| 1:1 |
NowAnd it came to pass after the death of Saul when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and David had abode two days in Ziklag; |
| 1:2 |
Itit came even to pass on the third day that behold a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent and earth upon his head: and so it was when he came to David that he fell to the earth and did obeisance |
| 1:4 |
And David said unto him How went the matter I pray thee tell me And he answered ThatThe the people are fled from the battle and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also |
| 1:5 |
And David said unto the young man that told him How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son beare dead |
| 1:6 |
And the young man that told him said As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa behold Saul leanedwas leaning upon his spear; and lo the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him |
| 1:9 |
HeAnd he said unto me again Stand I pray thee uponbeside me and slay me:; for anguish ishath cometaken uponhold of me because my life is yet whole in me |
| 1:10 |
So I stood uponbeside him and slew him because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head and the bracelet that was on his arm and have brought them hither unto my lord |
| 1:12 |
Andand they mourned and wept and fasted until even for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of theJehovah Lord and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword |
| 1:13 |
And David said unto the young man that told him Whence art thou And he answered I am the son of a strangersojourner an Amalekite |
| 1:14 |
And David said unto him How wast thou not afraid to stretchput forth thinethy hand to destroy theJehovahs Lordsanointed anointed |
| 1:15 |
And 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 unto him Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee saying I have slain theJehovahs Lords anointed |
| 1:17 |
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: |
| 1:18 |
Alsoand he bade them teach the children of Judah the usesong of the bow: behold it is written in the book of JasherJashar: |
| 1:19 |
TheThy beautyglory ofO Israel is slain upon thy high places: howHow are the mighty fallen |
| 1:20 |
Tell it not in Gath publishPublish it not in the streets of AskelonAshkelon; lestLest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice lestLest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph |
| 1:21 |
Ye mountains of Gilboa letLet there be no dew neithernor let there be rain upon you norneither fields of offerings: forFor there the shield of the mighty iswas vilely cast away theThe shield of Saul as though he had not been 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 were lovely and pleasant in their lives andAnd 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 in scarlet withdelicately otherWho delights who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel |
| 1:25 |
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle O Jonathan thouis wast slain inupon thinethy high places |
| 1:26 |
I am distressed for thee my brother Jonathan: veryVery pleasant hast thou been unto me: thyThy 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 |
And it came to pass after this that David enquiredinquired of theJehovah Lord saying Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah And theJehovah Lord said unto him Go up And David said Whither shall I go up And he said Unto Hebron |
| 2:2 |
So David went up thither and his two wives also Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail Nabalsthe wife of Nabal the Carmelite |
| 2:4 |
And the men of Judah came and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah And they told David saying ThatThe the men of JabeshgileadJabesh gilead were they that buried Saul |
| 2:5 |
And David sent messengers unto the men of JabeshgileadJabesh gilead and said unto them Blessed be ye of theJehovah Lord that ye have shewedshowed this kindness unto your lord even unto Saul and have buried him |
| 2:6 |
And now theJehovah Lordshow shewlovingkindness kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness because ye have done this thing |
| 2:7 |
ThereforeNow nowtherefore let your hands be strengthenedstrong and be ye valiant:; for Saul your masterlord Saul is dead and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them |
| 2:8 |
ButNow Abner the son of Ner captain of Sauls host tookhad Ishboshethtaken Ish bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim; |
| 2:9 |
Andand he made him king over Gilead and over the Ashurites and over Jezreel and over Ephraim and over Benjamin and over all Israel |
| 2:10 |
IshboshethIsh bosheth 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 IshboshethIsh bosheth the son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon |
| 2:13 |
And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met togetherthem by 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 Joab Let the young men nowI pray thee arise and play before us And Joab said Let them arise |
| 2:15 |
Then therethey arose and went over by number: twelve offor Benjamin whichand pertainedfor toIsh Ishboshethbosheth the son of Saul and twelve of the servants of David |
| 2:16 |
And they caught every one his fellow by the head and thrust his sword in his fellows side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called HelkathhazzurimHelkath hazzurim which is in Gibeon |
| 2:17 |
And therethe battle was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten and the men of Israel before the servants of David |
| 2:18 |
And therethe were three sons of Zeruiah were there Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe |
| 2:20 |
Then Abner looked behind him and said ArtIs it thou Asahel And he answered It is I am |
| 2:21 |
And Abner said to him Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left and lay thee hold on one of the young men and take thee his armourarmor But Asahel would not turn aside from following ofhim him |
| 2:23 |
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him underin the fifthbody ribso that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there and died in the same place: and it came to pass that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still |
| 2:24 |
But Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon |
| 2:25 |
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one troopband and stood on the top of ana hill |
| 2:27 |
And Joab said As God liveth unlessif thou hadst not spoken surely then in the morning the people had gone upaway nor followed every one from following his brother |
| 2:28 |
So Joab blew athe trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued after Israel no more neither fought they any more |
| 2:29 |
And Abner and his men walkedwent all that night through the plainArabah; and they passed over the Jordan and went through all Bithron and they came to Mahanaim |
| 2:32 |
And they took up Asahel and buried him in the sepulchre of his father which was in BethlehemBeth lehem And Joab and his men went all night and theythe cameday tobrake Hebronupon them at break of dayHebron |
| 3:1 |
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: butand David waxed stronger and stronger andbut the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker |
| 3:2 |
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstbornfirst born was Amnon of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; |
| 3:3 |
Andand his second Chileab of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; |
| 3:4 |
Andand the fourth Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth Shephatiah the son of Abital; |
| 3:5 |
Andand the sixth Ithream byof Eglah Davids wife These were born to David in Hebron |
| 3:6 |
And it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner made himself strong forin the house of Saul |
| 3:7 |
AndNow Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah the daughter of Aiah: and IshboshethIsh bosheth said to Abner Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my fathers concubine |
| 3:8 |
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of IshboshethIsh bosheth and said Am I a dogs head whichthat againstbelongeth to Judah This day do shewI show kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father to his brethren and to his friends and have not delivered thee into the hand of David; thatand yet thou chargest me tothis day with a fault concerning this woman |
| 3:9 |
SoGod do Godso to Abner and more also exceptif as theJehovah Lord hath sworn to David I do not even so I do to him; |
| 3:10 |
Toto translatetransfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah from Dan even to BeershebaBeer sheba |
| 3:11 |
And he could not answer Abner aanother word again because he feared him |
| 3:13 |
And he said Well; I will make a league with thee:; but one thing I require of thee: that is Thouthou shalt not see my face except thou first bring Michal Sauls daughter when thou comest to see my face |
| 3:14 |
And David sent messengers to IshboshethIsh bosheth Sauls son saying Deliver me my wife Michal whichwhom I espousedbetrothed to me for ana hundred foreskins of the Philistines |
| 3:15 |
And IshboshethIsh bosheth sent and took her from her husband even from PhaltielPaltiel the son of Laish |
| 3:16 |
And her husband went with her along weeping behindas he went and followed her to Bahurim Then said Abner unto him Go return: Andand he returned |
| 3:17 |
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel saying YeIn times past ye sought for David in times past to be king over you: |
| 3:18 |
Nownow then do it:; for theJehovah Lord hath spoken of David saying By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines and out of the hand of all their enemies |
| 3:19 |
And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin |
| 3:21 |
And Abner said unto David I will arise and go and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king that they may make a leaguecovenant with thee and that thou mayest reign over all that thinethy heartsoul desireth And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace |
| 3:22 |
And behold the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troopforay and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away and he was gone in peace |
| 3:26 |
And when Joab was come out from David he sent messengers after Abner whichand they brought him againback from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not |
| 3:27 |
And when Abner was returned to Hebron Joab took him aside ininto the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly and smote him there underin the fifthbody ribso that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother |
| 3:28 |
And afterward when David heard it he said I and my kingdom are guiltless before theJehovah Lord for ever fromof the blood of Abner the son of Ner: |
| 3:29 |
Letlet it restfall onupon the head of Joab and onupon all his fathers house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue or that is a leper or that leaneth on a staff or that falleth onby the sword or that lacketh bread |
| 3:30 |
So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner because he had slainkilled their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle |
| 3:31 |
And David said to Joab and to all the people that were with him Rend your clothes and gird you with sackcloth and mourn before Abner And king David himself followed the bier |
| 3:33 |
And the king lamented overfor Abner and said DiedShould Abner die as a fool dieth |
| 3:34 |
Thy hands were not bound nor thy feet put into fetters: asAs a man falleth before wickedthe menchildren of iniquity so fellestdidst thou fall And all the people wept again over him |
| 3:35 |
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meatbread while it was yet day; but David sware saying SoGod do Godso to me and more also if I taste bread or oughtaught else till the sun be down |
| 3:36 |
And all the people took notice of it and it pleased them:; as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people |
| 3:37 |
ForSo all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner |
| 3:39 |
And I am this day weak though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah beare too hard for me: theJehovah Lord shall reward the evil doer of evil according to his wickedness |
| 4:1 |
And when Ish bosheth Sauls son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron his hands werebecame feeble and all the Israelites were troubled |
| 4:2 |
And Ish bosheth Sauls son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab the sons of Rimmon athe Beerothite of the children of Benjamin: for Beeroth also wasis reckoned to Benjamin: |
| 4:3 |
Andand the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and werehave been sojourners there until this day |
| 4:4 |
AndNow Jonathan Sauls son had a son that was lame of his feet He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled: and it came to pass as she made haste to flee that he fell and became lame And his name was Mephibosheth |
| 4:5 |
And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite Rechab and Baanah went and came about the heat of the day to the house of IshboshethIsh whobosheth layas onhe atook bedhis rest at noon |
| 4:6 |
And they came thither into the midst of the house as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him underin the fifth ribbody: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped |
| 4:7 |
ForNow when they came into the house as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber and they smote him and slew him and beheaded him and took his head and gatwent themby awaythe throughway of the plainArabah all night |
| 4:8 |
And they brought the head of IshboshethIsh bosheth unto David to Hebron and said to the king Behold the head of IshboshethIsh bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy whichwho sought thy life; and theJehovah Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed |
| 4:9 |
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite and said unto them As theJehovah Lord liveth who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity |
| 4:10 |
Whenwhen one told me saying Behold Saul is dead thinking to have brought good tidings I took hold of him and slew him in Ziklag whowhich thoughtwas thatthe reward I wouldgave have given him a reward for his tidings: |
| 4:11 |
How much more when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand and take you away from the earth |
| 4:12 |
And David commanded his young men and they slew them and cut off their hands and their feet and hanged them up overbeside the pool in Hebron But they took the head of IshboshethIsh bosheth and buried it in the sepulchregrave of Abner in Hebron |
| 5:2 |
AlsoIn intimes time past when Saul was king over us thouit wastwas hethou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and theJehovah Lord said to thee Thou shalt feedbe shepherd of my people Israel and thou shalt be aprince captain over Israel |
| 5:3 |
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a leaguecovenant with them in Hebron before the LordJehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel |
| 5:5 |
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months:; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah |
| 5:6 |
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem untoagainst the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land: whichwho spake unto David saying Except thou take away the blind and the lame thou shalt not come in hither:; thinking David cannot come in hither |
| 5:7 |
Nevertheless David took the strongstronghold hold of Zion:; the same is the city of David |
| 5:8 |
And David said on that day Whosoever gettethsmiteth upthe toJebusites thelet gutterhim andget smitethup to the Jebusiteswatercourse and smite the lame and the blind that are hated of Davids soul heWherefore shallthey besay chiefThere andare captainthe Wherefore they said The blind and the lame; shallhe notcannot come into the house |
| 5:9 |
SoAnd David dwelt in the fortstronghold and called it the city of David And David built round about from Millo and inward |
| 5:10 |
And David wentwaxed ongreater and grewgreater; greatfor andJehovah the Lord God of hosts was with him |
| 5:11 |
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David and cedar trees and carpenters and masons:; and they built David ana house |
| 5:12 |
And David perceived that theJehovah Lord had established him king over Israel and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israels sake |
| 5:13 |
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem after he was come from Hebron:; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David |
| 5:14 |
And these beare the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem;: ShammuahShammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon |
| 5:15 |
and Ibhar also and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia |
| 5:16 |
Andand Elishama and Eliada and EliphaletEliphelet |
| 5:17 |
ButAnd when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel all the Philistines camewent up to seek David; and David heard of it and went down to the holdstronghold |
| 5:18 |
TheNow the Philistines alsohad camecome and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim |
| 5:19 |
And David enquiredinquired of theJehovah Lord saying Shall I go up toagainst the Philistines wilt thou deliver them into minemy hand And theJehovah Lord said unto David Go up:; for I will doubtlesscertainly deliver the Philistines into thinethy hand |
| 5:20 |
And David came to BaalperazimBaal perazim and David smote them there; and he said TheJehovah Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me aslike the breach of waters Therefore he called the name of that place BaalperazimBaal perazim |
| 5:21 |
And there they left their images there; and David and his men burnedtook them away |
| 5:23 |
And when David enquiredinquired of theJehovah Lord he said Thou shalt not go up;: butmake fetch a compasscircuit behind them and come upon them over against the mulberry trees |
| 5:24 |
And let it shall be when thou hearest the sound of amarching going in the tops of the mulberry trees that then thou shalt bestir thyself:; for then shallis theJehovah Lordgone go out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines |
| 5:25 |
And David did so as theJehovah Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to GazerGezer |
| 6:1 |
AgainAnd David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel thirty thousand |
| 6:2 |
And David arose and went with all the people that were with him from Baale ofjudah Judah to bring up from thence the ark of God whosewhich name is called by the nameName ofeven the Lordname of Jehovah of hosts that dwellethsitteth betweenabove the cherubimscherubim |
| 6:3 |
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeahthe hill: and Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab dravedrove the new cart |
| 6:4 |
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was atin Gibeahthe accompanyinghill with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark |
| 6:5 |
And David and all the house of Israel played before theJehovah Lordwith on all manner of instruments made of fir wood evenand onwith harps and onwith psalteries and onwith timbrels and onwith cornetscastanets and onwith cymbals |
| 6:6 |
And when they came to Nachonsthe threshingfloorthreshing floor of Nacon Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it; for the oxen shookstumbled it |
| 6:7 |
And the anger of theJehovah Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God |
| 6:8 |
And David was displeased because theJehovah Lord had madebroken aforth breach upon Uzzah:; and he called thethat nameplace ofPerez theuzzah placeunto Perezuzzah to this day |
| 6:9 |
And David was afraid of theJehovah Lord that day; and he said How shall the ark of theJehovah Lord come tounto me |
| 6:10 |
So David would not remove the ark of theJehovah Lord unto him into the city of David:; but David carried it aside into the house of ObededomObed edom the Gittite |
| 6:11 |
And the ark of theJehovah Lordremained continued in the house of ObededomObed edom the Gittite three months: and theJehovah Lord blessed ObededomObed edom and all his householdhouse |
| 6:12 |
And it was told king David saying TheJehovah Lord hath blessed the house of ObededomObed edom and all that pertaineth unto him because of the ark of God SoAnd David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of ObededomObed edom into the city of David with gladnessjoy |
| 6:13 |
And it was so that when they that bare the ark of theJehovah Lord had gone six paces he sacrificed oxenan ox and fatlingsa fatling |
| 6:14 |
And David danced before theJehovah 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 theJehovah Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet |
| 6:16 |
And it was so as the ark of theJehovah Lord came into the city of David that Michal Saulsthe daughter of Saul looked throughout aat the window and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LordJehovah; and she despised him in her heart |
| 6:17 |
And they brought in the ark of theJehovah Lord and set it in hisits place in the midst of the tabernacletent that David had pitched for it:; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before theJehovah Lord |
| 6:18 |
And aswhen soon as David had made an end of offering the burnt offeringsoffering and the peace offerings he blessed the people in the name of theJehovah Lord of hosts |
| 6:19 |
And he dealt among all the people even among the whole multitude of Israel asboth well to themen and women as men to every one a cake of bread and a goodportion piece of flesh and a flagoncake of wineraisins So all the people departed every one to his house |
| 6:21 |
And David said unto Michal It was before theJehovah Lordwho which chose me beforeabove thy father and beforeabove all his house to appoint me rulerprince over the people of theJehovah Lord over Israel: therefore will I play before theJehovah Lord |
| 6:22 |
And I will be yet be more vile than thusthis and will be base in mine own sight: andbut of the maidservantshandmaids whichof whom thou hast spoken of of them shall I be had in honourhonor |
| 6:23 |
ThereforeAnd Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death |
| 7:1 |
And it came to pass when the king satdwelt in his house and theJehovah Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; round about |
| 7:2 |
Thatthat the king said unto Nathan the prophet See now I dwell in ana house of cedar but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains |
| 7:3 |
And Nathan said to the king Go do all that is in thinethy heart; for theJehovah Lord is with thee |
| 7:4 |
And it came to pass thatthe same night that the word of theJehovah Lord came unto Nathan saying |
| 7:5 |
Go and tell my servant David Thus saith theJehovah Lord Shalt thou build me ana house for me to dwell in |
| 7:6 |
Whereasfor I have not dwelt in anya house since the timeday that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt even to this day but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle |
| 7:7 |
In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel whom I commanded to feedbe shepherd of my people Israel saying Why buildhave ye not built me ana house of cedar |
| 7:8 |
Now therefore sothus shalt thou say unto my servant David Thus saith theJehovah Lord of hosts I took thee from the sheepcote from following the sheep tothat thou shouldest be rulerprince over my people over Israel:; |
| 7:9 |
Andand I washave been with thee whithersoever thou wentest and have cut off all thine enemies outfrom ofbefore thythee; sight and haveI madewill make thee a great name like unto the name of the great menones that are in the earth |
| 7:10 |
MoreoverAnd I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them that they may dwell in a place of their own place and movebe moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more as beforetimeat the first |
| 7:11 |
Andand as sincefrom the timeday that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and haveI causedwill cause thee to rest from all thine enemies AlsoMoreover theJehovah Lord telleth thee that heJehovah will make thee ana house |
| 7:12 |
AndWhen when thy days beare fulfilled and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers I will set up thy seed after thee whichthat shall proceed out of thy bowels and I will establish his kingdom |
| 7:13 |
He shall build ana house for my name and I will stablishestablish the throne of his kingdom for ever |
| 7:14 |
I will be his father and he shall be my son: Ifif he commit iniquity I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men:; |
| 7:15 |
Butbut my mercylovingkindness shall not depart away from him as I took it from Saul whom I put away before thee |
| 7:16 |
And thinethy house and thy kingdom shall be establishedmade sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever |
| 7:18 |
Then wentDavid the king Davidwent in and sat before theJehovah; Lord and he said Who am I O Lord GodJehovah and what is my house that thou hast brought me hithertothus far |
| 7:19 |
And this was yet a small thing in thythine sighteyes O Lord GodJehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servants house for a great while to come; Andand is this too after the manner of manmen O Lord GodJehovah |
| 7:20 |
And what can David say more unto thee for thou Lord God knowest thy servant O Lord Jehovah |
| 7:21 |
For thy words sake and according to thine own heart hast thou donewrought all thesethis greatgreatness things to make thy servant know themit |
| 7:22 |
Wherefore thou art great O LordJehovah God: for there is none like thee neither is there any God besidebesides thee according to all that we have heard with our ears |
| 7:23 |
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people even like Israel whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people to himself and to make him a name and to do great things for you great things and terrible things for thy land before thy people whichwhom thou redeemedst to thee fromout of Egypt from the nations and their gods |
| 7:24 |
ForAnd thou hastdidst confirmedestablish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever:; and thou LordJehovah artbecamest become their God |
| 7:25 |
And now O LordJehovah God the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house establishconfirm thou it for ever and do as thou hast saidspoken |
| 7:26 |
And let thy name be magnified for ever saying TheJehovah Lord of hosts is the God over Israel:; and let the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee |
| 7:27 |
For thou O LordJehovah of hosts the God of Israel hast revealed to thy servant saying I will build thee ana house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee |
| 7:28 |
And now O Lord GodJehovah thou art that God and thy words beare truetruth and thou hast promised this goodnessgood thing unto thy servant: |
| 7:29 |
Therefore now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant that it may continue for ever before thee:; for thou O Lord GodJehovah hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever |
| 8:1 |
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines and subdued them: and David took Methegammahthe bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines |
| 8:2 |
And he smote Moab and measured them with athe line castingmaking them to lie down toon the ground; evenand withhe measured two lines measured he to put to death and with one full line to keep alive And so the Moabites became Davids servants to David and brought giftstribute |
| 8:3 |
David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob king of Zobah as he went to recover his borderdominion at the riverRiver Euphrates |
| 8:4 |
And David took from him a thousand chariots and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghedhocked all the chariot horses but reserved of them for ana hundred chariots |
| 8:5 |
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succoursuccor Hadadezer king of Zobah David slewsmote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men |
| 8:6 |
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus:; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought giftstribute And theJehovah Lordgave preservedvictory to David whithersoever he went |
| 8:9 |
WhenAnd when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer |
| 8:10 |
Thenthen Toi sent Joram his son unto king David to salute him and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi And Joram brought with him vessels of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of brass: |
| 8:11 |
Whichthese also did king David did dedicate unto theJehovah Lord with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all the nations which he subdued; |
| 8:12 |
Ofof Syria and of Moab and of the children of Ammon and of the Philistines and of Amalek and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah |
| 8:13 |
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valleyValley of saltSalt beingeven eighteen thousand men |
| 8:14 |
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons and all theythe ofEdomites Edom became Davids servants to David And theJehovah Lordgave preservedvictory to David whithersoever he went |
| 8:15 |
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgmentjustice and justicerighteousness unto all his people |
| 8:17 |
Andand Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; |
| 8:18 |
Andand Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and Davids sons were chief rulersministers |
| 9:1 |
And David said Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul that I may shewshow him kindness for Jonathans sake |
| 9:2 |
And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba Andand when they had called him unto David; and the king said unto him Art thou Ziba And he said Thy servant is he |
| 9:3 |
And the king said Is there not yet any of the house of Saul that I may shewshow the kindness of God unto him And Ziba said unto the king Jonathan hath yet a son whichwho is lame onof his feet |
| 9:4 |
And the king said unto him Where is he And Ziba said unto the king Behold he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in LodebarLo debar |
| 9:5 |
Then king David sent and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel from LodebarLo debar |
| 9:6 |
NowAnd when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul wascame come unto David heand fell on his face and did reverenceobeisance And David said Mephibosheth And he answered Behold thy servant |
| 9:7 |
And David said unto him Fear not:; for I will surely shewshow thee kindness for Jonathan thy fathers sake and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually |
| 9:8 |
And he boweddid himselfobeisance and said What is thy servant that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am |
| 9:9 |
Then the king called to Ziba Sauls servant and said unto him IAll have given unto thy masters son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy masters son |
| 9:10 |
ThouAnd thereforethou shalt till the land for him thou and thy sons and thy servants; shall till the land for him and thou shalt bring in the fruits that thy masters son may have foodbread to eat: but Mephibosheth thy masters son shall eat bread alway at my table Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants |
| 9:11 |
Then said Ziba unto the king According to all that my lord the king hathcommandeth commanded his servant so shall thy servant do As for Mephibosheth said the king he shall eat at my table as one of the kings sons |
| 9:12 |
And Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was MichaMica And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth |
| 9:13 |
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem:; for he did eat continually at the kings table; andAnd he was lame onin both his feet |
| 10:2 |
ThenAnd David said David I will shewshow kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash as his father shewedshowed kindness unto me AndSo David sent to comfort him by thehis handservants ofto hiscomfort servantshim forconcerning his father And Davids servants came into the land of the children of Ammon |
| 10:3 |
AndBut the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord Thinkest thou that David doth honourhonor thy father in that he hath sent comforters unto thee hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it |
| 10:4 |
WhereforeSo Hanun took Davids servants and shaved off the one half of their beards and cut off their garments in the middle even to their buttocks and sent them away |
| 10:5 |
When they told it unto David he sent to meet them; becausefor the men were greatly ashamed: andAnd the king said Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown and then return |
| 10:6 |
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stankwere beforebecome odious to David the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of BethrehobBeth rehob and the Syrians of ZobaZobah twenty thousand footmen and ofthe king of Maacah with a thousand men and the men of IshtobTob twelve thousand men |
| 10:8 |
And the children of Ammon came out and put the battle in array at the enteringentrance in of the gate: and the Syrians of ZobaZobah and of Rehob and Ishtobthe men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field |
| 10:9 |
WhenNow when Joab saw that the front of the battle was set against him before and behind he chose of all the choice men of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians: |
| 10:10 |
Andand the rest of the people he deliveredcommitted into the hand of Abishai his brother; thatand he might put them in array against the children of Ammon |
| 10:11 |
And he said If the Syrians be too strong for me then thou shalt help me:; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee then I will come and help thee |
| 10:12 |
Be of good courage and let us play the menman for our people and for the cities of our God: and theJehovah Lord do that which seemeth him good |
| 10:13 |
AndSo Joab drew nigh and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him |
| 10:14 |
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled thenthey likewise fled they also before Abishai and entered into the city SoThen Joab returned from the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem |
| 10:15 |
And when the Syrians saw that they were smittenput to the worse before Israel they gathered themselves together |
| 10:16 |
And Hadarezer sent and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the riverRiver: and they came to Helam; andwith Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer wentat beforetheir themhead |
| 10:17 |
And when it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together and passed over the Jordan and came to Helam And the Syrians set 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 of the Syrians and forty thousand horsemen and smote Shobach the captain of their host whoso that he died there |
| 10:19 |
And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smittenput to the worse before Israel they made peace with Israel and served them So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more |
| 11:1 |
And it came to pass afterat the yearreturn wasof expiredthe year at the time when kings go forthout to battle that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon and besieged Rabbah But David tarried still at Jerusalem |
| 11:2 |
And it came to pass inat aneventide eveningtide that David arose from off his bed and walked upon the roof of the kings house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herselfbathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon |
| 11:3 |
And David sent and enquiredinquired after the woman And one said Is not this BathshebaBath sheba the daughter of Eliam the wife of Uriah the Hittite |
| 11:4 |
And David sent messengers and took her; and she came in unto him and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness:; and she returned unto her house |
| 11:5 |
And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David and said I am with child |
| 11:7 |
And when Uriah was come unto him David demandedasked of him how Joab did and how the people didfared and how the war prospered |
| 11:8 |
And David said to Uriah Go down to thy house and wash thy feet And Uriah departed out of the kings house and there followed him a mess of meatfood from the king |
| 11:10 |
And when they had told David saying Uriah went not down unto his house David said unto Uriah CamestArt thou not come from thya journey whywherefore then didst thou not go down unto thinethy house |
| 11:11 |
And Uriah said unto David The ark and Israel and Judah abide in tentsbooths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fieldsfield; shall I then go into minemy house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife as thou livest and as thy soul liveth I will not do this thing |
| 11:16 |
And it came to pass when Joab observedkept watch upon the city that he assigned Uriah unto athe place where he knew that valiant men were |
| 11:17 |
And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also |
| 11:19 |
Andand he charged the messenger saying When thou hast made an end of telling all the mattersthings ofconcerning the war unto the king |
| 11:20 |
Andit ifshall so be that if the kings wrath arise and he say unto thee Wherefore approachedwent ye so nigh unto the city whento ye did fight knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall |
| 11:21 |
Whowho smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth did not a woman cast aan pieceupper of a millstone upon him from the wall so that he died inat Thebez why went ye so nigh the wall then sayshalt thou say Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also |
| 11:22 |
So the messenger went and came and shewedshowed David all that Joab had sent him for |
| 11:23 |
And the messenger said unto David SurelyThe the men prevailed against us and came out unto us into the field and we were upon them even unto the enteringentrance of the gate |
| 11:24 |
And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the kings servants beare dead and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also |
| 11:25 |
Then David said unto the messenger Thus shalt thou say unto Joab Let not this thing displease thee for the sword devoureth one as well as another:; make thy battle more strong against the city and overthrow it: and encourage thou him |
| 11:26 |
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead she mournedmade lamentation for her husband |
| 11:27 |
And when the mourning was past David sent and fetchedtook her home to his house and she became his wife and bare him a son But the thing that David had done displeased the LordJehovah |
| 12:1 |
And theJehovah Lord sent Nathan unto David And he came unto him and said unto him There were two men in one city; the one rich and the other poor |
| 12:2 |
The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:; |
| 12:3 |
Butbut the poor man had nothing save one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him and with his children; it did eat of his own meatmorsel and drank of his own cup and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter |
| 12:4 |
And there came a traveller unto the rich man and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor mans lamb and dressed it for the man that was come to him |
| 12:5 |
And Davids anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan As theJehovah Lord liveth the man that hath done this thingis shallworthy surelyto die: |
| 12:6 |
Andand he shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity |
| 12:7 |
And Nathan said to David Thou art the man Thus saith Jehovah the Lord God of Israel I anointed thee king over Israel and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; |
| 12:8 |
Andand I gave thee thy masters house and thy masters wives into thy bosom and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little I would moreover have givenadded unto thee such and such things |
| 12:9 |
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandmentword of theJehovah Lord to do that which is evil in his sight thou hast killedsmitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword and hast taken his wife to be thy wife and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon |
| 12:10 |
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thinethy house; because thou hast despised me and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife |
| 12:11 |
Thus saith theJehovah Lord Behold I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes and give them unto thy neighbourneighbor and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun |
| 12:13 |
And David said unto Nathan I have sinned against theJehovah Lord And Nathan said unto David TheJehovah Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die |
| 12:14 |
Howbeit because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of theJehovah Lord to blaspheme the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die |
| 12:15 |
And Nathan departed unto his house And theJehovah Lord struck the child that Uriahs wife bare unto David and it was very sick |
| 12:17 |
And the elders of his house arose and wentstood tobeside him to raise him up from the earth: but he would not neither did he eat bread with them |
| 12:18 |
And 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 spake unto him and he wouldhearkened not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself if we tell him that the child is dead |
| 12:19 |
But when David saw that his servants whisperedwere whispering together David perceived that the child was dead:; thereforeand David said unto his servants Is the child dead And they said He is dead |
| 12:20 |
Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of theJehovah Lord and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required they set bread before him and he did eat |
| 12:22 |
And he said While the child was yet alive I fasted and wept: for I said Who canknoweth tell whether GodJehovah will not be gracious to me that the child may live |
| 12:23 |
But now he is dead wherefore should I fast can I bring him back again I shall go to him but he shallwill not return to me |
| 12:24 |
And David comforted BathshebaBath sheba his wife and went in unto her and lay with her: and she bare a son and he called his name Solomon: andAnd theJehovah Lord loved him; |
| 12:25 |
Andand he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah becausefor ofJehovahs the Lordsake |
| 12:26 |
AndNow Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon and took the royal city |
| 12:27 |
And Joab sent messengers to David and said I have fought against Rabbah; andyea I have taken the city of waters |
| 12:28 |
Now therefore gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it:; lest I take the city and it be called after my name |
| 12:30 |
And he took the crown of their kingsking crown from off his head; and the weight whereofthereof was a talent of gold withand thein it were precious stones:; and it was set on Davids head And he brought forth the spoil of the city inexceeding greatmuch abundance |
| 12:31 |
And he brought forth the people that were therein and put them under saws and under harrows of iron and under axes of iron and made them pass through the brick kilnbrickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon SoAnd David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem |
| 13:2 |
And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick forbecause of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnonit thoughtseemed it hard forto himAmnon to do anything tounto her |
| 13:3 |
But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah Davids brother: and Jonadab was a very subtilsubtle man |
| 13:4 |
And he said unto him Why artO thouson beingof the kingsking sonart thou thus lean from day to day wilt thou not tell me And Amnon said unto him I love Tamar my brother Absaloms sister |
| 13:5 |
And Jonadab said unto him Lay thee down on thy bed and makefeign thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee say unto him ILet pray thee let my sister Tamar come I pray thee and give me meatbread to eat and dress the meatfood in my sight that I may see it and eat it atfrom her hand |
| 13:6 |
So Amnon lay down and madefeigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him Amnon said unto the king ILet praymy theesister let Tamar mycome sisterI comepray thee and make me a couple of cakes in my sight that I may eat atfrom her hand |
| 13:7 |
Then David sent home to Tamar saying Go now to thy brother Amnons house and dress him meatfood |
| 13:8 |
So Tamar went to her brother Amnons house; and he was laid down And she took flourdough and kneaded it and made cakes in his sight and did bake the cakes |
| 13:9 |
And she took athe pan and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat And Amnon said Have out all men from me And they went out every man from him |
| 13:10 |
And Amnon said unto Tamar Bring the meatfood into the chamber that I may eat offrom thinethy hand And Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother |
| 13:11 |
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat he took hold of her and said unto her Come lie with me my sister |
| 13:13 |
And I whither shall I causecarry my shame to go and as for thee thou shaltwilt be as one of the fools in Israel Now therefore I pray thee speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee |
| 13:14 |
Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice:; but being stronger than she he forced her and lay with her |
| 13:15 |
Then Amnon hated her exceedinglywith exceeding great hatred; sofor that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her And Amnon said unto her Arise be gone |
| 13:16 |
And she said unto him ThereNot isso nobecause cause: this evilgreat wrong in sendingputting me awayforth is greaterworse than the other that thou didst unto me But he would not hearken unto her |
| 13:18 |
And she had a garment of divers colourscolors upon her:; for with such robes were the kings daughters that were virgins apparelled Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her |
| 13:19 |
And Tamar put ashes on her head and rent her garment of divers colourscolors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head and went onher way crying aloud as she went |
| 13:20 |
And Absalom her brother said unto her Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee but now hold now thy peace my sister: he is thy brother; regardtake not this thing to heart So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absaloms house |
| 13:22 |
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad:; for Absalom hated Amnon because he had forced his sister Tamar |
| 13:23 |
And it came to pass after two full years that Absalom had sheepshearerssheep shearers in BaalhazorBaal hazor which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the kings sons |
| 13:24 |
And Absalom came to the king and said Behold now thy servant hath sheepshearerssheep shearers; let the king I beseechpray thee and his servants go with thy servant |
| 13:25 |
And the king said to Absalom Nay my son let us not all now go lest we be chargeableburdensome unto thee And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go but blessed him |
| 13:27 |
But Absalom pressed him thatand he let Amnon and all the kings sons go with him |
| 13:28 |
NowAnd Absalom had commanded his servants saying Mark ye now when Amnons heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you Smite Amnon; then kill him; fear not:; have not I commanded you be courageous and be valiant |
| 13:30 |
And it came to pass while they were in the way that the tidings came to David saying Absalom hath slain all the kings sons and there is not one of them left |
| 13:31 |
Then the king arose and tarerent his garments and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent |
| 13:32 |
And Jonadab the son of Shimeah Davids brother answered and said Let not my lord suppose that they have slainkilled all the young men the kings sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar |
| 13:33 |
Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart to think that all the kings sons are dead:; for Amnon only is dead |
| 13:35 |
And Jonadab said unto the king Behold the kings sons are come: as thy servant said so it is |
| 13:37 |
But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of AmmihudAmmihur king of Geshur And David mourned for his son every day |
| 14:2 |
And Joab sent to TekoahTekoa and fetched thence a wise woman and said unto her I pray thee feign thyself to be a mourner and put on now mourning apparel I pray thee and anoint not thyself with oil but be as a woman that hadhath a long time mourned for the dead: |
| 14:3 |
Andand comego in to the king and speak on this manner unto him So Joab put the words in her mouth |
| 14:4 |
And when the woman of TekoahTekoa spake 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 unto her What aileth thee And she answered Of a truth I am indeed a widow woman and minemy husband is dead |
| 14:6 |
And thy handmaid had two sons and they two strove together in the field and there was none to part them but the one smote the other and slewkilled him |
| 14:7 |
And behold the whole family is risen against thinethy handmaid and they saidsay Deliver him that smote his brother that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew; and weso will destroy the heir also: andThus sowill they shall quench my coal which is left and shallwill not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth |
| 14:8 |
And the king said unto the woman Go to thinethy house and I will give charge concerning thee |
| 14:9 |
And the woman of TekoahTekoa said unto the king My lord O king the iniquity be on me and on my fathers house:; and the king and his throne be guiltless |
| 14:10 |
And the king said WhoeverWhosoever saith oughtaught unto thee bring him to me and he shall not touch thee any more |
| 14:11 |
Then said she I pray thee let the king remember theJehovah Lord thy God that thou wouldest not suffer the revengersavenger of blood to destroy not any more lest they destroy my son And he said As theJehovah Lord liveth there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth |
| 14:12 |
Then the woman said Let thinethy handmaid I pray thee speak onea word unto my lord the king And he said Say on |
| 14:13 |
And the woman said Wherefore then hast thou thoughtdevised such a thing against the people of God for thein kingspeaking doththis speakword thisthe thingking is as one whichthat is faultyguilty in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one |
| 14:14 |
For we must needs die and are as water spilt on the ground which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respecttake anyaway person:life yetbut dothdeviseth hemeans devisethat meanshe that hisis banished be not expelledan outcast from him |
| 14:15 |
Now therefore seeing that I am come to speak of this thingword unto my lord the king it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaidservant |
| 14:16 |
For the king will hear to deliver his handmaidservant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God |
| 14:17 |
Then thinethy handmaid said TheLet I pray thee the word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable:; for as an angel of God so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: thereforeand theJehovah Lord thy God will be with thee |
| 14:18 |
Then the king answered and said unto the woman Hide not from me I pray thee theaught thing that I shall ask thee And the woman said Let my lord the king now speak |
| 14:19 |
And the king said Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this And the woman answered and said As thy soul liveth my lord the king none can turn to the right hand or to the left from oughtaught that my lord the king hath spoken:; for thy servant Joab he bade me and he put all these words in the mouth of thinethy handmaid:; |
| 14:20 |
Toto fetchchange aboutthe thisface form of speechthe matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise according to the wisdom of an angel of God to know all things that are in the earth |
| 14:21 |
And the king said unto Joab Behold now I have done this thing: go therefore bring the young man Absalom againback |
| 14:22 |
And Joab fell to the ground on his face and boweddid himselfobeisance and thankedblessed the king:; and Joab said To day thy servant knoweth that I have found gracefavor in thy sight my lord O king in that the king hath fulfilledperformed the request of his servant |
| 14:24 |
And the king said Let him turn to his own house andbut let him not see my face So Absalom returnedturned to his own house and saw not the kings face |
| 14:25 |
ButNow in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him |
| 14:26 |
And when he polledcut the hair of his head fornow it was at every years end that he polledcut it:; because theit hair was heavy on him therefore he polledcut it:; he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the kings weight |
| 14:28 |
SoAnd Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the kings face |
| 14:29 |
ThereforeThen Absalom sent for Joab to havesend sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again thea second time but he would not come |
| 14:32 |
And Absalom answered Joab Behold I sent unto thee saying Come hither that I may send thee to the king to say Wherefore am I come from Geshur it hadwere beenbetter good for me to havebe been there still: nowNow therefore let me see the kings face; and if there be any iniquity in me let him kill me |
| 14:33 |
So Joab came to the king and told him:; and when he had called for Absalom he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom |
| 15:1 |
And it came to pass after this that Absalom prepared him chariotsa chariot and horses and fifty men to run before him |
| 15:2 |
And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so that when any man that had a controversysuit camewhich should come to the king for judgment then Absalom called unto him and said Of what city art thou And he said Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel |
| 15:4 |
Absalom said moreover Oh that I were made judge in the land that every man whichwho hath any suit or cause might come unto me and I would do him justice |
| 15:5 |
And it was so that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance he put forth his hand and took hold of him and kissed him |
| 15:7 |
And it came to pass afterat the end of forty years that Absalom said unto the king I pray thee let me go and pay my vow which I have vowed unto theJehovah Lord in Hebron |
| 15:8 |
For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria saying If theJehovah Lord shall indeed bring me again indeed to Jerusalem then I will serve theJehovah Lord |
| 15:10 |
But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel saying As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet then ye shall say Absalom reignethis king in Hebron |
| 15:11 |
And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem that were called;invited and they went in their simplicity; and they knew not anyanything thing |
| 15:12 |
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite Davids counsellor from his city even from Giloh while he offeredwas offering the sacrifices And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom |
| 15:14 |
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem Arise and let us flee; for weelse shallnone notof elseus shall escape from Absalom: make speed to depart lest he overtake us suddenlyquickly and bring down evil upon us and smite the city with the edge of the sword |
| 15:15 |
And the kings servants said unto the king Behold thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appointchoose |
| 15:16 |
And the king went forth and all his household after him And the king left ten women whichthat were concubines to keep the house |
| 15:17 |
And the king went forth and all the people after him; and they tarried in aBeth placemerhak that was far off |
| 15:18 |
And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the Gittites six hundred men whichthat came after him from Gath passed on before the king |
| 15:19 |
Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite Wherefore goest thou also with us return to thy place and abide with the king: for thou art a strangerforeigner and also an exile; return to thine own place |
| 15:20 |
Whereas thou camest but yesterday should I this day make thee go up and down with us seeing I go whither I may return thou and take back thy brethren:; mercy and truth be with thee |
| 15:21 |
And Ittai answered the king and said As theJehovah Lord liveth and as my lord the king liveth surely in what place my lord the king shall be whether infor death or for life even there also will thy servant be |
| 15:24 |
And lo Zadok also came and all the Levites were with him bearing the ark of the covenant of God:; and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up until all the people had done passing out of the city |
| 15:25 |
And the king said unto Zadok Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favourfavor in the eyes of theJehovah Lord he will bring me again and shewshow me both it and his habitation: |
| 15:26 |
Butbut if he say thus say I have no delight in thee; behold here am I let him do to me as seemeth good unto him |
| 15:27 |
The king said also unto Zadok the priest Art thou not thou a seer return into the city in peace and your two sons with you Ahimaaz thy son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar |
| 15:28 |
See I will tarry inat the plainfords of the wilderness until there come word from you to certify me |
| 15:29 |
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarriedabode there |
| 15:30 |
And David went up by the ascent of the mount Olivetof Olives and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered and he went barefoot: and all the people that waswere with him covered every man his head and they went up weeping as they went up |
| 15:31 |
And one told David saying Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom And David said O LordJehovah I pray thee turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness |
| 15:32 |
And it came to pass that when David was come to the top of the mountascent where heGod was worshipped God behold Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent and earth upon his head: |
| 15:33 |
UntoAnd whom David said unto him If thou passest on with me then thou shaltwilt be a burden unto me: |
| 15:34 |
Butbut if thou return to the city and say unto Absalom I will be thy servant O king; as I have been thy fathers servant hithertoin time past so will I now also be thy servant:; then mayestwilt thou defeat for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel |
| 15:36 |
Behold they have there with them their two sons Ahimaaz Zadoks son and Jonathan Abiathars son; and by them ye shall send unto me everyeverything thing that ye canshall hear |
| 15:37 |
So Hushai Davids friend came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem |
| 16:1 |
And when David was a little past the top of the hillascent behold Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of asses saddled and upon them two hundred loaves of bread and ana hundred bunchesclusters of raisins and ana hundred of summer fruits and a bottle of wine |
| 16:2 |
And the king said unto Ziba What meanest thou by these And Ziba said The asses beare for the kings household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine that such as beare faint in the wilderness may drink |
| 16:3 |
And the king said And where is thy masters son And Ziba said unto the king Behold he abideth at Jerusalem:; for he said To day shallwill the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father |
| 16:4 |
Then said the king to Ziba Behold thine areis all that pertainedpertaineth unto Mephibosheth And Ziba said I humblydo beseechobeisance; theelet thatme I may find gracefavor in thy sight my lord O king |
| 16:5 |
And when king David came to Bahurim behold thencethere came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei the son of Gera:; he came forthout and cursed still as he came |
| 16:7 |
And thus said Shimei when he cursed ComeBegone outbegone come out thou bloody man andof thoublood manand ofbase Belialfellow: |
| 16:8 |
TheJehovah Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul in whose stead thou hast reigned; and theJehovah Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son:; and behold thou art taken in thythine own mischief because thou art a bloodyman manof blood |
| 16:10 |
And the king said What have I to do with you ye sons of Zeruiah soBecause lethe himcurseth curseand because theJehovah Lord hath said unto him Curse David; Whowho then shall then say Wherefore hast thou done so |
| 16:11 |
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants Behold my son whichwho came forth offrom my bowels seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite now do it let him alone and let him curse; for theJehovah Lord hath bidden him |
| 16:12 |
It may be that theJehovah Lord will look on minethe afflictionwrong done unto me and that theJehovah Lord will requite me good for his cursing of me this day |
| 16:13 |
AndSo as David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillshill side over against him and cursed as he went and threw stones at him and cast dust |
| 16:14 |
And the king and all the people that were with him came weary; and he refreshed themselveshimself there |
| 16:16 |
And it came to pass when Hushai the Archite Davids friend was come unto Absalom that Hushai said unto Absalom GodLong savelive the king GodLong savelive the king |
| 16:18 |
And Hushai said unto Absalom Nay; but whom theJehovah Lord and this people and all the men of Israel choosehave chosen his will I be and with him will I abide |
| 16:20 |
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel Give your counsel among you what we shall do |
| 16:21 |
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom Go in unto thy fathers concubines whichthat he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shallwill hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shallwill the hands of all that are with thee be strong |
| 16:23 |
And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselledgave in those days was as if a man hadinquired enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom |
| 17:2 |
Andand I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed and will make him afraid:; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:; |
| 17:3 |
Andand I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace |
| 17:6 |
And when Hushai was come to Absalom Absalom spake unto him saying Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying if not; speak thou |
| 17:7 |
And Hushai said unto Absalom The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good at this time |
| 17:8 |
ForHushai said Hushaimoreover thouThou knowest thy father and his men that they beare mighty men and they beare chafed in their minds as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field:; and thy father is a man of war and will not lodge with the people |
| 17:9 |
Behold he is hid now in some pit or in some other place: and it will come to pass when some of them beare overthrownfallen at the first that whosoever heareth it will say There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom |
| 17:10 |
And even he also that is valiant whose heart is as the heart of a lion shallwill utterly melt:; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man and they whichthat beare with him are valiant men |
| 17:11 |
ThereforeBut I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered together unto thee from Dan even to BeershebaBeer sheba as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person |
| 17:12 |
So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground:; and of him and of all the men that are with him therewe shallwill not beleave left so much as one |
| 17:14 |
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel For theJehovah Lord had appointedordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel to the intent that theJehovah Lord might bring evil upon Absalom |
| 17:16 |
Now therefore send quickly and tell David saying Lodge not this night inat the plainsfords of the wilderness but speedilyby all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up and all the people that are with him |
| 17:17 |
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayedwere staying by EnrogelEn rogel; forand theya mightmaid notservant beused seen to comego intoand thetell city:them; and athey wench went and told them;king andDavid: for they wentmight andnot toldbe kingseen Davidto come into the city |
| 17:18 |
NeverthelessBut a lad saw them and told Absalom: butand they went both of them away quickly and came to the house of a mansman house in Bahurim whichwho had a well in his court; whitherand they went down thither |
| 17:19 |
And the woman took and spread athe covering over the wells mouth and spreadstrewed groundbruised corngrain thereon; and thenothing thing was notknown known |
| 17:20 |
And when Absaloms servants came to the woman to the house; and they said Where isare Ahimaaz and Jonathan And the woman said unto them They beare gone over the brook of water And when they had sought and could not find them they returned to Jerusalem |
| 17:21 |
And it came to pass after they were departed that they came up out of the well and went and told king David; and they said unto David Arise ye and pass quickly over the water:; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you |
| 17:22 |
Then David arose and all the people that were with him and they passed over the Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over the Jordan |
| 17:23 |
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed he saddled his ass and arose and gat him home tounto his house to his city and putset his householdhouse in order and hanged himself; and he died and was buried in the sepulchre of his father |
| 17:24 |
Then David came to Mahanaim And Absalom passed over the Jordan he and all the men of Israel with him |
| 17:25 |
And Absalom madeset Amasa captainover of the host instead of Joab: whichNow Amasa was the son of a mansman son whose name was Ithra anthe Israelite that went in to AbigailAbigal the daughter of Nahash sister to Zeruiah Joabs mother |
| 17:26 |
SoAnd Israel and Absalom pitchedencamped in the land of Gilead |
| 17:27 |
And it came to pass when David was come to Mahanaim that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon and Machir the son of Ammiel of LodebarLo debar and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim |
| 17:28 |
Broughtbrought beds and basonsbasins and earthen vessels and wheat and barley and flourmeal and parched corngrain and beans and lentileslentils and parched pulse |
| 17:29 |
Andand honey and butter and sheep and cheese of kinethe herd for David and for the people that were with him to eat: for they said The people isare hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness |
| 18:2 |
And David sent forth the people a third part of the people under the hand of Joab and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah Joabs brother and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite And the king said unto the people I will surely go forth with you myself also |
| 18:3 |
But the people answeredsaid Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away they will not care for us; neither if half of us die will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us:; therefore now it is better that thou succourbe ready to succor us out of the city |
| 18:4 |
And the king said unto them What seemeth you best I will do And the king stood by the gate side and all the people camewent out by hundreds and by thousands |
| 18:6 |
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the woodforest of Ephraim; |
| 18:7 |
WhereAnd the people of Israel were slainsmitten there before the servants of David and there was there a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men |
| 18:8 |
For the battle was there scatteredspread over the face of all the country:; and the woodforest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured |
| 18:9 |
And Absalom metchanced to meet the servants of David And Absalom rodewas riding upon ahis mule and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak and his head caught hold of the oak and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went awayon |
| 18:10 |
And a certain man saw it and told Joab and said Behold I saw Absalom hangedhanging in an oak |
| 18:11 |
And Joab said unto the man that told him And behold thou sawest himit and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground and I would have given thee ten shekelspieces of silver and a girdle |
| 18:12 |
And the man said unto Joab Though I should receive a thousand shekelspieces of silver in minemy hand yet would I not put forth minemy hand against the kings son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai saying Beware that none touch the young man Absalom |
| 18:13 |
Otherwise if I shouldhad havedealt wroughtfalsely falsehood against minehis own life: forand there is no matter hid from the king andthen thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me |
| 18:15 |
And ten young men that bare Joabs armourarmor compassed about and smote Absalom and slew him |
| 18:16 |
And Joab blew the trumpet and the people returned from pursuing after Israel:; for Joab held back the people |
| 18:17 |
And they took Absalom and cast him into athe great pit in the woodforest and laidraised over him a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent |
| 18:18 |
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself athe pillar which is in the kings dale:; for he said I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name:; and it is called Absaloms monument unto this day Absaloms place |
| 18:19 |
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok Let me now run and bear the king tidings how that theJehovah Lord hath avenged him of his enemies |
| 18:20 |
And Joab said unto him Thou shalt not bearbe the bearer of tidings this day but thou shalt bear tidings another day:; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings because the kings son is dead |
| 18:21 |
Then said Joab to Cushithe Cushite Go tell the king what thou hast seen And Cushithe Cushite bowed himself unto Joab and ran |
| 18:22 |
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab But howsoevercome what may let me I pray thee also run after Cushithe Cushite And Joab said Wherefore wilt thou run my son seeing that thou hastwilt have no reward for the tidings ready |
| 18:23 |
But howsoevercome what may said he letI mewill run And he said unto him Run Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plainPlain and overranoutran Cushithe Cushite |
| 18:24 |
AndNow David satwas sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof overof the gate unto the wall and lifted up his eyes and looked and behold a man running alone |
| 18:26 |
And the watchman saw another man running:; and the watchman called unto the porter and said Behold another man running alone And the king said He also bringeth tidings |
| 18:27 |
And the watchman said MeI thinkeththink the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok And the king said He is a good man and cometh with good tidings |
| 18:28 |
And Ahimaaz called and said unto the king All is well And he fellbowed downhimself tobefore the earthking uponwith his face beforeto the kingearth and said Blessed be theJehovah Lord thy God whichwho hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king |
| 18:29 |
And the king said Is it well with the young man Absalom safe And Ahimaaz answered When Joab sent the kings servant andeven me thy servant I saw a great tumult but I knew not what it was |
| 18:30 |
And the king said unto him Turn aside and stand here And he turned aside and stood still |
| 18:31 |
And behold Cushithe Cushite came; and Cushithe Cushite said Tidings for my lord the king:; for theJehovah Lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee |
| 18:32 |
And the king said unto Cushithe Cushite Is it well with the young man Absalom safe And Cushithe Cushite answered The enemies of my lord the king and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt be as that young man is |
| 18:33 |
And the king was much moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept: and as he went thus he said O my son Absalom my son my son Absalom would God I had died for thee O Absalom my son my son |
| 19:2 |
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people:; for the people heard say that day howThe the king wasgrieveth grieved for his son |
| 19:3 |
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city as people beingthat are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle |
| 19:4 |
ButAnd the king covered his face and the king cried with a loud voice O my son Absalom O Absalom my son my son |
| 19:5 |
And Joab came into the house to the king and said Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants whichwho this day have saved thy life and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines; |
| 19:6 |
Inin that thou lovest thinethem enemiesthat hate thee and hatest thythem friendsthat love thee For thou hast declared this day that thouprinces regardestand neitherservants princesare nornought servantsunto thee: for this day I perceive that if Absalom had lived and all we had died this day then it had pleased thee well |
| 19:7 |
Now therefore arise go forth and speak comfortably unto thy servants:; for I swear by theJehovah Lord if thou go not forth there will not tarry onea man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befellhath befallen thee from thy youth until now |
| 19:8 |
Then the king arose and sat in the gate And they told unto all the people saying Behold the king dothis sitsitting in the gate: Andand all the people came before the king: forNow Israel had fled every man to his tent |
| 19:9 |
And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel saying The king saveddelivered us out of the hand of our enemies and he deliveredsaved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land forfrom Absalom |
| 19:11 |
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests saying Speak unto the elders of Judah saying Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king evento bring him to his house |
| 19:12 |
Ye are my brethren ye are my bonesbone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king |
| 19:13 |
And say ye to Amasa Art thou not of my bone and of my flesh God do so to me and more also if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab |
| 19:14 |
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king saying Return thou and all thy servants |
| 19:15 |
So the king returned and came to the Jordan And Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king to conductbring the king over the Jordan |
| 19:16 |
And Shimei the son of Gera athe Benjamite whichwho was of Bahurim hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David |
| 19:17 |
And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went overthrough the Jordan beforein the presence of the king |
| 19:18 |
And there went over a ferry boat to carrybring over the kings household and to do what he thought good And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king aswhen he was come over the Jordan; |
| 19:19 |
And he said unto the king Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem that the king should take it to his heart |
| 19:20 |
For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore behold I am come this day the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king |
| 19:21 |
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said Shall not Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed theJehovahs Lordsanointed anointed |
| 19:23 |
ThereforeAnd the king said unto Shimei Thou shalt not die And the king sware unto him |
| 19:24 |
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither dressed his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes from the day the king departed until the day he came againhome in peace |
| 19:26 |
And he answered My lord O king my servant deceived me: for thy servant said I will saddle me an ass that I may ride thereon and go towith the king; because thy servant is lame |
| 19:28 |
For all of my fathers house were but dead men before my lord the king:; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table What right therefore have I yet tothat I should cry any more unto the king |
| 19:29 |
And the king said unto him Why speakest thou any more of thy matters I havesay said Thou and Ziba divide the land |
| 19:30 |
And Mephibosheth said unto the king Yeayea let him take all forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house |
| 19:31 |
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king to conduct him over the Jordan |
| 19:32 |
Now Barzillai was a very aged man even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king ofwith sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man |
| 19:33 |
And the king said unto Barzillai Come thou over with me and I will feedsustain thee with me in Jerusalem |
| 19:34 |
And Barzillai said unto the king How longmany haveare Ithe todays liveof the years of my life that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem |
| 19:35 |
I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evilbad can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king |
| 19:36 |
Thy servant willwould gobut ajust littlego way over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward |
| 19:37 |
Let thy servant I pray thee turn back again that I may die in mine own city and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee |
| 19:39 |
And all the people went over the Jordan Andand when the king waswent come over: and the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place |
| 19:40 |
ThenSo the king went onover to Gilgal and Chimham went onover with him: and all the people of Judah conductedbrought the king over and also half the people of Israel |
| 19:41 |
And behold all the men of Israel came to the king and said unto the king Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away and have brought the king and his household over the Jordan and all Davids men with him over Jordan |
| 19:42 |
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then beare ye angry for this matter have we eaten at all ofat the kings cost or hath he given us any gift |
| 20:1 |
And there happened to be there a manbase offellow Belial whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri a Benjamite: and he blew athe trumpet and said We have no partportion in David neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents O Israel |
| 20:2 |
So everyall manthe men of Israel went up from afterfollowing David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri:; but the men of Judah clave unto their king 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 keep the house and put them in ward and fedprovided them with sustenance but went not in unto them So they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood |
| 20:4 |
Then said the king to Amasa AssembleCall me the men of Judah together within three days and be thou here present |
| 20:5 |
So Amasa went to assemblecall the men of Judah: together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him |
| 20:6 |
And David said to Abishai Now shallwill Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lords servants and pursue after him lest he get him fencedfortified cities and escape usout of our sight |
| 20:7 |
And there went out after him Joabs men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the mighty men:; and they went out of Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri |
| 20:8 |
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon Amasa wentcame beforeto meet them And JoabsJoab garmentwas girded with his apparel of war that he had put on was girded unto him and uponthereon itwas a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out |
| 20:9 |
And Joab said to Amasa ArtIs thouit inwell healthwith thee my brother And Joab took Amasa by the beard with thehis right hand to kiss him |
| 20:10 |
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joabs hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifthbody rib and shed out his bowels to the ground and struck him not again; and he died SoAnd Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri |
| 20:11 |
And there stood by him one of Joabs young men stood by him and said He that favourethfavoreth Joab and he that is for David let him gofollow afterJoab Joab |
| 20:12 |
And Amasa wallowedlay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway And when the man saw that all the people stood still he removedcarried Amasa out of the highway into the field and cast a clothgarment uponover him when he saw that every one that came by him stood still |
| 20:14 |
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel and to BethmaachahBeth maacah and all the Berites: and they were gathered together and went also after him |
| 20:15 |
And they came and besieged him in Abel of BethmaachahBeth maacah and they cast up a bankmound against the city and it stood inagainst the trench:rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down |
| 20:17 |
And when he wascame come near unto her; and the woman said Art thou Joab And he answered I am he Then she said unto him Hear the words of thinethy handmaid And he answered I do hear |
| 20:19 |
I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of theJehovah Lord |
| 20:21 |
The matter is not so: but a man of mountthe hill country of Ephraim Sheba the son of Bichri by name hath lifted up his hand against the king even against David:; deliver him only and I will depart from the city And the woman said unto Joab Behold his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall |
| 20:22 |
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and castthrew it out to Joab And he blew athe trumpet and they retiredwere dispersed from the city every man to his tent And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king |
| 20:23 |
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel:; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:; |
| 20:24 |
Andand Adoram was over the tribute:men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder:; |
| 20:25 |
Andand Sheva was scribe:; and Zadok and Abiathar were thepriests; priests: |
| 20:26 |
Andand also Ira also the Jairite was a chief rulerminister aboutunto David |
| 21:1 |
ThenAnd there was a famine in the days of David three years year after year; and David enquiredsought the face of theJehovah Lord And theJehovah Lordsaid answered It is for Saul and for his bloody house because he slewput to death the Gibeonites |
| 21:2 |
And the king called the Gibeonites and said unto them; now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal tofor the children of Israel and Judah; |
| 21:3 |
Whereforeand David said unto the Gibeonites What shall I do for you and wherewith shall I make the atonement that ye may bless the inheritance of theJehovah Lord |
| 21:4 |
And the Gibeonites said unto him WeIt willis have no matter of silver noror gold ofbetween us and Saul noror of his house; neither is it for us shaltto thouput kill any man to death in Israel And he said What ye shall say that will I do for you |
| 21:5 |
And they answeredsaid unto the king The man that consumed us and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coastsborders of Israel |
| 21:6 |
Letlet seven men of his sons be delivered unto us and we will hang them up unto theJehovah Lord in Gibeah of Saul whom the Lordchosen didof chooseJehovah And the king said I will give them |
| 21:7 |
But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul because of theJehovahs Lords oath that was between them between David and Jonathan the son of Saul |
| 21:8 |
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah whom she bare unto Saul Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul whom she broughtbare upto for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: |
| 21:9 |
Andand he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites and they hanged them in the hillmountain before theJehovah Lord: and they fell all seven together andAnd they were put to death in the days of harvest in the first days inat the beginning of barley harvest |
| 21:10 |
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for her upon the rock from the beginning of harvest until water droppedwas poured upon them outfrom of heaven; and she suffered neither the birds of the airheavens to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night |
| 21:12 |
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of JabeshgileadJabesh whichgilead who had stolen them from the street of BethshanBeth shan where the Philistines had hanged them whenin the day that the Philistines hadslew slain Saul in Gilboa:; |
| 21:13 |
Andand he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son;: and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged |
| 21:14 |
And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in ZelahZela in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded And after that God was intreatedentreated for the land |
| 21:15 |
MoreoverAnd the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down and his servants with him and fought against the Philistines: andAnd David waxed faint; |
| 21:16 |
Andand IshbibenobIshbi whichbenob who was of the sons of the giant the weight of whose spear weighedwas three hundred shekels of brass in weight he being girded with a new sword thought to have slain David |
| 21:17 |
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succouredsuccored him and smote the Philistine and killed him Then the men of David sware unto him saying Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle that thou quench not the lightlamp of Israel |
| 21:18 |
And it came to pass after this that there was again awar battle with the Philistines at Gob: then SibbechaiSibbecai the Hushathite slew Saph whichwho was of the sons of the giant |
| 21:19 |
And there was again awar battle in Gob with the Philistines whereat Gob; and Elhanan the son of JaareoregimJaare aoregim Bethlehemitethe slewBeth thelehemite brotherslew of Goliath the Gittite the staff of whose spear was like a weavers beam |
| 21:20 |
And there was yetagain awar battleat in Gath where was a man of great stature that had on every hand six fingers and on every foot six toes four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant |
| 21:21 |
And when he defied Israel Jonathan the son of ShimeahShimei theDavids brother of David slew him |
| 21:22 |
These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants |
| 22:1 |
And David spake unto theJehovah Lord the words of this song in the day that theJehovah Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul: |
| 22:2 |
Andand he said TheJehovah Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer even mine; |
| 22:3 |
The God of my rock; in him will I trust:take herefuge; isMy my shield and the horn of my salvation my high tower and my refuge; myMy saviour; thou savest me from violence |
| 22:4 |
I will call onupon theJehovah Lord who is worthy to be praised: soSo shall I be saved from mine enemies |
| 22:5 |
WhenFor the waves of death compassed me; theThe floods of ungodlyungodliness men made me afraid;: |
| 22:6 |
The sorrowscords of hellSheol compassedwere meround about me; theThe snares of death preventedcame upon me; |
| 22:7 |
In my distress I called upon theJehovah; LordYea andI criedcalled tounto my God: andAnd he didheard hear my voice out of his temple andAnd my cry didcame enter into his ears |
| 22:8 |
Then the earth shook and trembled; theThe foundations of heaven movedquaked andAnd shookwere shaken because he was wroth |
| 22:9 |
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils andAnd fire out of his mouth devoured: coalsCoals were kindled by it |
| 22:10 |
He bowed the heavens also and came down; andAnd thick darkness was under his feet |
| 22:11 |
And he rode upon a cherub and did fly:; andYea he was seen upon the wings of the wind |
| 22:12 |
And he made darkness pavilions round about him darkGathering of waters and thick clouds of the skies |
| 22:13 |
ThroughAt the brightness before him wereCoals coals of fire were kindled |
| 22:14 |
TheJehovah Lord thundered from heaven andAnd the mostMost High uttered his voice |
| 22:15 |
And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightningLightning and discomfited them |
| 22:16 |
AndThen the channels of the sea appeared theThe foundations of the world were discoveredlaid atbare By the rebukingrebuke of theJehovah LordAt at the blast of the breath of his nostrils |
| 22:17 |
He sent from aboveon high he took me; heHe drew me out of many waters; |
| 22:18 |
He delivered me from my strong enemy andFrom from them that hated me:; for they were too strongmighty for me |
| 22:19 |
They preventedcame upon me in the day of my calamity:; butBut theJehovah Lord was my stay |
| 22:20 |
He brought me forth also into a large place:; heHe delivered me because he delighted in me |
| 22:21 |
TheJehovah 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 theJehovah LordAnd and have not wickedly departed from my God |
| 22:23 |
For all his judgmentsordinances were before me:; andAnd as for his statutes I did not depart from them |
| 22:24 |
I was also uprightperfect beforetoward him; andAnd haveI kept myself from mine iniquity |
| 22:25 |
Therefore thehath LordJehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; accordingAccording to my cleanness in his eye sighteyesight |
| 22:26 |
With the merciful thou wilt shewshow thyself merciful; andWith with the uprightperfect man thou wilt shewshow thyself uprightperfect; |
| 22:27 |
With the pure thou wilt shewshow thyself pure; andAnd with the frowardperverse thou wilt shewshow thyself unsavouryfroward |
| 22:28 |
And the afflicted people thou wilt save:; butBut thine eyes are upon the haughty that thou mayest bring them down |
| 22:29 |
For thou art my lamp O Lord:Jehovah; andAnd theJehovah Lord will lighten my darkness |
| 22:30 |
For by thee I have run throughupon a troop:; byBy my God havedo I leapedleap over a wall |
| 22:31 |
As for God his way is perfect;: theThe word of theJehovah Lord is tried:; heHe is a bucklershield tounto all them that trusttake refuge in him |
| 22:32 |
For who is God save theJehovah LordAnd and who is a rock save our God |
| 22:33 |
God is my strengthstrong andfortress; power:And and he makethguideth mythe perfect in his way perfect |
| 22:34 |
He maketh myhis feet like hinds feet: andAnd setteth me upon my high places |
| 22:35 |
He teacheth my hands to war; soSo that amine bowarms ofdo steelbend isa brokenbow byof mine armsbrass |
| 22:36 |
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation:; andAnd thy gentleness hath made me great |
| 22:37 |
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; soAnd that my feet didhave not slipslipped |
| 22:38 |
I have pursued mine enemies and destroyed them; andNeither turneddid notI turn again untiltill Ithey hadwere consumed them |
| 22:39 |
And I have consumed them and woundedsmitten them through so that they couldcannot not arise: yeaYea they are fallen under my feet |
| 22:40 |
For thou hast girded me with strength tounto the battle:; themThou thathast rosesubdued upunder against me hastthose thouthat subduedrose underup against me |
| 22:41 |
Thou hast also givenmade memine theenemies necksturn oftheir minebacks enemiesunto thatme That I might destroycut off them that hate me |
| 22:42 |
They looked but there was none to save; evenEven unto theJehovah Lord but he answered them not |
| 22:43 |
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth I did stampcrush them as the mire of the streetstreets and did spread them abroad |
| 22:44 |
Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; thouThou hast kept me to be the head of the heathennations: aA people whichwhom I knewhave not known shall serve me |
| 22:45 |
StrangersThe foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: asAs soon as they hear of me they shall beobey obedient unto me |
| 22:46 |
StrangersThe foreigners shall fade away andAnd they shall become afraidtrembling out of their close places |
| 22:47 |
TheJehovah Lord liveth; andAnd blessed be my rock; andAnd exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation |
| 22:48 |
ItEven isthe God that avengethexecuteth vengeance for me andAnd that bringeth down thepeoples people under me |
| 22:49 |
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea thou alsoliftest hast lifted me up on high above them that roserise up against me:; thouThou hastdeliverest delivered me from the violent man |
| 22:50 |
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee O LordJehovah among the heathennations andAnd I will sing praises unto thy name |
| 22:51 |
HeGreat isdeliverance thegiveth towerhe ofto salvation for his king: andAnd shewethshoweth mercylovingkindness to his anointed untoTo David and to his seed for evermore |
| 23:1 |
Now these beare the last words of David David the son of Jesse saidsaith andAnd the man who was raised up on high thesaith The anointed of the God of Jacob andAnd the sweet psalmist of Israel said: |
| 23:2 |
The Spirit of theJehovah Lord spake by me andAnd his word was inupon my tongue |
| 23:3 |
The God of Israel said theThe Rock of Israel spake to me: HeOne that ruleth over men mustrighteously beThat justruleth ruling in the fear of God |
| 23:4 |
AndHe he shall be as the light of the morning when the sun riseth evenA a morning without clouds; asWhen the tender grass springingspringeth out of the earth byThrough clear shining after rain |
| 23:5 |
AlthoughVerily my house beis not so with God; yetYet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant orderedOrdered in all things and sure: forFor thisit is all my salvation and all my desire althoughAlthough he makemaketh it not to grow |
| 23:6 |
But the sonsungodly of Belial shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away becauseBecause they cannot be taken with hands:the hand; |
| 23:7 |
But the man that shalltoucheth touch them mustMust be fencedarmed with iron and the staff of a spear;: andAnd they shall be utterly burned with fire in thetheir same place |
| 23:8 |
These beare the names of the mighty men whom David had: TheJosheb Tachmonitebasshebeth thata satTahchemonite in the seat chief amongof the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred whomslain he slew at one time |
| 23:9 |
And after him was Eleazar the son of DodoDodai the son of an Ahohite one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle and the men of Israel were gone away: |
| 23:10 |
He arose and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary and his hand clave unto the sword:; and theJehovah Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil |
| 23:11 |
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee thea Hararite And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop where was a pieceplot of ground full of lentiles:lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines |
| 23:12 |
But he stood in the midst of the groundplot and defended it and slew the Philistines:; and theJehovah Lord wrought a great victory |
| 23:13 |
And three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam:; and the troop of the Philistines pitchedwas encamped in the valley of Rephaim |
| 23:14 |
And David was then in anthe holdstronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in BethlehemBeth lehem |
| 23:15 |
And David longed and said Oh that one would give me drinkwater ofto thedrink water of the well of BethlehemBeth lehem which is by the gate |
| 23:16 |
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of BethlehemBeth lehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David: neverthelessbut he would not drink thereof but poured it out unto theJehovah Lord |
| 23:17 |
And he said Be it far from me O LordJehovah that I should do this: isshall notI thisdrink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives therefore he would not drink it These things did thesethe three mighty men |
| 23:18 |
And Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah was chief amongof the three And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them and had thea name among the three |
| 23:19 |
Was he not most honourablehonorable of the three therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three |
| 23:20 |
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel who had done manymighty actsdeeds he slew the two lionlikesons menof Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: |
| 23:22 |
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and had thea name among the three mighty men |
| 23:23 |
He was more honourablehonorable than the thirty but he attained not to the first three And David set him over his guard |
| 23:24 |
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of BethlehemBeth lehem |
| 23:27 |
Abiezer the AnethothiteAnathothite Mebunnai the Hushathite |
| 23:29 |
Heleb the son of Baanah athe Netophathite Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin |
| 23:30 |
Benaiah thea Pirathonite Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash |
| 23:31 |
AbialbonAbi albon the Arbathite Azmaveth the Barhumite |
| 23:32 |
Eliahba the Shaalbonite of the sons of Jashen Jonathan |
| 23:33 |
Shammah the Hararite Ahiam the son of Sharar the HarariteArarite |
| 23:34 |
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the son of the MaachathiteMaacathite Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite |
| 23:35 |
HezraiHezro the Carmelite Paarai the Arbite |
| 23:37 |
Zelek the Ammonite NahariNaharai the Beerothite armourbearerarmorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah |
| 23:38 |
Ira anthe Ithrite Gareb anthe Ithrite |
| 24:1 |
And again the anger of theJehovah Lord was kindled against Israel and he moved David against them tosaying say Go number Israel and Judah |
| 24:2 |
ForAnd the king said to Joab the captain of the host whichwho was with him Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel from Dan even to BeershebaBeer sheba and number ye the people that I may know the numbersum of the people |
| 24:3 |
And Joab said unto the king Now theJehovah Lord thy God add unto the people how many soever they may be ana hundredfold; and thatmay the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing |
| 24:5 |
And they passed over the Jordan and pitchedencamped in Aroer on the right side of the city that liethis in the midstmiddle of the rivervalley of Gad and towardunto Jazer: |
| 24:6 |
Thenthen they came to Gilead and to the land of TahtimhodshiTahtim hodshi; and they came to DanjaanDan jaan and round about to ZidonSidon |
| 24:7 |
Andand came to the strongstronghold hold of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites:; and they went out to the south of Judah evenat toBeer Beershebasheba |
| 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 Joab gave up the sum of the numbernumbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men |
| 24:10 |
And Davids heart smote him after that he had numbered the people And David said unto theJehovah Lord I have sinned greatly in that which I have done: andbut now IO beseechJehovah theeput Oaway LordI takebeseech awaythee the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly |
| 24:11 |
ForAnd when David wasrose up in the morning the word of theJehovah Lord came unto the prophet Gad Davids seer saying |
| 24:12 |
Go and sayspeak unto David Thus saith theJehovah Lord I offer thee three things;: choose thee one of them that I may do it unto thee |
| 24:13 |
So Gad came to David and told him and said unto him Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land or wilt thou flee three months before thinethy enemiesfoes while they pursue thee or thatshall there be three days pestilence in thy land now advise thee and seeconsider what answer I shall return to him that sent me |
| 24:14 |
And David said unto Gad I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LordJehovah; for his mercies are great:; and let me not fall into the hand of man |
| 24:15 |
So theJehovah Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed:; and there died of the people from Dan even to BeershebaBeer sheba seventy thousand men |
| 24:16 |
And when the angel stretched out his hand upontoward Jerusalem to destroy it theJehovah Lord repented him of the evil and said to the angel that destroyed the people It is enough:; now stay nowthy thine hand And the angel of theJehovah Lord was by the threshingplacethreshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite |
| 24:17 |
And David spake unto theJehovah Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people and said Lo I have sinned and I have done wickedly:perversely; but these sheep what have they done let thinethy hand I pray thee be against me and against my fathers house |
| 24:18 |
And Gad came that day to David and said unto him Go up rear an altar unto theJehovah Lord in the threshingfloorthreshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite |
| 24:19 |
And David went up according to the saying of Gad went up as theJehovah Lordcommanded commanded |
| 24:20 |
And Araunah looked forth and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out and bowed himself before the king onwith his face uponto the ground |
| 24:21 |
And Araunah said Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant And David said To buy the threshingfloorthreshing floor of thee to build an altar unto theJehovah Lord that the plague may be stayed from the people |
| 24:22 |
And Araunah said unto David Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold herethe be oxen for the burnt sacrificeoffering and the threshing instruments and otherthe instrumentsyokes of the oxen for the wood: |
| 24:23 |
Allall thesethis thingsO didking doth Araunah as a king give unto the king And Araunah said unto the king TheJehovah Lord thy God accept thee |
| 24:24 |
And the king said unto Araunah Nay; but I will surelyverily buy it of thee at a price:; neither will I offer burnt offerings unto theJehovah Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing So David bought the threshingfloorthreshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver |
| 24:25 |
And David built there an altar unto theJehovah Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings So theJehovah Lord was intreatedentreated for the land and the plague was stayed from Israel |