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in peace.” So he arose, and went to) B.C. Hebron. ‘
10 But Absalom sent apie throughout} THE Con- all the_tribes_of Israél, saying, “As_| SP!RACY soon_as ye hear +the_sound_of the trumpet, then ye -shall_say, ‘Absalom ‘reigneth in Hebron.’”
11 And with Absalom went two_hun- dred ‘men out_of Jerusalem, that were called ; and they went in their simpli- city, and they knew not any thing.
12 And Absalom sent_for “Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he s offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy |s. sa was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom. ,
13 And there came a xmessenger to David, saying, ‘“The.-hearts_of the imen_of Israél sare after Absalom.” i
14 And David said unto all his ser- yants that were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let_us-_fiee ; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: ‘make_speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and / bring *evil upon and «smite the city with the_edge_of the sword.”
15 And the king’s servants said unto the king, “Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my -lord the king shall_c appoint.”
16 And the king went_forth, and all his household after him. -And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
17 And the king went_forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was_far_off.
18 And all his servants 4passed_on be- side him; and all the «¢Cherethites, 5 and all the r Pelethites, and all the Git- tites, six hundred ‘men which came after him from Gath, +passed_on before the king.
19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, “Wherefore 'goest thou also with us? -return to thy place, and sabide with the king: for then art a stranger, and also an exile.
20 Whereas thou camest but yester- day, should I this day make thee go_ up-ane ee with us? seeing £ +go whither ¥ may, -return thou, and onin
it
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f. force.
back thy -brethren ;. + merey and be with thee.” :
21 And Ittai answered «the king, and/21. said, “As J the Lorp liveth, and as my| 39-1 Be -lord the king liveth, surely in what) 94 y place my -lord the king shall-be, whe- ther in death or =life, even there also will thy servant be.”
22 And David said to Ittai, “*Go and
*pass_over.” And Ittai the Gittite passed_over, and all his « men, and all the little_ones that were with him. ; dee all she teat sent with a loud voice, and all the ple +passed_ over: the king also himself apassed_ over the_ brook Kidron, and all the) people +passed_over, toward the_way_of| Cedro ethe wilderness. : :
24. And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing -the_ ark_of the_covenant_ofx=God: and they | =God, h set_down -the_ark_of x=God ; and Abia- n, thar went_up, until all the people had_| 9,00 in done passing out_of the city.
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3. 1 Chr. ms. ZIBA. Ch. 15. 30,
. SAMUEL XV. 25.
>And the king said unto Zadok,
Bs. 43. 3. “-Carry_back-the_ark_of*=God into the
city : if I shall_find favour in the_eyes_ of /the Lorp, He -will_bring_me_again, and «shew me both it, and His -habita- tion :
> But if He thus tsay, ‘I -haye no de- light in thee ;’ behold, "here am I, let we do to me «as seemeth good unto
27 The king said also unto Zadok the
: priest, “ Art not thon a xseer? -return
into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the_son_of Abiathar.
33 -See, E will+tarry in the_plain_of the wilderness, until ‘there come word from you to certify me.”
* Zadok therefore and Abiathar car- ried -the_ark_of x=God again to Jeru- salem : and they tarried there.
*® And David +went_up the_ascent_of mount xOlivet, and «wept +as_he_went_ up, and had his head covered, and he +went barefoot : and all the people tee
Ss head, and they -went_up, weeping as they Wwent_ up.
81 And one told David, saying, “ Ahi- thophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O_ Lorp, I_pray_Thee, -turn -the_ counsel_of Ahi- thophel into_foolishness.”
= And it came_to_pass, that when) David was_come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped =God, be- hold, * Hushai the Architecame to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head :
3 Unto whom David said, “If thou *passest_on with me, then thou -shalt_ be a burden unto me:
*% But if thou ‘return to the city,and | *say unto Absalom, ‘= will_be thy ser-| vant, O_king; as £ have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will E now also be thy servant :’ then -mayest thou for me defeat -the_counsel_of Ahi- thophel.
> And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests ? there- fore it -shall_be, that what thing soever thou shalt_hear out_of the king’s house, thou shalt_tell if to Zadok and Abia- thar the priests.
% Behold, they have there with them their-two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son, and Jonathan Abiathar’s son ; and by them ye -shall_send unto me every thing that ye 'can_hear.”
aes ae So Hushai David’s friend came
into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
AND when Dayid was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the_servant_of Mephibosheth met
him, with a couple_of asses saddled, |
and upon them two_hundred loaves of
bread, and a hundred bunches_of_ raisins, and a hundred of summer_ fruits, and a s bottle_of « wine.
2 And the king said unto Ziba, “What meanest thou by these?” And Ziba said, “ The asses be for the king’s house- hold to ride on; and the bread and
-|summer_fruit for the young_men to
|hurim, behold, thence +came_out a
Il. Samuren XVI. 17.
eat; and the « wine, that such as_be_| B.C.1023. faint in the wilderness may_drink.”
3 And the king said, “And where is 3. ee cht 19. thy master’s son?” And Ziba said| unto the king, “Behold, he sabideth at! Jerusalem: for he said, “To-day shall) the_house_of Israél restore me ethe_| kingdom_of my father.’”
+ Then said the king to Ziba, “Be | 4 Prov.18.13. hold, thine are all that ‘pertained unto! Mephibosheth.” And Ziba said, “I -humbly_beseech thee that I tmay_find grace in thy sight, my -lord, O_king.”
5 And when king David came to Ba-
SHIMEI CURSES Davin. 5. Ch. 19. 16. 1 Kin. 2.8, and) 44. i. ish. sh. Shimei, Famous.
‘man of the_family_of the_house_of Saul, whose name was i Shimei, the_ son_of Gera: he came _forth, +cursed still as he came.
6 And he cast xstones at “David, and at call the_servants_of xking David:) and all the people and all the mighty_| men were on his right_hand and on) his left.
7 And thus said Shimei when he! cursed. “-Come_out, -come_out, thou! mbloody ‘man, and thou *man_ Of | m. man-of xBelial : bloods.
8 JThe Lorp -hath_returned upon J. Jehovah. thee all the_=blood_of the_house_of| Saul, in whose_stead thou shast_reign- ed; and Jthe Lorp hath_delivered -the kingdom into the_hand_of Absalom) thy son: and, behold, thou art taken 2 | in thy mischief, because thon art a) | m bloody *man.” jm. man.of |
® Then said Abishai the_son_of Ze-| Moods. | ruiah unto the king, “Why should | xthis xdead xdog curse my «lord the king? Het_me_go_ over, I_pray_ thee, and take_off his ~head.” |
10 And the king said, “What have I to do with you, ye sons_of Zeruiah ? so Het_him_curse, because / the Lorp hath said unto him, ‘-Curse -David’ Who shall_then_say, ‘Wherefore -hast_thou_| done so?’”
1 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, “ Behold, my son, which came_forth of my bowels, sseeketh my s-life: how much more now may this’ s. soul. Benjamite do it? -let him alone, and let_him_curse ; for the Lorp -hath_| bidden him.
12 It_may_be that /the Lorp will look on mine affliction, and that / the| LorD *will_requite me good for his| cursing *this xday.”
18 And as David and his «men ‘een @. anah- by the way, Shimei +went_along on the shim. hill’s side over_against him, and cursed! as he went, and threw xstones at him, | and «cast xdust.
14 And the king, and all the eats that were with him, came weary, and} refreshed_themselves there. | re 2
15 And Absalom, and all the people’ Huswatr the_é men_of Israél, came to Jerusalem, | ComEsag) To and Ahithophel with him. 15. Ch. 15.87
16 And it came_to_pass, when Hushai 734 4 cu. the Archite, David's friend, was_come Sarton
unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Fagan sens Absalom, “1 God save the king, !God God. 18,Ch- save the king.” 1. ¥Let the
7 And Absalom said to Hushai, “Js king live. this thy kindness -to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?”
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