2Samuel 18
18And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds over them.H1732H6485H5971H7760H8269H505H8269H39672And 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.H1732H7971H7992H5971H3027H3097H7992H3027H52H1121H6870H3097H251H7992H3027H863H1663H4428H559H5971H3318H3318H5893But 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 succour us out of the city.H5971H559H3318H5127H5127H7760H3820H2677H4191H7760H3820H3644H6235H505H2896H5826H5826H58924And 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.H4428H559H5869H3190H6213H4428H5975H8179H3027H5971H3318H3967H5055And 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.H4428H6680H3097H52H863H559H328H5288H53H5971H8085H4428H8269H6680H1697H536So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;H5971H3318H7704H7125H3478H4421H3293H6697Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.H5971H3478H5062H6440H5650H1732H1419H4046H3117H6242H5058For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.H4421H6327H6440H776H3293H398H7235H5971H3117H2719H3989And 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 taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.H53H7122H6440H5650H1732H53H7392H6505H6505H935H7730H1419H424H7218H2388H424H5414H8064H776H6505H567410And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.H259H376H7200H5046H3097H559H7200H53H8518H42411And Joab said unto 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.H3097H559H376H5046H7200H5221H776H5414H6235H3701H259H229012And 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.H376H559H3097H3863H8254H505H3701H3709H7971H3027H4428H1121H241H4428H6680H52H863H559H8104H5288H5313Otherwise 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.H176H6213H8267H5315H1697H3582H4428H332014Then 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.H559H3097H3176H6440H3947H7969H7626H3709H8628H3820H53H2416H42415And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.H6235H5288H5375H3097H3627H5437H5221H53H419116And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.H3097H8628H7782H5971H7725H7291H310H3478H3097H2820H597117And 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.H3947H53H7993H1419H6354H3293H5324H3966H1419H1530H68H3478H5127H376H16818Now 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.H53H2416H3947H5324H4678H4428H6010H559H1121H8034H2142H7121H4678H8034H7121H3117H53H302719Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.H559H290H1121H6659H7323H1319H4428H1319H3068H8199H3027H34120And 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.H3097H559H376H1309H3117H1319H312H3117H3117H1319H4428H1121H419121Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.H559H3097H3569H3212H5046H4428H7200H3569H7812H3097H732322Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?H559H290H1121H6659H3254H3097H4100H7323H310H3569H3097H559H7323H1121H1309H467223But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.H7323H559H7323H290H7323H1870H3603H5674H356924And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.H1732H3427H8147H8179H6822H3212H1406H8179H2346H5375H5869H7200H376H732325And 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.H6822H7121H5046H4428H4428H559H1309H6310H3212H1980H713126And 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.H6822H7200H312H376H7323H6822H7121H7778H559H376H7323H4428H559H131927And 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.H6822H559H7200H4794H7223H4794H290H1121H6659H4428H559H2896H376H935H2896H130928And 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.H290H7121H559H4428H7965H7812H776H639H4428H559H1288H3068H430H5462H582H5375H3027H113H442829And 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.H4428H559H5288H53H7965H290H559H3097H7971H4428H5650H5650H7200H1419H1995H304530And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.H4428H559H5437H3320H3541H5437H597531And, 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.H3569H935H3569H559H1319H113H4428H3068H8199H3117H3027H696532And 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.H4428H559H3569H5288H53H7965H3569H559H341H113H4428H6965H7451H528833And 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!H4428H7264H5927H5944H8179H1058H3212H559H1121H53H1121H1121H53H4191H5414H53H1121H1121
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