2 Samuel 18

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  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 H5921 over them.
  2 H1732 And David H7971 sent H7992 forth a third H5971 part of the people H3027 under the hand H3097 of Joab, H7992 and a third H3027 part under the hand H52 of Abishai H1121 the son H6870 of Zeruiah, H3097 Joab’s H251 brother, H7992 and a third H3027 part under the hand H863 of Ittai H1663 the Gittite. H4428 And the king H559 said H5971 to the people, H3318 I will surely go H3318 forth H589 with you myself H1571 also.
  3 H5971 But the people H559 answered, H3318 You shall not go H3318 forth: H518 for if H5127 we flee H7760 away, they will not care H3820 H518 for us; neither H518 if H2677 half H4191 of us die, H7760 will they care H3820 H6258 for us: but now H3644 you are worth H6235 ten H505 thousand H6258 of us: therefore now H2896 it is better H5826 that you succor H5892 us out of the city.
  4 H4428 And the king H559 said H834 to them, What H5869 seems H3190 you best H6213 I will do. H4428 And the king H5975 stood H8179 by the gate H3027 side, H3605 and all H5971 the people H3318 came H3967 out by hundreds H505 and by thousands.
  5 H4428 And the king H6680 commanded H3097 Joab H52 and Abishai H863 and Ittai, H559 saying, H3814 Deal gently H5288 for my sake with the young H53 man, even with Absalom. H3605 And all H5971 the people H8085 heard H4428 when the king H3605 gave all H8269 the captains H6680 charge H5921 concerning H1697 H53 Absalom.
  6 H5971 So the people H3318 went H7704 out into the field H7125 against H3478 Israel: H4421 and the battle H3293 was in the wood H669 of Ephraim;
  7 H8033 Where H5971 the people H3478 of Israel H5062 were slain H6440 before H5650 the servants H1732 of David, H8033 and there H1419 was there a great H4046 slaughter H3117 that day H6242 of twenty H505 thousand men.
  8 H4421 For the battle H8033 was there H6327 scattered H5921 over H6440 the face H3605 of all H776 the country: H3293 and the wood H398 devoured H7235 more H5971 people H3117 that day H834 than H2719 the sword H398 devoured.
  9 H53 And Absalom H7122 met H5650 the servants H1732 of David. H53 And Absalom H7392 rode H6505 on a mule, H6505 and the mule H935 went H8478 under H7730 the thick boughs H1419 of a great H424 oak, H7218 and his head H2388 caught H2388 hold H424 of the oak, H5414 and he was taken H996 up between H8064 the heaven H776 and the earth; H6505 and the mule H8478 that was under H5674 him went away.
  10 H259 And a certain H376 man H7200 saw H5046 it, and told H3097 Joab, H559 and said, H2009 Behold, H7200 I saw H53 Absalom H8518 hanged H424 in an oak.
  11 H3097 And Joab H559 said H376 to the man H5046 that told H2009 him, And, behold, H7200 you saw H4069 him, and why H5221 did you not smite H8033 him there H776 to the ground? H5414 and I would have given H6235 you ten H3701 shekels of silver, H2290 and a girdle.
  12 H376 And the man H559 said H3097 to Joab, H3863 Though H8254 I should receive H505 a thousand H3701 shekels of silver H3027 in my hand, H7971 yet would I not put H7971 forth H3027 my hand H413 against H4428 the king’s H1121 son: H241 for in our hearing H4428 the king H6680 charged H52 you and Abishai H863 and Ittai, H559 saying, H8104 Beware H5288 that none touch the young H53 man Absalom.
  13 H176 Otherwise H6213 I should have worked H8267 falsehood H5315 against my own life: H3808 for there is no H1697 matter H3582 hid H4428 from the king, H859 and you yourself H3320 would have set H5048 yourself against me.
  14 H559 Then said H3097 Joab, H3176 I may not tarry H3651 thus H3947 with you. And he took H7969 three H7626 darts H3709 in his hand, H8628 and thrust H3820 them through the heart H53 of Absalom, H5750 while H2416 he was yet alive H3820 in the middle H424 of the oak.
  15 H6235 And ten H5288 young H5375 men that bore H3097 Joab’s H3627 armor H5437 compassed H5437 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 H2820 back H5971 the people.
  17 H3947 And they took H53 Absalom, H7993 and cast H413 him into H1419 a great H6354 pit H3293 in the wood, H5324 and laid H3966 a very H1419 great H1530 heap H68 of stones H3605 on him: and all H3478 Israel H5127 fled H376 every H376 one H168 to his tent.
  18 H53 Now Absalom H2416 in his lifetime H3947 had taken H5324 and reared H4678 up for himself a pillar, H834 which H4428 is in the king’s H6010 dale: H559 for he said, H369 I have no H1121 son H8034 to keep my name H2142 in remembrance: H7121 and he called H4678 the pillar H5921 after H8034 his own name: H7121 and it is called H2088 to this H3117 day, H53 Absalom’s H3027 place.
  19 H559 Then said H290 Ahimaaz H1121 the son H6659 of Zadok, H4994 Let me now H7323 run, H1319 and bear H4428 the king H1319 tidings, H3068 how that the LORD H8199 has avenged H341 him of his enemies.
  20 H3097 And Joab H559 said H1319 to him, You shall not bear H1309 tidings H2088 this H3117 day, H1319 but you shall bear H1319 tidings H312 another H3117 day: H2088 but this H3117 day H1319 you shall bear H3808 no H1319 tidings, H3588 because H5921 H4428 the king’s H1121 son H4191 is dead.
  21 H559 Then said H3097 Joab H3569 to Cushi, H3212 Go H5046 tell H4428 the king H834 what H7200 you have seen. H3569 And Cushi H7812 bowed H3097 himself to Joab, H7323 and ran.
  22 H559 Then said H290 Ahimaaz H1121 the son H6659 of Zadok H5750 yet H3254 again H3097 to Joab, H1961 But howsoever, H4101 H4994 let me, I pray H1571 you, also H7323 run H310 after H3569 Cushi. H3097 And Joab H559 said, H4100 Why H2088 H7323 will you run, H1121 my son, H369 seeing that you have no H1309 tidings H4672 ready?
  23 H7323 But howsoever, said he, let me run. H559 And he said H7323 to him, Run. H290 Then Ahimaaz H7323 ran H1870 by the way H3603 of the plain, H5674 and overran H3569 Cushi.
  24 H1732 And David H3427 sat H996 between H8147 the two H8179 gates: H6822 and the watchman H3212 went H1406 up to the roof H413 over H8179 the gate H2346 to the wall, H5375 and lifted H5869 up his eyes, H7200 and looked, H2009 and behold H376 a man H7323 running H905 alone.
  25 H6822 And the watchman H7121 cried, H5046 and told H4428 the king. H4428 And the king H559 said, H518 If H905 he be alone, H1309 there is tidings H6310 in his mouth. H3212 And he came H7126 apace, and drew near.
  26 H6822 And the watchman H7200 saw H312 another H376 man H7323 running: H6822 and the watchman H7121 called H7778 to the porter, H559 and said, H2009 Behold H376 another man H7323 running H905 alone. H4428 And the king H559 said, H1571 He also H1319 brings H1319 tidings.
  27 H6822 And the watchman H559 said, H7200 Me thinks 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 comes H2896 with good H1309 tidings.
  28 H290 And Ahimaaz H7121 called, H559 and said H4428 to the king, H7965 All is well. H7812 And he fell H7812 down H776 to the earth H639 on his face H4428 before the king, H559 and said, H1288 Blessed H3068 be the LORD H430 your God, H834 which H5462 has delivered H582 up the men H5375 that lifted H3027 up their hand H113 against my lord H4428 the king.
  29 H4428 And the king H559 said, H5288 Is the young H53 man Absalom H7965 safe? H290 And Ahimaaz H559 answered, H3097 When Joab H7971 sent H4428 the king’s H5650 servant, H5650 and me your servant, H7200 I saw H1419 a great H1995 tumult, H3045 but I knew H4100 not what it was.
  30 H4428 And the king H559 said H5437 to him, Turn H5437 aside, H3320 and stand H3541 here. H5437 And he turned H5437 aside, H5975 and stood still.
  31 H2009 And, behold, H3569 Cushi H935 came; H3569 and Cushi H559 said, H1319 Tidings, H113 my lord H4428 the king: H3068 for the LORD H8199 has avenged H3117 you this day H3605 of all H6965 them that rose H5921 up against you.
  32 H4428 And the king H559 said H3569 to Cushi, H5288 Is the young H53 man Absalom H7965 safe? H3569 And Cushi H559 answered, H341 The enemies H113 of my lord H4428 the king, H3605 and all H6965 that rise H5921 against H7451 you to do you hurt, H5288 be as that young man is.
  33 H4428 And the king H7264 was much moved, H5927 and went H5944 up to the chamber H5921 over H8179 the gate, H1058 and wept: H3212 and as he went, H3541 thus H559 he said, H1121 O my son H53 Absalom, H1121 my son, H1121 my son H53 Absalom! H4310 would H5414 H4191 God I had died H53 for you, O Absalom, H1121 my son, H1121 my son!