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  15:1 ¶
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. |
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15:1 ¶
And it came to pass°
after°°
this,°°
that Absalom°
prepared°°
him chariots°
and horses,°
and fifty°
men°
to run°°
before°
him. |
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15:2
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come 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. |
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15:2
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.° |
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15:3
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. |
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15:3
And Absalom°
said°°
unto°
him, See,°°
thy matters°
[are] good°
and right;°
but [there is] no°
man [deputed] of the king°
to hear°°
thee. |
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15:4
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! |
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15:4
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!°° |
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15:5
And it was so, that, when any man came nigh to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him. |
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15:5
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. |
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15:6
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. |
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15:6
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.° |
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15:7 ¶
And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto Jehovah, in Hebron. |
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15:7 ¶
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.° |
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15:8
For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If Jehovah shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Jehovah. |
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15:8
For°
thy servant°
vowed°°
a vow°
while I abode°°
at Geshur°
in Syria,°
saying,°°
If°
the LORD°
shall bring me again°°°°
indeed to Jerusalem,°
then I will serve°°°
the LORD.° |
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15:9
And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. |
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15:9
And the king°
said°°
unto him, Go°°°
in peace.°
So he arose,°°
and went°°°
to Hebron.° |
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15:10 ¶
But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom is king in Hebron. |
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15:10 ¶
But Absalom°
sent°°
spies°°
throughout all°
the tribes°
of Israel,°
saying,°°
As soon as ye hear°°°
the sound°
of the trumpet,°
then ye shall say,°°
Absalom°
reigneth°°
in Hebron.° |
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15:11
And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they knew not anything. |
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15:11
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.° |
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15:12
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom. |
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15:12
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.° |
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15:13 ¶
And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. |
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15:13 ¶
And there came°°
a messenger°°
to°
David,°
saying,°°
The hearts°
of the men°
of Israel°
are°
after°
Absalom.° |
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15:14
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. |
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15:14
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.° |
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15:15
And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose. |
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15:15
And the king's°
servants°
said°°
unto°
the king,°
Behold,°
thy servants°
[are ready to do] whatsoever°°
my lord°
the king°
shall appoint.°° |
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15:16
And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, that were concubines, to keep the house. |
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15:16
And the king°
went forth,°°
and all°
his household°
after°
him. And the king°
left°°°
ten°
women,°
[which were] concubines,°
to keep°°
the house.° |
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15:17
And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak. |
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15:17
And the king°
went forth,°°
and all°
the people°
after°
him, and tarried°°
in a place°
that was far off.°°° |
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15:18
And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men that came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. |
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15:18
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.° |
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15:19 ¶
Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king: for thou art a foreigner, and also an exile; [return] to thine own place. |
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15:19 ¶
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.°° |
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15:20
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. |
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15:20
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. |
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15:21
And Ittai answered the king, and said, As Jehovah liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will thy servant be. |
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15:21
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.° |
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15:22
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. |
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15:22
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. |
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15:23
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. |
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15:23
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.° |
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15:24 ¶
And, lo, Zadok also [came], and all the Levites 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. |
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15:24 ¶
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.° |
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15:25
And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation: |
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15:25
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:° |
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15:26
but if he say thus, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. |
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15:26
But if°
he thus°
say,°°
I have no°
delight°°
in thee; behold,°
[here am] I, let him do°°
to me as°
seemeth°
good°
unto him. |
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15:27
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art thou [not] a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. |
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15:27
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.° |
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15:28
See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. |
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15:28
See,°°
I°
will tarry°°
in the plain°°°
of the wilderness,°
until°
there come°°
word°
from°°
you to certify°°
me. |
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15:29
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there. |
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15:29
Zadok°
therefore and Abiathar°
carried°°°
the ark°
of God°
again°°
to Jerusalem:°
and they tarried°°
there.° |
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15:30 ¶
And David went up by the ascent of the [mount of] Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. |
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15:30 ¶
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.°° |
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15:31 ¶
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. |
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15:31 ¶
And [one] told°°
David,°
saying,°°
Ahithophel°
[is] among the conspirators°°
with°
Absalom.°
And David°
said,°°
O LORD,°
I pray thee,°
turn°
the counsel°
of Ahithophel°
into foolishness.°° |
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15:32 ¶
And it came to pass, that, when David was come to the top [of the ascent], where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head. |
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15:32 ¶
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:° |
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15:33
And David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, then thou wilt be a burden unto me: |
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15:33
Unto whom David°
said,°°
If°
thou passest on°°
with°
me, then thou shalt be°
a burden°
unto°
me: |
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15:34
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 in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel. |
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15:34
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.° |
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15:35
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. |
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15:35
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.° |
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15:36
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 everything that ye shall hear. |
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15:36
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.°° |
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15:37
So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem. |
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15:37
So Hushai°
David's°
friend°
came°°
into the city,°
and Absalom°
came°°
into Jerusalem.° |
