dust on his head.
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.
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.
So Hushai David’s friend came into the city,
and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as
Absalom was entering the city.
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.
When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of
saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred
loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of
raisins, a hundred summer fruits,
and a skin of wine.
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.
And thus said Shimei when he
cursed, Come out, come out, thou
bloody man,
and thou man of
Belial:
And as he
yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of
bloodshed!
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 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.
Then David said to
Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh
and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this
Benjamite! Leave him alone
and let him
curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
It may be that the LORD will look on mine
affliction,
and that the LORD will requite me good for his
cursing this day.
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.
So David
and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he
yelled curses, threw stones,
and flung dust at David.
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 Absalom,
and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel with him.
Then
Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel was with him.
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 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.
“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by the people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
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.
Furthermore, whom should I serve if not the son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”
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.
Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a
stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
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.
So they pitched a tent for
Absalom on the roof,
and he
slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
Moreover
Ahithophel said unto
Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men,
and I will arise
and pursue after David this night:
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 king
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.
and bring all the people back to you as a
bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”
And the saying pleased
Absalom well,
and all the elders of Israel.
This proposal seemed good to
Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
Then said
Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also,
and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Then
Absalom said, “
Summon Hushai the Archite as well,
and let us hear what he too has to say.”
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.
So Hushai came to
Absalom, who told him, “
Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”
And Hushai said unto
Absalom, The counsel that
Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
Hushai replied, “This time the advice of
Ahithophel is not sound.”
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.
He continued, “You know your father
and his men. They are mighty men,
and as fierce as a wild bear
robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not
spend the night with the troops.
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.
Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other
location. If some of your troops fall first,
whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow
Absalom.’
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.
Then even the most
valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will
melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has
valiant men with him.
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude;
and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
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.
Then we will attack David wherever we find him,
and we will descend on him like
dew on the ground.
And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
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.
If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city,
and we will
drag it down to the valley until not even a
pebble can be found.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
But a young man did see them
and told
Absalom. So the two left quickly
and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his
courtyard,
and they
climbed down into it.
And the woman took
and spread a covering over the well’s mouth,
and spread ground corn
thereon;
and the thing was not known.
Then the man’s wife took a covering
and spread it over the mouth of the well,
scattering grain over it so
nobody would know a thing.
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.
When
Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are
Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the
brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
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.”
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.
So David
and all the people with him got up
and crossed the Jordan. By
daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.
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.
When
Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he
saddled his
donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order
and hanged himself. So he died
and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Then David came to
Mahanaim.
And Absalom passed over Jordan, he
and all the men of Israel with him.
Then David went to
Mahanaim,
and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
