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And
it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth
and mourneth
for Absalom.
It was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps
and mourns
for Absalom.
And
the victory that day was turned into mourning unto
all the people :
for the people heard say that day how
the king was
grieved
for his son.
The victory that day was turned into mourning to
all the people ;
for the people heard say that day ,
The king grieves
for his son.
And
the people gat
them by stealth that day into the city, as people being
ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
The people got
them by stealth that day into the city, as people who
are
ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
But
the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O
my son Absalom, O
Absalom, my son, my son!
The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, my son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!
And
Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou
hast
shamed this day the faces of all thy
servants, which
this day have saved thy
life, and the lives of thy
sons and of thy
daughters, and the lives of thy
wives, and the lives of thy
concubines;
Joab came into the house to the king, and said, You
have
shamed this day the faces of all your
servants, who
this day have saved your
life, and the lives of your
sons and of your
daughters, and the lives of your
wives, and the lives of your
concubines;
In that thou
lovest
thine
enemies
, and hatest
thy
friends
. For thou
hast
declared this day, that thou
regardest
neither
princes nor
servants: for this day I perceive ,
that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee
well.
in that you
love
those
who
hate
you
, and hate
those
who
love
you
. For you
have
declared this day, that princes and
servants are
nothing
to
you
: for this day I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased you
well.
Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto
thy
servants :
for I swear by the
LORD
, if thou
go not
forth, there will not tarry
one
with thee
this night: and that will be worse unto
thee
than all the evil that befell
thee
from thy
youth until now.
Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably to
your
servants ;
for I swear by Yahweh
, if you
don't
go forth, there will not stay
a
man
with you
this night: and that will be worse to
you
than all the evil that has
happened
to
you
from your
youth until now.
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And
they told unto
all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth
sit
in the gate .
And all the people came before the king :
for
Israel had fled every man to his tent.
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to
all the people, saying, Behold, the king is
sitting
in the gate :
and all the people came before the king .
Now
Israel had fled every man to his tent.
And
all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved
us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered
us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for
Absalom.
All the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered
us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved
us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from
Absalom.
And
Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye
not
a word of bringing the king back?
Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don't
you
speak a word of bringing the king back?
And
king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto
the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye
the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even
to his house.
King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to
the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you
the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, [
to bring
him]
to
his house.
Ye
are my brethren
, ye
are my bones
and my flesh: wherefore
then are ye
the last to bring back the king?
You
are my brothers
, you
are my bone
and my flesh: why
then are you
the last to bring back the king?
And
say ye
to Amasa, Art
thou
not
of
my bone ,
and of
my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou
be
not
captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
Say you
to Amasa, Aren't
you
my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you
aren't
captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
And
he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this
word
unto
the king, Return thou
, and all thy
servants.
He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as [
the heart of ]
one man; so that they sent to
the king, [saying],
Return you
, and all your
servants.
So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And
Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct
the king over Jordan.
So the king returned, and came to the
Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring
the king over the
Jordan.
And
Shimei the son of Gera, a
Benjamite, which
was of Bahurim, hasted
and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Shimei the son of Gera, the
Benjamite, who
was of Bahurim, hurried
and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
And
there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over
Jordan before
the king.
There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through
the
Jordan in
the presence
of
the
king.
And
there went over a ferry boat to carry
over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And
Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as
he was come over Jordan ;
There went over a ferry -
boat to bring
over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when
he was come over the
Jordan .
And
said unto
the king, Let not
my lord impute iniquity unto
me, neither do thou
remember that which thy
servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
He
said to
the king, Don't
let my lord impute iniquity to
me, neither do you
remember that which your
servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
For thy
servant doth
know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the
first
this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
For your
servant does
know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come this day the
first
of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and
said
, Shall not
Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the
LORD's
anointed?
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, Shall Shimei not
be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh's
anointed?
And
David said, What have I to do with you, ye
sons of Zeruiah, that ye
should this day be adversaries unto
me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do
not
I know that I am this day king over Israel?
David said, What have I to do with you, you
sons of Zeruiah, that you
should this day be adversaries to
me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for don't
I know that I am this day king over Israel?
Therefore
the king said unto
Shimei, Thou
shalt
not die. And
the king sware
unto
him.
The king said to
Shimei, You
shall
not die. The king swore
to
him.
And
Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king ,
and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again
in peace.
Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king ;
and he
had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home
in peace.
And
it came
to
pass
, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto
him, Wherefore
wentest
not
thou
with me, Mephibosheth?
It happened
, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to
him, Why
didn't
you
go
with me, Mephibosheth?
And
he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy
servant said, I will saddle me an
ass
, that I may ride thereon, and go to
the king; because thy
servant is lame.
He answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for your
servant said, I will saddle me a
donkey
, that I may ride thereon, and go with
the king; because your
servant is lame.
And
he hath
slandered thy
servant unto
my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine
eyes.
He has
slandered your
servant to
my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in your
eyes.
For all of
my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king :
yet didst
thou
set thy
servant among them
that
did
eat
at thine
own table. What right therefore have I yet to
cry any more unto
the king?
For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king ;
yet you
set your
servant among those
who
ate
at your
own table. What right therefore have I yet that
I
should
cry any more to
the king?
And
the king said unto
him, Why speakest
thou
any more of thy
matters? I have
said
, Thou
and Ziba divide the land.
The king said to
him, Why speak
you
any more of your
matters? I say
, You
and Ziba divide the land.
And
Mephibosheth said unto
the king, Yea
, let him take all, forasmuch
as
my lord the king is come again
in peace unto
his own house.
Mephibosheth said to
the king, yes
, let him take all, because
my lord the king is come in peace to
his own house.
And
Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim ,
and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim ;
and he
went over the
Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the
Jordan.
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore
years old: and he had provided the king of
sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty
years old: and he had provided the king with
sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
And
the king said unto
Barzillai, Come thou
over with me, and I will feed
thee
with me in Jerusalem.
The king said to
Barzillai, Come you
over with me, and I will sustain
you
with me in Jerusalem.
And
Barzillai said unto
the king, How long
have
I
to
live
, that I should go up with the king unto
Jerusalem?
Barzillai said to
the king, How many
are
the
days
of
the
years
of
my
life
, that I should go up with the king to
Jerusalem?
I am this day fourscore
years old: and
can I discern between good and evil
? can thy
servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore
then should thy
servant be yet a burden unto
my lord the king?
I am this day eighty
years old: can I discern between good and bad
? can your
servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? why
then should your
servant be yet a burden to
my lord the king?
Thy
servant will
go a
little
way
over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
Your
servant would
but
just
go over the
Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
Let thy
servant ,
I
pray
thee,
turn back again, that I may die in mine
own city, and
be
buried
by the grave of my father and of
my mother. But behold thy
servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto
thee
.
Please
let your
servant turn back again, that I may die in my
own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold ,
your
servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good to
you
.
And
the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto
thee
: and whatsoever
thou
shalt
require of me, that will I do for thee
.
The king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good to
you
: and whatever
you
shall
require of me, that will I do for you
.
And
all the people went over Jordan .
And when
the king was
come
over ,
the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto
his own place.
All the people went over the
Jordan ,
and the king went
over :
and
the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to
his own place.
Then
the king went on
to Gilgal, and Chimham went on
with him: and all the people of Judah conducted
the king, and also half the people of Israel.
So
the king went over
to Gilgal, and Chimham went over
with him: and all the people of Judah brought
the king over
, and also half the people of Israel.
And,
behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto
the king, Why have our brethren
the men of Judah stolen thee
away, and have
brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him ,
over
Jordan
?
Behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to
the king, Why have our brothers
the men of Judah stolen you
away, and brought the king, and his household, over
the
Jordan,
and all David's men with him?
And
all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near
of
kin
to us: wherefore
then be
ye
angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of
the king's cost? or hath
he given us any gift?
All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is a
close
relative
to us: why
then are
you
angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at
the king's cost? or has
he given us any gift?
And
the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye
: why then did ye
despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And
the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more [
right ]
in David than you
: why then did you
despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
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