2 Samuel 18 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers1 H1732 And David H6485 numbered [H8799] H5971 the people H7760 that were with him, and set [H8799] H8269 captains H505 of thousands H8269 and captains H3967 of hundreds over them. 2 H1732 And David H7971 sent forth [H8762] 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 said [H8799] H5971 unto the people H3318 , I will surely [H8800] H3318 go forth [H8799] H589 with you myself also. 3 H5971 But the people H559 answered [H8799] H3318 , Thou shalt not go forth [H8799] H5127 : for if we flee [H8799] H5127 away [H8800] H7760 , they will not care [H8799] H3820 H2677 for us; neither if half H4191 of us die [H8799] H7760 , will they care [H8799] H3820 H3644 for us: but now thou art worth H6235 ten H505 thousand H2896 of us: therefore now it is better H5826 that thou succour [H8800] [H8675] H5826 [H8687] H5892 us out of the city. 4 H4428 And the king H559 said [H8799] H5869 unto them, What seemeth H3190 you best [H8799] H6213 I will do [H8799] H4428 . And the king H5975 stood [H8799] H8179 by the gate H3027 side H5971 , and all the people H3318 came out [H8804] H3967 by hundreds H505 and by thousands. 5 H4428 And the king H6680 commanded [H8762] H3097 Joab H52 and Abishai H863 and Ittai H559 , saying [H8800] H328 , Deal gently H5288 for my sake with the young man H53 , even with Absalom H5971 . And all the people H8085 heard [H8804] H4428 when the king H8269 gave all the captains H6680 charge [H8763] H1697 concerning H53 Absalom. 6 H5971 So the people H3318 went out [H8799] H7704 into the field H7125 against [H8800] H3478 Israel H4421 : and the battle H3293 was in the wood H669 of Ephraim; 7 H5971 Where the people H3478 of Israel H5062 were slain [H8735] 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 was there scattered [H8737] H6440 over the face H776 of all the country H3293 : and the wood H398 devoured [H8800] H7235 more [H8686] H5971 people H3117 that day H2719 than the sword H398 devoured [H8804] . 9 H53 And Absalom H7122 met [H8735] H6440 the servants H5650 H1732 of David H53 . And Absalom H7392 rode [H8802] H6505 upon a mule H6505 , and the mule H935 went [H8799] H7730 under the thick boughs H1419 of a great H424 oak H7218 , and his head H2388 caught hold [H8799] H424 of the oak H5414 , and he was taken up [H8714] H8064 between the heaven H776 and the earth H6505 ; and the mule H5674 that was under him went away [H8804] . 10 H259 And a certain H376 man H7200 saw [H8799] H5046 it, and told [H8686] H3097 Joab H559 , and said [H8799] H7200 , Behold, I saw [H8804] H53 Absalom H8518 hanged [H8803] H424 in an oak. 11 H3097 And Joab H559 said [H8799] H376 unto the man H5046 that told [H8688] H7200 him, And, behold, thou sawest [H8804] H5221 him, and why didst thou not smite [H8689] H776 him there to the ground H5414 ? and I would have given [H8800] H6235 thee ten H3701 shekels of silver H259 , and a H2290 girdle. 12 H376 And the man H559 said [H8799] H3097 unto Joab H3863 , Though H8254 I should receive [H8802] H505 a thousand H3701 shekels of silver H3709 in mine hand H7971 , yet would I not put forth [H8799] H3027 mine hand H4428 against the king's H1121 son H241 : for in our hearing H4428 the king H6680 charged [H8765] H52 thee and Abishai H863 and Ittai H559 , saying [H8800] H8104 , Beware [H8798] H5288 that none touch the young man H53 Absalom. 13 H176 Otherwise H6213 I should have wrought [H8804] H8267 falsehood H5315 against mine own life H1697 : for there is no matter H3582 hid [H8735] H4428 from the king H3320 , and thou thyself wouldest have set [H8691] thyself against me . 14 H559 Then said [H8799] H3097 Joab H3176 , I may not tarry [H8686] H6440 thus with thee H3947 . And he took [H8799] H7969 three H7626 darts H3709 in his hand H8628 , and thrust [H8799] 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 that bare [H8802] H3097 Joab's H3627 armour H5437 compassed about [H8799] H5221 and smote [H8686] H53 Absalom H4191 , and slew [H8686] him. 16 H3097 And Joab H8628 blew [H8799] H7782 the trumpet H5971 , and the people H7725 returned [H8799] H7291 from pursuing [H8800] H310 after H3478 Israel H3097 : for Joab H2820 held back [H8804] H5971 the people. 17 H3947 And they took [H8799] H53 Absalom H7993 , and cast [H8686] H1419 him into a great H6354 pit H3293 in the wood H5324 , and laid [H8686] H3966 a very H1419 great H1530 heap H68 of stones H3478 upon him: and all Israel H5127 fled [H8804] H376 every one H168 to his tent. 18 H53 Now Absalom H2416 in his lifetime H3947 had taken [H8804] H5324 and reared up [H8686] H4678 for himself a pillar H4428 , which is in the king's H6010 dale H559 : for he said [H8804] H1121 , I have no son H8034 to keep my name H2142 in remembrance [H8687] H7121 : and he called [H8799] H4678 the pillar H8034 after his own name H7121 : and it is called [H8735] H3117 unto this day H53 , Absalom's H3027 place. 19 H559 Then said [H8804] H290 Ahimaaz H1121 the son H6659 of Zadok H7323 , Let me now run [H8799] H1319 , and bear H4428 the king H1319 tidings [H8762] H3068 , how that the LORD H8199 hath avenged [H8804] H3027 him of his enemies H341 [H8802] . 20 H3097 And Joab H559 said [H8799] H376 unto him, Thou H1309 shalt not bear tidings H3117 this day H1319 , but thou shalt bear tidings [H8765] H312 another H3117 day H3117 : but this day H1319 thou shalt bear no tidings [H8762] H4428 , because the king's H1121 son H4191 is dead [H8804] . 21 H559 Then said [H8799] H3097 Joab H3569 to Cushi H3212 , Go [H8798] H5046 tell [H8685] H4428 the king H7200 what thou hast seen [H8804] H3569 . And Cushi H7812 bowed [H8691] H3097 himself unto Joab H7323 , and ran [H8799] . 22 H559 Then said [H8799] H290 Ahimaaz H1121 the son H6659 of Zadok H3254 yet again [H8686] H3097 to Joab H4100 , But howsoever H7323 , let me, I pray thee, also run [H8799] H310 after H3569 Cushi H3097 . And Joab H559 said [H8799] H7323 , Wherefore wilt thou run [H8801] H1121 , my son H1309 , seeing that thou hast no tidings H4672 ready [H8802] ? 23 H7323 But howsoever, said he, let me run [H8799] H559 . And he said [H8799] H7323 unto him, Run [H8798] H290 . Then Ahimaaz H7323 ran [H8799] H1870 by the way H3603 of the plain H5674 , and overran [H8799] H3569 Cushi. 24 H1732 And David H3427 sat [H8802] H8147 between the two H8179 gates H6822 : and the watchman [H8802] H3212 went up [H8799] H1406 to the roof H8179 over the gate H2346 unto the wall H5375 , and lifted up [H8799] H5869 his eyes H7200 , and looked [H8799] H376 , and behold a man H7323 running [H8801] alone. 25 H6822 And the watchman [H8802] H7121 cried [H8799] H5046 , and told [H8686] H4428 the king H4428 . And the king H559 said [H8799] H1309 , If he be alone, there is tidings H6310 in his mouth H3212 . And he came [H8799] H1980 apace [H8800] H7131 , and drew near. 26 H6822 And the watchman [H8802] H7200 saw [H8799] H312 another H376 man H7323 running [H8801] H6822 : and the watchman [H8802] H7121 called [H8799] H7778 unto the porter H559 , and said [H8799] H376 , Behold another man H7323 running [H8801] H4428 alone. And the king H559 said [H8799] H1319 , He also bringeth tidings [H8764] . 27 H6822 And the watchman [H8802] H559 said [H8799] H7200 , Me thinketh [H8802] 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 said [H8799] H2896 , He is a good H376 man H935 , and cometh [H8799] H2896 with good H1309 tidings. 28 H290 And Ahimaaz H7121 called [H8799] H559 , and said [H8799] H4428 unto the king H7965 , All is well H7812 . And he fell down [H8691] H776 to the earth H639 upon his face H4428 before the king H559 , and said [H8799] H1288 , Blessed [H8803] H3068 be the LORD H430 thy God H5462 , which hath delivered up [H8765] H582 the men H5375 that lifted up [H8804] H3027 their hand H113 against my lord H4428 the king. 29 H4428 And the king H559 said [H8799] H5288 , Is the young man H53 Absalom H7965 safe H290 ? And Ahimaaz H559 answered [H8799] H3097 , When Joab H7971 sent [H8800] H4428 the king's H5650 servant H5650 , and me thy servant H7200 , I saw [H8804] H1419 a great H1995 tumult H3045 , but I knew [H8804] not what it was . 30 H4428 And the king H559 said [H8799] H5437 unto him, Turn aside [H8798] H3320 , and stand [H8690] H3541 here H5437 . And he turned aside [H8735] H5975 , and stood still [H8799] . 31 H3569 And, behold, Cushi H935 came [H8802] H3569 ; and Cushi H559 said [H8799] H1319 , Tidings [H8691] H113 , my lord H4428 the king H3068 : for the LORD H8199 hath avenged [H8804] H3117 thee this day H3027 of all them H6965 that rose up [H8801] against thee. 32 H4428 And the king H559 said [H8799] H3569 unto Cushi H5288 , Is the young man H53 Absalom H7965 safe H3569 ? And Cushi H559 answered [H8799] H341 , The enemies [H8802] H113 of my lord H4428 the king H6965 , and all that rise [H8804] H7451 against thee to do thee hurt H5288 , be as that young man is . 33 H4428 And the king H7264 was much moved [H8799] H5927 , and went up [H8799] H5944 to the chamber H8179 over the gate H1058 , and wept [H8799] H3212 : and as he went [H8800] H559 , thus he said [H8804] H1121 , O my son H53 Absalom H1121 , my son H1121 , my son H53 Absalom H4191 ! would God I had died [H8800] H5414 for thee [H8799] H53 , O Absalom H1121 , my son H1121 , my son! |