Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And it cometh
to pass afterwards
, that Absalom prepareth
for
himself
a
chariot,
and horses, and fifty men are
running
before him ;
And it came
to pass after
this
, that Absalom prepared
him
chariots
and horses, and fifty men to
run
before him .
and Absalom hath
risen
early, and stood by
the
side
of
the way of the gate ,
and it cometh
to
pass
, every
man who
hath
a pleading
to come
unto
the king for judgment, that
Absalom calleth
unto him, and saith
, `
Of what city `
art '
thou? '
and he saith
, `
Of one of the tribes of Israel `is'
thy
servant
. '
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.
And Absalom saith
unto him, `
See, thy matters `
are '
good and straightforward
--
and
there is none
hearkening
to
thee
from
the king. '
And Absalom said
unto him, See, thy matters are good and right;
but
there is no
man
deputed
of
the king to
hear
thee
.
And
Absalom saith
, `Who
doth
make
me
a
judge in the land, that unto
me
doth
come
every man who
hath a
plea
and judgment?
--
then
I have
declared
him righteous.'
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 it hath
come
to
pass
, in
the
drawing
nearing
of
any one
to bow
himself
to him, that
he hath
put forth his hand, and laid
hold
on
him, and given
a
kiss
to
him ;
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 .
and Absalom
doth
according
to
this thing
to all Israel who
come
in
for
judgment
unto
the king ,
and
Absalom stealeth
the heart
of the men of Israel.
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.
And it cometh
to pass ,
at
the
end
of
forty years, that Absalom saith
unto the king, `Let
me
go,
I pray thee, and I
complete
my vow, that
I vowed to
Jehovah
in Hebron ,
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 .
for a
vow
hath
thy servant vowed in
my
dwelling
in
Geshur ,
in Aram
, saying, If Jehovah
doth
certainly
bring me back
to Jerusalem, then I have
served
Jehovah
. '
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
.
And the king saith
to
him, `
Go in peace ;'
and
he riseth
and goeth
to Hebron ,
And the king said
unto
him, Go in peace .
So
he arose,
and went
to Hebron .
and
Absalom sendeth
spies through
all the tribes of Israel, saying, `At
your
hearing
the voice
of the trumpet, then ye have
said
, Absalom hath
reigned
in Hebron. '
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.
And with Absalom have
gone
two hundred men ,
out of Jerusalem, invited
ones,
and they are
going
in their simplicity, and have
not known
anything;
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.
and Absalom sendeth
Ahithophel the Gilonite, a
counsellor
of
David
, out
of
his city, out
of
Gilo
, in
his
sacrificing
sacrifices ;
and the conspiracy is
strong ,
and
the people are
going
and
increasing
with Absalom.
And Absalom sent
for
Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's
counselor
, from
his city, even
from
Giloh
, while
he
offered
sacrifices .
And the conspiracy was
strong ;
for
the people increased
continually
with Absalom.
And he
who
is
declaring
tidings
cometh
in
unto
David, saying, `
The heart
of the men of Israel hath
been
after Absalom. '
And there
came
a
messenger
to
David, saying, The hearts
of the men of Israel are
after Absalom.
And David saith
to
all his servants who
`are'
with him in
Jerusalem, `Rise
, and we
flee ,
for we have
no
escape from the
face
of
Absalom ;
haste
to go
, lest he hasten,
and
have
overtaken
us, and forced
on
us
evil, and smitten
the city by
the mouth
of the sword. '
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 the servants of
the
king
say
unto the king, `According
to all
that
my lord the king chooseth
--
lo,
thy
servants
`do'
. '
And the king's
servants said
unto the king, Behold,
thy
servants
are
ready
to do
whatsoever
my lord the king shall
appoint
.
And the king goeth
out
, and all his household at
his
feet,
and the king leaveth
ten women --
concubines --
to keep the house.
And the king went
forth
, and all his household after
him.
And the king left
ten women ,
which
were
concubines ,
to keep the house.
And the king goeth
out
, and all the people at
his
feet
, and they
stand
still
at
the
farthest
off house
.
And the king went
forth
, and all the people after
him
, and tarried
in
a
place
that
was
far
off.
And all his servants are
passing
on at
his
side,
and all the Cherethite
, and all the Pelethite
, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who
came at
his
feet
from Gath, are
passing
on at
the
front
of
the king.
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
the king saith
unto
Ittai the Gittite, `Why
dost
thou
go
--
thou also --
with us? turn
back
--
and abide with the king ,
for thou `
art '
a stranger, and also an exile thou
--
to
thy
place
.
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.
Yesterday `is'
thy
coming
in
, and
to-day
I move
thee to
go with us ,
and
I am
going
on
that
which
I am
going!
--
turn
back
, and take back thy brethren with
thee,
--
kindness
and truth. '
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
.
And Ittai answereth
the king and saith
, `Jehovah
liveth, and my lord the king liveth, surely in the
place where
my lord the king is
--
if
for
death
, if
for
life, surely
there is
thy servant. '
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
.
And David saith
unto
Ittai, `
Go and pass over ;'
and Ittai the Gittite passeth
over, and all his men, and all the infants
who
`are'
with him.
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.
And all the land
are
weeping
--
a great
voice, and all the people are
passing
over ;
and
the king is
passing
over through
the brook Kidron, and all the people are
passing
over on
the
front
of
the way of the wilderness ;
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 .
and lo ,
also
Zadok, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God ,
and they make
the ark of God firm,
and Abiathar goeth
up, till
the
completion
of
all the people to
pass
over
out of the city.
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.
And the king saith
to
Zadok, `Take
back the ark of God to
the city ;
if I find grace
in the eyes of Jehovah
, then
He hath
brought
me back
, and shewn
me it and His habitation ;
And the king said
unto
Zadok, Carry
back the ark of God into
the city :
if I shall
find favor
in the eyes of the
LORD
, he will
bring
me again
, and show
me both
it ,
and his habitation :
and
if thus
He say, I have not
delighted
in thee; here `
am '
I, He
doth
to me as `is'
good in
His
eyes
. '
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
.
And
the king saith
unto Zadok the priest, `
Art thou a seer? turn
back
to
the city in peace, and Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar ,
your
two
sons
with
you;
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 .
see ye
, I am
tarrying
in the plains
of the wilderness till
the
coming
in
of
a
word from you to declare
to
me. '
See, I will
tarry
in the plain
of the wilderness ,
until
there
come
word from you to certify
me.
And
Zadok taketh
back
--
and Abiathar --
the ark of God to Jerusalem ,
and they abide
there.
Zadok therefore
and Abiathar carried
the ark of God again
to Jerusalem :
and they tarried
there.
And David is
going
up in
the ascent of the
olives
, going
up
and weeping
, and he
hath
the
head covered, and he is
going
barefooted,
and all the people who
`are'
with him have
covered each
his head, and have
gone
up, going
up
and
weeping ;
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.
and David declared
, saying, `
Ahithophel `
is '
among the conspirators with Absalom ;'
and David saith
, `Make
foolish
, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel ,
O
Jehovah
. '
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
.
And it cometh
to pass, David hath
come unto
the top, where he boweth
himself
to
God, and
lo
, to
meet
him
`is'
Hushai the Archite ,
his coat rent, and earth on
his head ;
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 :
and
David saith
to
him
, `
If thou hast
passed
on with me then thou hast
been
on
me
for
a burden ,
Unto
whom
David said
, If thou passest
on with me ,
then thou shalt
be
a burden unto
me:
and
if to the city thou
dost
turn
back
, and hast
said
to
Absalom, Thy servant I
am
, O king; servant
of
thy
father
I `am'
also
hitherto, and
now,
I `am'
also thy servant ;
then thou hast
made
void
for me the counsel of Ahithophel ;
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 .
and are
there
not with thee there
Zadok and Abiathar the priests? and
it hath
been
, the
whole
of
the
matter
that thou hearest
from
the
house
of the king
thou dost
declare
to Zadok and to
Abiathar the priests.
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.
Lo
, there with them `are'
their two sons, Ahimaaz to
Zadok
, and Jonathan to
Abiathar,
and ye
have
sent
by their
hand
unto me anything
that ye hear. '
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.
And
Hushai ,
David's friend ,
cometh
in
to
the city, and Absalom cometh
in
to
Jerusalem.
So
Hushai David's friend came
into
the city, and Absalom came
into
Jerusalem.
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