Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And David inspecteth
the people who
`are'
with him, and setteth
over
them
heads
of thousands and heads
of hundreds ,
And David numbered
the people that
were
with him, and set
captains
of thousands ,
and captains
of hundreds over
them.
and David sendeth
the
third of the people by
the hand of Joab, and the
third by
the hand of Abishai ,
son of Zeruiah, brother of
Joab
, and the
third by
the hand of Ittai the Gittite ,
and the king saith
unto the people, `
I certainly
go out
--
I
also
--
with you. '
And 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
.
And
the people say
, `
Thou dost
not go out,
for if we utterly
flee, they do
not set
`their'
heart
upon
us; and
if half of us die, they do
not
set
`their'
heart
unto
us
--
for now
like
us `are'
ten thousand ;
and
now ,
better that thou be
to
us from
the city for
an
helper
. '
But
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 succor
us out
of
the city.
And the king saith
unto them, `That
which
is
good
in
your
eyes
I do ;'
and the king standeth
at
the
side
of
the gate, and all the people have
gone
out by hundreds and by thousands ,
And 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 .
and the king chargeth
Joab ,
and Abishai ,
and Ittai, saying, `
Gently --
for me,
for
the youth
, for
Absalom ;'
and all the people heard in
the king's
charging
all the heads
concerning Absalom.
And 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.
And
the people goeth
out into the field to
meet
Israel ,
and the battle is
in a
forest
of Ephraim;
So
the people went
out into the field against
Israel :
and the battle was
in the
wood
of Ephraim;
and
smitten
there
are
the people of Israel before the servants of David, and the
smiting
there is
great on
that day --
twenty thousand ;
Where
the people of Israel were
slain
before the servants of David, and there was
there
a
great slaughter
that day of
twenty thousand men.
and
the battle is
there scattered over the face of all the land,
and the forest
multiplieth
to
devour
among
the
people
more than those
whom
the sword hath
devoured in
that
day
.
For
the battle was
there scattered over the face of all the country:
and the wood
devoured
more people
that
day
than the sword devoured.
And Absalom meeteth
before
the servants of David ,
and Absalom is
riding
on
the
mule, and the mule cometh
in
under an
entangled
bough
of
the great oak, and his head taketh
hold on
the oak, and he is
placed
between the heavens
and the earth ,
and the mule that `is'
under him hath
passed
on
.
And 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
.
And one
man seeth
, and declareth
to
Joab, and saith
, `Lo
, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. '
And a
certain
man saw
it
, and told
Joab, and said
, Behold
, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
And Joab saith
to
the man who
is
declaring
`it'
to
him, `
And lo
, thou hast
seen
--
and wherefore
didst thou not smite him there to the earth
--
and on
me
to
give
to
thee ten silverlings
and one
girdle ?'
And 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 .
And the man saith
unto Joab, `Yea,
though I am
weighing
on
my
hand
a thousand silverlings
, I do
not put forth my
hand unto
the son of
the
king;
for in our ears
hath
the king charged thee ,
and Abishai ,
and Ittai, saying, Observe
ye
who
`is'
against
the youth
--
against
Absalom ;
And 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 .
or
I had
done
against my
soul
a
vain
thing,
and
no matter is
hid from the king, and thou --
thou
dost
station
thyself over-
against. '
Otherwise
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
.
And
Joab saith
, `Not
right
--
I tarry before
thee ;'
and he taketh
three darts in his hand, and striketh
them into
the heart of Absalom, while he `is'
alive ,
in the midst of the oak.
Then
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.
And they
go
round
--
ten youths
bearing
weapons
of
Joab
--
and smite
Absalom, and put
him to
death
.
And ten young
men
that
bare
Joab's
armor
compassed
about
and smote
Absalom, and slew
him.
And Joab bloweth
with
a
trumpet, and the people turneth
back
from pursuing after Israel ,
for Joab hath
kept
back the people ;
And Joab blew
the
trumpet, and the people returned
from pursuing after Israel :
for Joab held
back the people .
and they take
Absalom and cast him in
the
forest
unto
the
great pit, and set
up
over
him
a very great heap of stones ,
and all Israel have
fled --
each
to his tent.
And 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.
And
Absalom hath
taken ,
and setteth
up for himself in
his
life,
the
standing-
pillar that
`
is '
in the king's valley,
for he said, `
I have no son to cause
my name to
be
remembered;'
and he calleth
the standing-
pillar by
his own name ,
and it is called `The
monument
of
Absalom'
unto this day.
Now
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
.
And
Ahimaaz son of Zadok said
, `
Let me run, I
pray
thee,
and I
bear the king tidings, for
Jehovah
hath delivered
him out
of the
hand
of
his enemies ;'
Then
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 .
and Joab saith
to
him, `
Thou art
not a
man
of
tidings this day, but thou hast
borne
tidings on
another day ,
and
this day thou dost
not
bear tidings, because the king's son `
is '
dead. '
And 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.
And
Joab saith
to Cushi
, `
Go ,
declare
to
the king that
which
thou hast seen ;'
and Cushi
boweth
himself to
Joab, and runneth
.
Then
said
Joab to Cushy
, Go tell
the king what
thou hast seen .
And Cushy
bowed
himself unto
Joab, and ran
.
And
Ahimaaz son of Zadok addeth
again ,
and
saith
unto
Joab, `And
whatever
it
be
, let me run
, I pray thee, I
also ,
after the
Cushite
. '
And Joab saith
, `Why
`is'
this
--
thou art
running
, my son, and
for
thee
there
are
no tidings found
? '
--
Then
said
Ahimaaz the
son of Zadok yet
again to
Joab, But
howsoever
, let me, I pray thee, also run
after Cushy
. And Joab said
, Wherefore
wilt
thou run
, my son, seeing
that
thou
hast
no tidings ready
?
`And,
whatever
it
be
, `
said he, '
let me run. '
And he saith
to
him, `
Run ;'
and
Ahimaaz runneth
the way of the circuit
, and passeth
by
the
Cushite
.
But
howsoever
, said he, let me run. And he said
unto
him, Run .
Then
Ahimaaz ran
by
the way of the plain
, and overran
Cushy
.
And David is
sitting
between the two gates ,
and the watchman goeth
unto
the roof of
the gate ,
unto the wall, and lifteth
up his eyes, and looketh
, and lo,
a man running by
himself
.
And 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
.
And the watchman calleth
, and declareth
to
the king ,
and the king saith
, `
If by
himself
, tidings `are'
in his mouth ;'
and he cometh
, coming
on
and drawing
near.
And 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.
And the watchman seeth
another man running ,
and the watchman calleth
unto the gatekeeper
, and saith,
`Lo
, a
man running by
himself;'
and the king saith
, `
Also this
one
is
bearing
tidings. '
And 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.
And the watchman saith
, `I
see
the running of the first
as
the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok. '
And the king saith
, `This
`
is '
a good man, and with good tidings he
cometh
. '
And 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.
And Ahimaaz calleth
and saith
unto the king, `Peace;'
and he boweth
himself
to the king,
on
his face ,
to
the earth
, and saith
, `
Blessed `is'
Jehovah
thy God who
hath shut
up the men who
lifted up their hand against my lord the king. '
And 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.
And the king saith
, `Peace
to
the youth
--
to
Absalom? '
And Ahimaaz saith,
`I
saw
the
great
multitude
, at
the
sending
away
of
the servant of
the
king
, even
thy servant `by'
Joab
, and
I have
not known
what `
it is'
. '
And 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
.
And the king saith
, `
Turn round
, station
thyself
here ;'
and he turneth
round
and standeth
still.
And the king said
unto
him
, Turn aside
, and
stand
here .
And he turned
aside,
and stood
still.
And lo
, the
Cushite
hath
come
, and the
Cushite
saith
, `Let
tidings be
proclaimed
, my lord ,
O
king ;
for Jehovah
hath delivered
thee to-
day out
of the
hand
of
all those
rising
up against thee. '
And, behold
, Cushy
came;
and Cushy
said
, Tidings, my lord the
king :
for the
LORD
hath avenged
thee this
day of all them
that
rose
up against thee.
And the king saith
unto the
Cushite
, `Peace
to
the youth
--
to
Absalom? '
And the
Cushite
saith
, `Let
them
be
--
as
the youth
--
the
enemies of my lord the king, and all who
have
risen
up
against thee for
evil
. '
And the king said
unto Cushy
, Is
the young
man
Absalom safe
? And Cushy
answered
, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that
rise
against thee to
do
thee
hurt,
be
as
that
young
man
is
.
And the king trembleth
, and goeth
up on
the upper
chamber of
the gate, and weepeth,
and thus he hath
said in
his
going
, `
My son !
Absalom my son ;
my son Absalom ;
oh
that
I had died for thee, Absalom, my son, my son .'
And 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 !
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