1
H1732
And David
H6485 [H8799]
numbered
H5971
the people
H7760 [H8799]
that were with him, and set
H8269
over them captains
H505
of thousands
H8269
and captains
H3967
of hundreds.
2
H1732
And David
H7971 [H8762]
sent forth
H7992
a third part
H5971
of the people
H3027
under the hand
H3097
of Joab
H7992
, and a third part
H3027
under the hand
H52
of Abishai
H1121
the son
H6870
of Zeruiah
H3097
, Joab's
H251
brother
H7992
, and a third part
H3027
under the hand
H863
of Ittai
H1663
the Gittite
H4428
. And the king
H559 [H8799]
said
H5971
to the people
H3318 [H8800]
, I will surely
H3318 [H8799]
go forth
H589
with you myself also.
3
H5971
But the people
H559 [H8799]
answered
H3318 [H8799]
, Thou shalt not go forth
H5127 [H8799]
: for if we flee
H5127 [H8800]
away
H7760 H3820 [H8799]
, they will not care
H2677
for us; neither if half
H4191 [H8799]
of us die
H7760 H3820 [H8799]
, will they care
H3644
for us: but now thou art worth
H6235
ten
H505
thousand
H2896
of us: therefore now it is better
H5826 H5826 [H8800]
that thou shouldest help
H5892
us out of the city.
4
H4428
And the king
H559 [H8799]
said
H5869
to them, What seemeth
H3190 [H8799]
to you best
H6213 [H8799]
I will do
H4428
. And the king
H5975 [H8799]
stood
H8179
by the gate
H3027
side
H5971
, and all the people
H3318 [H8804]
came out
H3967
by hundreds
H505
and by thousands.
5
H4428
And the king
H6680 [H8762]
commanded
H3097
Joab
H52
and Abishai
H863
and Ittai
H559 [H8800]
, saying
H328
, Deal gently
H5288
for my sake with the young man
H53
, even with Absalom
H5971
. And all the people
H8085 [H8804]
heard
H4428
when the king
H8269
gave all the captains
H6680 [H8763]
charge
H1697
concerning
H53
Absalom.
6
H5971
So the people
H3318 [H8799]
went out
H7704
into the field
H7125 [H8800]
against
H3478
Israel
H4421
: and the battle
H3293
was in the forest
H669
of Ephraim;
7
H5971
Where the people
H3478
of Israel
H5062 [H8735]
were slain
H6440
before
H5650
the servants
H1732
of David
H1419
, and there was there a great
H4046
slaughter
H3117
that day
H6242
of twenty
H505
thousand men.
8
H4421
For the battle
H6327 [H8737]
was there scattered
H6440
over the face
H776
of all the country
H3293
: and the forest
H398 [H8800]
devoured
H7235 [H8686]
more
H5971
people
H3117
that day
H2719
than the sword
H398 [H8804]
devoured.
9
H53
And Absalom
H7122 [H8735]
met
H6440 H5650
the servants
H1732
of David
H53
. And Absalom
H7392 [H8802]
rode
H6505
upon a mule
H6505
, and the mule
H935 [H8799]
went
H7730
under the thick boughs
H1419
of a great
H424
oak
H7218
, and his head
H2388 [H8799]
caught fast
H424
in the oak
H5414 [H8714]
, and he was left hanging
H8064
between the heaven
H776
and the earth
H6505
; and the mule
H5674 [H8804]
that was under him went away.
10
H259
And a certain
H376
man
H7200 [H8799]
saw
H5046 [H8686]
it, and told
H3097
Joab
H559 [H8799]
, and said
H7200 [H8804]
, Behold, I saw
H53
Absalom
H8518 [H8803]
hanging
H424
in an oak.
11
H3097
And Joab
H559 [H8799]
said
H376
to the man
H5046 [H8688]
that told
H7200 [H8804]
him, And, behold, thou sawest
H5221 [H8689]
him, and why didst thou not smite
H776
him there to the ground
H5414 [H8800]
? and I would have given
H6235
thee ten
H3701
shekels of silver
H259
, and a
H2290
belt.
12
H376
And the man
H559 [H8799]
said
H3097
to Joab
H3863
, Though
H8254 [H8802]
I should receive
H505
a thousand
H3701
shekels of silver
H3709
in my hand
H7971 [H8799]
, yet would I not put forth
H3027
my hand
H4428
against the king's
H1121
son
H241
: for in our hearing
H4428
the king
H6680 [H8765]
charged
H52
thee and Abishai
H863
and Ittai
H559 [H8800]
, saying
H8104 [H8798]
, Beware
H5288
that none touch the young man
H53
Absalom.
13
H176
Otherwise
H6213 [H8804]
I should have wrought
H8267
falsehood
H5315
against my own life
H1697
: for there is no matter
H3582 [H8735]
hid
H4428
from the king
H3320 [H8691]
, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
14
H559 [H8799]
Then said
H3097
Joab
H3176 [H8686]
, I may not tarry
H6440
thus with thee
H3947 [H8799]
. And he took
H7969
three
H7626
spears
H3709
in his hand
H8628 [H8799]
, and thrust
H3820
them through the heart
H53
of Absalom
H2416
, while he was yet alive
H424
in the midst of the oak.
15
H6235
And ten
H5288
young men
H5375 [H8802]
that bore
H3097
Joab's
H3627
armour
H5437 [H8799]
surrounded
H5221 [H8686]
and smote
H53
Absalom
H4191 [H8686]
, and slew him.
16
H3097
And Joab
H8628 [H8799]
blew
H7782
the trumpet
H5971
, and the people
H7725 [H8799]
returned
H7291 H310 [H8800]
from pursuing
H3478
Israel
H3097
: for Joab
H2820 [H8804]
restrained
H5971
the people.
17
H3947 [H8799]
And they took
H53
Absalom
H7993 [H8686]
, and cast
H1419
him into a great
H6354
pit
H3293
in the forest
H5324 [H8686]
, and laid
H3966
a very
H1419
great
H1530
heap
H68
of stones
H3478
upon him: and all Israel
H5127 [H8804]
fled
H376
every one
H168
to his tent.
18
H53
Now Absalom
H2416
in his lifetime
H3947 [H8804]
had taken
H5324 [H8686]
and built
H4678
for himself a pillar
H4428
, which is in the king's
H6010
dale
H559 [H8804]
: for he said
H1121
, I have no son
H8034
to keep my name
H2142 [H8687]
in remembrance
H7121 [H8799]
: and he called
H4678
the pillar
H8034
after his own name
H7121 [H8735]
: and it is called
H3117
to this day
H53
, Absalom's
H3027
place.
19
H559 [H8804]
Then said
H290
Ahimaaz
H1121
the son
H6659
of Zadok
H7323 [H8799]
, Let me now run
H1319 [H8762]
, and inform
H4428
the king
H3068
, how the LORD
H8199 [H8804]
hath avenged
H3027 H341 [H8802]
himself of his enemies.
20
H3097
And Joab
H559 [H8799]
said
H376
to him, Thou
H1309
shalt not bear tidings
H3117
this day
H1319 [H8765]
, but thou shalt bear tidings
H312
another
H3117
day
H3117
: but this day
H1319 [H8762]
thou shalt bear no tidings
H4428
, because the king's
H1121
son
H4191 [H8804]
is dead.
21
H559 [H8799]
Then said
H3097
Joab
H3569
to Cushi
H3212 [H8798]
, Go
H5046 [H8685]
tell
H4428
the king
H7200 [H8804]
what thou hast seen
H3569
. And Cushi
H7812 [H8691]
bowed
H3097
himself to Joab
H7323 [H8799]
, and ran.
22
H559 [H8799]
Then said
H290
Ahimaaz
H1121
the son
H6659
of Zadok
H3254 [H8686]
yet again
H3097
to Joab
H4100
, But however
H7323 [H8799]
, let me also, I pray thee, run
H310
after
H3569
Cushi
H3097
. And Joab
H559 [H8799]
said
H7323 [H8801]
, Why wilt thou run
H1121
, my son
H1309
, seeing that thou hast no tidings
H4672 [H8802]
ready?
23
H7323 [H8799]
But however, said he, let me run
H559 [H8799]
. And he said
H7323 [H8798]
to him, Run
H290
. Then Ahimaaz
H7323 [H8799]
ran
H1870
by the way
H3603
of the plain
H5674 [H8799]
, and outran
H3569
Cushi.
24
H1732
And David
H3427 [H8802]
sat
H8147
between the two
H8179
gates
H6822 [H8802]
: and the watchman
H3212 [H8799]
went up
H1406
to the roof
H8179
over the gate
H2346
to the wall
H5375 [H8799]
, and lifted up
H5869
his eyes
H7200 [H8799]
, and looked
H376
, and behold a man
H7323 [H8801]
running alone.
25
H6822 [H8802]
And the watchman
H7121 [H8799]
called
H5046 [H8686]
, and told
H4428
the king
H4428
. And the king
H559 [H8799]
said
H1309
, If he is alone, there is tidings
H6310
in his mouth
H3212 [H8799]
. And he came
H1980 [H8800]
apace
H7131
, and drew near.
26
H6822 [H8802]
And the watchman
H7200 [H8799]
saw
H312
another
H376
man
H7323 [H8801]
running
H6822 [H8802]
: and the watchman
H7121 [H8799]
called
H7778
to the porter
H559 [H8799]
, and said
H376
, Behold another man
H7323 [H8801]
running
H4428
alone. And the king
H559 [H8799]
said
H1319 [H8764]
, He also bringeth tidings.
27
H6822 [H8802]
And the watchman
H559 [H8799]
said
H7200 [H8802]
, I think
H4794
the running
H7223
of the foremost
H4794
is like the running
H290
of Ahimaaz
H1121
the son
H6659
of Zadok
H4428
. And the king
H559 [H8799]
said
H2896
, He is a good
H376
man
H935 [H8799]
, and cometh
H2896
with good
H1309
news.
28
H290
And Ahimaaz
H7121 [H8799]
called
H559 [H8799]
, and said
H4428
to the king
H7965
, All is well
H7812 [H8691]
. And he fell down
H776
to the earth
H639
upon his face
H4428
before the king
H559 [H8799]
, and said
H1288 [H8803]
, Blessed
H3068
be the LORD
H430
thy God
H5462 [H8765]
, who hath delivered up
H582
the men
H5375 [H8804]
that raised
H3027
their hand
H113
against my lord
H4428
the king.
29
H4428
And the king
H559 [H8799]
said
H5288
, Is the young man
H53
Absalom
H7965
safe
H290
? And Ahimaaz
H559 [H8799]
answered
H3097
, When Joab
H7971 [H8800]
sent
H4428
the king's
H5650
servant
H5650
, and me thy servant
H7200 [H8804]
, I saw
H1419
a great
H1995
tumult
H3045 [H8804]
, but I knew not what it was.
30
H4428
And the king
H559 [H8799]
said
H5437 [H8798]
to him, Turn aside
H3320 [H8690]
, and stand
H3541
here
H5437 [H8735]
. And he turned aside
H5975 [H8799]
, and stood still.
31
H3569
And, behold, Cushi
H935 [H8802]
came
H3569
; and Cushi
H559 [H8799]
said
H1319 [H8691]
, Tidings
H113
, my lord
H4428
the king
H3068
: for the LORD
H8199 [H8804]
hath avenged
H3117
thee this day
H3027
of all them
H6965 [H8801]
that rose up against thee.
32
H4428
And the king
H559 [H8799]
said
H3569
to Cushi
H5288
, Is the young man
H53
Absalom
H7965
safe
H3569
? And Cushi
H559 [H8799]
answered
H341 [H8802]
, May the enemies
H113
of my lord
H4428
the king
H6965 [H8804]
, and all that rise
H7451
against thee to do thee harm
H5288
, be as that young man is.
33
H4428
And the king
H7264 [H8799]
was much moved
H5927 [H8799]
, and went up
H5944
to the chamber
H8179
over the gate
H1058 [H8799]
, and wept
H3212 [H8800]
: and as he went
H559 [H8804]
, thus he said
H1121
, O my son
H53
Absalom
H1121
, my son
H1121
, my son
H53
Absalom
H4191 [H8800]
! O that I had died
H5414 [H8799]
for thee
H53
, O Absalom
H1121
, my son
H1121
, my son!