1 And|strong="H3967" David|strong="H1732" numbered|strong="H6485" the|strong="H5921" people|strong="H5971" that|strong="H5971" were|strong="H5971" with|strong="H5921" him|strong="H5921", and|strong="H3967" set|strong="H7760" captains|strong="H8269" of|strong="H8269" thousands and|strong="H3967" captains|strong="H8269" of|strong="H8269" hundreds|strong="H3967" over|strong="H5921" them|strong="H5921".
2 And|strong="H1121" David|strong="H1732" sent|strong="H7971" forth|strong="H3318" the|strong="H7971" people|strong="H5971", a|strong="H3068" third|strong="H7992" part|strong="H7992" under|strong="H3027" the|strong="H7971" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H1121" Joab|strong="H3097", and|strong="H1121" a|strong="H3068" third|strong="H7992" part|strong="H7992" under|strong="H3027" the|strong="H7971" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H1121" Abishai the|strong="H7971" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zeruiah|strong="H6870", Joab|strong="H3097"’s brother, and|strong="H1121" a|strong="H3068" third|strong="H7992" part|strong="H7992" under|strong="H3027" the|strong="H7971" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H1121" Ittai the|strong="H7971" Gittite|strong="H1663". And|strong="H1121" the|strong="H7971" king|strong="H4428" said|strong="H3318" unto|strong="H7971" the|strong="H7971" people|strong="H5971", I|strong="H1571" will|strong="H4428" surely|strong="H3318" go|strong="H3318" forth|strong="H3318" with|strong="H5973" you|strong="H7971" myself|strong="H1571" also|strong="H1571".
3 But|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3588" people|strong="H5971" said|strong="H3318", Thou|strong="H3644" shalt not|strong="H3808" go|strong="H3318" forth|strong="H3318": for|strong="H3588" if|strong="H3588" we|strong="H3068" flee|strong="H5127" away|strong="H5127", they|strong="H3588" will|strong="H1961" not|strong="H3808" care|strong="H7760" for|strong="H3588" us|strong="H7760"; neither|strong="H3808" if|strong="H3588" half|strong="H2677" of|strong="H5892" us|strong="H7760" die|strong="H4191", will|strong="H1961" they|strong="H3588" care|strong="H7760" for|strong="H3588" us|strong="H7760": but|strong="H3588" thou|strong="H3644" art|strong="H1961" worth|strong="H3644" ten|strong="H6235" thousand of|strong="H5892" us|strong="H7760"; therefore|strong="H6258" now|strong="H6258" it|strong="H7760" is|strong="H3820" better|strong="H2896" that|strong="H3588" thou|strong="H3644" be|strong="H1961" ready|strong="H2896" to|strong="H3318" succor us|strong="H7760" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H5892" the|strong="H3588" city|strong="H5892".
4 And|strong="H3967" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" said unto|strong="H6213" them|strong="H3027", What|strong="H6213" seemeth|strong="H5869" you|strong="H3605" best|strong="H3190" I|strong="H3027" will|strong="H4428" do|strong="H6213". And|strong="H3967" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" stood|strong="H5975" by|strong="H3027" the|strong="H3605" gate|strong="H8179" side|strong="H3027", and|strong="H3967" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971" went|strong="H3381" out|strong="H6213" by|strong="H3027" hundreds|strong="H3967" and|strong="H3967" by|strong="H3027" thousands.
5 And|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" commanded|strong="H6680" Joab|strong="H3097" and|strong="H4428" Abishai and|strong="H4428" Ittai, saying|strong="H1697", Deal gently for|strong="H5921" my|strong="H8085" sake|strong="H5921" with|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" young|strong="H5288" man|strong="H5288", even|strong="H5921" with|strong="H5921" Absalom. And|strong="H4428" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971" heard|strong="H8085" when|strong="H8085" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" gave|strong="H6680" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" captains|strong="H8269" charge|strong="H5921" concerning|strong="H5921" Absalom.
6 So|strong="H1961" the|strong="H3318" people|strong="H5971" went|strong="H3318" out|strong="H3318" into|strong="H3318" the|strong="H3318" field|strong="H7704" against|strong="H7125" Israel|strong="H3478": and|strong="H3478" the|strong="H3318" battle|strong="H4421" was|strong="H1961" in|strong="H3478" the|strong="H3318" forest|strong="H3293" of|strong="H7704" Ephraim.
7 And|strong="H3478" the|strong="H6440" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H3117" Israel|strong="H3478" were|strong="H3478" smitten|strong="H5062" there|strong="H8033" before|strong="H6440" the|strong="H6440" servants|strong="H5650" of|strong="H3117" David|strong="H1732", and|strong="H3478" there|strong="H8033" was|strong="H1961" a|strong="H3068" great|strong="H1419" slaughter|strong="H4046" there|strong="H8033" that|strong="H5971" day|strong="H3117" of|strong="H3117" twenty|strong="H6242" thousand men|strong="H1419".
8 For|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" battle|strong="H4421" was|strong="H1961" there|strong="H8033" spread|strong="H6327" over|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" face|strong="H6440" of|strong="H3117" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" country; and|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3605" forest|strong="H3293" devoured more|strong="H7235" people|strong="H5971" that|strong="H5971" day|strong="H3117" than|strong="H7235" the|strong="H3605" sword|strong="H2719" devoured.
9 And|strong="H1419" Absalom chanced to|strong="H5921" meet|strong="H7122" the|strong="H6440" servants|strong="H5650" of|strong="H7218" David|strong="H1732". And|strong="H1419" Absalom was|strong="H1732" riding|strong="H7392" upon|strong="H5921" his|strong="H5414" mule|strong="H6505", and|strong="H1419" the|strong="H6440" mule|strong="H6505" went|strong="H5674" under|strong="H8478" the|strong="H6440" thick|strong="H7730" boughs|strong="H7730" of|strong="H7218" a|strong="H3068" great|strong="H1419" oak, and|strong="H1419" his|strong="H5414" head|strong="H7218" caught|strong="H2388" hold|strong="H2388" of|strong="H7218" the|strong="H6440" oak, and|strong="H1419" he|strong="H1732" was|strong="H1732" taken|strong="H2388" up|strong="H5414" between|strong="H5921" heaven|strong="H8064" and|strong="H1419" earth|strong="H8064"; and|strong="H1419" the|strong="H6440" mule|strong="H6505" that|strong="H5414" was|strong="H1732" under|strong="H8478" him|strong="H5414" went|strong="H5674" on|strong="H5921".
10 And|strong="H7200" a|strong="H3068" certain man|strong="H7200" saw|strong="H7200" it|strong="H7200", and|strong="H7200" told|strong="H5046" Joab|strong="H3097", and|strong="H7200" said, Behold|strong="H2009", I|strong="H2009" saw|strong="H7200" Absalom hanging|strong="H8518" in|strong="H7200" an|strong="H7200" oak.
11 And|strong="H3701" Joab|strong="H3097" said unto|strong="H5414" the|strong="H5921" man|strong="H7200" that|strong="H7200" told|strong="H5046" him|strong="H5414", And|strong="H3701", behold|strong="H2009", thou|strong="H5414" sawest|strong="H7200" it|strong="H5414", and|strong="H3701" why|strong="H4069" didst thou|strong="H5414" not|strong="H3808" smite|strong="H5221" him|strong="H5414" there|strong="H8033" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" ground? and|strong="H3701" I|strong="H5414" would have|strong="H7200" given|strong="H5414" thee|strong="H5414" ten|strong="H6235" pieces of silver|strong="H3701", and|strong="H3701" a|strong="H3068" girdle|strong="H2290".
12 And|strong="H1121" the|strong="H5921" man|strong="H5288" said unto|strong="H7971" Joab|strong="H3097", Though|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" should|strong="H3588" receive|strong="H8254" a|strong="H3068" thousand pieces of silver|strong="H3701" in|strong="H5921" my|strong="H8104" hand|strong="H3027", yet|strong="H3588" would|strong="H4310" I|strong="H3588" not|strong="H3808" put|strong="H7971" forth|strong="H7971" my|strong="H8104" hand|strong="H3027" against|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" king|strong="H4428"’s son|strong="H1121": for|strong="H3588" in|strong="H5921" our|strong="H5921" hearing the|strong="H5921" king|strong="H4428" charged|strong="H6680" thee|strong="H3027" and|strong="H1121" Abishai and|strong="H1121" Ittai, saying, Beware|strong="H8104" that|strong="H3588" none|strong="H3808" touch the|strong="H5921" young|strong="H5288" man|strong="H5288" Absalom.
13 Otherwise|strong="H3808" if I|strong="H1697" had|strong="H4428" dealt|strong="H6213" falsely|strong="H8267" against|strong="H4480" his|strong="H3605" life|strong="H5315" (and|strong="H4428" there|strong="H4480" is|strong="H5315" no|strong="H3808" matter|strong="H1697" hidden|strong="H3582" from|strong="H4480" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428"), then|strong="H6213" thou|strong="H6213" thyself|strong="H5315" wouldest have|strong="H1697" set|strong="H3320" thyself|strong="H5315" against|strong="H4480" me.
14 Then|strong="H3947" said|strong="H3651" Joab|strong="H3097", I|strong="H3651" may|strong="H3820" not|strong="H3808" tarry|strong="H3176" thus|strong="H3651" with|strong="H6440" thee|strong="H6440". And|strong="H6440" he|strong="H3651" took|strong="H3947" three|strong="H7969" darts|strong="H7626" in|strong="H6440" his|strong="H3947" hand|strong="H3709", and|strong="H6440" thrust|strong="H8628" them|strong="H6440" through|strong="H3820" the|strong="H6440" heart|strong="H3820" of|strong="H7626" Absalom, while|strong="H5750" he|strong="H3651" was|strong="H3820" yet|strong="H5750" alive|strong="H2416" in|strong="H6440" the|strong="H6440" midst|strong="H3820" of|strong="H7626" the|strong="H6440" oak.
15 And|strong="H5288" ten|strong="H6235" young|strong="H5288" men|strong="H5288" that|strong="H5288" bare|strong="H5375" Joab|strong="H3097"’s armor|strong="H3627" compassed|strong="H5437" about|strong="H5437" and|strong="H5288" smote|strong="H5221" Absalom, and|strong="H5288" slew|strong="H5221" him|strong="H5221".
16 And|strong="H3478" Joab|strong="H3097" blew|strong="H8628" the|strong="H3588" trumpet|strong="H7782", and|strong="H3478" the|strong="H3588" people|strong="H5971" returned|strong="H7725" from|strong="H7725" pursuing|strong="H7291" after|strong="H7291" Israel|strong="H3478"; for|strong="H3588" Joab|strong="H3097" held|strong="H3097" back|strong="H7725" the|strong="H3588" people|strong="H5971".
17 And|strong="H3478" they|strong="H5921" took|strong="H3947" Absalom, and|strong="H3478" cast|strong="H7993" him|strong="H5921" into|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" great|strong="H1419" pit|strong="H6354" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" forest|strong="H3293", and|strong="H3478" raised over|strong="H5921" him|strong="H5921" a|strong="H3068" very|strong="H3966" great|strong="H1419" heap|strong="H1530" of|strong="H5921" stones: and|strong="H3478" all|strong="H3605" Israel|strong="H3478" fled|strong="H5127" every|strong="H3605" one|strong="H3605" to|strong="H3478" his|strong="H3605" tent.
18 Now|strong="H3117" Absalom in|strong="H5921" his|strong="H7121" lifetime|strong="H3117" had|strong="H4428" taken|strong="H3947" and|strong="H1121" reared up|strong="H5324" for|strong="H3588" himself|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5921" pillar|strong="H4678", which|strong="H2088" is|strong="H2088" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" king|strong="H4428"’s dale|strong="H6010"; for|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" said|strong="H7121", I|strong="H3588" have|strong="H1121" no|strong="H3947" son|strong="H1121" to|strong="H5704" keep|strong="H2142" my|strong="H3947" name|strong="H8034" in|strong="H5921" remembrance|strong="H2142": and|strong="H1121" he|strong="H3588" called|strong="H7121" the|strong="H5921" pillar|strong="H4678" after|strong="H5921" his|strong="H7121" own|strong="H3027" name|strong="H8034"; and|strong="H1121" it|strong="H7121" is|strong="H2088" called|strong="H7121" Absalom’s monument|strong="H3027", unto|strong="H7121" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117".
19 Then|strong="H4428" said Ahimaaz the|strong="H3588" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zadok|strong="H6659", Let|strong="H4994" me|strong="H4994" now|strong="H4994" run|strong="H7323", and|strong="H1121" bear|strong="H1319" the|strong="H3588" king|strong="H4428" tidings|strong="H1319", how|strong="H3588" that|strong="H3588" Jehovah|strong="H3068" hath|strong="H3068" avenged|strong="H8199" him|strong="H3027" of|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3068" enemies|strong="H3027".
20 And|strong="H1121" Joab|strong="H3097" said unto|strong="H1121" him|strong="H5921", Thou|strong="H3588" shalt not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H4191" the|strong="H5921" bearer|strong="H1319" of|strong="H1121" tidings|strong="H1319" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117", but|strong="H3588" thou|strong="H3588" shalt bear|strong="H1319" tidings|strong="H1319" another|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117"; but|strong="H3588" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117" thou|strong="H3588" shalt bear|strong="H1319" no|strong="H3808" tidings|strong="H1319", because|strong="H3588" the|strong="H5921" king|strong="H4428"’s son|strong="H1121" is|strong="H2088" dead|strong="H4191".
21 Then|strong="H4428" said Joab|strong="H3097" to|strong="H3212" the|strong="H7200" Cushite|strong="H3569", Go|strong="H3212", tell|strong="H5046" the|strong="H7200" king|strong="H4428" what|strong="H7200" thou|strong="H7200" hast seen|strong="H7200". And|strong="H4428" the|strong="H7200" Cushite|strong="H3569" bowed|strong="H7812" himself|strong="H7812" unto|strong="H3212" Joab|strong="H3097", and|strong="H4428" ran|strong="H7323".
22 Then|strong="H1961" said Ahimaaz the|strong="H1961" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zadok|strong="H6659" yet|strong="H5750" again|strong="H5750" to|strong="H1961" Joab|strong="H3097", But|strong="H1961" come|strong="H1961" what|strong="H4100" may|strong="H1961", let|strong="H4994" me|strong="H4994", I|strong="H2088" pray|strong="H4994" thee|strong="H4672", also|strong="H1571" run|strong="H7323" after|strong="H1961" the|strong="H1961" Cushite|strong="H3569". And|strong="H1121" Joab|strong="H3097" said, Wherefore|strong="H4100" wilt thou|strong="H1961" run|strong="H7323", my|strong="H1961" son|strong="H1121", seeing that|strong="H1121" thou|strong="H1961" wilt have|strong="H1961" no|strong="H4672" reward|strong="H1309" for|strong="H1121" the|strong="H1961" tidings|strong="H1309"?
23 But|strong="H1961" come|strong="H1961" what|strong="H4100" may|strong="H1961", said he, I|strong="H4100" will|strong="H1961" run|strong="H7323". And|strong="H1870" he|strong="H4100" said unto|strong="H5674" him|strong="H1870", Run|strong="H7323". Then|strong="H1961" Ahimaaz ran|strong="H7323" by|strong="H5674" the|strong="H5674" way|strong="H1870" of|strong="H1870" the|strong="H5674" Plain|strong="H3603", and|strong="H1870" outran|strong="H7323" the|strong="H5674" Cushite|strong="H3569".
24 Now|strong="H2009" David|strong="H1732" was|strong="H1732" sitting|strong="H3427" between|strong="H3427" the|strong="H7200" two|strong="H8147" gates|strong="H8179": and|strong="H3212" the|strong="H7200" watchman|strong="H6822" went|strong="H3212" up|strong="H5375" to|strong="H3212" the|strong="H7200" roof|strong="H1406" of|strong="H3427" the|strong="H7200" gate|strong="H8179" unto|strong="H3212" the|strong="H7200" wall|strong="H2346", and|strong="H3212" lifted|strong="H5375" up|strong="H5375" his|strong="H5375" eyes|strong="H5869", and|strong="H3212" looked|strong="H7200", and|strong="H3212", behold|strong="H2009", a|strong="H3068" man|strong="H5375" running|strong="H7323" alone.
25 And|strong="H1980" the|strong="H7121" watchman|strong="H6822" cried|strong="H7121", and|strong="H1980" told|strong="H5046" the|strong="H7121" king|strong="H4428". And|strong="H1980" the|strong="H7121" king|strong="H4428" said|strong="H7121", If he|strong="H1980" be|strong="H4428" alone, there is|strong="H4428" tidings|strong="H1309" in|strong="H1980" his|strong="H7121" mouth|strong="H6310". And|strong="H1980" he|strong="H1980" came|strong="H1980" apace|strong="H1980", and|strong="H1980" drew|strong="H1980" near|strong="H7131".
26 And|strong="H4428" the|strong="H7200" watchman|strong="H6822" saw|strong="H7200" another|strong="H2088" man|strong="H2088" running|strong="H7323"; and|strong="H4428" the|strong="H7200" watchman|strong="H6822" called|strong="H7121" unto|strong="H7121" the|strong="H7200" porter|strong="H7778", and|strong="H4428" said|strong="H7121", Behold|strong="H2009", another man|strong="H2088" running|strong="H7323" alone. And|strong="H4428" the|strong="H7200" king|strong="H4428" said|strong="H7121", He|strong="H7121" also|strong="H1571" bringeth tidings|strong="H1319".
27 And|strong="H1121" the|strong="H7200" watchman|strong="H6822" said, I|strong="H7200" think|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" running|strong="H4794" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H7200" foremost|strong="H7223" is|strong="H2088" like|strong="H1121" the|strong="H7200" running|strong="H4794" of|strong="H1121" Ahimaaz the|strong="H7200" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zadok|strong="H6659". And|strong="H1121" the|strong="H7200" king|strong="H4428" said, He|strong="H4428" is|strong="H2088" a|strong="H3068" good|strong="H2896" man|strong="H1121", and|strong="H1121" cometh with|strong="H4428" good|strong="H2896" tidings|strong="H1309".
28 And|strong="H3068" Ahimaaz called|strong="H7121", and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H7121" unto|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5375" king|strong="H4428", All|strong="H1288" is|strong="H3068" well|strong="H7965". And|strong="H3068" he|strong="H3068" bowed|strong="H7812" himself|strong="H7812" before|strong="H7121" the|strong="H5375" king|strong="H4428" with|strong="H3068" his|strong="H5375" face to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5375" earth, and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H7121", Blessed|strong="H1288" be|strong="H3027" Jehovah|strong="H3068" thy|strong="H3068" God|strong="H3068", who|strong="H3068" hath|strong="H3068" delivered|strong="H5462" up|strong="H5375" the|strong="H5375" men|strong="H7121" that|strong="H3068" lifted|strong="H5375" up|strong="H5375" their|strong="H3068" hand|strong="H3027" against|strong="H3027" my|strong="H3068" lord|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5375" king|strong="H4428".
29 And|strong="H7971" the|strong="H7200" king|strong="H4428" said, Is|strong="H4100" it|strong="H7200" well|strong="H7965" with|strong="H3045" the|strong="H7200" young|strong="H5288" man|strong="H5288" Absalom? And|strong="H7971" Ahimaaz answered, When|strong="H7200" Joab|strong="H3097" sent|strong="H7971" the|strong="H7200" king|strong="H4428"’s servant|strong="H5650", even|strong="H3808" me|strong="H7971" thy|strong="H7200" servant|strong="H5650", I|strong="H3045" saw|strong="H7200" a|strong="H3068" great|strong="H1419" tumult|strong="H1995", but|strong="H3808" I|strong="H3045" knew|strong="H3045" not|strong="H3808" what|strong="H4100" it|strong="H7200" was|strong="H4428".
30 And|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3541" king|strong="H4428" said, Turn|strong="H5437" aside|strong="H5437", and|strong="H4428" stand|strong="H5975" here|strong="H3541". And|strong="H4428" he|strong="H3541" turned|strong="H5437" aside|strong="H5437", and|strong="H4428" stood|strong="H5975" still|strong="H5975".
31 And|strong="H6965", behold|strong="H2009", the|strong="H3605" Cushite|strong="H3569" came|strong="H3068"; and|strong="H6965" the|strong="H3605" Cushite|strong="H3569" said, Tidings|strong="H1319" for|strong="H3588" my|strong="H3605" lord|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428"; for|strong="H3588" Jehovah|strong="H3068" hath|strong="H3068" avenged|strong="H8199" thee|strong="H3027" this|strong="H3588" day|strong="H3117" of|strong="H4428" all|strong="H3605" them|strong="H5921" that|strong="H3588" rose|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" against|strong="H5921" thee|strong="H3027".
32 And|strong="H6965" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" said unto|strong="H6965" the|strong="H3605" Cushite|strong="H3569", Is|strong="H3605" it|strong="H5921" well|strong="H7965" with|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" young|strong="H5288" man|strong="H5288" Absalom? And|strong="H6965" the|strong="H3605" Cushite|strong="H3569" answered, The|strong="H3605" enemies|strong="H6965" of|strong="H4428" my|strong="H3605" lord the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428", and|strong="H6965" all|strong="H3605" that|strong="H3605" rise|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" against|strong="H5921" thee to|strong="H1961" do|strong="H3605" thee hurt|strong="H7451", be|strong="H1961" as|strong="H1961" that|strong="H3605" young|strong="H5288" man|strong="H5288" is|strong="H3605".
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|strong="H3068" my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O|strong="H3068" Absalom, my son, my son!