1And David numbered the people that [were] with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.stylus1 Samuel 8:12, Joshua 8:10, Exodus 17:9, 1 Samuel 8:12, Joshua 8:102And 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 to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.stylusJudges 7:16, Judges 7:16, 2 Samuel 15:19, 2 Samuel 15:22, 2 Samuel 15:193But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now [thou art] worth ten thousand of us: therefore now [it is] better that thou shouldst succor us out of the city.stylus2 Samuel 21:17, 2 Samuel 21:17, 2 Samuel 10:11, Zechariah 13:7, Lamentations 4:204And the king said to them, What seemeth to you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.stylus2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 29:2, Isaiah 28:65And 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.stylusDeuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 21:21, Deuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 21:21, 2 Samuel 17:146So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;stylusJoshua 17:18, Joshua 17:18, Joshua 17:15, Joshua 17:15, Judges 12:47Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand [men].stylusProverbs 24:21, Proverbs 24:21, Proverbs 11:21, 2 Chronicles 13:16, 2 Chronicles 13:178For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.stylusExodus 15:10, Exodus 15:10, Psalms 3:7, Judges 5:20, Judges 5:219And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was suspended between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that [was] under him went away.stylus2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 14:26, Proverbs 30:17, Job 31:3, Proverbs 30:1710And a certain man saw [it], and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.stylus11And Joab said to the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest [him], and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten [shekels] of silver, and a girdle.stylus12And the man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [shekels] of silver in my hand, [yet] would I not put forth my 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.stylus2 Samuel 18:5, 2 Samuel 18:513Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against my own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldst have set thyself against [me].stylus2 Samuel 14:19, 2 Samuel 14:20, 2 Samuel 14:19, 2 Samuel 14:20, Hebrews 4:1314Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he [was] yet alive in the midst of the oak.stylusMatthew 12:40, 2 Samuel 18:5, Judges 5:31, 2 Samuel 14:30, Psalms 45:515And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.stylus16And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.stylus2 Samuel 20:22, 2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 20:22, 2 Samuel 2:28, 1 Corinthians 14:817And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.stylusJoshua 8:29, Joshua 7:26, Joshua 8:29, Joshua 7:26, 2 Samuel 19:818Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and raised 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 to this day, Absalom's place.stylusGenesis 14:17, 2 Samuel 14:27, Daniel 4:30, 1 Samuel 15:12, Genesis 14:1719Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and inform the king, how the LORD hath avenged himself of his enemies.stylus2 Samuel 15:36, 2 Samuel 15:36, 2 Samuel 18:31, 2 Samuel 18:31, Psalms 9:1620And Joab said to 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.stylus2 Samuel 17:16, 2 Samuel 17:21, 2 Samuel 18:33, 2 Samuel 18:29, 2 Samuel 18:521Then said Joab to Cushi, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself to Joab, and ran.stylus22Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But however, let me also, I pray thee, run after Cushi. And Joab said, Why wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?stylusRomans 1:28, Ephesians 5:4, Romans 1:28, Ephesians 5:423But however, [said he], let me run. And he said to him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran Cushi.stylusJohn 20:4, John 20:424And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.stylus2 Samuel 19:8, 2 Samuel 19:8, 2 Samuel 18:4, 2 Samuel 13:34, 1 Samuel 4:1325And the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he [is] alone [there is] tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.stylus26And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold [another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.stylus27And the watchman said, I think 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 news.stylus2 Kings 9:20, 2 Kings 9:20, 1 Kings 1:42, 1 Kings 1:42, Romans 10:1528And Ahimaaz called, and said to 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, who hath delivered up the men that raised their hand against my lord the king.stylus2 Samuel 14:4, Genesis 14:20, 2 Samuel 14:4, Genesis 14:20, 2 Chronicles 20:2629And 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].stylus2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 18:20, 2 Samuel 20:930And the king said [to him], Turn aside, [and] stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.stylus31And 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.stylus2 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 18:19, Luke 18:7, Luke 18:8, 2 Samuel 18:2832And the king said to Cushi, [Is] the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, May the enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do [thee] hurt, be as [that] young man [is].stylusJudges 5:31, Judges 5:31, 1 Samuel 25:26, 1 Samuel 25:26, Psalms 68:133And 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! O that I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!stylus2 Samuel 19:4, 2 Samuel 19:4, Psalms 103:13, 2 Samuel 12:10, 2 Samuel 12:23