2 Samuel 18

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  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 H9001 But H9009 the H5971 people H559 [H8799] answered, H3318 0 Thou shalt H3808 not H3318 [H8799] go forth: H3588 for H518 if H5127 [H8799] we flee H5127 [H8800] away, H7760 0 they will H3808 not H7760 [H8799] set H3820 their heart H413 toward H9035 us; H9002 and H518 if H2677 half H9025 of us H4191 [H8799] die, H7760 0 they will H3808 not H7760 [H8799] set H3820 their heart H413 toward H9035 us: H3588 but H6258 now H3644 thou art worth H6235 ten H505 thousand H9035 of us: H9002 therefore H6258 now H2896 it is better H3588 that H9005   H5826 H5826 [H8800] thou shouldest help H9035 us H9006 out of H5892 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 at the face of 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 land: 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 earth? 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 palm, 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 palm, 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 shofar, 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 nose 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 sovereign 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 sovereign 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 sovereign 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!