1And it came to pass, after this, that Absolom prepared him chariots and horses,—and fifty men, to run before him.stylus1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:5, 2 Samuel 12:11, 1 Samuel 8:11, Psalms 20:72And Absolom used to rise up early, and take his stand beside the way of the gate,—and so it was—when any man who had a controversy would come unto the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said: Of what city, art, thou? And he said, Of one of the tribes of Israel, is thy servant. And Absolom said unto him,stylusProverbs 4:16, Job 24:14, Exodus 18:26, 1 Kings 3:16, 1 Kings 3:283See! thy cause, is good and right,—but, to hear it, thou hast no one, from the king.stylusExodus 20:12, Proverbs 30:17, Proverbs 30:11, Matthew 15:4, 1 Peter 2:174And Absalom said, Oh would that I were appointed to judge in the land! that, unto me, might come every man having a complaint or a defence, then would I see him righted.stylusJudges 9:29, Judges 9:29, Luke 14:8, Luke 14:11, Judges 9:15Moreover, so it used to be, that, when any man came near to do him homage, he would put forth his hand, and lay hold of him, and kiss him.stylus2 Samuel 14:33, 2 Samuel 14:33, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 26:25, Psalms 10:96And Absolom did, after this manner, to all Israel who came for judgment, unto the king,—so Absolom stole away the heart of the men of Israel.stylusRomans 16:18, Romans 16:18, 2 Peter 2:3, 2 Peter 2:3, Proverbs 11:97And it came to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absolom said unto the king—Let me go, I pray thee, that I may pay my vow which I have vowed unto Yahweh, in Hebron;stylusIsaiah 58:4, Isaiah 58:4, 2 Samuel 13:24, 2 Samuel 13:27, Matthew 2:88for thy servant vowed, a vow, while I abode in Geshur in Syria, saying,—If Yahweh, will but bring me back, unto Jerusalem, then will I serve Yahweh,stylusGenesis 28:20, Genesis 28:21, 2 Samuel 13:37, 2 Samuel 13:38, Genesis 28:209And the king said unto him—Go and prosper! So he arose and went to Hebron.stylus10And Absolom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,—When ye hear the sound of the horn, then shall ye say, Absolom hath become king in Hebron!stylus1 Chronicles 11:3, 2 Samuel 2:11, 1 Chronicles 12:38, 2 Samuel 13:28, 1 Kings 1:3411And, with Absolom, went two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, who, having been bidden, were going in their simplicity,—neither knew they anything.stylus1 Samuel 9:13, 1 Samuel 9:13, 1 Samuel 22:15, 1 Samuel 22:15, Matthew 10:1612And Absalom sent and called Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, out of his city, out of Gilo, when he was offering sacrifices,—and so it was that the conspiracy was strong, and, the people, went on multiplying with Absolom.stylusPsalms 41:9, 2 Samuel 15:31, Psalms 41:9, 2 Samuel 15:31, Joshua 15:5113Then came one bearing tidings unto David, saying,—It hath come about, that the heart of the men of Israel goeth after Absolom.stylusJudges 9:3, Judges 9:3, Matthew 27:22, 2 Samuel 15:6, Matthew 27:2214Then said David, to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem—Arise and let us flee, or we shall have no way of escape from the face of Absolom,—make speed to depart, lest he make speed, and so overtake us, and bring down misfortune upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.stylus2 Samuel 19:9, 2 Samuel 19:9, 2 Samuel 12:11, Psalms 55:3, Psalms 55:1115And the king’s servants said unto the king,—According to all that my lord the king shall choose, here are thy servants.stylusLuke 22:28, Luke 22:29, John 6:66, John 6:69, Proverbs 18:2416So the king went forth, with all his household attending him,—but the king left ten women who were concubines, to keep the house.stylus2 Samuel 16:21, 2 Samuel 16:22, 2 Samuel 16:21, 2 Samuel 16:22, 2 Samuel 20:317Thus then the king went forth, with all the people attending him,—and they came to a stand at a place that was far off.stylusPsalms 3:1, Psalms 3:2, Psalms 66:12, Ecclesiastes 10:7, Psalms 3:118And, all his servants, were passing on beside him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, —and, all the Gittites—six hundred men, who had accompanied him from Gath,—were passing on before the king.stylus2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 8:18, 1 Samuel 30:14, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Chronicles 18:1719Then said the king, unto Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore shouldest, thou also, go with us? return and abide with the king, for, a stranger, art thou, moreover also, an exile, art thou from thine own country.stylus2 Samuel 18:2, 2 Samuel 18:2, Ruth 1:11, Ruth 1:13, Ruth 1:1120Only yesterday, camest thou, and, today, shall I let thee wander with us, on our journey, seeing that, I, am going, whithersoever I may? Return and take back thy brethren with thee, and may Yahweh deal with thee in lovingkindness and faithfulness.stylus1 Samuel 23:13, 1 Samuel 23:13, 2 Samuel 2:6, 2 Samuel 2:6, John 1:1721But Ittai answered the king, and said,—By the life of Yahweh, and by the life of my lord the king, surely, in whatsoever place, my lord the king, may be, whether for death or for life, there will, thy servant, be.stylusRuth 1:16, Ruth 1:17, Ruth 1:16, Ruth 1:17, Proverbs 17:1722Then said David unto Ittai—Go, and pass on. So Ittai the Gittite passed on, with all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.stylus23And, fall the land, was weeping, with a loud voice, and, all the people, were passing on,—the king also, was passing on, through the torrent-bed of Kidron, and all the people were passing on over the face of the way leading to the wilderness.stylus2 Samuel 16:2, 2 Samuel 16:2, 1 Kings 2:37, John 18:1, 1 Kings 2:3724And lo! Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, were 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 made an end of passing over out of the city.stylusNumbers 4:15, 2 Samuel 8:17, Numbers 4:15, 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Samuel 20:2525Then said the king unto Zadok, Take back the ark of God into the city,—if I find favour in the eyes of Yahweh, then will he bring me back, and let me see both him and his habitation,stylusJeremiah 25:30, Jeremiah 25:30, Psalms 43:3, Psalms 43:4, Psalms 84:1026but, if thus, he say, I have no delight in thee, here I am, let him do unto me as may be good in his eyes.stylus1 Samuel 3:18, 1 Samuel 3:18, 1 Kings 10:9, 2 Samuel 22:20, 1 Kings 10:927And the king said, unto Zadok the priest, Art thou not, a seer? return into the city, in peace,—and Ahimaaz thine own son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar—your two sons, with you.stylus1 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 17:17, 1 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 17:17, 1 Chronicles 25:528See! I, am tarrying in the waste plains of the wilderness—until there come word from you, to tell me.stylus2 Samuel 17:16, 2 Samuel 17:16, 2 Samuel 15:23, 2 Samuel 15:23, 2 Samuel 17:129So Zadok and Abiathar took back the ark of God to Jerusalem,—and abode there.stylus30Now, David, was going up by the ascent of Olivet, weeping as he went up, with his head covered, himself, passing on barefoot,—and all the people who were with him, covered every man his head, and went up, weeping as they went.stylusEsther 6:12, Esther 6:12, 2 Samuel 19:4, 2 Samuel 19:4, Ezekiel 24:1731And, unto David, it was told, saying, Ahithophel, is among the conspirators with Absolom. And David said, Turn to foolishness, I pray thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Yahweh.stylus2 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 17:14, 2 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 17:14, Psalms 41:932And it came to pass, when David reached the summit, where he bowed himself down unto God, that lo! there met him, Hushai the Archite, his tunic rent, and earth upon his head.stylusJoshua 16:2, Joshua 16:2, 2 Samuel 1:2, Psalms 3:3, Psalms 3:533And David said unto him,—If thou pass over with me, then shalt thou become unto me, a burden;stylus2 Samuel 19:35, 2 Samuel 19:3534but, if, to the city, thou return, then canst thou say unto Absolom—Thy servant, I, O king, will be, as, the servant of thy father, I was formerly, so will I, now, be thy servant: thus shalt thou frustrate for me the counsel of Ahithophel.stylus2 Samuel 15:20, 2 Samuel 17:5, 2 Samuel 17:14, Matthew 10:16, Joshua 8:235And hast thou not, with thee, there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so then it shall be, that, what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the house of the king, thou shalt tell to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests.stylus2 Samuel 17:15, 2 Samuel 17:16, 2 Samuel 17:15, 2 Samuel 17:1636Lo! they have there with them, their two sons, Ahimaaz for Zadok, and Jonathan for Abiathar,—so shall ye send, by their hand, unto me, everything which ye shall hear.stylus2 Samuel 17:17, 2 Samuel 17:17, 2 Samuel 15:27, 2 Samuel 15:27, 2 Samuel 18:1937So Hushai, David’s friend, went into the city,—when, Absolom, was about to enter Jerusalem.stylus2 Samuel 16:15, 2 Samuel 16:16, 1 Chronicles 27:33, 2 Samuel 16:15, 2 Samuel 16:16
