II. Samven XVIII. 23.

xmule, and the mule went under the_ thick_boughs_of @ great xoak, and his head caught_hold_of the oak, and he was_taken_up between the =heayen and the earth ; and the mule that was under him went_away.
10 And a certain ‘man saw if, and|i.
told Joab, and said, “Behol «Absalom «hanged in an xoak.’
tl And Joab said unto the ‘man xathat told him, “And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to_the_ground ? and I would have_given thee ten shekels of silver, and oa girdle.”
2 And the ‘man said unto Joab, “Though = «should_« receive a thou- sand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would Inot put_forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and «Abishai and ~Ittai, saying, ‘*Beware that none touch the young_man Absalom.’
18 Otherwise I should_have_wrought falsehood against mine_own there ‘is no matter hid from the king, and thou_thyself wouldest_have_set_ thyself against me.”
it Then said Joab, “I may not tarry thus 4 with thee.” And he took three
I saw
‘darts in his hand, and thrust_them_
through the_heart_of Absalom, while_ abies alive in the_) midst_of the oak.
15 And ten young_men -that_bare Joab’s w armour compassed_about and smote -Absalom, and slew him.
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israél: for Joab held_back -the
people.
i And they took -Absalom, and cast him into a xgreat xpit in the wood, and laid a very great heap_of stones upon him : and all Israél fied * every_one to his tent.
18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had_ taken and reared_up for himself a
B.C. 1023.
so. soul,
b. before.
h. heart.
w. Weapons.
ISRAEL RETURNS.
ABSALOM BURIED.
18.Gen.14.17. See ch. 14.
st «pillar, which 7s in the king’s dale; for
he said, “I have no son to keep my| p
name in remembrance :” and he called the pillar after his_own name: and it is_called unto xthis xday, Absalom’s m place,
19 Then said Ahimaaz the_son_of Zadok, “Let me now run, and bear «the king tidings, how that Jthe Lorp shath_j avenged him of his enemies.”
20 And Joab said unto him, “‘Thou shalt not bear_tidings xthis xday, but
thou -shalt_bear_tidings another day :|t.
but xthis xday oe shalt bear more ings, because the King’s son -is_dead.”
21 Then said Joab to ¢xCushi, “-Go tell the King what thou -hast_seen.” And Cushi bowed_himself unto Joab, and ran.
2 Then said Ahimaaz the_son_of Zadok yet_again to Joab, “But 4 how-
soever, ‘let me, I_pray_thee, also run after xCushi.” And Joab said, “Where- fore wilt thon run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?”
23“ But > howsoever, said he, ‘let_me_ run.” ~And he said unto him, “-Run.” Then Ahimaaz ran by_the_way_of the ¢ plain, and overran xCushi.
te st. standing_ ilar.
m. or monu- ment.
CUSHI AND AHIMAAZ.
c. circle,
B.C. 1028.
TIDINGS
BROUGHT TO DAVID. i. ish.
i. I1see the running.
é. ish.
p. Peace.
J. Jehovah thy Elo- him.
s. shut_up.
@, anah- shim.
t. Is there peace to.
aI ehovah. j. judged.
i. Is there peace to.
DAVID'S LAMENTA- TION. | 33. Ch. xix. 1
in Heb.. commences here. a. instead_of.
JOAB EX- POSTU- LATES.
a.according- as.
4. Ch. 18. 33.
s. soul.
Ti. Samuen XVIII. 24.
24 And David +sat between the two xgates : and the watchman went_up to the_roof_over the gate unto the wall, and lifted_up his reyes, and looked, and behold a ‘man running alone.
2 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, “If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth,” And he came apace, and -drew_near.
26 And the watchman saw another ‘man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, “ Be- hold another ‘man running alone.” And the king said, “He also +bringeth_ tidings.”
27 And the watchman said, “i Me +thinketh -the_running_of the foremost is_like the_running_of Ahimaaz the_ son_of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good ¢ man, and tcometh with good tidings.”
28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, “7 All_is_well.” And he fell_ down to_the_earth upon his face before the king, and said, “Blessed be ‘the Lorp thy =God, which -hath_s delivered up cthe “men that lifted_up their -hand against my -lord the king.”
-29 And the king said, “i Ts the young_ man Absalom safe?” answered, “ When Joab sent the king’s vservant, and me thy «servant, I saw axgreat xtumult, but I knew not what it was.”
30 And the king said unto him, “-Turn_ aside, and stand here.” And he turned_ aside, and stood_still.
31 And, behold, xCushi came; and xCushi said, “Tidings, my -lord the king: for ‘the Lorp shath_j avenged thee this day of all x1them_that rose_up against thee.”
82 And the king said unto xCushi, “i Ts the young_man Absalom safe?” And xCushi answered, “ The_enemies_ of my -lord the king, and all that -rise against thee to do_thee_hurt; be as that young_man is.”
33 And the king was_much_moyved, and went_up to the_chamber_over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, “O_my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God £ had_ died ‘for thee, O_Absalom, my son, my
son!”
1 AND it was_told Joab, “ Behold, the king +weepeth and mourneth
for Absalom.”
2 And the victory xthat xday was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say xthat xday how the king was_grieved for his
son. 8 And the people gat_them_by_stealth xthat «day into the city, «as xpeople
.|*+being_ashamed steal_away when they
flee in xbattle.
4 But the king covered his -face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “O_ my son Absalom, O_Absalom, my son, my son!”
> And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “Thou shast_shamed this day -the_faces_of all thy servants, xawhich this day haye_saved thy s=life,
And Ahimaaz |