ASV_Strongs(i)
1
H1732
And David
H6485
numbered
H5971
the people
H7760
that were with him, and set
H8269
captains
H505
of thousands
H8269
and captains
H3967
of hundreds over them.
2
H1732
And David
H7971
sent forth
H5971
the people,
H7992
a third part
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
H5971
unto the people,
H3318
I will surely
H3318
go forth
H589
with you myself also.
3
H5971
But the people
H559
said,
H3318
Thou shalt not go forth:
H5127
for if we flee
H5127
away,
H7760
they will not care
H2677
for us; neither if half
H4191
of us die,
H7760
will they care
H3644
for us: but thou art worth
H6235
ten
H505
thousand
H2896
of us; therefore now it is better
H5826
that thou be ready to succor
H5892
us out of the city.
4
H4428
And the king
H559
said
H5869
unto them, What seemeth
H3190
you best
H6213
I will do.
H4428
And the king
H5975
stood
H8179
by the gate-side,
H3027
H5971
and all the people
H3318
went out
H3967
by hundreds
H505
and by thousands.
5
H4428
And the king
H6680
commanded
H3097
Joab
H52
and Abishai
H863
and Ittai,
H559
saying,
H328
Deal gently
H5288
for my sake with the young man,
H53
even with Absalom.
H5971
And all the people
H8085
heard
H4428
when the king
H8269
gave all the captains
H6680
charge
H1697
concerning
H53
Absalom.
6
H5971
So the people
H3318
went out
H7704
into the field
H7125
against
H3478
Israel:
H4421
and the battle
H3293
was in the forest
H669
of Ephraim.
7
H5971
And the people
H3478
of Israel
H5062
were smitten
H6440
there before
H5650
the servants
H1732
of David,
H1419
and there was a great
H4046
slaughter
H3117
there that day
H6242
of twenty
H505
thousand men.
8
H4421
For the battle
H6327
was there spread
H6440
over the face
H776
of all the country;
H3293
and the forest
H398
devoured
H7235
more
H5971
people
H3117
that day
H2719
than the sword
H398
devoured.
9
H53
And Absalom
H7122
chanced to meet
H6440
the servants
H1732
of David.
H53
And Absalom
H7392
was riding
H6505
upon his mule,
H6505
and the mule
H935
went
H7730
under the thick boughs
H1419
of a great
H424
oak,
H7218
and his head
H2388
caught hold
H424
of the oak,
H5414
and he was taken up
H8064
between heaven
H776
and earth;
H6505
and the mule
H5674
that was under him went on.
10
H259
And a certain
H376
man
H7200
saw
H5046
it, and told
H3097
Joab,
H559
and said,
H7200
Behold, I saw
H53
Absalom
H8518
hanging
H424
in an oak.
11
H3097
And Joab
H559
said
H376
unto the man
H5046
that told
H7200
him, And, behold, thou sawest
H5221
it, and why didst thou not smite
H776
him there to the ground?
H5414
and I would have given
H6235
thee ten
H3701
pieces of silver,
H259
and a
H2290
girdle.
12
H376
And the man
H559
said
H3097
unto Joab,
H3863
Though
H8254
I should receive
H505
a thousand
H3701
pieces of silver
H3709
in my hand,
H7971
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
charged
H52
thee and Abishai
H863
and Ittai,
H559
saying,
H8104
Beware
H5288
that none touch the young man
H53
Absalom.
13
H176
Otherwise
H6213
if I had dealt
H8267
falsely
H5315
against his life
H1697
(and there is no matter
H3582
hid
H4428
from the king),
H3320
then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
14
H559
Then said
H3097
Joab,
H3176
I may not tarry
H6440
thus with thee.
H3947
And he took
H7969
three
H7626
darts
H3709
in his hand,
H8628
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
that bare
H3097
Joab's
H3627
armor
H5437
compassed about
H5221
and smote
H53
Absalom,
H4191
and slew him.
16
H3097
And Joab
H8628
blew
H7782
the trumpet,
H5971
and the people
H7725
returned
H7291
from pursuing
H310
after
H3478
Israel;
H3097
for Joab
H2820
held back
H5971
the people.
17
H3947
And they took
H53
Absalom,
H7993
and cast
H1419
him into the great
H6354
pit
H3293
in the forest,
H5324
and raised
H3966
over him a very
H1419
great
H1530
heap
H68
of stones:
H3478
and all Israel
H5127
fled
H376
every one
H168
to his tent.
18
H53
Now Absalom
H2416
in his lifetime
H3947
had taken
H5324
and reared up
H4678
for himself the pillar,
H4428
which is in the king's
H6010
dale;
H559
for he said,
H1121
I have no son
H8034
to keep my name
H2142
in remembrance:
H7121
and he called
H4678
the pillar
H8034
after his own name;
H7121
and it is called
H53
Absalom's
H3027
monument,
H3117
unto this day.
19
H559
Then said
H290
Ahimaaz
H1121
the son
H6659
of Zadok,
H7323
Let me now run,
H1319
and bear
H4428
the king
H1319
tidings,
H3068
how that Jehovah
H8199
hath avenged
H3027
him of his enemies.
20
H3097
And Joab
H559
said
H376
unto him, Thou
H1309
shalt not be the bearer of tidings
H3117
this day,
H1319
but thou shalt bear tidings
H312
another
H3117
day;
H3117
but this day
H1319
thou shalt bear no tidings,
H4428
because the king's
H1121
son
H4191
is dead.
21
H559
Then said
H3097
Joab
H3569
to the Cushite,
H3212
Go,
H5046
tell
H4428
the king
H7200
what thou hast seen.
H3569
And the Cushite
H7812
bowed
H3097
himself unto Joab,
H7323
and ran.
22
H559
Then said
H290
Ahimaaz
H1121
the son
H6659
of Zadok
H3254
yet again
H3097
to Joab,
H4100
But come what may,
H7323
let me, I pray thee, also run
H310
after
H3569
the Cushite.
H3097
And Joab
H559
said,
H7323
Wherefore wilt thou run,
H1121
my son,
H4672
seeing that thou wilt have no reward
H1309
for the tidings?
23
H559
But come what may, said
H7323
he, I will run.
H559
And he said
H7323
unto him, Run.
H290
Then Ahimaaz
H7323
ran
H1870
by the way
H3603
of the Plain,
H3569
and outran the Cushite.
24
H1732
Now David
H3427
was sitting
H8147
between the two
H8179
gates:
H6822
and the watchman
H3212
went up
H1406
to the roof
H8179
of the gate
H2346
unto the wall,
H5375
and lifted up
H5869
his eyes,
H7200
and looked,
H376
and, behold, a man
H7323
running alone.
25
H6822
And the watchman
H7121
cried,
H5046
and told
H4428
the king.
H4428
And the king
H559
said,
H1309
If he be alone, there is tidings
H6310
in his mouth.
H3212
And he came
H1980
apace,
H7131
and drew near.
26
H6822
And the watchman
H7200
saw
H312
another
H376
man
H7323
running;
H6822
and the watchman
H7121
called
H7778
unto the porter,
H559
and said,
H376
Behold, another man
H7323
running
H4428
alone. And the king
H559
said,
H1319
He also bringeth tidings.
27
H6822
And the watchman
H559
said,
H7200
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
said,
H2896
He is a good
H376
man,
H935
and cometh
H2896
with good
H1309
tidings.
28
H290
And Ahimaaz
H7121
called,
H559
and said
H4428
unto the king,
H7965
All is well.
H7812
And he bowed
H4428
himself before the king
H639
with his face
H776
to the earth,
H559
and said,
H1288
Blessed
H3068
be Jehovah
H430
thy God,
H5462
who hath delivered up
H582
the men
H5462
that lifted up
H3027
their hand
H113
against my lord
H4428
the king.
29
H4428
And the king
H559
said,
H7965
Is it well
H5288
with the young man
H53
Absalom?
H290
And Ahimaaz
H559
answered,
H3097
When Joab
H7971
sent
H4428
the king's
H5650
servant,
H5650
even me thy servant,
H7200
I saw
H1419
a great
H1995
tumult,
H3045
but I knew not what it was.
30
H4428
And the king
H559
said,
H5437
Turn aside,
H3320
and stand
H3541
here.
H5437
And he turned aside,
H5975
and stood still.
31
H3569
And, behold, the Cushite
H935
came;
H3569
and the Cushite
H559
said,
H1319
Tidings
H113
for my lord
H4428
the king;
H3068
for Jehovah
H8199
hath avenged
H3117
thee this day
H3027
of all them
H6965
that rose up against thee.
32
H4428
And the king
H559
said
H3569
unto the Cushite,
H7965
Is it well
H5288
with the young man
H53
Absalom?
H3569
And the Cushite
H559
answered,
H341
The enemies
H113
of my lord
H4428
the king,
H6965
and all that rise
H7451
up against thee to do thee hurt,
H5288
be as that young man is.
33
H4428
And the king
H7264
was much moved,
H5927
and went up
H5944
to the chamber
H8179
over the gate,
H1058
and wept:
H3212
and as he went,
H559
thus he said,
H1121
O my son
H53
Absalom,
H1121
my son,
H1121
my son
H53
Absalom!
H4191
would I had died
H5414
for thee,
H53
O Absalom,
H1121
my son,
H1121
my son!