| 1:1 |
AndAfter it came to pass after the death of Saul when David washad returned from the slaughter of the AmalekitesAmal′ekites and David hadremained abode two days in Ziklag; |
| 1:2 |
itand came to pass on the third day that behold a man came outfrom ofSauls the camp from Saul with his clothes rent and earth upon his head: andAnd so it was when he came to David that he fell to the earthground and did obeisance |
| 1:3 |
And David said untoto him FromWhere whencedo comestyou thoucome from And he said untoto him OutI ofhave escaped from the camp of Israel am I escaped |
| 1:4 |
And David said untoto him How wentdid theit mattergo ITell pray thee tell me And he answered The people arehave fled from the battle and many of the people also arehave fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son Jonathan are also dead also |
| 1:5 |
AndThen David said untoto the young man thatwho told him How knowestdo thouyou know that Saul and Jonathan his son Jonathan are dead |
| 1:6 |
And the young man thatwho told him said AsBy chance I happened byto chancebe uponon mountMount GilboaGilbo′a; beholdand Saulthere was Saul leaning upon his spear; and lo the chariots and the horsemen followedwere hardclose afterupon him |
| 1:7 |
And when he looked behind him he saw me and called untoto me And I answered Here I am I |
| 1:8 |
And he said untoto me Who artare thouyou And I answered him I am an AmalekiteAmal′ekite |
| 1:9 |
And he said untoto me Stand I pray thee beside me and slay me; for anguish hathhas takenseized holdme ofand meyet because my life isstill yetlingers whole in me |
| 1:10 |
So I stood beside him and slew him because I was sure that he could not live after that he washad fallen:; and I took the crown thatwhich was uponon his head and the braceletarmlet thatwhich was on his arm and I have brought them hitherhere untoto my lord |
| 1:11 |
Then David took hold onof his clothes and rent them; and likewiseso did all the men thatwho were with him:; |
| 1:12 |
and they mourned and wept and fasted until evenevening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of Jehovahthe Lord and for the house of Israel; because they werehad fallen by the sword |
| 1:13 |
And David said untoto the young man thatwho told him WhenceWhere artdo thouyou come from And he answered I am the son of a sojourner an AmalekiteAmal′ekite |
| 1:14 |
And David said untoto him How wastis thouit you were not afraid to put forth thyyour hand to destroy Jehovahsthe Lords anointed |
| 1:15 |
AndThen David called one of the young men and said Go near and fall upon him And he smote him so that he died |
| 1:16 |
And David said untoto him ThyYour blood be upon thyyour head; for thyyour own mouth hathhas testified against theeyou saying I have slain Jehovahsthe Lords anointed |
| 1:17 |
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son |
| 1:18 |
and he badesaid themit teachshould thebe childrentaught ofto Judah the songpeople of theJudah; bow: behold it is written in the bookBook of Jashar He said: |
| 1:20 |
Tell it not in Gath Publishpublish it not in the streets of AshkelonAsh′kelon; Lestlest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice Lestlest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumphexult |
| 1:21 |
Ye mountains of GilboaGilbo′a Letlet there be no dew noror rain upon you neithernor fieldsupsurging of offerings:the deep For there the shield of the mighty was vilelydefiled castthe away The shield of Saul not anointed with oil |
| 1:22 |
From the blood of the slain from the fat of the mighty Thethe bow of Jonathan turned not back Andand the sword of Saul returned not empty |
| 1:23 |
Saul and Jonathan werebeloved lovely and pleasantlovely inIn theirlife livesand And in their death they were not divided:; Theythey were swifter than eagles Theythey were stronger than lions |
| 1:24 |
Ye daughters of Israel weep over Saul Whowho clothed you daintily in scarlet delicatelywho Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel |
| 1:25 |
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle Jonathan islies slain upon thy high places |
| 1:26 |
I am distressed for theeyou my brother Jonathan:; Veryvery pleasant hasthave thouyou been untoto me:; Thyyour love to me was wonderful Passingpassing the love of women |
| 1:27 |
How are the mighty fallen Andand the weapons of war perished |
| 2:1 |
AndAfter it came to pass after this that David inquired of Jehovahthe sayingLord Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah And Jehovahthe Lord said untoto him Go up And David said WhitherTo which shall I go up And he said UntoTo Hebron |
| 2:2 |
So David went up thitherthere and his two wives also AhinoamAhin′o theam Jezreelitessof Jezreel and AbigailAb′igail the wifewidow of Nabal theof CarmeliteCarmel |
| 2:3 |
And David brought up his men thatwho were with him did David bring up every manone with his household:; and they dwelt in the citiestowns of Hebron |
| 2:4 |
And the men of Judah came and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah AndWhen they told David sayingIt Thewas the men of JabeshJa′besh gileadgil′ead werewho they that buried Saul |
| 2:5 |
And David sent messengers untoto the men of JabeshJa′besh gileadgil′ead and said untoto them BlessedMay you be yeblessed ofby Jehovahthe thatLord yebecause haveyou showed this kindnessloyalty untoto Saul your lord even unto Saul and have buried him |
| 2:6 |
AndNow nowmay Jehovahthe Lord show lovingkindnesssteadfast love and truthfaithfulness untoto you: andAnd I also will requitedo yougood thisto kindnessyou because yeyou have done this thing |
| 2:7 |
Now therefore let your hands be strong and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead and also the house of Judah havehas anointed me king over them |
| 2:8 |
Now Abner the son of Ner captaincommander of Sauls hostarmy had taken Ish boshethbo′sheth the son of Saul and brought him over to MahanaimMahana′im; |
| 2:9 |
and he made him king over Gilead and over the AshuritesAsh′urites and over Jezreel and overE′phraim Ephraim and over Benjamin and over all Israel |
| 2:10 |
Ish boshethbo′sheth Sauls son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel and he reigned two years But the house of Judah followed David |
| 2:12 |
And Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Ish boshethbo′sheth the son of Saul went out from MahanaimMahana′im to Gibeon |
| 2:13 |
And JoabJo′ab the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah and the servants of David went out and met them byat the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down the one on the one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool |
| 2:14 |
And Abner said to JoabJo′ab Let the young men I pray thee arise and play before us And JoabJo′ab said Let them arise |
| 2:15 |
Then they arose and wentpassed over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ish boshethbo′sheth the son of Saul and twelve of the servants of David |
| 2:16 |
And theyeach caught every one his fellowopponent by the head and thrust his sword in his fellowsopponents side; so they fell down together: whereforeTherefore that place was called HelkathHel′kath hazzurimhazzu′rim which is inat Gibeon |
| 2:17 |
And the battle was very sorefierce that day; and Abner was beaten and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David |
| 2:18 |
And the three sons of ZeruiahZeru′iah were there JoabJo′ab andAbi′shai Abishai and Asahel:As′ahel andNow AsahelAs′ahel was as lightswift of foot as a wild roegazelle; |
| 2:19 |
Andand AsahelAs′ahel pursued after Abner; and inas goinghe went he turned notneither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner |
| 2:20 |
Then Abner looked behind him and said Is it thouyou AsahelAs′ahel And he answered It is I |
| 2:21 |
And Abner said to him Turn thee aside to thyyour right hand or to thyyour left and layseize thee hold on one of the young men and take thee his armorspoil But AsahelAs′ahel would not turn aside from following him |
| 2:22 |
And Abner said again to AsahelAs′ahel Turn thee aside from following me:; whereforewhy should I smite theeyou to the ground howHow then shouldcould I holdlift up my face to Joabyour thy brother Jo′ab |
| 2:23 |
HowbeitBut he refused to turn aside:; whereforetherefore Abner withsmote him in the hinderbelly endwith of the spearbutt smoteof himhis inspear the body so that the spear came out behindat himhis back; and he fell down there and died inwhere thehe samewas place:And andall itwho came to pass that as many as came to the place where AsahelAs′ahel fellhad downfallen and died stood still |
| 2:24 |
But JoabJo′ab and AbishaiAbi′shai pursued after Abner:; and as the sun wentwas going down when they werecame come to the hill of Ammah thatwhich liethlies before GiahGi′ah byon the way ofto the wilderness of Gibeon |
| 2:25 |
And the childrenBenjaminites of Benjamin gathered themselves together afterbehind Abner and became one band and stoodtook their stand on the top of a hill |
| 2:26 |
Then Abner called to JoabJo′ab and said Shall the sword devour for ever knowestDo thouyou not know that itthe end will be bitternessbitter inHow the latter end how long shallwill it be thenbefore ereyou thou bid theyour people returnturn from followingthe pursuit of their brethren |
| 2:27 |
And JoabJo′ab said As God livethlives if thouyou hadsthad not spoken surely thenthe inmen thewould morninghave thegiven peopleup hadthe gonepursuit awayof northeir followedbrethren everyin onethe hismorning brother |
| 2:28 |
So JoabJo′ab blew the trumpet; and all the peoplemen stoodstopped still and pursued after Israel no more neithernor foughtdid they fight any more |
| 2:29 |
And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passedcrossed over the Jordan and wentmarching throughthe allwhole Bithronforenoon andthey came to MahanaimMahana′im |
| 2:30 |
AndJo′ab Joab returned from followingthe pursuit of Abner:; and when he had gathered all the people together there lackedwere missing of Davids servants nineteen men andbesides AsahelAs′ahel |
| 2:31 |
But the servants of David had smittenslain of Benjamin and of Abners men so that three hundred and threescoresixty of Abners men died |
| 2:32 |
And they took up AsahelAs′ahel and buried him in the sepulchretomb of his father which was inat BethBethlehem lehem And JoabJo′ab and his men wentmarched all night and the day brakebroke upon them at Hebron |
| 3:1 |
NowThere there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David:; and David waxedgrew stronger and stronger butwhile the house of Saul waxedbecame weaker and weaker |
| 3:2 |
And untosons David were sons born into David at Hebron: and his first born was Amnon of AhinoamAhin′o theam Jezreelitessof Jezreel; |
| 3:3 |
and his second ChileabChil′e ab of AbigailAb′igail the wifewidow of Nabal theof CarmeliteCarmel; and the third AbsalomAb′salom the son of MaacahMa′acah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; |
| 3:4 |
and the fourth AdonijahAdoni′jah the son of Haggith; and the fifth ShephatiahShephati′ah the son of AbitalAbi′tal; |
| 3:5 |
and the sixth IthreamIth′re am of Eglah Davids wife These were born to David in Hebron |
| 3:6 |
AndWhile it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner madewas making himself strong in the house of Saul |
| 3:7 |
Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah the daughter of Aiah:Ai′ah; and Ish boshethbo′sheth said to Abner WhereforeWhy hasthave thouyou gone in untoto my fathers concubine |
| 3:8 |
Then Abner was Abner very wrothangry forover the words of Ish boshethbo′sheth and said Am I a dogs head thatof belongeth to Judah This day do I showkeep kindnessshowing untoloyalty to the house of Saul thyyour father to his brethrenbrothers and to his friends and have not deliveredgiven theeyou into the hand of David; and yet thouyou chargestcharge me thistoday day with a fault concerning thisa woman |
| 3:9 |
God do so to Abner and more also if asI Jehovahdo hathnot swornaccomplish tofor David Iwhat dothe notLord evenhas sosworn to him; |
| 3:10 |
to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah from Dan even to Beer sheba |
| 3:11 |
And heIsh bo′sheth could not answer Abner another word because he feared him |
| 3:12 |
And Abner sent messengers to David onat hisHebron behalf saying WhoseTo iswhom does the land sayingbelong also Make thyyour leaguecovenant with me and behold my hand shall be with theeyou to bring aboutover all Israel untoto theeyou |
| 3:13 |
And he said WellGood; I will make a leaguecovenant with theeyou; but one thing I require of thee:you; that is thouyou shaltshall not see my face exceptunless thouyou first bring Michal Sauls daughter when thouyou comestcome to see my face |
| 3:14 |
AndThen David sent messengers to Ish boshethbo′sheth Sauls son saying DeliverGive me my wife Michal whom I betrothed toat methe forprice of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines |
| 3:15 |
And Ish boshethbo′sheth sent and took her from her husband evenPal′ti fromel Paltiel the son of LaishLa′ish |
| 3:16 |
AndBut her husband went with her weeping asafter heher wentall andthe followedway her to BahurimBahu′rim Then Abner said Abnerto unto him Go return:; and he returned |
| 3:17 |
And Abner hadconferred communication with the elders of Israel saying InFor timessome time past yeyou soughthave forbeen seeking David toas be king over you: |
| 3:18 |
nowNow then dobring it about; for Jehovahthe hathLord spokenhas ofpromised David saying By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel outfrom of the hand of the Philistines and outfrom of the hand of all their enemies |
| 3:19 |
And Abner also spakespoke into the ears of Benjamin:; and then Abner went also to speaktell in the ears of David inat Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin thought good to do |
| 3:20 |
SoWhen Abner came with twenty men to David toat Hebron andDavid twentymade mena withfeast himfor And David made Abner and the men thatwho were with him a feast |
| 3:21 |
And Abner said untoto David I will arise and go and will gather all Israel untoto my lord the king that they may make a covenant with theeyou and that thouyou mayestmay reign over all that thyyour soulheart desirethdesires AndSo David sent Abner away; and he went in peace |
| 3:22 |
AndJust beholdthen the servants of David andarrived Joabwith cameJo′ab from a forayraid andbringing broughtmuch in a great spoil with them: butBut Abner was not with David inat Hebron; for he had sent him away and he washad gone in peace |
| 3:23 |
When JoabJo′ab and all the hostarmy that was with him werecame comeit theywas told JoabJo′ab saying Abner the son of Ner came to the king and he hathhas sentlet him awaygo and he ishas gone in peace |
| 3:24 |
Then JoabJo′ab camewent to the king and said What hasthave thouyou done beholdBehold Abner came untoto theeyou; why is it that thouyou hasthave sent him away andso that he is quite gone |
| 3:25 |
ThouYou knowestknow that Abner the son of Ner that he came to deceive theeyou and to know thyyour going out and thyyour coming in and to know all that thouyou doestare doing |
| 3:26 |
AndWhen whenJo′ab Joabcame was come out from DavidDavids presence he sent messengers after Abner and they brought him back from the wellcistern of Sirah:; but David knewdid not know about it not |
| 3:27 |
And when Abner was returned to Hebron JoabJo′ab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietlyprivately and there he smote him there in the bodybelly so that he died for the blood of AsahelAs′ahel his brother |
| 3:28 |
AndAfterward afterward when David heard of it he said I and my kingdom are for ever guiltless before Jehovahthe Lord for ever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner: |
| 3:29 |
letMay it fall upon the head of JoabJo′ab and upon all his fathers house; and letmay therethe nothouse failof fromJo′ab thenever housebe ofwithout Joab one thatwho hathhas ana issuedischarge or thatwho is aleprous leper or thatwho leanethholds on a staffspindle or thatwho fallethis slain by the sword or thatwho lackethlacks bread |
| 3:30 |
So JoabJo′ab and AbishaiAbi′shai his brother slew Abner because he had killed their brother AsahelAs′ahel at Gibeon in the battle at Gibeon |
| 3:31 |
AndThen David said to JoabJo′ab and to all the people thatwho were with him Rend your clothes and gird youon with sackcloth and mourn before Abner And kingKing David followed the bier |
| 3:32 |
AndThey they buried Abner inat Hebron:; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept |
| 3:33 |
And the king lamented for Abner andsaying said Should Abner die as a fool diethdies |
| 3:34 |
ThyYour hands were not bound noryour thy feet putwere intonot fetters:fettered; Asas aone manfalls falleth before the childrenwicked ofyou iniquityhave sofallen didst thou fall And all the people wept again over him |
| 3:35 |
AndThen all the people came to causepersuade David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swareswore saying God do so to me and more also if I taste bread or aughtanything else till the sun begoes down |
| 3:36 |
And all the people took notice of it and it pleased them; as whatsoevereverything that the king did pleased all the people |
| 3:37 |
So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it washad not ofbeen the kingkings will to slay Abner the son of Ner |
| 3:38 |
And the king said untoto his servants KnowDo yeyou not know that there is a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel |
| 3:39 |
And I am this day weak though anointed king; and these men the sons of ZeruiahZeru′iah are too hard for me: JehovahThe rewardLord requite the evilevildoer doer according to his wickedness |
| 4:1 |
AndWhen when Ish boshethbo′sheth Sauls son heard that Abner washad deaddied inat Hebron his handscourage becamefailed feeble and all theIsrael Israeliteswas weredismayed troubled |
| 4:2 |
AndNow Ish bosheth Sauls son had two men thatwho were captains of raiding bands:; the name of the one was BaanahBa′anah and the name of the other Rechab the sons of Rimmon thea Beerothiteman of theBenjamin childrenfrom ofBe Benjaminer′oth for BeerothBe er′oth also is reckoned to Benjamin:; |
| 4:3 |
and the BeerothitesBe er′othites fled to GittaimGit′taim and have been sojourners there untilto this day |
| 4:4 |
Now Jonathan Saulsthe son of Saul had a son thatwho was lamecrippled ofin his feet He was five years old when the tidingsnews cameabout of Saul and Jonathan outcame offrom Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled:; and it came to pass as she madefled hastein toher fleehaste that he fell and became lame And his name was MephiboshethMephib′osheth |
| 4:5 |
AndNow the sons of Rimmon the BeerothiteBe er′othite Rechab and BaanahBa′anah wentset out and came about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish boshethbo′sheth as he tookwas taking his noonday rest at noon |
| 4:6 |
And theybehold came thither into the midstdoorkeeper of the house ashad thoughbeen theycleaning would have fetched wheat; andbut theyshe smotegrew himdrowsy inand theslept; body:so and Rechab and BaanahBa′anah his brother escapedslipped in |
| 4:7 |
NowWhen when they came into the house as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber they smote him and slew him and beheaded him andThey took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night |
| 4:8 |
Andand they brought the head of Ish boshethbo′sheth untoto David toat Hebron andAnd they said to the king BeholdHere is the head of Ish boshethbo′sheth the son of Saul thineyour enemy who sought thyyour life; andthe JehovahLord hathhas avenged my lord the king this day ofon Saul and ofon his seedoffspring |
| 4:9 |
AndBut David answered Rechab and BaanahBa′anah his brother the sons of Rimmon the BeerothiteBe ander′othite saidAs untothe themLord Aslives Jehovah liveth who hathhas redeemed my soullife out of allevery adversity |
| 4:10 |
when one told me saying Behold Saul is dead thinkingand tothought havehe broughtwas bringing good tidingsnews I tookseized hold of him and slew him inat Ziklag which was the reward I gave him for his tidingsnews |
| 4:11 |
How much more when wicked men have slain a righteous personman in his own house upon his bed shall I not now require his blood ofat your hand and takedestroy you away from the earth |
| 4:12 |
And David commanded his young men and they slewkilled them and cut off their hands and their feet and hanged them up beside the pool inat Hebron But they took the head of Ish boshethbo′sheth and buried it in the gravetomb of Abner inat Hebron |
| 5:1 |
Then came all the tribes of Israel came to David untoat Hebron and spakesaid saying Behold we are thyyour bone and thy flesh |
| 5:2 |
In times past when Saul was king over us it was thouyou that leddestled out and broughtestbrought in Israel:; and Jehovahthe Lord said to theeyou ThouYou shaltshall be shepherd of my people Israel and thouyou shaltshall be prince over Israel |
| 5:3 |
So all the elders of Israel came to the king toat Hebron; and kingKing David made a covenant with them inat Hebron before Jehovah:the Lord and they anointed David king over Israel |
| 5:5 |
InAt Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and inat Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah thirty three years |
| 5:6 |
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the JebusitesJeb′usites the inhabitants of the land who spakesaid untoto David sayingYou Exceptwill thounot takecome awayin here but the blind and the lame thouwill shaltward notyou come in hither; off—thinking David cannot come in hitherhere |
| 5:7 |
Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; thethat same is the city of David |
| 5:8 |
And David said on that day WhosoeverWhoever smitethwould smite the JebusitesJeb′usites let him get up to the watercoursewater andshaft smiteto attack the lame and the blind thatwho are hated ofby Davids soul WhereforeTherefore theyit sayis Theresaid areThe the blind and the lame; heshall cannotnot come into the house |
| 5:9 |
And David dwelt in the stronghold and called it the city of David And David built the city round about from the Millo and inward |
| 5:10 |
And David waxedbecame greater and greater; for Jehovahthe Lord the God of hosts was with him |
| 5:11 |
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David and cedar trees andalso carpenters and masons; andwho they built David a house |
| 5:12 |
And David perceived that Jehovahthe Lord had established him king over Israel and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israels sakeIsrael |
| 5:13 |
And David took him more concubines and wives outfrom of Jerusalem after he wascame come from Hebron; and theremore were yet sons and daughters were born to David |
| 5:14 |
And these are the names of those thatwho were born untoto him in Jerusalem: ShammuaSham′mu anda Shobab and Nathan and Solomon |
| 5:15 |
and Ibhar andEli′shu Elishuaa and Nepheg andJaphi′a Japhia |
| 5:16 |
andElish′ama ElishamaEli′ada and Eliada and ElipheletEliph′elet |
| 5:17 |
AndWhen when the Philistines heard that theyDavid had been anointed David king over Israel all the Philistines went up toin seeksearch of David; andbut David heard of it and went down to the stronghold |
| 5:18 |
Now the Philistines had come and spread themselvesout in the valley of RephaimReph′aim |
| 5:19 |
And David inquired of Jehovahthe sayingLord Shall I go up against the Philistines wiltWilt thou delivergive them into my hand And Jehovahthe Lord said untoto David Go up; for I will certainly delivergive the Philistines into thyyour hand |
| 5:20 |
And David came to BaalBa′al perazimpera′zim and David smotedefeated them there; and he said JehovahThe hathLord has broken minethrough my enemies before me like thea breachbursting offlood waters Therefore he called the name of that place Baalis perazimcalled Ba′al pera′zim |
| 5:21 |
And theythe Philistines left their imagesidols there; and David and his men tookcarried them away |
| 5:22 |
And the Philistines came up yet again and spread themselvesout in the valley of RephaimReph′aim |
| 5:23 |
And when David inquired of Jehovahthe Lord he said ThouYou shaltshall not go up:; makego aaround circuitto behindtheir themrear and come upon them overopposite against the mulberrybalsam trees |
| 5:24 |
And it shall be when thouyou hearesthear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberrybalsam trees that then thou shalt bestir thyselfyourself; for then isthe JehovahLord has gone out before theeyou to smite the hostarmy of the Philistines |
| 5:25 |
And David did so as Jehovahthe Lord commanded him and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer |
| 6:1 |
And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel thirty thousand |
| 6:2 |
And David arose and went with all the people thatwho were with him from BaaleBa′ale judah to bring up from thencethere the ark of God which is called by the Namename evenof the nameLord of Jehovahhosts ofwho hostssits thatenthroned sittethon above the cherubim |
| 6:3 |
And they setcarried the ark of God upon a new cart and brought it out of the house of AbinadabAbin′adab thatwhich was inon the hill:; and Uzzah and AhioAhi′o the sons of AbinadabAbin′adab drovewere driving the new cart |
| 6:4 |
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was in the hill with the ark of God:; and AhioAhi′o went before the ark |
| 6:5 |
And David and all the house of Israel playedwere making merry before Jehovahthe Lord with all mannertheir ofmight instrumentswith madesongs ofand firlyres wood and with harps and withtambourines psalteries and with timbrels and with castanets and with cymbals |
| 6:6 |
And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon Uzzah put forthout his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled |
| 6:7 |
And the anger of Jehovahthe Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there forbecause he put forth his errorhand to the ark; and there he died bythere beside the ark of God |
| 6:8 |
And David was displeasedangry because Jehovahthe Lord had broken forth upon Uzzah; and he called that place Perezis uzzahcalled untoPe′rez uz′zah to this day |
| 6:9 |
And David was afraid of Jehovahthe Lord that day; and he said How shallcan the ark of Jehovahthe Lord come untoto me |
| 6:10 |
So David wouldwas not removewilling to take the ark of Jehovahthe untoLord him into the city of David; but David carriedtook it aside intoto the house of ObedO′bed edome′dom the Gittite |
| 6:11 |
And the ark of Jehovahthe Lord remained in the house of ObedO′bed edome′dom the Gittite three months:; and Jehovahthe Lord blessed ObedO′bed edome′dom and all his househousehold |
| 6:12 |
And it was told kingKing David sayingThe JehovahLord hathhas blessed the househousehold of ObedO′bed edome′dom and all that pertainethbelongs untoto him because of the ark of God AndSo David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of ObedO′bed edome′dom intoto the city of David with joyrejoicing; |
| 6:13 |
Andand it was so that when theythose thatwho barebore the ark of Jehovahthe Lord had gone six paces he sacrificed an ox and a fatling |
| 6:14 |
And David danced before Jehovahthe Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod |
| 6:15 |
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovahthe Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpethorn |
| 6:16 |
AndAs it was so as the ark of Jehovahthe Lord came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out atof the window and saw kingKing David leaping and dancing before Jehovahthe Lord; and she despised him in her heart |
| 6:17 |
And they brought in the ark of Jehovahthe Lord and set it in its place ininside the midst of the tent thatwhich David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Jehovahthe Lord |
| 6:18 |
And when David had madefinished an end of offering the burnt offeringofferings and the peace offerings he blessed the people in the name of Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
| 6:19 |
Andand hedistributed dealt among all the people even among the whole multitude of Israel both to men and women to everyeach one a cake of bread and a portion of fleshmeat and a cake of raisins SoThen all the people departed everyeach one to his house |
| 6:20 |
ThenAnd David returned to bless his household AndBut Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said How glorious was the king of Israel tohonored dayhimself whotoday uncovereduncovering himself totoday daybefore in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants maids as one of the vainvulgar fellows shamelessly uncoverethuncovers himself |
| 6:21 |
And David said untoto Michal It was before Jehovahthe Lord who chose me above thyyour father and above all his house to appoint me as prince over Israel the people of Jehovahthe overLord—and Israel:I therefore will Imake playmerry before Jehovahthe Lord |
| 6:22 |
And I will bemake myself yet more vilecontemptible than this and I will be baseabased in mineyour owneyes; sight: but ofby the handmaidsmaids of whom thouyou hasthave spoken ofby them I shall I be hadheld in honor |
| 6:23 |
And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child untoto the day of her death |
| 7:1 |
AndNow it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house and Jehovahthe Lord had given him rest from all his enemies round about |
| 7:2 |
that the king said untoto Nathan the prophet See now I dwell in a house of cedar but the ark of God dwellethdwells withinin curtainsa tent |
| 7:3 |
And Nathan said to the king Go do all that is in thyyour heart; for Jehovahthe Lord is with thee you |
| 7:4 |
AndBut itthat came to pass the same night that the word of Jehovahthe Lord came untoto Nathan saying |
| 7:5 |
Go and tell my servant David Thus saithsays Jehovahthe ShaltLord: thouWould you build me a house for me to dwell in |
| 7:6 |
for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the childrenpeople of Israel outfrom of Egypt even to this day but I have walkedbeen moving about in a tent andfor inmy adwelling tabernacle |
| 7:7 |
In all places whereinwhere I have walkedmoved with all the childrenpeople of Israel spakedid I speak a word with any of the tribesjudges of Israel whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel saying Why have yeyou not built me a house of cedar |
| 7:8 |
Now therefore thus shaltyou thoushall say untoto my servant David Thus saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts I took theeyou from the sheepcotepasture from following the sheep that thouyou shouldestshould be prince over my people over Israel; |
| 7:9 |
and I have been with theeyou whithersoeverwherever thouyou wentestwent and have cut off all thineyour enemies from before theeyou; and I will make theefor you a great name like unto the name of the great ones thatof are in the earth |
| 7:10 |
And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them that they may dwell in their own place and be moveddisturbed no more; neitherand shallviolent themen childrenshall of wickedness afflict them anyno more as atformerly the first |
| 7:11 |
and as from the daytime that I commandedappointed judges to be over my people Israel; and I will causegive theeyou to rest from all thineyour enemies Moreover Jehovahthe tellethLord theedeclares to you that Jehovahthe Lord will make theeyou a house |
| 7:12 |
When thyyour days are fulfilled and thouyou shaltlie sleepdown with thyyour fathers I will setraise up thyyour seedoffspring after theeyou thatwho shall proceedcome outforth offrom thyyour bowelsbody and I will establish his kingdom |
| 7:14 |
I will be his father and he shall be my son: ifWhen he commitcommits iniquity I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the childrensons of men; |
| 7:15 |
but myI lovingkindnesswill shall not departtake my steadfast love from him as I took it from Saul whom I put away from before theeyou |
| 7:16 |
And thyyour house and thyyour kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee:me; thyyour throne shall be established for ever |
| 7:17 |
AccordingIn toaccordance with all these words and accordingin toaccordance with all this vision so did Nathan speakspoke untoto David |
| 7:18 |
Then King David the king went in and sat before Jehovah;the Lord and he said Who am I O Lord JehovahGod and what is my house that thou hast brought me thus far |
| 7:19 |
And yet this was yet a small thing in thinethy eyes O Lord JehovahGod; but thou hast spoken also of thy servants house for a great while to come; and thishast tooshown afterme thefuture mannergenerations of men O Lord JehovahGod |
| 7:20 |
And what more can David say moreto unto thee forFor thou knowest thy servant O Lord JehovahGod |
| 7:21 |
ForBecause of thy wordspromise sake and according to thinethy own heart thou hast thou wrought all this greatness to make thy servant know it |
| 7:22 |
WhereforeTherefore thou art great O JehovahLord God:; for there is none like thee neitherand there is thereno any God besides thee according to all that we have heard with our ears |
| 7:23 |
AndWhat whatother one nation inon the earth is like thy people even like Israel whom God went to redeem untoto himselfbe forhis a people andmaking tohimself make him a name and todoing dofor them great things for you and terrible things forby thydriving landout before thyhis people whoma thounation redeemedst to thee out of Egypt from the nations and theirits gods |
| 7:24 |
And thou didst establish tofor thyself thy people Israel to be athy people unto thee for ever; and thou JehovahO becamestLord didst become their God |
| 7:25 |
And now O JehovahLord God confirm for ever the word thatwhich thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house confirm thou it for ever and do as thou hast spoken; |
| 7:26 |
Andand let thy name will be magnified for ever saying JehovahThe Lord of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shallwill be established before thee |
| 7:27 |
For thou O JehovahLord of hosts the God of Israel hast revealedmade this revelation to thy servant saying I will build theeyou a house:; therefore hath thy servant has found incourage his heart to pray this prayer untoto thee |
| 7:28 |
And now O Lord JehovahGod thou art God and thy words are truthtrue and thou hast promised this good thing untoto thy servant:; |
| 7:29 |
now therefore letmay it please thee to bless the house of thy servant that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou O Lord JehovahGod hast spoken it: and with thy blessing letshall the house of thy servant be blessed for ever |
| 8:1 |
AndAfter after this it came to pass that David smotedefeated the Philistines and subdued them: and David took theMeth′eg bridleam′mah of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines |
| 8:2 |
And he smotedefeated Moab and measured them with thea line making them to lie down on the ground; andtwo lines he measured twoto linesbe to put to death and one full line to keepbe alivespared And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute |
| 8:3 |
David smote also Hadadezerdefeated Hadade′zer the son of Rehob king of Zobah as he went to recoverrestore his dominionpower at the Riverriver Euphra′tes |
| 8:4 |
And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen:foot soldiers; and David hockedhamstrung all the chariot horses but reservedleft ofenough them for a hundred chariots |
| 8:5 |
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succorhelp HadadezerHadade′zer king of Zobah David smoteslew oftwenty thetwo Syriansthousand twomen andof twentythe thousandSyrians men |
| 8:6 |
Then David put garrisons in SyriaAram of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute And Jehovahthe Lord gave victory to David whithersoeverwherever he went |
| 8:7 |
And David took the shields of gold thatwhich were oncarried by the servants of HadadezerHadade′zer and brought them to Jerusalem |
| 8:8 |
And from Betah and from BerothaiBero′thai cities of HadadezerHadade′zer kingKing David took exceedingvery much brassbronze |
| 8:9 |
AndWhen whenTo′i Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smittendefeated all the hostwhole army of HadadezerHadade′zer |
| 8:10 |
thenTo′i Toi sent Joram his son untoJoram kingto King David to salutegreet him and to blesscongratulate him because he had fought against HadadezerHadade′zer and smittendefeated him:; for HadadezerHadade′zer had warsoften been at war with ToiTo′i And Joram brought with him vesselsarticles of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of brass:bronze; |
| 8:11 |
these also didKing king David dedicatededicated untoto Jehovahthe Lord together with the silver and gold thatwhich he dedicated offrom all the nations which he subdued; |
| 8:12 |
offrom SyriaEdom and of Moab and of the childrenAmmonites of Ammon and of the Philistines andAm′alek of Amalek and offrom the spoil of HadadezerHadade′zer the son of Rehob king of Zobah |
| 8:13 |
And David gatwon him a name whenfor himself When he returned fromhe smitingslew theeighteen Syriansthousand E′domites in the Valley of Salt even eighteen thousand men |
| 8:14 |
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put he garrisons and all the EdomitesE′domites became Davids servants toAnd Davidthe AndLord Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoeverwherever he went |
| 8:15 |
AndSo David reigned over all Israel; and David executedadministered justice and righteousnessequity untoto all his people |
| 8:16 |
And JoabJo′ab the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah was over the hostarmy; and JehoshaphatJehosh′aphat the son of AhiludAhi′lud was recorder; |
| 8:17 |
and Zadok the son of AhitubAhi′tub and AhimelechAhim′elech the son of AbiatharAbi′athar were priests; and SeraiahSerai′ah was scribesecretary; |
| 8:18 |
and BenaiahBenai′ah the son of JehoiadaJehoi′ada was over the CherethitesCher′ethites and the PelethitesPel′ethites; and Davids sons were chief ministerspriests |
| 9:1 |
And David said Is there yetstill any thatone is left of the house of Saul that I may show him kindness for Jonathans sake |
| 9:2 |
AndNow there was a servant of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba and they called him untoto David; and the king said untoto him ArtAre thouyou Ziba And he said ThyYour servant is he |
| 9:3 |
And the king said Is there not yetstill anysome one of the house of Saul that I may show the kindness of God untoto him And Ziba said untoto the king JonathanThere hathis yetstill a son whoof Jonathan; he is lamecrippled ofin his feet |
| 9:4 |
AndThe the king said untoto him Where is he And Ziba said untoto the king BeholdHe he is in the house of Machir the son of AmmielAm′miel inat Lo debar |
| 9:5 |
Then kingKing David sent and fetchedbrought him outfrom of the house of Machir the son of AmmielAm′miel fromat Lo debar |
| 9:6 |
And MephiboshethMephib′osheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul came untoto David and fell on his face and did obeisance And David said MephiboshethMephib′osheth And he answered Behold thyyour servant |
| 9:7 |
And David said untoto him FearDo not fear; for I will surely show theeyou kindness for Jonathanthe thysake fathersof sakeyour father Jonathan and I will restore theeto you all the land of Saul thyyour father; and thouyou shaltshall eat bread at my table continuallyalways |
| 9:8 |
And he did obeisance and said What is thyyour servant that thouyou shouldestshould look upon such a dead dog such as I am |
| 9:9 |
Then the king called to Ziba Sauls servant and said untoto him All that pertainedbelonged to Saul and to all his house I have I given untoto thyyour masters son |
| 9:10 |
And thouyou shaltand tillyour thesons landand foryour himservants thoushall andtill thythe sonsland andfor thyhim servants; and thoushall shalt bring in the fruitsproduce that thyyour masters son may have bread to eat:; but MephiboshethMephib′osheth thyyour masters son shall always eat bread alway at my table Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants |
| 9:11 |
Then Ziba said Zibato unto the king According to all that my lord the king commandethcommands his servant so shallwill thyyour servant do AsSo forMephib′osheth Mephiboshethate said the king he shall eat at myDavids table aslike one of the kings sons |
| 9:12 |
And MephiboshethMephib′osheth had a young son whose name was Mica And all thatwho dwelt in theZibas house ofbecame ZibaMephib′osheths were servants unto Mephibosheth |
| 9:13 |
So MephiboshethMephib′osheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he didate eatalways continually at the kings table AndNow he was lame in both his feet |
| 10:1 |
AndAfter it came to pass after this that the king of the childrenAmmonites of Ammon died and Hanun his son reigned in his stead |
| 10:2 |
And David said I will showdeal kindnessloyally untowith Hanun the son of Nahash as his father showeddealt kindnessloyally untowith me So David sent by his servants to comfortconsole him concerning his father And Davids servants came into the land of the childrenAmmonites of Ammon |
| 10:3 |
But the princes of the childrenAmmonites of Ammon said untoto Hanun their lord ThinkestDo thouyou thatthink because David dothhas honorsent thycomforters fatherto inyou that he hathis senthonoring comfortersyour untofather theeHas hath not David sent his servants untoto theeyou to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it |
| 10:4 |
So Hanun took Davids servants and shaved off half the onebeard half of theireach beards and cut off their garments in the middle evenat to their buttockships and sent them away |
| 10:5 |
When theyit was told it unto David he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed And the king said TarryRemain at Jericho until your beards behave grown and then return |
| 10:6 |
AndWhen when the childrenAmmonites of Ammon saw that they werehad become odious to David the childrenAmmonites of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth rehobre′hob and the Syrians of Zobah twenty thousand footmenfoot soldiers and the king of MaacahMa′acah with a thousand men and the men of Tob twelve thousand men |
| 10:7 |
And when David heard of it he sent JoabJo′ab and all the host of the mighty men |
| 10:8 |
And the childrenAmmonites of Ammon came out and putdrew theup in battle in array at the entrance of the gate:; and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and MaacahMa′acah were by themselves in the fieldopen country |
| 10:9 |
NowWhen whenJo′ab Joab saw that the battle was set against him beforeboth in front and behindin the rear he chose some of all the choicepicked men of Israel and putarrayed them in array against the Syrians:; |
| 10:10 |
and the rest of thehis peoplemen he committedput intoin the handcharge of AbishaiAbi′shai his brother; and he putarrayed them in array against the childrenAmmonites of Ammon |
| 10:11 |
And he said If the Syrians beare too strong for me then thouyou shaltshall help me; but if the childrenAmmonites ofare Ammon be too strong for theeyou then I will come and help theeyou |
| 10:12 |
Be of good courage and let us play the man for our people and for the cities of our God:; and Jehovahmay the Lord do thatwhat whichseems seemethgood to him good |
| 10:13 |
So JoabJo′ab and the people thatwho were with him drew nighnear untoto the battle against the Syrians:; and they fled before him |
| 10:14 |
And when the childrenAmmonites of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled they likewise fled before AbishaiAbi′shai and entered into the city Then JoabJo′ab returned from thefighting childrenagainst ofthe AmmonAmmonites and came to Jerusalem |
| 10:15 |
AndBut when the Syrians saw that they werehad putbeen todefeated theby worse before Israel they gathered themselves together |
| 10:16 |
And HadarezerHadade′zer sent and brought out the Syrians thatwho were beyond the River:Euphra′tes; and they came to Helam with Shobach the captaincommander of the hostarmy of HadarezerHadade′zer at their head |
| 10:17 |
And when it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together and passedcrossed over the Jordan and came to Helam And the Syrians setarrayed themselves in array against David and fought with him |
| 10:18 |
And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots and forty thousand horsemen and smotewounded Shobach the captaincommander of their hostarmy so that he died there |
| 10:19 |
And when all the kings thatwho were servants toof HadarezerHadade′zer saw that they werehad putbeen todefeated theby worse before Israel they made peace with Israel and servedbecame subject to them So the Syrians feared to help the childrenAmmonites of Ammon any more |
| 11:1 |
AndIn it came to pass at the returnspring of the year at the time when kings go outforth to battle that David sent JoabJo′ab and his servants with him and all Israel; and they destroyedravaged the childrenAmmonites of Ammon and besieged Rabbah But David tarriedremained at Jerusalem |
| 11:2 |
AndIt ithappened camelate toone passafternoon atwhen eventide that David arose from off his bedcouch and walkedwas walking upon the roof of the kings house: andthat he saw from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon |
| 11:3 |
And David sent and inquired afterabout the woman And one said Is not this BathBathshe′ba sheba the daughter of EliamEli′am the wife of UriahUri′ah the Hittite |
| 11:4 |
AndSo David sent messengers and took her; and she came into unto him and he lay with her forNow she was purifiedpurifying herself from her uncleanness; andThen she returned untoto her house |
| 11:5 |
And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David and said I am with child |
| 11:6 |
AndSo David sent word to JoabJo′ab saying Send me UriahUri′ah the Hittite And JoabJo′ab sent UriahUri′ah to David |
| 11:7 |
AndWhen whenUri′ah Uriahcame wasto come unto him David asked ofhow himJo′ab howwas Joabdoing did and how the people fared and how the war prospered |
| 11:8 |
AndThen David said to UriahUri′ah Go down to thyyour house and wash thyyour feet And UriahUri′ah departedwent out of the kings house and there followed him a messpresent of food from the king |
| 11:9 |
But UriahUri′ah slept at the door of the kings house with all the servants of his lord and wentdid not go down to his house |
| 11:10 |
AndWhen when they had told David sayingUri′ah Uriahdid went not go down untoto his house David said untoto UriahUri′ah ArtHave thouyou not come from a journey whereforeWhy didstdid thouyou not go down untoto thyyour house |
| 11:11 |
AndUri′ah Uriah said untoto David The ark and Israel and Judah abidedwell in booths; and my lord JoabJo′ab and the servants of my lord are encampedcamping in the open field; shall I then go intoto my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife asAs thouyou livestlive and as thyyour soul livethlives I will not do this thing |
| 11:12 |
AndThen David said to UriahUri′ah TarryRemain here totoday day also and totomorrow morrow I will let theeyou depart So UriahUri′ah aboderemained in Jerusalem that day and the morrownext |
| 11:13 |
And when David hadinvited called him and he didate eatin his presence and drinkdrank beforeso him;that and he made him drunk:; and atin eventhe evening he went out to lie on his bedcouch with the servants of his lord but wenthe did not go down to his house |
| 11:14 |
AndIn it came to pass in the morning that David wrote a letter to JoabJo′ab and sent it by the hand of UriahUri′ah |
| 11:15 |
AndIn he wrote in the letter sayinghe wrote Set yeUri′ah Uriah in the forefront of the hottesthardest battlefighting and retirethen yedraw back from him that he may be smittenstruck down and die |
| 11:16 |
And itas cameJo′ab towas passbesieging when Joab kept watch upon the city that he assigned UriahUri′ah untoto the place where he knew thatthere were valiant men were |
| 11:17 |
And the men of the city wentcame out and fought with Joab:Jo′ab; and there fell some of the peopleservants even of theDavid servantsamong ofthe David;people andfell UriahUri′ah the Hittite diedwas slain also |
| 11:18 |
Then JoabJo′ab sent and told David all the thingsnews concerningabout the warfighting; |
| 11:19 |
and he chargedinstructed the messenger saying When thouyou hasthave madefinished an end of telling all the thingsnews concerningabout the warfighting untoto the king |
| 11:20 |
itthen shall be that if the kings wrathanger ariserises and if he saysays untoto theeyou WhereforeWhy wentdid yeyou go so nighnear unto the city to fight knewDid yeyou not know that they would shoot from the wall |
| 11:21 |
whoWho smotekilled AbimelechAbim′elech the son of JerubbeshethJerub′besheth didDid not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall so that he died at Thebez whyWhy wentdid yeyou go so nighnear the wall then shaltyou thoushall say ThyYour servant UriahUri′ah the Hittite is dead also |
| 11:22 |
So the messenger went and came and showedtold David all that JoabJo′ab had sent him forto tell |
| 11:23 |
AndThe the messenger said untoto David The men prevailedgained againstan advantage over us and came out untoagainst us intoin the field; andbut we weredrove upon them evenback untoto the entrance of the gate |
| 11:24 |
AndThen the shootersarchers shot at thyyour servants from off the wall; and some of the kings servants are dead; and thyyour servant UriahUri′ah the Hittite is dead also |
| 11:25 |
Then David said untoto the messenger Thus shaltshall thouyou say untoto JoabJo′ab LetDo not let this thingmatter displeasetrouble theeyou for the sword devourethdevours now one asand wellnow as another; makestrengthen thyyour battleattack moreupon strong against the city and overthrow it: andAnd encourage thou him |
| 11:26 |
AndWhen when the wife of UriahUri′ah heard that UriahUri′ah her husband was dead she made lamentation for her husband |
| 11:27 |
And when the mourning was pastover David sent and tookbrought her home to his house and she became his wife and barebore him a son But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovahthe Lord |
| 12:1 |
And Jehovahthe Lord sent Nathan untoto David AndHe he came untoto him and said untoto him There were two men in onea certain city; the one rich and the other poor |
| 12:2 |
The rich man had exceedingvery many flocks and herds; |
| 12:3 |
but the poor man had nothing savebut one little ewe lamb which he had bought andAnd nourishedhe brought it up: and it grew up together with him and with his children; it didused to eat of his own morsel and drankdrink offrom his own cup and laylie in his bosom and it was untolike him as a daughter to him |
| 12:4 |
AndNow there came a travellertraveler untoto the rich man and he sparedwas unwilling to take one of his own flock andor of his own herd to dressprepare for the wayfaringwayfarer manwho thathad was come untoto him but he took the poor mans lamb and dressedprepared it for the man thatwho washad come to him |
| 12:5 |
AndThen Davids anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan As Jehovahthe livethLord lives the man thatwho hathhas done this isdeserves worthy to die:; |
| 12:7 |
And Nathan said to David ThouYou artare the man Thus saithsays Jehovahthe Lord the God of Israel I anointed theeyou king over Israel and I delivered theeyou out of the hand of Saul; |
| 12:8 |
and I gave theeyou thyyour masters house and thyyour masters wives into thyyour bosom and gave theeyou the house of Israel and of Judah; and if thatthis hadwere been too little I would haveadd addedto untoyou theeas suchmuch andmore such things |
| 12:9 |
WhereforeWhy hasthave thouyou despised the word of Jehovahthe Lord to do thatwhat which is evil in his sight thouYou hasthave smitten UriahUri′ah the Hittite with the sword and hasthave taken his wife to be thyyour wife and hasthave slain him with the sword of the childrenAmmonites of Ammon |
| 12:10 |
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thyyour house because thouyou hasthave despised me and hasthave taken the wife of UriahUri′ah the Hittite to be thyyour wife |
| 12:11 |
Thus saithsays Jehovahthe Lord Behold I will raise up evil against theeyou out of thineyour own house; and I will take thyyour wives before thineyour eyes and give them untoto thyyour neighbor and he shall lie with thyyour wives in the sight of this sun |
| 12:12 |
For thouyou didstdid it secretly:; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun |
| 12:13 |
And David said untoto Nathan I have sinned against Jehovahthe Lord And Nathan said untoto David JehovahThe Lord also hathhas put away thyyour sin; thouyou shaltshall not die |
| 12:14 |
HowbeitNevertheless because by this deed thouyou hasthave givenutterly greatscorned occasion to the enemiesLord of Jehovah to blaspheme the child also that is born untoto theeyou shall surely die |
| 12:15 |
AndThen Nathan departedwent untoto his house And Jehovahthe Lord struck the child that UriahsUri′ahs wife barebore untoto David and it wasbecame very sick |
| 12:16 |
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted and went in and lay all night upon the earthground |
| 12:17 |
And the elders of his house arose and stood beside him to raise him up from the earth:ground; but he would not neithernor did he eat breadfood with them |
| 12:18 |
AndOn it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said Behold while the child was yet alive we spakespoke untoto him and he hearkeneddid not untolisten ourto voice:us; how will he then vexcan himselfwe ifsay weto tell him that the child is dead He may do himself some harm |
| 12:19 |
But when David saw that his servants were whispering together David perceived that the child was dead; and David said untoto his servants Is the child dead AndThey they said He is dead |
| 12:20 |
Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his apparelclothes; and he camewent into the house of Jehovahthe Lord and worshipped:worshiped; he then hewent came to his own house; and when he requiredasked they set breadfood before him and he didate eat |
| 12:21 |
Then said his servants untosaid to him What thing is this thing that thouyou hasthave done thouYou didstfasted fast and weepwept for the child while it was alive; but when the child wasdied deadyou thouarose didst rise and eatate breadfood |
| 12:22 |
AndHe he said While the child was yetstill alive I fasted and wept:; for I said Who knowethknows whether Jehovahthe Lord will not be gracious to me that the child may live |
| 12:23 |
But now he is dead; whereforewhy should I fast canCan I bring him back again I shall go to him but he will not return to me |
| 12:24 |
AndThen David comforted Bath sheba his wife Bathshe′ba and went in untoto her and lay with her:; and she barebore a son and he called his name Solomon And Jehovahthe Lord loved him; |
| 12:25 |
and he sent bya themessage handby of Nathan the prophet; andso he called his name JedidiahJedidi′ah forbecause Jehovahsof sakethe Lord |
| 12:26 |
Now JoabJo′ab fought against Rabbah of the childrenAmmonites of Ammon and took the royal city |
| 12:27 |
And JoabJo′ab sent messengers to David and said I have fought against Rabbah; yeamoreover I have taken the city of waters |
| 12:28 |
Now thereforethen gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it; lest I take the city and it be called afterby my name |
| 12:29 |
AndSo David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it |
| 12:30 |
And he took the crown of their king from off his head; and the weight thereofof it was a talent of gold and in it werewas a precious stonesstone; and it was setplaced on Davids head And he brought forth the spoil of the city exceedinga muchvery great amount |
| 12:31 |
And he brought forth the people thatwho were thereinin it and putset them underto labor with saws and underiron harrowspicks ofand iron and under axes of iron and made them passtoil throughat the brickkiln:brickkilns; and thus he did heto unto all the cities of the childrenAmmonites ofThen Ammon And David and all the people returned untoto Jerusalem |
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AndNow itAb′salom cameDavids to pass after this that Absalom the son of David had a fairbeautiful sister whose name was Tamar; and after a time Amnon theDavids son of David loved her |
| 13:2 |
And Amnon was so vexedtormented that he fellmade sickhimself ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hardimpossible to Amnon to do anything untoto her |
| 13:3 |
But Amnon had a friend whose name was JonadabJon′adab the son of ShimeahShim′e ah Davids brother:; and JonadabJon′adab was a very subtlecrafty man |
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And he said untoto him Why O son of the king artwhy thouare thusyou leanso fromhaggard daymorning toafter daymorning wiltWill thouyou not tell me And Amnon said untoto him I love Tamar my brother AbsalomsAb′saloms sister |
| 13:5 |
AndJon′adab Jonadab said untoto him LayLie thee down on thyyour bed and feignpretend thyselfto sick:be ill; and when thyyour father comethcomes to see theeyou say untoto him Let my sister Tamar come I pray thee and give me bread to eat and dressprepare the food in my sight that I may see it and eat it from her hand |
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So Amnon lay down and feignedpretended himselfto sick:be ill; and when the king wascame come to see him Amnon said untoto the king LetPray let my sister Tamar come I pray thee and make me a couple of cakes in my sight that I may eat from her hand |
| 13:7 |
Then David sent home to Tamar saying Go now to thyyour brother Amnons house and dressprepare food for him food |
| 13:8 |
So Tamar went to her brother Amnons house; andwhere he was laidlying down And she took dough and kneaded it and made cakes in his sight and didbaked bake the cakes |
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And she took the pan and pouredemptied themit out before him; but he refused to eat And Amnon said HaveSend out allevery menone from me AndSo theyevery one went out every man from him |
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AndThen Amnon said untoto Tamar Bring the food into the chamber that I may eat from thyyour hand And Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother |
| 13:11 |
AndBut when she had brought them near unto him to eat he took hold of her and said untoto her Come lie with me my sister |
| 13:12 |
AndShe she answered him NayNo my brother do not force me; for no such a thing oughtis tonot be done in Israel:; do not thoudo this wanton folly |
| 13:13 |
AndAs Ifor whitherme shallwhere could I carry my shame andAnd as for theeyou thouyou wiltwould be as one of the wanton fools in Israel Now therefore I pray theeyou speak untoto the king; for he will not withhold me from theeyou |
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HowbeitBut he would not hearkenlisten untoto her voice; butand being stronger than she he forced her and lay with her |
| 13:15 |
Then Amnon hated her with exceedingvery great hatred; forso that the hatred wherewithwith which he hated her was greater than the love wherewithwith which he had loved her And Amnon said untoto her Arise be gone |
| 13:16 |
AndBut she said untoto him NotNo somy becausebrother; for this great wrong in puttingsending me forthaway is worsegreater than the other thatwhich thouyou didstdid untoto me But he would not hearkenlisten untoto her |
| 13:17 |
ThenHe he called histhe servantyoung thatman ministeredwho untoserved him and said Put now this woman out fromof memy presence and bolt the door after her |
| 13:18 |
AndNow she hadwas wearing a garmentlong ofrobe diverswith colors upon hersleeves; for withthus such robes were the kingsvirgin daughters thatof werethe virginsking apparelledclad Thenof old So his servant broughtput her out and bolted the door after her |
| 13:19 |
And Tamar put ashes on her head and rent herthe garmentlong ofrobe diverswhich colorsshe that was on herwore; and she laid her hand on her head and went heraway way crying aloud as she went |
| 13:20 |
And Absalom her brother Ab′salom said untoto her HathHas Amnon thyyour brother been with theeyou butNow now hold thyyour peace my sister:; he is thyyour brother; takedo not take this thing to heart So Tamar remaineddwelt a desolate woman in her brother AbsalomsAb′saloms house |
| 13:21 |
ButWhen whenKing king David heard of all these things he was very wrothangry |
| 13:22 |
AndBut AbsalomAb′salom spakespoke untoto Amnon neither good nor bad; for AbsalomAb′salom hated Amnon because he had forced his sister Tamar |
| 13:23 |
AndAfter it came to pass after two full years thatAb′salom Absalom had sheepsheepshearers shearersat inBa′al Baalha′zor hazor which is besidenear Ephraim:E′phraim and AbsalomAb′salom invited all the kings sons |
| 13:24 |
And AbsalomAb′salom came to the king and said Behold nowyour thy servant hathhas sheep shearerssheepshearers; pray let the king I pray thee and his servants go with thyyour servant |
| 13:25 |
AndBut the king said to AbsalomAb′salom NayNo my son let us not all go lest we be burdensome untoto theeyou AndHe he pressed him: howbeitbut he would not go but blessedgave him his blessing |
| 13:26 |
Then Ab′salom said Absalom If not I pray thee let my brother Amnon go with us And the king said untoto him Why should he go with theeyou |
| 13:27 |
But AbsalomAb′salom pressed him anduntil he let Amnon and all the kings sons go with him |
| 13:28 |
AndThen AbsalomAb′salom commanded his servants saying Mark ye now when Amnons heart is merry with wine; and when I say untoto you SmiteStrike Amnon then kill him; fearFear not; have I not I commanded you beBe courageous and be valiant |
| 13:29 |
AndSo the servants of AbsalomAb′salom did untoto Amnon as AbsalomAb′salom had commanded Then all the kings sons arose and everyeach manmounted gat him up upon his mule and fled |
| 13:30 |
AndWhile it came to pass while they were inon the way that the tidings came to David sayingAb′salom Absalomhas hath slain all the kings sons and there is not one of them is left |
| 13:31 |
Then the king arose and rent his garments and lay on the earth; and all his servants stoodwho were standing by withrent their clothesgarments rent |
| 13:32 |
AndBut JonadabJon′adab the son of ShimeahShim′e ah Davids brother answered and said Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the kings sons; for Amnon onlyalone is dead: for by the appointmentcommand of AbsalomAb′salom this hathhas been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar |
| 13:33 |
Now therefore let not my lord the king so take theit thing to his heart as to thinksuppose that all the kings sons are dead; for Amnon onlyalone is dead |
| 13:34 |
But AbsalomAb′salom fled And the young man thatwho kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked and behold theremany camepeople muchwere peoplecoming byfrom the wayHorona′im ofroad by the hill side behindof himthe mountain |
| 13:35 |
And JonadabJon′adab said untoto the king Behold the kings sons arehave come:; as thyyour servant said so it ishas come about |
| 13:36 |
And it came to pass as soon as he had madefinished an end of speaking that behold the kings sons came and lifted up their voice and wept:; and the king also and all his servants wept very sorebitterly |
| 13:37 |
But AbsalomAb′salom fled and went to Talmai the son of AmmihurAmmi′hud king of Geshur And David mourned for his son everyday after day |
| 13:38 |
So AbsalomAb′salom fled and went to Geshur and was there three years |
| 13:39 |
And the soulspirit of the king David longed to go forth untoto Absalom:Ab′salom; for he was comforted concerningabout Amnon seeing he was dead |
| 14:1 |
Now JoabJo′ab the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah perceived that the kings heart waswent towardout Absalomto Ab′salom |
| 14:2 |
And JoabJo′ab sent to TekoaTeko′a and fetched thencefrom there a wise woman and said untoto her IPretend pray thee feign thyself to be a mourner and put on mourning apparelgarments; Ido praynot thee and anoint notyourself thyself with oil but bebehave aslike a woman thatwho hathhas abeen longmourning timemany mourneddays for the dead:; |
| 14:3 |
and go in to the king and speak onthus thisto manner unto him So JoabJo′ab put the words in her mouth |
| 14:4 |
AndWhen when the woman of TekoaTeko′a spakecame to the king she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance and said Help O king |
| 14:5 |
And the king said untoto her What ailethis theeyour Andtrouble sheShe answered OfAlas a truth I am a widow; and my husband is dead |
| 14:6 |
And thyyour handmaid had two sons and they twoquarreled strovewith togetherone another in the field; and there was noneno one to part them butand the one smotestruck the other and killed him |
| 14:7 |
And beholdnow the whole family ishas risen against thyyour handmaid and they say DeliverGive himup thatthe smoteman who struck his brother that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew; and so they would destroy the heir also Thus will they would quench my coal which is left and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainderremnant upon the face of the earth |
| 14:8 |
AndThen the king said untoto the woman Go to thyyour house and I will give chargeorders concerning theeyou |
| 14:9 |
And the woman of TekoaTeko′a said untoto the king MyOn lordme Obe king the iniquityguilt bemy onlord methe king and on my fathers house; andlet the king and his throne be guiltless |
| 14:10 |
AndThe the king said WhosoeverIf saithany aughtone untosays theeanything to you bring him to me and he shall notnever touch theeyou anyagain more |
| 14:11 |
Then said she Isaid prayPray thee let the king rememberinvoke Jehovahthe thyLord your God that the avenger of blood destroyslay notno any more lestand they destroy my son Andbe henot destroyed He said As Jehovahthe livethLord therelives shall not one hair of thyyour son shall fall to the earthground |
| 14:12 |
Then the woman said LetPray thylet your handmaid I pray thee speak a word untoto my lord the king AndHe he said SaySpeak on |
| 14:13 |
And the woman said WhereforeWhy then hasthave thouyou devisedplanned such a thing against the people of God forFor in speakinggiving this worddecision the king isconvicts ashimself oneinasmuch thatas is guilty in that the king dothdoes not fetchbring home again his banished one home again |
| 14:14 |
ForWe we must needsall die andwe are aslike water spilt on the ground which cannot be gathered up again; neitherbut doth God will not take away the life butof devisethhim who devises means thatnot heto thatkeep ishis banished beone not an outcast from him |
| 14:15 |
Now therefore seeing that I amhave come to speaksay this wordto unto my lord the king it is because the people have made me afraid:; and thyyour handmaid saidthought I will now speak untoto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant |
| 14:16 |
For the king will hear toand deliver his servant outfrom of the hand of the man thatwho would destroy me and my son together outfrom of the inheritanceheritage of God |
| 14:17 |
ThenAnd thyyour handmaid saidthought LetThe I pray thee the word of my lord the king bewill comfortableset me at rest; for asmy anlord angelthe ofking Godis solike isthe myangel lordof theGod king to discern good and bad:evil andThe JehovahLord thyyour God be with theeyou |
| 14:18 |
Then the king answered and said unto the woman HideDo not hide from me Ianything pray thee aught that I shall ask theeyou And the woman said Let my lord the king now speak |
| 14:19 |
AndThe the king said Is the hand of JoabJo′ab with theeyou in all this AndThe the woman answered and said As thysurely soulas livethyou live my lord the king noneone cancannot turn to the right hand or to the left from aughtanything that my lord the king hathhas spoken;said forIt thywas your servant JoabJo′ab hewho bade me; andit was he who put all these words in the mouth of thyyour handmaid; |
| 14:20 |
In order to change the facecourse of theaffairs matteryour hath thy servant JoabJo′ab donedid this thing:But and my lord ishas wisewisdom accordinglike to the wisdom of anthe angel of God to know all things that are inon the earth |
| 14:21 |
AndThen the king said untoto JoabJo′ab Behold now I havegrant done this; thing: go therefore bring back the young man AbsalomAb′salom back |
| 14:22 |
And JoabJo′ab fell on his face to the ground on his face and did obeisance and blessed the king; and JoabJo′ab said ToToday dayyour thy servant knowethknows that I have found favor in thyyour sight my lord Othe king in that the king hathhas performedgranted the request of his servant |
| 14:23 |
So JoabJo′ab arose and went to Geshur and brought AbsalomAb′salom to Jerusalem |
| 14:24 |
And the king said Let him turndwell toapart in his own house; buthe letis him not seeto come into my facepresence So AbsalomAb′salom turneddwelt toapart in his own house and sawdid not come into the kings facepresence |
| 14:25 |
Now in all Israel there was noneno toone be so much praisedto asbe Absalompraised for his beauty: as Ab′salom; from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him |
| 14:26 |
And when he cut the hair of his head nowfor itat wasthe atend of every yearsyear endhe thatused heto cut it; becausewhen it was heavy on him therefore he cut it; he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels afterby the kings weight |
| 14:27 |
AndThere untowere Absalomborn thereto wereAb′salom born three sons and one daughter whose name was Tamar:; she was a beautiful woman of a fair countenance |
| 14:28 |
AndSo AbsalomAb′salom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; andwithout hecoming sawinto not the kings facepresence |
| 14:29 |
Then AbsalomAb′salom sent for JoabJo′ab to send him to the king; but heJo′ab would not come to him: andAnd he sent again a second time but heJo′ab would not come |
| 14:30 |
ThereforeThen he said untoto his servants See JoabsJo′abs field is nearnext to mine and he hathhas barley there; go and set it on fire AndSo AbsalomsAb′saloms servants set the field on fire |
| 14:31 |
Then JoabJo′ab arose and camewent to AbsalomAb′salom untoat his house and said untoto him WhereforeWhy have thyyour servants set my field on fire |
| 14:32 |
AndAb′salom Absalom answered JoabJo′ab Behold I sent untoword theeto sayingyou Come hitherhere that I may send theeyou to the king to sayask WhereforeWhy amhave I come from Geshur itIt werewould be better for me to be there still Now therefore let me seego into the kingspresence faceof the king; and if there beis iniquityguilt in me let him kill me |
| 14:33 |
SoThen JoabJo′ab camewent to the king and told him; and when he hadsummoned calledAb′salom forSo Absalom he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king:; and the king kissed AbsalomAb′salom |
| 15:1 |
AndAfter it came to pass after this thatAb′salom Absalomgot preparedhimself him a chariot and horses and fifty men to run before him |
| 15:2 |
And AbsalomAb′salom roseused upto rise early and stoodstand beside the way of the gate:; and it was so that when any man had a suit whichto should come tobefore the king for judgment thenAb′salom Absalomwould calledcall untoto him and saidsay OfFrom what city artare thouyou And when he said ThyYour servant is of onesuch ofand thesuch tribesa oftribe in Israel |
| 15:3 |
AndAb′salom Absalomwould saidsay untoto him See thyyour mattersclaims are good and right; but there is no man deputed ofby the king to hear theeyou |
| 15:4 |
AbsalomAb′salom said moreover Oh that I were made judge in the land thatThen every man whowith hatha any suit or cause might come untoto me and I would dogive him justice |
| 15:5 |
And itwhenever wasa so that when any man came nighnear to do obeisance to him obeisance he would put forthout his hand and tooktake hold of him and kissedkiss him |
| 15:6 |
AndThus onAb′salom this manner did Absalom to all of Israel thatwho came to the king for judgment:; so AbsalomAb′salom stole the hearts of the men of Israel |
| 15:7 |
And it came to pass at the end of fortyfour years thatAb′salom Absalom said untoto the king IPray pray thee let me go and pay my vow which I have vowed untoto Jehovahthe Lord in Hebron |
| 15:8 |
For thyyour servant vowed a vow while I abodedwelt at Geshur in SyriaAram saying If Jehovahthe shallLord will indeed bring me againback to Jerusalem then I will serveoffer Jehovahworship to the Lord |
| 15:9 |
AndThe the king said untoto him Go in peace So he arose and went to Hebron |
| 15:10 |
But AbsalomAb′salom sent spiessecret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel saying As soon as yeyou hear the sound of the trumpet then ye shall say AbsalomAb′salom is king inat Hebron |
| 15:11 |
AndWith withAb′salom Absalom went two hundred men outfrom of Jerusalem thatwho were invited guests and they went in their simplicity; and they knew notnothing anything |
| 15:12 |
And Absalomwhile Ab′salom was offering the sacrifices he sent for AhithophelAhith′ophel the GiloniteGi′lonite Davids counsellorcounselor from his city even from Giloh while he was offering the sacrifices And the conspiracy wasgrew strong; forand the people increasedwith continuallyAb′salom withkept Absalomincreasing |
| 15:13 |
And there came a messenger came to David saying The hearts of the men of Israel arehave gone after AbsalomAb′salom |
| 15:14 |
AndThen David said untoto all his servants thatwho were with him at Jerusalem Arise and let us flee; foror else nonethere ofwill usbe shallno escape for us from Absalom:Ab′salom; makego speedin tohaste depart lest he overtake us quickly and bring down evil upon us and smite the city with the edge of the sword |
| 15:15 |
And the kings servants said untoto the king Behold thyyour servants are ready to do whatsoeverwhatever my lord the king shalldecides choose |
| 15:16 |
AndSo the king went forth and all his household after him And the king left ten women that were concubines to keep the house |
| 15:17 |
And the king went forth and all the people after him; and they tarriedhalted inat Beththe merhaklast house |
| 15:18 |
And all his servants passed onby beside him; and all the CherethitesCher′ethites and all the PelethitesPel′ethites and all the Gittites six hundred menGittites thatwho camehad afterfollowed him from Gath passed on before the king |
| 15:19 |
Then said the king said to IttaiIt′tai the Gittite WhereforeWhy goestdo thouyou also go with us returnGo back and abidestay with the king:; for thouyou artare a foreigner and also an exile; returnfrom toyour thinehome own place |
| 15:20 |
WhereasYou thoucame camestonly but yesterday shouldand shall I thistoday day make theeyou gowander upabout and down with us seeing I go whither I mayknow returnnot thouwhere Go back and take backyour thybrethren brethrenwith you; mercyand may the Lord show steadfast love and truthfaithfulness beto withyou thee |
| 15:21 |
AndBut IttaiIt′tai answered the king andAs saidthe AsLord Jehovahlives liveth and as my lord the king livethlives surelywherever in what place my lord the king shall be whether for death or for life even there also will thyyour servant be |
| 15:22 |
And David said to IttaiIt′tai Go andthen pass overon AndSo IttaiIt′tai the Gittite passed overon andwith all his men and all the little ones thatwho were with him |
| 15:23 |
And all the country wept withaloud aas loud voice and all the people passed over:by and the king alsocrossed himself passed over the brook Kidron and all the people passed overon toward the way of the wilderness |
| 15:24 |
And Abi′athar came up and lo Zadok came also camewith 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 doneall passingpassed out of the city |
| 15:25 |
AndThen the king said untoto Zadok Carry back the ark of God back into the city: ifIf I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovahthe Lord he will bring me againback and showlet me see both it and his habitation:; |
| 15:26 |
but if he saysays thus I have no delightpleasure in thee;you behold here I am I let him do to me aswhat seemethseems good untoto him |
| 15:27 |
The king also said alsoto unto Zadok the priest ArtLook thougo notback ato seer return into the city in peace you and Abi′athar with your two sons withAhim′a youaz Ahimaazyour thy son and Jonathan the son of AbiatharAbi′athar |
| 15:28 |
See I will tarrywait at the fords of the wilderness until thereword comecomes word from you to certifyinform me |
| 15:29 |
So Zadok therefore and AbiatharAbi′athar carried the ark of God againback to Jerusalem:; and they aboderemained there |
| 15:30 |
AndBut David went up by the ascent of the mountMount of Olives andweeping wept as he went up;barefoot and hewith had his head covered; and went barefoot: and all the people thatwho were with him covered everytheir manheads his head and they went up weeping as they went up |
| 15:31 |
And oneit was told David sayingAhith′ophel Ahithophel is among the conspirators with AbsalomAb′salom And David said O JehovahLord I pray thee turn the counsel of AhithophelAhith′ophel into foolishness |
| 15:32 |
AndWhen itDavid came to pass that when David was come to the topsummit of the ascent where God was worshippedworshiped behold Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent and earth upon his head |
| 15:33 |
And David said untoto him If thouyou passestgo on with me thenyou thouwill wilt be a burden untoto me: |
| 15:34 |
butBut if thouyou return to the city and say untoto AbsalomAb′salom I will be thyyour servant O king; as I have been thyyour fathers servant in time past so willnow I nowwill be thyyour servant; then wiltyou thouwill defeat for me the counsel of AhithophelAhith′ophel |
| 15:35 |
AndAre hast thou not there with thee Zadok and AbiatharAbi′athar the priests thereforewith ityou shallthere beSo thatwhatever whatyou thing soever thou shalt hear outfrom of the kings house thou shalt tell it to Zadok and AbiatharAbi′athar the priests |
| 15:36 |
Behold theytheir havetwo theresons are with them theirthere twoAhim′a sonsaz Ahimaaz Zadoks son and Jonathan AbiatharsAbi′athars son; and by them yeyou shall send untoto me everything thatyou ye shall hear |
| 15:37 |
So Hushai Davids friend came into the city; andjust Absalomas cameAb′salom intowas entering Jerusalem |
| 16:1 |
AndWhen when David washad passed a little pastbeyond the topsummit of the ascent behold Ziba the servant of MephiboshethMephib′osheth met him with a couple of asses saddled andbearing upon them two hundred loaves of bread and a hundred clustersbunches of raisins and a hundred of summer fruits and a bottleskin of wine |
| 16:2 |
And the king said untoto Ziba WhatWhy meanesthave thouyou bybrought these And Ziba saidanswered The asses are for the kings household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine thatfor suchthose aswho are faint in the wilderness mayto drink |
| 16:3 |
And the king said And where is thyyour masters son And Ziba said untoto the king Behold he abidethremains atin Jerusalem; for he said ToToday day will the house of Israel restorewill give me back the kingdom of my father |
| 16:4 |
Then said the king said to Ziba Behold thine is all that pertainethbelonged untoto MephiboshethMephib′osheth is now yours And Ziba said I do obeisance; let me ever find favor in thyyour sight my lord Othe king |
| 16:5 |
AndWhen whenKing king David came to BahurimBahu′rim behold there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was ShimeiShim′e i the son of Gera; and as he came outhe and cursed stillcontinually as he came |
| 16:6 |
And he castthrew stones at David and at all the servants of kingKing David:; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left |
| 16:7 |
And thusShim′e i said Shimeias when he cursed Begone begone thouyou man of blood andyou baseworthless fellow: |
| 16:8 |
JehovahThe hathLord returnedhas avenged upon theeyou all the blood of the house of Saul in whose steadplace thouyou hasthave reigned; and Jehovahthe hathLord deliveredhas given the kingdom into the hand of Absalomyour thy son; andAb′salom beholdSee thouyour artruin takenis inon thineyou; ownfor mischiefyou becauseare thou art a man of blood |
| 16:9 |
Then saidAbi′shai Abishai the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah untosaid to the king Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king letLet me go over I pray thee and take off his head |
| 16:10 |
AndBut the king said What have I to do with you yeyou sons of ZeruiahZeru′iah BecauseIf he cursethis andcursing because Jehovahthe hathLord has said untoto him Curse David; who then shall say WhereforeWhy hasthave thouyou done so |
| 16:11 |
And David said to AbishaiAbi′shai and to all his servants Behold my own son whoseeks came forth from my bowels seeketh my life:; how much more now may this BenjamiteBenjaminite nowLet do it let him alone and let him curse; for Jehovahthe hathLord has bidden him |
| 16:12 |
It may be that Jehovahthe Lord will look onupon themy wrongaffliction done unto me and that Jehovahthe Lord will requiterepay me with good for histhis cursing of me thistoday day |
| 16:13 |
So David and his men went byon the way;road andwhile ShimeiShim′e i went along on the hillhillside sideopposite over against him and cursed as he went and threw stones at him and castflung dust |
| 16:14 |
And the king and all the people thatwho were with him camearrived weary at the Jordan; and there he refreshed himself there |
| 16:15 |
AndNow AbsalomAb′salom and all the people the men of Israel came to Jerusalem and AhithophelAhith′ophel with him |
| 16:16 |
And it came to pass when Hushai the Archite Davids friend wascame cometo untoAb′salom Absalom that Hushai said untoto AbsalomAb′salom Long live the king Long live the king |
| 16:17 |
And AbsalomAb′salom said to Hushai Is this thyyour kindnessloyalty to thyyour friend whyWhy wentestdid thouyou not go with thyyour friend |
| 16:18 |
And Hushai said untoto AbsalomAb′salom NayNo; butfor whom Jehovahthe Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen his I will I be and with him I will Iremain abide |
| 16:19 |
And again whom should I serve shouldShould Iit not servebe in the presence of his son asAs I have served inyour thyfather fathers presence so will I bewill inserve thy presenceyou |
| 16:20 |
Then Ab′salom said Absalom to AhithophelAhith′ophel Give your counsel; what shall we shall do |
| 16:21 |
AndAhith′ophel Ahithophel said untoto AbsalomAb′salom Go in untoto thyyour fathers concubines thatwhom he hathhas left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thouyou arthave abhorredmade ofyourself thyodious to your father: thenand will the hands of all thatwho are with theeyou will be strongstrengthened |
| 16:22 |
So they spreadpitched Absalom a tent uponfor theAb′salom topupon of the houseroof; and AbsalomAb′salom went in untoto his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel |
| 16:23 |
AndNow in those days the counsel of Ahithophel which heAhith′ophel gave in those days was as if aone manconsulted inquired at the oracle of God:; so was all the counsel of AhithophelAhith′ophel esteemed both withby David and withby AbsalomAb′salom |
| 17:1 |
Moreover AhithophelAhith′ophel said untoto AbsalomAb′salom Let me now choose out twelve thousand men and I will ariseset out and pursue after David thistonight night: |
| 17:2 |
and I will come upon him while he is weary and weakdiscouraged handed and willthrow make him afraidinto a panic; and all the people thatwho are with him shallwill flee; and I will smitestrike down the king only; |
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and I will bring back all the people untoback thee:to theyou manas whoma thoubride seekestcomes ishome asto ifher allhusband returned:You soseek the life of only one man and all the people shallwill be inat peace |
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And the sayingadvice pleased AbsalomAb′salom well and all the elders of Israel |
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Then Ab′salom said Absalom Call now Hushai the Archite also and let us hear likewise what he saithhas to say |
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And when Hushai wascame come to AbsalomAb′salom AbsalomAb′salom spakesaid untoto him sayingThus Ahithophelhas hathAhith′ophel spoken; after this manner: shall we do afteras hishe sayingadvises ifIf not you speak thou |
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AndThen Hushai said untoto AbsalomAb′salom TheThis time the counsel thatwhich AhithophelAhith′ophel hathhas given this time is not good |
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Hushai said moreover ThouYou knowestknow thythat your father and his men that they are mighty men and that they are chafedenraged inlike their minds as a bear robbed of her whelpscubs in the field; andBesides thyyour father is aexpert manin of war; andhe will not lodgespend the night with the people |
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Behold even now he ishas hidhidden nowhimself in someone pitof the pits or in some other place: andAnd it will come to pass when some of themthe arepeople fallenfall at the first thatattack whosoeverwhoever hearethhears it will say There ishas been a slaughter among the people thatwho follow AbsalomAb′salom |
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AndThen even hethe thatvaliant isman valiant whose heart is aslike the heart of a lion will utterly melt with fear; for all Israel knowethknows that thyyour father is a mighty man and they that those who are with him are valiant men |
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But Imy counsel is that all Israel be gathered togetherto untoyou thee from Dan even to Beer sheba as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thouyou go to battle in thine own person |
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So we shall we come upon him in some place where he shallis to be found and we willshall light upon him as the dew fallethfalls on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leaveone sowill muchbe asleft one |
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MoreoverIf if he bewithdraws gotten into a city then shall all Israel will bring ropes to that city and we willshall drawdrag it into the rivervalley until therenot beeven nota onepebble smallis stoneto be found there |
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And AbsalomAb′salom and all the men of Israel said The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of AhithophelAhith′ophel For Jehovahthe Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of AhithophelAhith′ophel toso that the intentLord that Jehovah might bring evil upon AbsalomAb′salom |
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Then Hushai said Hushaito unto Zadok and toAbi′athar Abiathar the priests Thus and thusso did AhithophelAhith′ophel counsel AbsalomAb′salom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thusso have I counselledcounseled |
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Now therefore send quickly and tell David sayingDo Lodge not thislodge nighttonight at the fords of the wilderness but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up and all the people thatwho are with him be swallowed up |
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Now Jonathan and AhimaazAhim′a az were stayingwaiting byat En rogelro′gel; and a maidmaidservant servant used to go and tell them; and they wentwould go and toldtell kingKing David:; for they mightmust not be seen toentering come into the city |
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But a lad saw them and told Absalom:Ab′salom; andso they went both of them went away quickly and came to the house of a man inat BahurimBahu′rim who had a well in his courtcourtyard; and they went down thitherinto it |
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And the woman took and spread thea covering over the wells mouth and strewedscattered bruised grain thereonupon it; and nothing was known of it |
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AndWhen AbsalomsAb′saloms servants came to the woman toat the house; and they said Where are AhimaazAhim′a az and Jonathan And the woman said untoto them They arehave gone over the brook of water And when they had sought and could not find them they returned to Jerusalem |
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AndAfter it came to pass after they werehad departedgone thatthe theymen came up out of the well and went and told kingKing David; andThey they said untoto David Arise ye and passgo quickly over the water; for thus hathand Ahithophelso counselledhas Ahith′ophel counseled against you |
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Then David arose and all the people thatwho were with him and they passedcrossed over the Jordan:; by thedaybreak morning light there lacked not one ofwas themleft thatwho washad not gonecrossed over the Jordan |
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AndWhen whenAhith′ophel Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed he saddled his ass and arosewent andoff gat him home untoto his own city andAnd he set his house in order and hanged himself; and he died and was buried in the sepulchretomb of his father |
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Then David came to MahanaimMahana′im And AbsalomAb′salom passedcrossed over the Jordan hewith and all the men of Israel with him |
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AndNow AbsalomAb′salom had set AmasaAma′sa over the hostarmy instead of JoabJo′ab NowAma′sa Amasa was the son of a man whosenamed name was Ithra the IsraeliteIsh′maelite thatwho wenthad inmarried toAb′igal Abigal the daughter of Nahash sister toof ZeruiahZeru′iah JoabsJo′abs mother |
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And Israel and AbsalomAb′salom encamped in the land of Gilead |
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AndWhen itDavid came to passMahana′im when David was come to Mahanaim that Shobi the son of Nahash offrom Rabbah of the childrenAmmonites of Ammon and Machir the son of AmmielAm′miel offrom Lo debar and BarzillaiBarzil′lai the Gileadite offrom RogelimRo′gelim |
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brought beds and basins and earthen vessels and wheat and barley and meal and parched grain and beans and lentils and parched pulse |
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and honey and buttercurds and sheep and cheese offrom the herd for David and for the people that were with him to eat:; for they said The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness |
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AndThen David numberedmustered the peoplemen thatwho were with him and set captainsover them commanders of thousands and captainscommanders of hundreds over them |
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And David sent forth the peoplearmy aone third part under the handcommand of JoabJo′ab andone a third part under the handcommand of AbishaiAbi′shai the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah JoabsJo′abs brother and aone third part under the handcommand of IttaiIt′tai the Gittite And the king said untoto the peoplemen I myself will surelyalso go forthout with you myself also |
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But the peoplemen said ThouYou shaltshall not go forth:out forFor if we flee away they will not care forabout us; neitherIf if half of us die they will theynot care forabout us: butBut thouyou artare worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thouyou besend ready to succor us outhelp offrom the city |
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AndThe the king said untoto them WhatWhatever seemethseems best to you best I will do AndSo the king stood byat the side of the gate sidewhile and all the peoplearmy wentmarched out by hundreds and by thousands |
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And the king commandedordered JoabJo′ab and AbishaiAbi′shai and IttaiIt′tai saying Deal gently for my sake with the young man evenAb′salom with Absalom And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the captainscommanders chargeabout concerning AbsalomAb′salom |
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So the peoplearmy went out into the field against Israel:; and the battle was fought in the forest of EphraimE′phraim |
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And the peoplemen of Israel were smittendefeated there beforeby the servants of David and the slaughter there was a great slaughteron there that day of twenty thousand men |
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ForThe the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured |
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And AbsalomAb′salom chanced to meet the servants of David AndAb′salom Absalom was riding upon his mule and the mule went under the thick boughsbranches of a great oak and his head caught holdfast ofin the oak and he was takenleft uphanging between heaven and earth; andwhile the mule that was under him went on |
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And a certain man saw it and told JoabJo′ab and said Behold I saw AbsalomAb′salom hanging in an oak |
| 18:11 |
AndJo′ab Joab said untoto the man thatwho told him AndWhat beholdyou thousaw sawesthim itWhy andthen whydid didstyou thou not smitestrike him there to the ground and I would have givenbeen theeglad to give you ten pieces of silver and a girdle |
| 18:12 |
AndBut the man said untoto JoabJo′ab ThoughEven if I shouldfelt receivein my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver inI my hand yet would I not put forth my hand against the kings son:; for in our hearing the king chargedcommanded theeyou and AbishaiAbi′shai and IttaiIt′tai sayingFor Bewaremy thatsake noneprotect touch the young man AbsalomAb′salom |
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OtherwiseOn the other hand if I had dealt falselytreacherously against his life and there is nonothing matterhidden hid from the king then thouyou thyselfyourself wouldestwould have setstood thyselfaloof against me |
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ThenJo′ab said Joab I maywill not tarrywaste thustime like this with theeyou And he took three darts in his hand and thrust them throughinto the heart of AbsalomAb′salom while he was yetstill alive in the midst of the oak |
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And ten young men thatJo′abs barearmor Joabsbearers armorsurrounded compassedAb′salom about and smotestruck Absalomhim and slewkilled him |
| 18:16 |
AndThen JoabJo′ab blew the trumpet and the peopletroops returnedcame back from pursuing after Israel; for JoabJo′ab heldrestrained backthem the people |
| 18:17 |
And they took AbsalomAb′salom and castthrew him into thea great pit in the forest and raised over him a very great heap of stones:; and all Israel fled every one to his tentown home |
| 18:18 |
Now AbsalomAb′salom in his lifetime had taken and rearedset up for himself the pillar which is in the kingsKings dale;Valley 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 AbsalomsAb′saloms monument untoto this day |
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Then said AhimaazAhi′ma az the son of Zadok Let me now run and bearcarry tidings to the king tidingsthat howthe thatLord Jehovahhas hathdelivered avenged him from the power of his enemies |
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And JoabJo′ab said untoto him ThouYou shaltare not beto thecarry bearer of tidings thistoday; dayyou butmay thoucarry shalt bear tidings another day; but thistoday dayyou thoushall shaltcarry bear no tidings because the kings son is dead |
| 18:21 |
Then Jo′ab said Joab to the Cushite Go tell the king what thouyou hasthave seen AndThe the Cushite bowed himselfbefore untoJo′ab Joab and ran |
| 18:22 |
Then saidAhi′ma Ahimaazaz the son of Zadok yetsaid again to JoabJo′ab ButCome come what may let me I pray thee also run after the Cushite And JoabJo′ab said WhereforeWhy wiltwill thouyou run my son seeing that thouyou wiltwill have no reward for the tidings |
| 18:23 |
ButCome come what may he said he I will run AndSo he said untoto him Run Then AhimaazAhi′ma az ran by the way of the Plainplain and outran the Cushite |
| 18:24 |
Now David was sitting between the two gates:; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate untoby the wall and when he lifted up his eyes and looked andhe beholdsaw a man running alone |
| 18:25 |
And the watchman criedcalled out and told the king And the king said If he beis alone there isare tidings in his mouth And he came apace and drew near |
| 18:26 |
And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called untoto the portergate and said BeholdSee another man running alone AndThe the king said He also bringethbrings tidings |
| 18:27 |
And the watchman said I think the running of the foremost is like the running of AhimaazAhi′ma az the son of Zadok And the king said He is a good man and comethcomes with good tidings |
| 18:28 |
AndThen AhimaazAhi′ma calledaz andcried saidout untoto the king All is well And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth and said Blessed be Jehovahthe thyLord your God who hathhas delivered up the men thatwho liftedraised up their hand against my lord the king |
| 18:29 |
And the king said Is it well with the young man AbsalomAb′salom AndAhi′ma Ahimaazaz answered When JoabJo′ab sent theyour kings servant even me thy servant I saw a great tumult but I knewdo not know what it was |
| 18:30 |
And the king said Turn aside and stand here AndSo he turned aside and stood still |
| 18:31 |
And behold the Cushite came; and the Cushite said TidingsGood tidings for my lord the king; forFor Jehovahthe hathLord avengedhas theedelivered you this day from the power of all themwho that rose up against theeyou |
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AndThe the king said untoto the Cushite Is it well with the young man AbsalomAb′salom And the Cushite answered TheMay the enemies of my lord the king and all thatwho rise up against theeyou tofor doevil thee hurt be aslike that young man is |
| 18:33 |
And the king was muchdeeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept:; and as he went thus he said O my son AbsalomAb′salom my son my son AbsalomAb′salom wouldWould I had died forinstead theeof you O AbsalomAb′salom my son my son |
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AndIt it was told JoabJo′ab Behold the king weepethis weeping and mournethmourning for AbsalomAb′salom |
| 19:2 |
AndSo the victory that day was turned into mourning untofor all the people; for the people heard say that day The king grievethis grieving for his son |
| 19:3 |
And the people gatstole theminto bythe stealthcity that day intoas thepeople citysteal asin peoplewho that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle |
| 19:4 |
AndThe the king covered his face and the king cried with a loud voice O my son AbsalomAb′salom O AbsalomAb′salom my son my son |
| 19:5 |
AndThen JoabJo′ab came into the house to the king and said ThouYou hasthave shamedtoday thiscovered daywith shame the faces of all thyyour servants who have this day have saved thyyour life and the lives of thyyour sons and ofyour thy daughters and the lives of thyyour wives and theyour lives of thy concubines; |
| 19:6 |
inbecause thatyou thoulove lovestthose themwho that hate theeyou and hatesthate themthose thatwho love theeyou For thouyou hasthave declaredmade thisit dayclear today that princescommanders and servants are noughtnothing untoto thee:you; for thistoday day I perceive that if AbsalomAb′salom hadwere livedalive and all weof hadus diedwere thisdead daytoday then ityou hadwould be pleased thee well |
| 19:7 |
Now therefore arise go forthout and speak comfortablykindly untoto thyyour servants; for I swear by Jehovahthe Lord if thouyou godo not forthgo there will not tarry a man will stay with theeyou this night:; and thatthis will be worse untofor theeyou than all the evil that hathhas befallencome theeupon you from thyyour youth until now |
| 19:8 |
Then the king arose and sattook his seat in the gate And theythe toldpeople untowere all thetold 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 tentown home |
| 19:9 |
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel saying The king delivered us outfrom of the hand of our enemies and he saved us outfrom of the hand of the Philistines; and now he ishas fled out of the land from AbsalomAb′salom |
| 19:10 |
AndBut AbsalomAb′salom whom we anointed over us is dead in battle Now therefore why speakdo yeyou notsay anothing wordabout of bringing the king back |
| 19:11 |
And kingKing David sent this message to Zadok and toAbi′athar Abiathar the priests sayingSay Speakto unto the elders of Judah saying Why areshould yeyou be the last to bring the king back to his house seeingwhen the speechword of all Israel ishas come to the king to bring him to his house |
| 19:12 |
YeYou are my brethrenkinsmen yeyou are my bone and my flesh:; whereforewhy then areshould yeyou be the last to bring back the king |
| 19:13 |
And say ye to AmasaAma′sa ArtAre thouyou not my bone and my flesh God do so to me and more also if thouyou beare not captaincommander of themy hostarmy beforehenceforth me continually in theplace room of JoabJo′ab |
| 19:14 |
And he bowedswayed the heart of all the men of Judah even as the heart of one man; so that they sent untoword to the king saying Return thouboth you and all thyyour servants |
| 19:15 |
So the king returnedcame andback came to the Jordan; Andand Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan |
| 19:16 |
And ShimeiShim′e i the son of Gera the BenjamiteBenjaminite whofrom wasBahu′rim ofmade Bahurimhaste hastedto andcome came down with the men of Judah to meet kingKing David; |
| 19:17 |
Andand therewith him were a thousand men offrom Benjamin withAnd him and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul andwith his fifteen sons and his twenty servants withrushed him;down andto they went through the Jordan inbefore the presence of the king |
| 19:18 |
Andand therethey wentcrossed overthe aford ferry boat to bring over the kings household and to do whathis hepleasure thoughtAnd goodShim′e Andi Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king whenas he was comeabout overto cross the Jordan |
| 19:19 |
Andand he said untoto the king Let not my lord imputehold iniquity unto me neitherguilty door thou remember thathow whichyour thy servant did perverselywrong on the day that my lord the king wentleft outJerusalem; oflet Jerusalemnot that the king shouldbear take it toin hismind heart |
| 19:20 |
For thyyour servant dothknows know that I have sinned:; therefore behold I amhave come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to gocome down to meet my lord the king |
| 19:21 |
ButAbi′shai Abishai the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah answered and said Shall not ShimeiShim′e i be put to death for this because he cursed Jehovahsthe Lords anointed |
| 19:22 |
AndBut David said What have I to do with you yeyou sons of ZeruiahZeru′iah that yeyou should this day be adversariesas untoan adversary to me shallShall there any manone be put to death in Israel this day inFor Israeldo forI do not I know that I am this day king over Israel |
| 19:23 |
And the king said untoto ShimeiShim′e Thoui shaltYou shall not die And the king swaregave untohim himhis oath |
| 19:24 |
And MephiboshethMephib′osheth 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 homeback in peacesafety |
| 19:25 |
And it came to pass when he wascame comefrom to Jerusalem to meet the king that the king said untoto him WhereforeWhy wentestdid you not thougo with me MephiboshethMephib′osheth |
| 19:26 |
AndHe he answered My lord O king my servant deceived me:; for thyyour servant said Ito willhim saddleSaddle me an ass for me that I may ride thereonupon it and go with the king; becauseFor thyyour servant is lame |
| 19:27 |
AndHe hehas hath slandered thyyour servant untoto my lord the king; butBut my lord the king is aslike anthe angel of God:; do therefore what isseems good into thineyou eyes |
| 19:28 |
For all my fathers house were but dead men doomed to death before my lord the king; yetbut didstyou thou set thyyour servant among themthose thatwho did eat at thineyour own table What further right therefore have I yetthen thatto I should cry anyto more unto the king |
| 19:29 |
And the king said untoto him Why speakestspeak thou any more of thyyour mattersaffairs I sayhave Thoudecided: you and Ziba shall divide the land |
| 19:30 |
And MephiboshethMephib′osheth said untoto the king yeaOh let him take it all forasmuchsince as my lord the king ishas come insafely peace unto his own househome |
| 19:31 |
AndNow BarzillaiBarzil′lai the Gileadite camehad come down from RogelimRo′gelim; and he went overon with the Jordanking withto the kingJordan to conductescort him over the Jordan |
| 19:32 |
NowBarzil′lai Barzillai was a very aged man eveneighty fourscore years old:; and he had provided the king with sustenancefood while he laystayed at MahanaimMahana′im; for he was a very greatwealthy man |
| 19:33 |
And the king said untoto BarzillaiBarzil′lai Come thou over with me and I will sustainprovide theefor you with me in Jerusalem |
| 19:34 |
AndBut BarzillaiBarzil′lai said untoto the king How many areyears thehave daysI ofstill theto yearslive of my life that I should go up with the king untoto Jerusalem |
| 19:35 |
I am this day fourscoreeighty years old:; can I discern betweenwhat goodis pleasant and badwhat canis thynot Can your servant taste what Ihe eateats or what Ihe drinkdrinks canCan I hearstill anylisten moreto the voice of singing men and singing women whereforeWhy then should thyyour servant be yetan aadded burden untoto my lord the king |
| 19:36 |
ThyYour servant wouldwill butgo justa golittle way over the Jordan with the king: andWhy why should the king recompense it me with such a reward |
| 19:37 |
LetPray thylet your servant Ireturn pray thee turn back again that I may die in minemy own city bynear the grave of my father and my mother But beholdhere thyis your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do tofor him whatwhatever shallseems seem good untoto theeyou |
| 19:38 |
And the king answered Chimham shall go over with me and I will do tofor him thatwhatever whichseems shall seem good untoto thee:you; and whatsoeverall thouthat shaltyou requiredesire of me thatI will I do for theeyou |
| 19:39 |
AndThen all the people went over the Jordan and the king went over:; and the king kissed BarzillaiBarzil′lai and blessed him; and he returned untoto his own placehome |
| 19:40 |
SoThe the king went overon to Gilgal and Chimham went overon with him:; and all the people of Judah brought the king over and also half the people of Israel brought the king on his way |
| 19:41 |
AndThen behold all the men of Israel came to the king and said untoto the king Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen theeyou away and brought the king and his household over the Jordan and all Davids men with him |
| 19:42 |
AndAll all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel Because the king is near of kin to us: whereforeWhy then are yeyou angry forover this matter haveHave we eaten at all at the kings costexpense orOr hathhas he given us any gift |
| 19:43 |
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said We have ten partsshares in the king and wein haveDavid also morewe righthave inmore David than ye:you whyWhy then did yeyou despise us thatWere ourwe advice should not bethe first hadto inspeak of bringing back our king AndBut the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel |
| 20:1 |
AndNow there happened to be there a baseworthless fellow whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri a Benjamite:Benjaminite; and he blew the trumpet and said We have no portion in David neitherand we have weno inheritance in the son of Jesse:; every man to his tents O Israel |
| 20:2 |
So all the men of Israel wentwithdrew up from following David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clavefollowed unto their king steadfastly from the Jordan even to Jerusalem |
| 20:3 |
And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines whom he had left to keepcare for the house and put them in warda house under guard and provided for them with sustenance but wentdid not go in untoto them So they were shut up untountil the day of their death living as if in widowhood |
| 20:4 |
Then said the king said to AmasaAma′sa Call me the men of Judah together to me within three days and be thou here presentyourself |
| 20:5 |
So AmasaAma′sa went to callsummon the men of Judah together; but he tarrieddelayed longerbeyond than the set time which he had been appointed him |
| 20:6 |
And David said to AbishaiAbi′shai Now will Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than didAb′salom; Absalom: take thouyour thy lords servants and pursue after him lest he get himhimself fortified cities and escapecause outus oftrouble our sight |
| 20:7 |
And there went out after himAbi′shai JoabsJo′ab men and the CherethitesCher′ethites and the PelethitesPel′ethites and all the mighty men; and they went out offrom Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri |
| 20:8 |
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon AmasaAma′sa came to meet them AndNow JoabJo′ab was girdedwearing witha hissoldiers apparelgarment ofand warover thatit he had put on and thereon was a girdle with a sword in its sheath fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forthforward it fell out |
| 20:9 |
And JoabJo′ab said to AmasaAma′sa Is it well with theeyou my brother And JoabJo′ab took AmasaAma′sa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him |
| 20:10 |
But AmasaAma′sa tookdid nonot heedobserve to the sword thatwhich was in JoabsJo′abs hand:; so heJo′ab smotestruck him therewithwith it in the body and shed out his bowels to the ground andwithout struckstriking hima notsecond againblow; and he died AndThen JoabJo′ab and AbishaiAbi′shai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri |
| 20:11 |
And thereone stoodof byJo′abs himmen onetook ofhis Joabsstand youngby menAma′sa and said HeWhoever thatfavors favorethJo′ab Joab and hewhoever that is for David let him follow JoabJo′ab |
| 20:12 |
And AmasaAma′sa lay wallowing in his blood in the midsthighway ofAnd theany highwayone Andwho came by seeing him stopped; and when the man saw that all the people stoodstopped still he carried AmasaAma′sa out of the highway into the field and castthrew a garment over him when he saw that every one that came by him stood still |
| 20:13 |
When he was removedtaken out of the highway all the people went on after JoabJo′ab to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri |
| 20:14 |
And heSheba wentpassed through all the tribes of Israel untoto Abel andof to Beth maacahma′acah; and all the Berites:Bichrites andassembled they were gathered together and wentfollowed alsohim afterin him |
| 20:15 |
And theyall the men who were with Jo′ab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth maacahma′acah; and they cast up a mound against the city and it stood against the rampart; and allthey the people that were withbattering Joab battered the wall to throw it down |
| 20:16 |
Then cried a wise woman outcalled offrom the city Hear hear;Hear sayTell IJo′ab pray you unto Joab Come nearhere hither that I may speak withto theeyou |
| 20:17 |
And he came near unto her; and the woman said ArtAre thouyou JoabJo′ab AndHe he answered I am Then she said untoto him HearListen to the words of thyyour handmaidmaidservant And he answered I doam hearlistening |
| 20:18 |
Then she spakesaid saying They were wont to speaksay in old time sayingLet Theythem shallbut surely ask counsel at Abel:; and so they endedsettled thea matter |
| 20:19 |
I am one of themthose thatwho are peaceable and faithful in Israel:; thouyou seekestseek to destroy a city andwhich is a mother in Israel:; why wiltwill thouyou swallow up the inheritanceheritage of Jehovahthe Lord |
| 20:20 |
AndJo′ab Joab answered and said Far be it from me far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy |
| 20:21 |
TheThat matter is not so:true butBut a man of the hill country of EphraimE′phraim called Sheba the son of Bichri byhas name hath lifted up his hand against theKing king even against David; delivergive up him onlyalone and I will departwithdraw from the city And the woman said untoto JoabJo′ab Behold his head shall be thrown to theeyou over the wall |
| 20:22 |
Then the woman went untoto all the people in her wisdom And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to JoabJo′ab AndSo he blew the trumpet and they were dispersed from the city every man to his tenthome And JoabJo′ab returned to Jerusalem untoto the king |
| 20:23 |
Now JoabJo′ab was overin command of all the hostarmy of Israel; and BenaiahBenai′ah the son of JehoiadaJehoi′ada was overin command of the CherethitesCher′ethites and over the PelethitesPel′ethites; |
| 20:24 |
and AdoramAdor′am was overin thecharge menof subjectthe toforced taskworklabor; and JehoshaphatJehosh′aphat the son of AhiludAhi′lud was the recorder; |
| 20:25 |
and Sheva was scribesecretary; and Zadok and AbiatharAbi′athar were priests; |
| 20:26 |
and also Ira the JairiteJa′irite was chiefalso ministerDavids unto Davidpriest |
| 21:1 |
AndNow there was a famine in the days of David for three years year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovahthe Lord And Jehovahthe Lord said ItThere is forbloodguilt on Saul and foron his bloody house because he put the Gib′eonites to death the Gibeonites |
| 21:2 |
AndSo the king called the GibeonitesGib′eonites andNow said unto them now the GibeonitesGib′eonites were not of the childrenpeople of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites; andalthough the childrenpeople of Israel had sworn untoto spare them: and Saul had sought to slay them in his zeal for the childrenpeople of Israel and Judah; |
| 21:3 |
andAnd David said untoto the GibeonitesGib′eonites What shall I do for you andAnd wherewithhow shall I make atonementexpiation that yeyou may bless the inheritanceheritage of Jehovahthe Lord |
| 21:4 |
AndThe theGib′eonites Gibeonites said untoto him It is nonot a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel And he said What yedo shallyou say that will I shall do for you |
| 21:5 |
AndThey they said untoto the king The man thatwho consumed us and thatplanned devisedto againstdestroy us so that we should behave destroyedno fromplace remaining in anyall of the bordersterritory of Israel |
| 21:6 |
let seven men of his sons be deliveredgiven untoto us andso that we willmay hang them up untobefore Jehovahthe inLord Gibeahat ofGibeon Saulon the chosenmountain of Jehovahthe Lord And the king said I will give them |
| 21:7 |
But the king spared MephiboshethMephib′osheth the son of JonathanSauls the son ofJonathan Saul because of Jehovahsthe oath thatof the Lord which was between them between David and Jonathan the son of Saul |
| 21:8 |
ButThe the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of AiahAi′ah whom she barebore untoto Saul ArmoniArmo′ni and MephiboshethMephib′osheth; and the five sons of MichalMerab the daughter of Saul whom she barebore to AdrielA′dri el the son of BarzillaiBarzil′lai the Meholathite:Meho′lathite; |
| 21:9 |
and he deliveredgave them into the hands of the GibeonitesGib′eonites and they hanged them inon the mountain before Jehovahthe Lord and theythe fellseven allof seventhem perished together AndThey they were put to death in the first days of harvest in the first days at the beginning of barley harvest |
| 21:10 |
AndThen Rizpah the daughter of AiahAi′ah took sackcloth and spread it for herherself uponon the rock from the beginning of harvest until waterrain wasfell poured upon them from heaventhe heavens; and she suffereddid neithernot allow the birds of the heavensair to restcome onupon them by day noror the beasts of the field by night |
| 21:11 |
AndWhen itDavid was told David what Rizpah the daughter of AiahAi′ah the concubine of Saul had done |
| 21:12 |
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son Jonathan from the men of JabeshJa′besh gileadgil′ead who had stolen them from the streetpublic square of Beth shan where the Philistines had hanged them inon the day that the Philistines slewkilled Saul inon GilboaGilbo′a; |
| 21:13 |
and he brought up from thencethere the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son: Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of themthose thatwho were hanged |
| 21:14 |
And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son Jonathan in the countryland of Benjamin in Zela in the sepulchretomb of Kish his father:; and they performeddid all that the king commanded And after that God washeeded entreatedsupplications for the land |
| 21:15 |
AndThe the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down andtogether with his servants withand himthey and fought against the Philistines; Andand David waxedgrew faint;weary |
| 21:16 |
andAnd IshbiIsh′bi benobbe′nob whoone was of the sonsdescendants of the giantgiants the weight of whose spear wasweighed three hundred shekels of brassbronze inand weightwho hewas being girded with a new sword thought to havekill slain David |
| 21:17 |
But AbishaiAbi′shai the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah succoredcame himto his aid and smoteattacked the Philistine and killed him Then theDavids men ofadjured David sware unto him sayingYou Thoushall shalt go no more go out with us to battle thatlest thouyou quench not the lamp of Israel |
| 21:18 |
AndAfter it came to pass after this that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob:; then SibbecaiSib′becai the HushathiteHu′shathite slew Saph who was one of the sonsdescendants of the giantgiants |
| 21:19 |
And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and ElhananElha′nan the son of JaareJa′are oregimor′egim the BethBethlehemite lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite the staffshaft of whose spear was like a weavers beam |
| 21:20 |
And there was again war at Gath where there was a man of great stature thatwho had six fingers on everyeach hand and six fingerstoes and on everyeach foot sixtwenty toes four and twenty in number; and he also was borndescended tofrom the giantgiants |
| 21:21 |
And when he defiedtaunted Israel Jonathan the son of ShimeiShim′e i Davids brother slew him |
| 21:22 |
These four were borndescended tofrom the giantgiants in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants |
| 22:1 |
And David spakespoke untoto Jehovahthe Lord the words of this song inon the day thatwhen Jehovahthe Lord delivered him outfrom of the hand of all his enemies and outfrom of the hand of Saul: |
| 22:2 |
andHe he said JehovahThe Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer even mine; |
| 22:3 |
my God my rock in himwhom will I take refuge; Mymy shield and the horn of my salvation my highstronghold tower and my refuge; Mymy savioursavior; thou savest me from violence |
| 22:4 |
I will call upon Jehovahthe Lord who is worthy to be praised: Soand shall I beam saved from minemy enemies |
| 22:5 |
For the waves of death compassedencompassed me; Thethe floodstorrents of ungodlinessperdition madeassailed me afraid:; |
| 22:6 |
Thethe cords of Sheol wereentangled round about me; Thethe snares of death cameconfronted upon me |
| 22:7 |
In my distress I called upon Jehovahthe Lord; Yeato my God I called untoFrom myhis God:temple And he heard my voice outand of his temple And my cry came intoto his ears |
| 22:8 |
Then the earth shookreeled and trembledrocked; Thethe foundations of heaventhe quakedheavens Andtrembled wereand shakenquaked because he was wrothangry |
| 22:9 |
ThereSmoke went up afrom smoke out of his nostrils Andand devouring fire outfrom of his mouth; devoured:glowing Coalscoals wereflamed kindledforth byfrom ithim |
| 22:10 |
He bowed the heavens also and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet |
| 22:11 |
AndHe he rode uponon a cherub and did flyflew; Yea he was seen upon the wings of the wind |
| 22:12 |
AndHe he made darkness pavilionsaround round about him Gatheringhis ofcanopy waters thick clouds a gathering of the skieswater |
| 22:13 |
AtOut of the brightness before him Coalscoals of fire wereflamed kindledforth |
| 22:14 |
JehovahThe Lord thundered from heaven Andand the Most High uttered his voice |
| 22:15 |
And he sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightninglightning and discomfitedrouted them |
| 22:16 |
Then the channels of the sea appearedwere Theseen the foundations of the world were laid bare Byat the rebuke of Jehovahthe AtLord at the blast of the breath of his nostrils |
| 22:17 |
He sentreached from on high he took me; Hehe drew me out of many waters; |
| 22:18 |
He delivered me from my strong enemy Fromfrom themthose thatwho hated me; for they were too mighty for me |
| 22:19 |
They came upon me in the day of my calamity; Butbut Jehovahthe Lord was my stay |
| 22:20 |
He brought me forth also into a largebroad place; Hehe delivered me because he delighted in me |
| 22:21 |
JehovahThe Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; Accordingaccording to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me |
| 22:22 |
For I have kept the ways of Jehovahthe AndLord and have not wickedly departed from my God |
| 22:23 |
For all his ordinances were before me; Andand asfrom for his statutes I did not departturn from themaside |
| 22:24 |
I was alsoblameless perfectbefore toward him; Andand I kept myself from mine iniquityguilt |
| 22:25 |
Therefore haththe JehovahLord has recompensed me according to my righteousness Accordingaccording to my cleanness in his eyesightsight |
| 22:26 |
With the mercifulloyal thou wiltdost show thyself mercifulloyal; Withwith the perfectblameless man thou wiltdost show thyself perfectblameless; |
| 22:27 |
Withwith the pure thou wiltdost show thyself pure; Andand with the perversecrooked thou wiltdost show thyself frowardperverse |
| 22:28 |
AndThou thedost afflicteddeliver peoplea thouhumble wiltpeople save;but Butthy thine eyes are upon the haughty thatto thou mayest bring them down |
| 22:29 |
ForYea thou art my lamp O Jehovah;Lord Andand Jehovahmy willGod lightenlightens my darkness |
| 22:30 |
ForYea by thee I runcan uponcrush a troop; Byand by my God do I can leap over a wall |
| 22:31 |
AsThis for God —his way is perfect:; Thethe wordpromise of Jehovahthe isLord triedproves true; Hehe is a shield untofor all themthose thatwho take refuge in him |
| 22:32 |
For who is God savebut Jehovahthe Lord And who is a rock saveexcept our God |
| 22:33 |
This God is my strong fortress;refuge Andand hehas guidethmade themy perfectway in his waysafe |
| 22:34 |
He makethmade hismy feet like hinds feet Andand settethset me uponsecure myon highthe placesheights |
| 22:35 |
He teachethtrains my hands tofor war Soso that minemy arms docan bend a bow of brassbronze |
| 22:36 |
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; Andand thy gentlenesshelp hath made me great |
| 22:37 |
Thou hastdidst enlargedgive a wide place for my steps under me; Andand my feet havedid not slippedslip; |
| 22:38 |
I have pursued minemy enemies and destroyed them; Neitherand did Inot turn againback tilluntil they were consumed |
| 22:39 |
And I have consumed them; andI smittenthrust them through so that they cannotdid arise:not Yearise; they arefell fallen under my feet |
| 22:40 |
For thou hastdidst girdedgird me with strength untofor the battle; Thouthou hastdidst subduedmake undermy meassailants thosesink thatunder rose up against me |
| 22:41 |
Thou hastdidst alsomake mademy mine enemies turn their backs untoto me Thatthose Iwho mighthated cutme offand themI thatdestroyed hate methem |
| 22:42 |
They looked but there was none to save; Eventhey untocried Jehovahto the Lord but he answereddid not answer them not |
| 22:43 |
Then did I beat them smallfine as the dust of the earth I didcrushed crushthem and stamped them asdown like the mire of the streets and did spread them abroad |
| 22:44 |
Thou alsodidst hastdeliver delivered me from thestrife strivingswith ofthe my peoplepeoples; Thouthou hastdidst keptkeep me toas be the head of the nations:; A people whom I havehad not known shallserved serve me |
| 22:45 |
TheForeigners foreignerscame shallcringing submitto themselves unto me:; Asas soon as they hearheard of me they shallobeyed obey me |
| 22:46 |
TheForeigners foreignerslost shallheart fadeand awaycame And shall come trembling out of their close placesfastnesses |
| 22:47 |
JehovahThe livethLord lives; Andand blessed be my rock; Andand exalted be my God the rock of my salvation |
| 22:48 |
Even the God thatwho executethgave vengeance for me Andvengeance thatand bringethbrought down peoples under me |
| 22:49 |
Andwho thatbrought bringeth me forthout from minemy enemies:; Yea thou liftestdidst exalt me up above themmy thatadversaries risethou updidst againstdeliver me; Thou deliverest me from themen violentof manviolence |
| 22:50 |
ThereforeFor this I will giveextol thanks unto thee O JehovahLord among the nations Andand will sing praises untoto thy name |
| 22:51 |
Great deliverancetriumphs giveth he gives to his king Andand showethshows lovingkindnesssteadfast love to his anointed Toto David and to his seeddescendants for evermoreever |
| 23:1 |
Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David the son of Jesse saiththe Andoracle of the man who was raised on high saiththe The anointed of the God of Jacob And the sweet psalmist of Israel: |
| 23:2 |
The Spirit of Jehovahthe spakeLord speaks by me And his word wasis upon my tongue |
| 23:3 |
The God of Israel saidhas Thespoken the Rock of Israel spakehas said to me: OneWhen thatone rulethrules justly over men righteouslyruling That ruleth in the fear of God |
| 23:4 |
Hehe shalldawns beon asthem like the morning light oflike the morningsun whenshining theforth sunupon risetha Acloudless morning withoutlike cloudsrain Whenthat themakes tender grass springethto outsprout offrom the earth Through clear shining after rain |
| 23:5 |
VerilyYea does not my house isstand not so with God; YetFor he hathhas made with me an everlasting covenant Orderedordered in all things and sure:secure For itwill ishe allnot mycause salvationto andprosper all my desirehelp Althoughand hemy maketh it not to growdesire |
| 23:6 |
But thegodless ungodlymen shallare be all oflike them as thorns tothat beare thrustthrown away; Becausefor they cannot be taken with the hand; |
| 23:7 |
Butbut the man thatwho touchethtouches them Mustarms behimself armed with iron and the staffshaft of a spear: Andand they shallare be utterly burnedconsumed with fire in their place |
| 23:8 |
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb basshebethbasshe′beth a TahchemoniteTah che′monite; he was chief of the captainsthree; thehe samewielded washis Adinospear the Eznite against eight hundred slainwhom he slew at one time |
| 23:9 |
And afternext to him wasamong Eleazar the sonthree ofmighty Dodaimen was Elea′zar the son of anDodo Ahohiteson one of theAho′hi threeHe mightywas men with David when they defied the Philistines thatwho were there gathered togetherthere tofor battle and the men of Israel werewithdrew gone away |
| 23:10 |
He aroserose and smotestruck down the Philistines until his hand was weary and his hand clavecleaved untoto the sword; and Jehovahthe Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the peoplemen returned after him only to takestrip spoilthe slain |
| 23:11 |
And afternext to him was Shammah the son of Agee athe HarariteHar′arite AndThe the Philistines were gathered together intoat aLehi troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the peoplemen fled from the Philistines |
| 23:12 |
But he stoodtook his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and slew the Philistines; and Jehovahthe Lord wrought a great victory |
| 23:13 |
And three of the thirty chief men went down and came toabout Davidharvest intime theto harvestDavid timeat unto the cave of Adullam; andwhen thea troopband of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of RephaimReph′aim |
| 23:14 |
And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then inat BethBethlehem lehem |
| 23:15 |
And David longedsaid andlongingly saidO Oh that some one would give me water to drink offrom the well of BethBethlehem lehem which is by the gate |
| 23:16 |
AndThen the three mighty men brakebroke through the hostcamp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of BethBethlehem lehemwhich that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David: butBut he would not drink thereofof butit; he poured it out untoto Jehovahthe Lord |
| 23:17 |
Andand he said BeFar be it far from me O JehovahLord that I should do this: shallShall I drink the blood of the men thatwho went inat jeopardythe risk of their lives thereforeTherefore he would not drink it These things did the three mighty men |
| 23:18 |
AndNow AbishaiAbi′shai the brother of JoabJo′ab the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah was chief of the threethirty And he liftedwielded up his spear against three hundred men and slew them and hadwon a name amongbeside the three |
| 23:19 |
WasHe hewas notthe most honorablerenowned of the threethirty thereforeand hebecame was made their captain:commander; howbeitbut he attaineddid not untoattain to the first three |
| 23:20 |
And BenaiahBenai′ah the son of JehoiadaJehoi′ada thewas son of a valiant man of Kabzeel whoa haddoer doneof mightygreat deeds; he slewsmote the two sonsariels of ArielMoab ofHe Moab:also he went down also and slew a lion in thea midstpit ofon a pitday inwhen timesnow ofhad snowfallen |
| 23:21 |
And he slew an Egyptian a goodlyhandsome man: andThe the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but heBenai′ah went down to him with a staff and pluckedsnatched the spear out of the Egyptians hand and slew him with his own spear |
| 23:22 |
These things did BenaiahBenai′ah the son of JehoiadaJehoi′ada and hadwon a name amongbeside the three mighty men |
| 23:23 |
He was morerenowned honorableamong than the thirty but he attaineddid not attain to the first three And David set him over his guardbodyguard |
| 23:24 |
AsahelAs′ahel the brother of JoabJo′ab was one of the thirty; ElhananElha′nan the son of Dodo of BethBethlehem lehem |
| 23:25 |
Shammah theof HaroditeHarod ElikaEli′ka theof HaroditeHarod |
| 23:26 |
Helez the Paltite Ira the son of Ikkesh theof TekoiteTeko′a |
| 23:27 |
AbiezerAbie′zer theof AnathothiteAn′athoth MebunnaiMebun′nai the HushathiteHu′shathite |
| 23:28 |
Zalmon the AhohiteAho′hite MaharaiMa′harai theof NetophathiteNetoph′ah |
| 23:29 |
Heleb the son of BaanahBa′anah theof NetophathiteNetoph′ah IttaiIt′tai the son of RibaiRi′bai of GibeahGib′e ah of the childrenBenjaminites of Benjamin |
| 23:30 |
BenaiahBenai′ah aof PirathonitePira′thon HiddaiHid′dai of the brooks of GaashGa′ash |
| 23:31 |
Abi albonal′bon the ArbathiteAr′bathite AzmavethAz′maveth theof BarhumiteBahu′rim |
| 23:32 |
EliahbaEli′ahba theof ShaalboniteSha al′bon the sons of Jashen Jonathan |
| 23:33 |
Shammah the HarariteHar′arite AhiamAhi′am the son of Sharar the ArariteHar′arite |
| 23:34 |
ElipheletEliph′elet the son of AhasbaiAhas′bai the son of theMa′acah MaacathiteEli′am Eliam the son of AhithophelAhith′ophel theof GiloniteGilo |
| 23:35 |
Hezro theof CarmeliteCarmel PaaraiPa′arai the Arbite |
| 23:37 |
Zelek the Ammonite NaharaiNa′harai of Be er′oth the Beerothitearmor armorbearersbearer toof JoabJo′ab the son of ZeruiahZeru′iah |
| 23:39 |
UriahUri′ah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all |
| 24:1 |
AndAgain again the anger of Jehovahthe Lord was kindled against Israel and he movedincited David against them saying Go number Israel and Judah |
| 24:2 |
AndSo the king said to JoabJo′ab and the captaincommanders of the hostarmy who waswere with him Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel from Dan even to Beer sheba and number ye the people that I may know the sumnumber of the people |
| 24:3 |
AndBut JoabJo′ab said untoto the king NowMay Jehovahthe thyLord your God add untoto the people howa manyhundred soevertimes theyas maymany beas athey hundredfold;are andwhile may the eyes of my lord the king still see it:; but why dothdoes my lord the king delight in this thing |
| 24:4 |
NotwithstandingBut the kings word prevailed against JoabJo′ab and against the captainscommanders of the hostarmy AndSo JoabJo′ab and the captainscommanders of the hostarmy went out from the presence of the king to number the people of Israel |
| 24:5 |
AndThey theycrossed passed over the Jordan and encampedbegan infrom AroerAro′er onand thefrom right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley oftoward Gad and untoon to Jazer: |
| 24:6 |
thenThen they came to Gilead and to Kadesh in the land of Tahtimthe hodshiHittites; and they came to Dan jaan and roundfrom aboutDan they went around to Sidon |
| 24:7 |
and came to the strongholdfortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the southNegeb of Judah at Beer sheba |
| 24:8 |
So when they had gone to and fro through all the land they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days |
| 24:9 |
And JoabJo′ab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people untoto the king: andin Israel there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men thatwho drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men |
| 24:10 |
AndBut Davids heart smote him after that he had numbered the people And David said untoto Jehovahthe Lord I have sinned greatly in thatwhat which I have done: butBut now O JehovahLord put away I beseechpray thee take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly |
| 24:11 |
And when David rosearose up in the morning the word of Jehovahthe Lord came untoto the prophet Gad Davids seer saying |
| 24:12 |
Go and speaksay untoto David Thus saithsays Jehovahthe Lord Three things I offer theeyou; three things: choose thee one of them that I may do it untoto theeyou |
| 24:13 |
So Gad came to David and told him and said untoto him Shall seventhree years of famine come untoto theeyou in thyyour land orOr wiltwill thouyou flee three months before thyyour foes while they pursue theeyou orOr shall there be three days pestilence in thyyour land nowNow adviseconsider thee and considerdecide what answer I shall return to him thatwho sent me |
| 24:14 |
AndThen David said untoto Gad I am in a great strait:distress; let us fall now into the hand of Jehovah;the Lord for his merciesmercy areis great; andbut let me not fall into the hand of man |
| 24:15 |
So Jehovahthe Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning evenuntil to the appointed time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer sheba seventy thousand men |
| 24:16 |
And when the angel stretched outforth his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it Jehovahthe Lord repented him of the evil and said to the angel thatwho destroyedwas working destruction among the people It is enough; now stay thyyour hand And the angel of Jehovahthe Lord was by the threshing floor of AraunahArau′nah the JebusiteJeb′usite |
| 24:17 |
AndThen David spakespoke untoto Jehovahthe Lord when he saw the angel thatwho smotewas smiting the people and said Lo I have sinned and I have done perverselywickedly; but these sheep what have they done letLet thy hand I pray thee be against me and against my fathers house |
| 24:18 |
And Gad came that day to David and said untoto him Go up rear an altar untoto Jehovahthe inLord on the threshing floor of AraunahArau′nah the JebusiteJeb′usite |
| 24:19 |
AndSo David went up accordingat toGads theword sayingas ofthe GadLord as Jehovah commanded |
| 24:20 |
And Araunahwhen Arau′nah looked forthdown andhe saw the king and his servants coming on toward him:; and AraunahArau′nah went outforth and boweddid himselfobeisance beforeto the king with his face to the ground |
| 24:21 |
And AraunahArau′nah said WhereforeWhy ishas my lord the king come to his servant And David said To buy the threshing floor of theeyou in order to build an altar untoto Jehovahthe Lord that the plague may be stayedaverted from the people |
| 24:22 |
AndThen AraunahArau′nah said untoto David Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemethseems good untoto him:; beholdhere are the oxen for the burnt offering and the threshing instrumentssledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood: |
| 24:23 |
allAll this O king dothArau′nah Araunahgives giveto unto the king And AraunahArau′nah said untoto the king JehovahThe thyLord your God accept theeyou |
| 24:24 |
AndBut the king said untoto AraunahArau′nah Nay;No but I will verily buy it of theeyou atfor a price; neitherI will Inot offer burnt offerings untoto Jehovahthe Lord my God which cost me nothing So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver |
| 24:25 |
And David built there an altar untoto Jehovahthe Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings So Jehovahthe wasLord entreatedheeded supplications for the land and the plague was stayedaverted from Israel |