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2 Samuel 15

1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men toWhich were as a guard to set forth his estate.run before him.

2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was [so], that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city [art] thou? And he said, Thy servant [is] of one of theThat is, noting of what city or place he was.tribes of Israel.

3 Then Absalom said vnto him, See, thy matters are good and righteous, but there is no man deputed of the King to heare thee.

4 Absalom said moreover,Thus by slander, flattery and fair promises, the wicked seek preference.Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

5 And when any man came neere to him, and did him obeisance, he put forth his hand, & tooke him, and kissed him.

6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so AbsalomBy enticing them from his father to himself.stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

7 And it came to pass afterCounting from the time that the Israelites had asked a king of Samuel.forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I willBy offering a peace-offering, which was lawful to do in any place.serve the LORD.

9 And the King sayd vnto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.

10 Then Absalom sent spyes throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When yee heare the sound of the trumpet, Ye shal say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, [that were]And bid to his feast in Hebron.called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.

12 Also Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite Dauids counseller, from his citie Giloh, while he offred sacrifices: & the treason was great: for the people encreased still with Absalom.

13 Then came a messenger to Dauid, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are turned after Absalom.

14 And David said unto all his servants that [were] with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not [else] escape fromWhose heart he saw that Satan had so possessed that he would leave no mischief unattempted.Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

15 And the Kings seruants sayd vnto him, Behold, thy seruants are ready to do according to all that my lord the King shal appoynt.

16 So the King departed and all his houshold after him, and the King left ten concubines to keepe the house.

17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that wasThat is, from Jerusalem.far off.

18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all theThese were as the king's guard, or as some write, his counsellors.Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

19 Then said the king toWho as some write was the king's son of Gath.Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile.

20 Whereas thou camest [but] yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thyMeaning, those of his family.brethren: mercy andGod require of you your friendship and fidelity.truth [be] with thee.

21 And Ittai answered the King, and sayde, As the Lorde liueth, and as my lord the King liueth, in what place my lord the King shalbe, whether in death or life, euen there surely will thy seruant bee.

22 Then Dauid sayd to Ittai, Come, & go forward; Ittai the Gittite went, and all his men, and all the children that were with him.

23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, andThat is, the four hundred men.all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

24 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites [were] with him,Which was the charge, of the Kohathites, (Num_4:4).bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar wentTo stand by the ark.up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

25 Then the King said vnto Zadok, Carie the Arke of God againe into the citie: if I shall finde fauour in the eyes of the Lorde, he will bring me againe, and shewe me both it, and the Tabernacle thereof.

26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold,The faithful in all their afflictions show themselves obedient to God's will.[here am] I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

27 The King sayde againe vnto Zadok the Priest, Art not thou a Seer? returne into the citie in peace, and your two sonnes with you: to wit, Ahimaaz thy sonne, and Ionathan the sonne of Abiathar.

28 Behold, I wil tarie in the fieldes of the wildernesse, vntill there come some worde from you to be tolde me.

29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar caried the Arke of God againe to Ierusalem, and they taried there.

30 And David went up by the ascent of [mount] Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his headWith ashes and dust in sign of sorrow.covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that [was] with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

31 And [one] told David, saying, Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn theThe counsel of the crafty worldlings does more harm than the open force of the enemy.counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

32 Then Dauid came to the toppe of the mount where he worshipped God: and beholde, Hushai the Archite came against him with his coate torne, and hauing earth vpon his head.

33 Vnto whom Dauid sayd, If thou goe with me, thou shalt be a burthen vnto me.

34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thyThough Hushai was deceitful here at the king's request, we may not use this example to excuse our deceit.servant, O king; [as] I [have been] thy father's servant hitherto, so [will] I now also [be] thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the Priests? therefore what so euer thou shalt heare out of the Kings house, thou shalt shew to Zadok and Abiathar the Priests.

36 Beholde, there are with them their two sonnes: Ahimaaz Zadoks sonne, and Ionathan Abiathars sonne: by them also shall ye send me euery thing that ye can heare.

37 So Hushai Dauids friend went into the citie: and Absalom came into Ierusalem.

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