The Second Book of Samuel Otherwise Called The Second Book of the Kings

The Second Book of Samuel Otherwise Called The Second Book of the Kings 

The Second Book of Samuel Otherwise Called the Second Book of the Kings

The Second Book of Samuel Otherwise Called the Second Book of the Kings 

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

Now it came to pass \w after|strong="H0310"\w* the \w death|strong="H4194"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* from the \w slaughter|strong="H5221"\w* of the \w Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w*, and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w abode|strong="H3427"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* in \w Ziklag|strong="H6860"\w*; 

It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and \add so\add* it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

It came even to pass on the \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, that, behold, a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* out of the \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* from \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* with his \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w rent|strong="H7167"\w*, and \w earth|strong="H0127"\w* upon his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*: and \add so\add* it was, when he \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, that he \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* to the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, and did \w obeisance|strong="H7812"\w*. 

And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, From whence \w comest|strong="H0935"\w* thou? And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Out of the \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* am I \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w*. 

And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w How|strong="H4100"\w* went the \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*? I pray thee, \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* me. And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, That the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* are \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* from the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, and \w many|strong="H7235"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* also are \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* and \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*; and \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* are \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* also.\f + \fr 1.4  \ft How…: Heb. What was, etc\f* 

And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* that \w told|strong="H5046"\w* him, How \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* thou that \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* be \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*? 

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

And the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* that \w told|strong="H5046"\w* him \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, As I \w happened|strong="H7136"\w* by \w chance|strong="H7122"\w* upon \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gilboa|strong="H1533"\w*, behold, \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w leaned|strong="H8172"\w* upon his \w spear|strong="H2595"\w*; and, lo, the \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* and \w horsemen|strong="H1167"\w* followed \w hard|strong="H1692"\w* after him. 

And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here \add am\add* I.

And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

And when he \w looked|strong="H6437"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* him, he \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* me, and \w called|strong="H7121"\w* unto me. And I \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, Here \add am\add* I.\f + \fr 1.7  \ft Here…: Heb. Behold me\f* 

And he said unto me, Who \add art\add* thou? And I answered him, I \add am\add* an Amalekite.

And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto me, Who \add art\add* thou? And I \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* him, I \add am\add* an \w Amalekite|strong="H6003"\w*. 

He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life \add is\add* yet whole in me.

He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

+ \fr 1.9  \ft anguish…: or, my coat of mail (or, my embroidered coat) hindereth me, that my, etc

1.9  anguish…: or, my coat of mail (or, my embroidered coat) hindereth me, that my, etc

He \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto me again, \w Stand|strong="H5975"\w*, I pray thee, upon me, and \w slay|strong="H4191"\w* me: for \w anguish|strong="H7661"\w* is \w come|strong="H0270"\w* upon me, because my \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \add is\add* yet whole in me.\f + \fr 1.9  \ft anguish…: or, my coat of mail (or, my embroidered coat) hindereth me, that my, etc\f* 

So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that \add was\add* upon his head, and the bracelet that \add was\add* on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

So I \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* upon him, and \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* him, because I was \w sure|strong="H3045"\w* that he could not \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* that he was \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*: and I \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w crown|strong="H5145"\w* that \add was\add* upon his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and the \w bracelet|strong="H0685"\w* that \add was\add* on his \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*, and have \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* them hither unto my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*. 

Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that \add were\add* with him:

Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

Then \w David|strong="H1732"\w* took \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* on his \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*, and \w rent|strong="H7167"\w* them; and likewise all the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* that \add were\add* with him: 

And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the \nd  LORD\nd*, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the  LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

And they \w mourned|strong="H5594"\w*, and \w wept|strong="H1058"\w*, and \w fasted|strong="H6684"\w* until \w even|strong="H6153"\w*, for \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, and for \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and for the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and for the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; because they were \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* by the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. 

¶ And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence \add art\add* thou? And he answered, I \add am\add* the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

¶ And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* that \w told|strong="H5046"\w* him, Whence \add art\add* thou? And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, I \add am\add* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of a \w stranger|strong="H0376"\w*, an \w Amalekite|strong="H6003"\w*. 

And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the \nd  LORD’s\nd* anointed?

And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the  LORD’s anointed?

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, How wast thou not \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* to stretch \w forth|strong="H7971"\w* thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* to \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD’s|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w*? 

And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, \add and\add* fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of the young \w men|strong="H5288"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Go \w near|strong="H5066"\w*, \add and\add* \w fall|strong="H6293"\w* upon him. And he \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him that he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. 

And David said unto him, Thy blood \add be\add* upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the \nd  LORD’s\nd* anointed.

And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the  LORD’s anointed.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Thy \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \add be\add* upon thy \w head|strong="H7218"\w*; for thy \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* hath \w testified|strong="H6030"\w* against thee, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, I have \w slain|strong="H4191"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD’s|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w*. 

¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w lamented|strong="H6969"\w* with this \w lamentation|strong="H7015"\w* over \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and over \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*: 

(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah \add the use of\add* the bow: behold, \add it is\add* written in the book of Jasher.)

(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

(Also he \w bade|strong="H0559"\w* them \w teach|strong="H3925"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \add the use of\add* the \w bow|strong="H7198"\w*: behold, \add it is\add* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w book|strong="H5612"\w* of \w Jasher|strong="H3477"\w*.)\f + \fr 1.18  \ft of Jasher: or, of the upright\f* 

The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

The \w beauty|strong="H6643"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* is \w slain|strong="H2491"\w* upon thy high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*: how are the \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*! 

Tell \add it\add* not in Gath, publish \add it\add* not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

\w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \add it\add* not in \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*, \w publish|strong="H1319"\w* \add it\add* not in the \w streets|strong="H2351"\w* of \w Askelon|strong="H0831"\w*; lest the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*, lest the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of the \w uncircumcised|strong="H6189"\w* \w triumph|strong="H5937"\w*. 

Ye mountains of Gilboa, \add let there be\add* no dew, neither \add let there be\add* rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, \add as though he had\add* not \add been\add* anointed with oil.

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

Ye \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* of \w Gilboa|strong="H1533"\w*, \add let there be\add* no \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*, neither \add let there be\add* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*, upon you, nor \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* of \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w*: for there the \w shield|strong="H4043"\w* of the \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* is vilely cast \w away|strong="H1602"\w*, the \w shield|strong="H4043"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \add as though he had\add* not \add been\add* \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w* with \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*. 

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

From the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of the \w slain|strong="H2491"\w*, from the \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* of the \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w*, the \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* of \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* \w turned|strong="H7734"\w* not \w back|strong="H0268"\w*, and the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* not \w empty|strong="H7387"\w*. 

Saul and Jonathan \add were\add* lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

\w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* \add were\add* \w lovely|strong="H0157"\w* and \w pleasant|strong="H5273"\w* in their \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, and in their \w death|strong="H4194"\w* they were not \w divided|strong="H6504"\w*: they were \w swifter|strong="H7043"\w* than \w eagles|strong="H5404"\w*, they were \w stronger|strong="H1396"\w* than \w lions|strong="H0738"\w*.\f + \fr 1.23  \ft pleasant: or, sweet\f* 

Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with \add other\add* delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

Ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, weep \w over|strong="H1058"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, who \w clothed|strong="H3847"\w* you in \w scarlet|strong="H8144"\w*, with \add other\add* \w delights|strong="H5730"\w*, who \w put|strong="H5927"\w* on \w ornaments|strong="H5716"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* upon your \w apparel|strong="H3830"\w*. 

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, \add thou wast\add* slain in thine high places.

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

How are the \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*! O \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*, \add thou wast\add* \w slain|strong="H2491"\w* in thine high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. 

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

I am \w distressed|strong="H6887"\w* for thee, my \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*: \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w pleasant|strong="H5276"\w* hast thou been unto me: thy \w love|strong="H0160"\w* to me was \w wonderful|strong="H6381"\w*, passing the \w love|strong="H0160"\w* of \w women|strong="H0802"\w*. 

How are the \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*, and the \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* of \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w perished|strong="H0006"\w*! 

And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the \nd  LORD\nd*, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the \nd  LORD\nd* said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the  LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the  LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

And it came to pass after \w this|strong="H0310"\w*, that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w enquired|strong="H7592"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Shall I go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* into \w any|strong="H0259"\w* of the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*? And the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Go \w up|strong="H5927"\w*. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Whither shall I go \w up|strong="H5927"\w*? And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Unto \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. 

So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite.

So \w David|strong="H1732"\w* went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* thither, and his \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* also, \w Ahinoam|strong="H0293"\w* the \w Jezreelitess|strong="H3159"\w*, and \w Abigail|strong="H0026"\w* \w Nabal’s|strong="H5037"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* the \w Carmelite|strong="H3761"\w*. 

And his men that \add were\add* with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

And his \w men|strong="H0582"\w* that \add were\add* with him did \w David|strong="H1732"\w* bring \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* with his \w household|strong="H1004"\w*: and they \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. 

And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, \add That\add* the men of Jabesh-gilead \add were they\add* that buried Saul.

And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.

And the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, and there they \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. And they \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \add That\add* the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w Jabesh-gilead|strong="H3003"\w* \add were they\add* that \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*. 

¶ And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed \add be\add* ye of the \nd  LORD\nd*, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, \add even\add* unto Saul, and have buried him.

¶ And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the  LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* unto the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w Jabesh-gilead|strong="H3003"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, \w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \add be\add* ye of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, that ye have \w shewed|strong="H6213"\w* this \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* unto your \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, \add even\add* unto \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, and have \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him. 

And now the \nd  LORD\nd* shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

And now the  LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

And now the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w shew|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* and \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* unto you: and I also will \w requite|strong="H6213"\w* you this \w kindness|strong="H2896"\w*, because ye have \w done|strong="H6213"\w* this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*. 

Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

Therefore now let your \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* be \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w*, and be ye \w valiant|strong="H1121"\w*: for your \w master|strong="H0113"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, and also the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* have \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* me \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over them.\f + \fr 2.7  \ft be ye…: Heb. be ye the sons of valour\f* 

¶ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

¶ But \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w*, \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* of \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w host|strong="H6635"\w*, \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, and brought him \w over|strong="H5674"\w* to \w Mahanaim|strong="H4266"\w*;\f + \fr 2.8  \ft Saul’s host: Heb. the host which was Saul’s\f*\f + \fr 2.8  \ft Ish-bosheth: or, Esh-baal\f* 

And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

And made him \w king|strong="H4427"\w* over \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, and over the \w Ashurites|strong="H0805"\w*, and over \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*, and over \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, and over \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, and over all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 

Ish-bosheth Saul’s son \add was\add* forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

\w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w* \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \add was\add* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. But the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

And the \w time|strong="H4557"\w* that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was \w king|strong="H4428"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* over the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* was \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* and \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w*.\f + \fr 2.11  \ft time: Heb. number of days\f* 

¶ And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

¶ And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w*, and the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* from \w Mahanaim|strong="H4266"\w* to \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*. 

And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*, and the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, went \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, and \w met|strong="H6298"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* by the \w pool|strong="H1295"\w* of \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*: and they sat \w down|strong="H3427"\w*, the one on the one side of the \w pool|strong="H1295"\w*, and the other on the other side of the \w pool|strong="H1295"\w*.\f + \fr 2.13  \ft together: Heb. them together\f* 

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, Let the young \w men|strong="H5288"\w* now \w arise|strong="H6965"\w*, and \w play|strong="H7832"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* us. And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Let them \w arise|strong="H6965"\w*. 

Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which \add pertained\add* to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

Then there \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* and went \w over|strong="H5674"\w* by \w number|strong="H4557"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, which \add pertained\add* to \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, and \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* of the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and \add thrust\add* his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which \add is\add* in Gibeon.

And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

+ \fr 2.16  \ft Helkath-hazzurim: that is, The field of strong men

And they \w caught|strong="H2388"\w* every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* his \w fellow|strong="H7453"\w* by the \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and \add thrust\add* his \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* in his \w fellow’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w side|strong="H6654"\w*; so they fell \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*: wherefore that \w place|strong="H4725"\w* was \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Helkath-hazzurim|strong="H2521"\w*, which \add is\add* in \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*.\f + \fr 2.16  \ft Helkath-hazzurim: that is, The field of strong men\f* 

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

And there was a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w sore|strong="H7186"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*; and \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* was \w beaten|strong="H5062"\w*, and the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel \add was as\add* light of foot as a wild roe.

¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

+ \fr 2.18  \ft as a wild…: Heb. as one of the roes that is in the field

¶ And there were \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* there, \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w*, and \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w*: and \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w* \add was as\add* \w light|strong="H7031"\w* of \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* as \w a|strong="H0259"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w roe|strong="H6643"\w*.\f + \fr 2.18  \ft of foot: Heb. of his feet\f*\f + \fr 2.18  \ft as a wild…: Heb. as one of the roes that is in the field\f* 

And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

And \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w* \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*; and in \w going|strong="H3212"\w* he \w turned|strong="H5186"\w* not to the right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* nor to the \w left|strong="H8040"\w* from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*.\f + \fr 2.19  \ft from…: Heb. from after Abner\f* 

Then Abner looked behind him, and said, \add Art\add* thou Asahel? And he answered, I \add am\add*.

Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

Then \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w looked|strong="H6437"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add Art\add* thou \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w*? And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, I \add am\add*. 

And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.

And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to him, Turn thee \w aside|strong="H5186"\w* to thy right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* or to thy \w left|strong="H8040"\w*, and lay thee \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* on \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of the young \w men|strong="H5288"\w*, and \w take|strong="H3947"\w* thee his \w armour|strong="H2488"\w*. But \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w* \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not turn \w aside|strong="H5493"\w* from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* of him.\f + \fr 2.21  \ft armour: or, spoil\f* 

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* to \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w*, Turn thee \w aside|strong="H5493"\w* from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* me: wherefore should I \w smite|strong="H5221"\w* thee to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*? how then should I hold \w up|strong="H5375"\w* my \w face|strong="H6440"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* thy \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*? 

Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth \add rib\add*, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, \add that\add* as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

Howbeit he \w refused|strong="H3985"\w* to turn \w aside|strong="H5493"\w*: wherefore \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* with the hinder \w end|strong="H0310"\w* of the \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him \w under|strong="H0413"\w* the \w fifth|strong="H2570"\w* \add rib\add*, that the \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* came \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* him; and he fell \w down|strong="H5307"\w* there, and \w died|strong="H4191"\w* in the same \w place|strong="H8478"\w*: and it came to pass, \add that\add* as many as \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* where \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w* fell \w down|strong="H5307"\w* and \w died|strong="H4191"\w* stood \w still|strong="H5975"\w*. 

Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that \add lieth\add* before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

\w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* also and \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*: and the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* went \w down|strong="H0935"\w* when they were \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w hill|strong="H1389"\w* of \w Ammah|strong="H0522"\w*, that \add lieth\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Giah|strong="H1520"\w* by the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* of \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*. 

¶ And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

¶ And the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* gathered themselves \w together|strong="H6908"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*, and became \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w troop|strong="H0092"\w*, and \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* on the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of an \w hill|strong="H1389"\w*. 

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

Then \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Shall the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5331"\w*? \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* thou not that it will be \w bitterness|strong="H4751"\w* in the latter \w end|strong="H0314"\w*? how long shall it be then, ere thou \w bid|strong="H0559"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* their \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*? 

And Joab said, \add As\add* God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add As\add* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, \w unless|strong="H3884"\w* thou hadst \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*, surely then in the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* had gone \w up|strong="H5927"\w* every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*.\f + \fr 2.27  \ft in the…: Heb. from the morning\f*\f + \fr 2.27  \ft gone…: or, gone away\f* 

So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

So \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* a \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* stood \w still|strong="H5975"\w*, and \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* no more, neither \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* they any \w more|strong="H3254"\w*. 

And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* and his \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* all that \w night|strong="H3915"\w* through the \w plain|strong="H6160"\w*, and passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*, and went \w through|strong="H3212"\w* all \w Bithron|strong="H1338"\w*, and they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Mahanaim|strong="H4266"\w*. 

And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*: and when he had \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w*, there \w lacked|strong="H6485"\w* of \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w nineteen|strong="H8672"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* and \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w*. 

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, \add so that\add* three hundred and threescore men died.

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

But the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w smitten|strong="H5221"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, and of \w Abner’s|strong="H0074"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, \add so that\add* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* and \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. 

¶ And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which \add was in\add* Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

¶ And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

¶ And they took \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w*, and \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* him in the \w sepulchre|strong="H6913"\w* of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, which \add was in\add* \w Beth-lehem|strong="H1035"\w*. And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* and his \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* all \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, and they came to \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* at break of \w day|strong="H0215"\w*. 

Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

Now there was \w long|strong="H0752"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* between the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: but \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w waxed|strong="H1980"\w* \w stronger|strong="H2390"\w* and \w stronger|strong="H2390"\w*, and the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w waxed|strong="H1980"\w* \w weaker|strong="H1800"\w* and \w weaker|strong="H1800"\w*. 

¶ And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

¶ And unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w* were \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*: and his \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* was \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w*, of \w Ahinoam|strong="H0293"\w* the \w Jezreelitess|strong="H3159"\w*; 

And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

And his \w second|strong="H4932"\w*, \w Chileab|strong="H3609"\w*, of \w Abigail|strong="H0026"\w* the \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* of \w Nabal|strong="H5037"\w* the \w Carmelite|strong="H3761"\w*; and the \w third|strong="H7992"\w*, \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Maacah|strong="H4601"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Talmai|strong="H8526"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Geshur|strong="H1650"\w*;\f + \fr 3.3  \ft Chileab: or, Daniel\f* 

And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

And the \w fourth|strong="H7243"\w*, \w Adonijah|strong="H0138"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Haggith|strong="H2294"\w*; and the \w fifth|strong="H2549"\w*, \w Shephatiah|strong="H8203"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Abital|strong="H0037"\w*; 

And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

And the \w sixth|strong="H8345"\w*, \w Ithream|strong="H3507"\w*, by \w Eglah|strong="H5698"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*. These were \w born|strong="H3205"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. 

¶ And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

¶ And it came to pass, while there was \w war|strong="H4421"\w* between the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, that \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* made himself \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* for the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*. 

And Saul had a concubine, whose name \add was\add* Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and \add Ish-bosheth\add* said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine?

And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine?

And \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* had a \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Rizpah|strong="H7532"\w*, the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Aiah|strong="H0345"\w*: and \add Ish-bosheth\add* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*, Wherefore hast thou gone \w in|strong="H0935"\w* unto my \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*? 

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, \add Am\add* I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

Then was \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w wroth|strong="H2734"\w* for the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add Am\add* I a \w dog’s|strong="H3611"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, which against \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* do \w shew|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* unto the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, to his \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*, and to his \w friends|strong="H4828"\w*, and have not \w delivered|strong="H4672"\w* thee into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, that thou \w chargest|strong="H6485"\w* me to \w day|strong="H3117"\w* with a \w fault|strong="H5771"\w* concerning this \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*? 

So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the \nd  LORD\nd* hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the  LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

So \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* to \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*, and more \w also|strong="H3254"\w*, except, as the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w sworn|strong="H7650"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, even so I \w do|strong="H6213"\w* to him; 

To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.

To \w translate|strong="H5674"\w* the \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* from the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, and to set \w up|strong="H6965"\w* the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and over \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, from \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* even to \w Beer-sheba|strong="H0884"\w*. 

And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

And he \w could|strong="H3201"\w* not \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* a \w word|strong="H1697"\w* again, because he \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* him. 

¶ And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose \add is\add* the land? saying \add also\add*, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand \add shall be\add* with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

¶ And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

¶ And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* on his behalf, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Whose \add is\add* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*? \w saying|strong="H0559"\w* \add also\add*, \w Make|strong="H3772"\w* thy \w league|strong="H1285"\w* with me, and, behold, my \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \add shall be\add* with thee, to bring \w about|strong="H5437"\w* all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* unto thee. 

¶ And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

¶ And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Well|strong="H2896"\w*; I will \w make|strong="H3772"\w* a \w league|strong="H1285"\w* with thee: but \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* I \w require|strong="H7592"\w* of thee, that \w is|strong="H0559"\w*, Thou shalt not \w see|strong="H7200"\w* my \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, except thou \w first|strong="H6440"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w Michal|strong="H4324"\w* \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, when thou \w comest|strong="H0935"\w* to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* my \w face|strong="H6440"\w*.\f + \fr 3.13  \ft that is: Heb. saying\f* 

And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver \add me\add* my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* to \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w* \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \add me\add* my \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w Michal|strong="H4324"\w*, which I \w espoused|strong="H0781"\w* to me for an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w foreskins|strong="H6190"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*. 

And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from \add her\add* husband, \add even\add* from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

And \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w*, and \w took|strong="H3947"\w* her from \add her\add* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w*, \add even\add* from \w Phaltiel|strong="H6409"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Laish|strong="H3889"\w*.\f + \fr 3.15  \ft Phaltiel: also called, Phalti\f* 

And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.

And her \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* with her along \w weeping|strong="H1980"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* her to \w Bahurim|strong="H0980"\w*. Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* unto him, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w return|strong="H7725"\w*. And he \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*.\f + \fr 3.16  \ft along…: Heb. going and weeping\f* 

¶ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past \add to be\add* king over you:

¶ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:

+ \fr 3.17  \ft in times…: Heb. both yesterday and the third day

¶ And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* had \w communication|strong="H1961"\w* with the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Ye \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* for \w David|strong="H1732"\w* in \w times|strong="H8543"\w* \w past|strong="H8032"\w* \add to be\add* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over you:\f + \fr 3.17  \ft in times…: Heb. both yesterday and the third day\f* 

Now then do \add it:\add* for the \nd  LORD\nd* hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

Now then do it: for the  LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

Now then \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \add it:\add* for the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w spoken|strong="H0559"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, By the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of my \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* I will \w save|strong="H3467"\w* my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* out of the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and out of the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of all their \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*. 

And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* also \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* in the \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*: and \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* also to \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* in the \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* all that \w seemed|strong="H5869"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* to \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and that seemed \w good|strong="H5869"\w* to the whole \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*. 

So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that \add were\add* with him a feast.

So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

So \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* to \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*, and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* with him. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* and the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* that \add were\add* with him a \w feast|strong="H4960"\w*. 

And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

And \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, I will \w arise|strong="H6965"\w* and \w go|strong="H3212"\w*, and will \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* unto my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, that they may \w make|strong="H3772"\w* a \w league|strong="H1285"\w* with thee, and that thou mayest \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* over all that thine \w heart|strong="H5315"\w* \w desireth|strong="H0183"\w*. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w*; and he \w went|strong="H3212"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. 

¶ And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from \add pursuing\add* a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner \add was\add* not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.

¶ And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.

¶ And, behold, the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* from \add pursuing\add* a \w troop|strong="H1416"\w*, and brought \w in|strong="H0935"\w* a \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* with them: but \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \add was\add* not with \w David|strong="H1732"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*; for he had sent him \w away|strong="H7971"\w*, and he was \w gone|strong="H3212"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. 

When Joab and all the host that \add was\add* with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

When \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* and all the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* that \add was\add* with him were \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, they \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and he hath sent him \w away|strong="H7971"\w*, and he is \w gone|strong="H3212"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. 

Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why \add is\add* it \add that\add* thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?

Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?

Then \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, What hast thou \w done|strong="H6213"\w*? behold, \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* unto thee; why \add is\add* it \add that\add* thou hast sent him \w away|strong="H7971"\w*, and he is \w quite|strong="H1980"\w* \w gone|strong="H3212"\w*? 

Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

Thou \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w*, that he \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w deceive|strong="H6601"\w* thee, and to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* thy going \w out|strong="H4161"\w* and thy coming \w in|strong="H4126"\w*, and to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* all that thou \w doest|strong="H6213"\w*. 

And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew \add it\add* not.

And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.

And when \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* was come \w out|strong="H3318"\w* from \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*, which brought him \w again|strong="H7725"\w* from the \w well|strong="H0953"\w* of \w Sirah|strong="H5626"\w*: but \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* \add it\add* not. 

And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth \add rib\add*, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

And when \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* was \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*, \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* took him \w aside|strong="H5186"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* to \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* with him \w quietly|strong="H7987"\w*, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him there under the \w fifth|strong="H2570"\w* \add rib\add*, that he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, for the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*.\f + \fr 3.27  \ft quietly: or, peaceably\f* 

¶ And afterward when David heard \add it\add*, he said, I and my kingdom \add are\add* guiltless before the \nd  LORD\nd* for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

¶ And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the  LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

¶ And \w afterward|strong="H0310"\w* when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \add it\add*, he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I and my \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \add are\add* \w guiltless|strong="H5355"\w* before the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* from the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w*:\f + \fr 3.28  \ft blood: Heb. bloods\f* 

Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

Let it \w rest|strong="H2342"\w* on the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and on all his \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; and let there not \w fail|strong="H3772"\w* from the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* one that hath an \w issue|strong="H2100"\w*, or that is a \w leper|strong="H6879"\w*, or that \w leaneth|strong="H2388"\w* on a \w staff|strong="H6418"\w*, or that \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w* on the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, or that \w lacketh|strong="H2638"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*.\f + \fr 3.29  \ft fail: Heb. be cut off\f* 

So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

So \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* and \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*, because he had \w slain|strong="H4191"\w* their \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w* at \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w* in the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*. 

¶ And David said to Joab, and to all the people that \add were\add* with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David \add himself\add* followed the bier.

¶ And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and to all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with him, \w Rend|strong="H7167"\w* your \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*, and \w gird|strong="H2296"\w* you with \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, and \w mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*. And \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add himself\add* \w followed|strong="H1980"\w* the \w bier|strong="H4296"\w*.\f + \fr 3.31  \ft bier: Heb. bed\f* 

And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

And they \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*: and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w* his \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, and \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* at the \w grave|strong="H6913"\w* of \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*; and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w*. 

And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w lamented|strong="H6969"\w* over \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Died|strong="H4191"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* as a \w fool|strong="H5036"\w* \w dieth|strong="H4194"\w*? 

Thy hands \add were\add* not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, \add so\add* fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

Thy \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \add were\add* not \w bound|strong="H0631"\w*, nor thy \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w put|strong="H5066"\w* into \w fetters|strong="H5178"\w*: as a man \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w wicked|strong="H5766"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*, \add so\add* \w fellest|strong="H5307"\w* thou. And all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* over him.\f + \fr 3.34  \ft wicked…: Heb. children of iniquity\f* 

And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

And when \w all|strong="H3605"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w cause|strong="H1262"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* to \w eat|strong="H1262"\w* \w meat|strong="H3899"\w* while it was \w yet|strong="H5750"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sware|strong="H7650"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, So \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* to me, and more \w also|strong="H3254"\w*, if I \w taste|strong="H2938"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, or \w ought|strong="H3972"\w* else, \w till|strong="H6440"\w* the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* be \w down|strong="H0935"\w*. 

And all the people took notice \add of it\add*, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

And all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* took \w notice|strong="H5234"\w* \add of it\add*, and it \w pleased|strong="H3190"\w* them: as whatsoever the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w pleased|strong="H5869"\w* all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.\f + \fr 3.36  \ft pleased them: Heb. was good in their eyes\f* 

For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

For all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w understood|strong="H3045"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* that it was not of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* to \w slay|strong="H4191"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w*. 

And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w Know|strong="H3045"\w* ye not that there is a \w prince|strong="H8269"\w* and a great \w man|strong="H1419"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*? 

And I \add am\add* this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah \add be\add* too hard for me: the \nd  LORD\nd* shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the  LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

And I \add am\add* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w weak|strong="H7390"\w*, though \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*; and these \w men|strong="H0582"\w* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* \add be\add* too \w hard|strong="H7186"\w* for me: the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* shall \w reward|strong="H7999"\w* the doer of \w evil|strong="H6213"\w* according to his \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w*.\f + \fr 3.39  \ft weak: Heb. tender\f* 

And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

And when \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* that \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* was \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*, his \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* were \w feeble|strong="H7503"\w*, and all the \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* were \w troubled|strong="H0926"\w*. 

And Saul’s son had two men \add that were\add* captains of bands: the name of the one \add was\add* Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:

And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:

And \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \add that were\add* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w bands|strong="H1416"\w*: the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \add was\add* \w Baanah|strong="H1196"\w*, and the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \w other|strong="H8145"\w* \w Rechab|strong="H7394"\w*, the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w* a \w Beerothite|strong="H0886"\w*, of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*: (for \w Beeroth|strong="H0881"\w* also was \w reckoned|strong="H2803"\w* to \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*:\f + \fr 4.2  \ft other: Heb. second\f* 

And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

And the \w Beerothites|strong="H0886"\w* \w fled|strong="H1272"\w* to \w Gittaim|strong="H1664"\w*, and were \w sojourners|strong="H1481"\w* there until this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.) 

And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son \add that was\add* lame of \add his\add* feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name \add was\add* Mephibosheth.

And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

And \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*, \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, had a \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \add that was\add* \w lame|strong="H5223"\w* of \add his\add* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. He was \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when the \w tidings|strong="H8052"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* out of \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*, and his \w nurse|strong="H0539"\w* took him \w up|strong="H5375"\w*, and \w fled|strong="H5127"\w*: and it came to pass, as she made \w haste|strong="H2648"\w* to \w flee|strong="H5127"\w*, that he \w fell|strong="H5307"\w*, and became \w lame|strong="H6452"\w*. And his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*.\f + \fr 4.4  \ft Mephibosheth: or, Merib-baal\f* 

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

And the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w* the \w Beerothite|strong="H0886"\w*, \w Rechab|strong="H7394"\w* and \w Baanah|strong="H1196"\w*, \w went|strong="H3212"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* about the \w heat|strong="H2527"\w* of the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w*, who \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* on a \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* at \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*. 

And they came thither into the midst of the house, \add as though\add* they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth \add rib:\add* and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

And they came \w thither|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \add as though\add* they would have \w fetched|strong="H3947"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*; and they \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him under the \w fifth|strong="H2570"\w* \add rib:\add* and \w Rechab|strong="H7394"\w* and \w Baanah|strong="H1196"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w*. 

For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.

For when they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, he \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* on his \w bed|strong="H4296"\w* in his \w bedchamber|strong="H2315"\w*, and they \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him, and \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* him, and \w beheaded|strong="H5493"\w* him, and \w took|strong="H3947"\w* his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and gat them \w away|strong="H3212"\w* \w through|strong="H1870"\w* the \w plain|strong="H6160"\w* all \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. 

And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the \nd  LORD\nd* hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the  LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

And they \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w* to \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Behold the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* thine \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w*, which \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* thy \w life|strong="H5315"\w*; and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w hath|strong="H5414"\w* \w avenged|strong="H5360"\w* my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, and of his \w seed|strong="H2233"\w*. 

¶ And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, \add As\add* the \nd  LORD\nd* liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

¶ And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the  LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w Rechab|strong="H7394"\w* and \w Baanah|strong="H1196"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w* the \w Beerothite|strong="H0886"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, \add As\add* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, who hath \w redeemed|strong="H6299"\w* my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* out of all \w adversity|strong="H6869"\w*, 

When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who \add thought\add* that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

+ \fr 4.10  \ft thinking…: Heb. he was in his own eyes as a bringer, etc

+ \fr 4.10  \ft who…: or, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings

When one \w told|strong="H5046"\w* me, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold, \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, thinking to have \w brought|strong="H5869"\w* good \w tidings|strong="H1319"\w*, I took \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* of him, and \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* him in \w Ziklag|strong="H6860"\w*, who \add thought\add* that I would have \w given|strong="H5414"\w* him a reward for his \w tidings|strong="H1309"\w*:\f + \fr 4.10  \ft thinking…: Heb. he was in his own eyes as a bringer, etc\f*\f + \fr 4.10  \ft who…: or, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings\f* 

How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

How much more, when \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* have \w slain|strong="H2026"\w* a \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* in his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w* upon his \w bed|strong="H4904"\w*? shall I not therefore now \w require|strong="H1245"\w* his \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of your \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, and take you \w away|strong="H1197"\w* from the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*? 

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged \add them\add* up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried \add it\add* in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* his young \w men|strong="H5288"\w*, and they \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* them, and cut \w off|strong="H7112"\w* their \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* and their \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, and hanged \add them\add* \w up|strong="H8518"\w* over the \w pool|strong="H1295"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. But they \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Ish-bosheth|strong="H0378"\w*, and \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \add it\add* in the \w sepulchre|strong="H6913"\w* of \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. 

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we \add are\add* thy bone and thy flesh.

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

Then \w came|strong="H0935"\w* all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* unto \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*, and \w spake|strong="H0559"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold, we \add are\add* thy \w bone|strong="H6106"\w* and thy \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*. 

Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the \nd  LORD\nd* said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the  LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

Also in time \w past|strong="H0865"\w*, when \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* was \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over us, thou wast he that leddest \w out|strong="H3318"\w* and broughtest \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to thee, Thou shalt \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and thou shalt be a \w captain|strong="H5057"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the \nd  LORD\nd*: and they anointed David king over Israel.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the  LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

So all the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* to \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*; and \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* a \w league|strong="H1285"\w* with them in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: and they \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 

¶ David \add was\add* thirty years old when he began to reign, \add and\add* he reigned forty years.

¶ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

¶ \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add was\add* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* when he began to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, \add and\add* he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

In \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* over \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* and \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w*: and in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* he \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* and \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* over all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. 

¶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

¶ And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and his \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* unto the \w Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w*, the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*: which \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Except thou take \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the \w blind|strong="H5787"\w* and the \w lame|strong="H6455"\w*, thou shalt not come \w in|strong="H0935"\w* hither: \w thinking|strong="H0559"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* cannot come \w in|strong="H0935"\w* hither.\f + \fr 5.6  \ft thinking…: or, saying David shall not, etc\f* 

Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same \add is\add* the city of David.

Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

Nevertheless \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3920"\w* the strong \w hold|strong="H4686"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*: the same \add is\add* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, \add that are\add* hated of David’s soul, \add he shall be chief and captain\add*. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

+ \fr 5.8  \ft Wherefore…: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not

5.8  Wherefore…: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* on that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, Whosoever getteth \w up|strong="H5060"\w* to the \w gutter|strong="H6794"\w*, and \w smiteth|strong="H5221"\w* the \w Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w*, and the \w lame|strong="H6455"\w* and the \w blind|strong="H5787"\w*, \add that are\add* \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* of \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*, \add he shall be chief and captain\add*. Wherefore they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w blind|strong="H5787"\w* and the \w lame|strong="H6455"\w* shall not \w come|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.\f + \fr 5.8  \ft Wherefore…: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not\f* 

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

So \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w fort|strong="H4686"\w*, and \w called|strong="H7121"\w* it the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w* from \w Millo|strong="H4407"\w* and \w inward|strong="H1004"\w*. 

And David went on, and grew great, and the \nd  LORD\nd* God of hosts \add was\add* with him.

And David went on, and grew great, and the  LORD God of hosts was with him.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w*, and grew \w great|strong="H1419"\w*, and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* \add was\add* with him.\f + \fr 5.10  \ft went…: Heb. went, going and growing\f* 

¶ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

¶ And \w Hiram|strong="H2438"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*, and \w carpenters|strong="H2796"\w*, and \w masons|strong="H7023"\w*: and they \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.\f + \fr 5.11  \ft masons: Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall\f* 

And David perceived that the \nd  LORD\nd* had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.

And David perceived that the  LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w perceived|strong="H3045"\w* that the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w established|strong="H3559"\w* him \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and that he had \w exalted|strong="H5375"\w* his \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* for his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel’s|strong="H3478"\w* sake. 

¶ And David took \add him\add* more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

¶ And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \add him\add* more \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w* and \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* out of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w after|strong="H0310"\w* he was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* from \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*: and there were yet \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* and \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

And these \add be\add* the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

And these \add be\add* the \w names|strong="H8034"\w* of those that were \w born|strong="H3209"\w* unto him in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*; \w Shammua|strong="H8051"\w*, and \w Shobab|strong="H7727"\w*, and \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w*, and \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, 

\w Ibhar|strong="H2984"\w* also, and \w Elishua|strong="H0474"\w*, and \w Nepheg|strong="H5298"\w*, and \w Japhia|strong="H3309"\w*, 

And \w Elishama|strong="H0476"\w*, and \w Eliada|strong="H0450"\w*, and \w Eliphalet|strong="H0467"\w*. 

¶ But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard \add of it\add*, and went down to the hold.

¶ But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

¶ But when the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* that they had \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, all the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*; and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \add of it\add*, and went \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to the \w hold|strong="H4686"\w*. 

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

The \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* also \w came|strong="H0935"\w* and \w spread|strong="H5203"\w* themselves in the \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* of \w Rephaim|strong="H7497"\w*. 

And David enquired of the \nd  LORD\nd*, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the \nd  LORD\nd* said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

And David enquired of the  LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the  LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w enquired|strong="H7592"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Shall I go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*? wilt thou \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* them into mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*? And the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, Go \w up|strong="H5927"\w*: for I will \w doubtless|strong="H5414"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* into thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. 

And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The \nd  LORD\nd* hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The  LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Baal-perazim|strong="H1188"\w*, and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* them there, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath broken \w forth|strong="H6555"\w* upon mine \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me, as the \w breach|strong="H6556"\w* of \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*. Therefore he \w called|strong="H7121"\w* the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of that \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w Baal-perazim|strong="H1188"\w*.\f + \fr 5.20  \ft Baal-perazim: that is, the plain of breaches\f* 

And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

And there they \w left|strong="H5800"\w* their \w images|strong="H6091"\w*, and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and his \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w burned|strong="H5375"\w* them.\f + \fr 5.21  \ft burned…: or, took them away\f* 

¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

¶ And the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* yet \w again|strong="H3254"\w*, and \w spread|strong="H5203"\w* themselves in the \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* of \w Rephaim|strong="H7497"\w*. 

And when David enquired of the \nd  LORD\nd*, he said, Thou shalt not go up; \add but\add* fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

And when David enquired of the  LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

And when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w enquired|strong="H7592"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Thou shalt not go \w up|strong="H5927"\w*; \add but\add* fetch a \w compass|strong="H5437"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* them, and \w come|strong="H0935"\w* upon them over \w against|strong="H4136"\w* the mulberry \w trees|strong="H1057"\w*. 

And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the \nd  LORD\nd* go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the  LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

And let it be, when thou \w hearest|strong="H8085"\w* the \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* of a \w going|strong="H6807"\w* in the \w tops|strong="H7218"\w* of the mulberry \w trees|strong="H1057"\w*, that then thou shalt \w bestir|strong="H2782"\w* thyself: for then shall the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* go \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee, to \w smite|strong="H5221"\w* the \w host|strong="H4264"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*. 

And David did so, as the \nd  LORD\nd* had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

And David did so, as the  LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* did \w so|strong="H6213"\w*, as the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* him; and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* from \w Geba|strong="H1387"\w* until thou \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Gazer|strong="H1507"\w*.\f + \fr 5.25  \ft Geba: also called, Gibeon\f* 

Again, David gathered together all \add the\add* chosen \add men\add* of Israel, thirty thousand.

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

Again, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* gathered \w together|strong="H0622"\w* all \add the\add* \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \add men\add* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*. 

And David arose, and went with all the people that \add were\add* with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the \nd  LORD\nd* of hosts that dwelleth \add between\add* the cherubims.

And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the  LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

+ \fr 6.2  \ft whose name…: or, at which the name, even the name of the \ft \+nd LORD\+nd* of hosts, was called upon

6.2  whose name…: or, at which the name, even the name of the  LORD of hosts, was called upon

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* with all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with him from Baale of \w Judah|strong="H1184"\w*, to bring \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from thence the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* is \w called|strong="H7121"\w* by the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* that \w dwelleth|strong="H3427"\w* \add between\add* the \w cherubims|strong="H3742"\w*.\f + \fr 6.2  \ft Baale: or, Baalah, that is, Kirjath-jearim\f*\f + \fr 6.2  \ft whose name…: or, at which the name, even the name of the \ft \+nd LORD\+nd* of hosts, was called upon\f* 

And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that \add was\add* in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

And they \w set|strong="H7392"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* upon a \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w cart|strong="H5699"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* it out of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Abinadab|strong="H0041"\w* that \add was\add* in \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*: and \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w* and \w Ahio|strong="H0283"\w*, the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Abinadab|strong="H0041"\w*, \w drave|strong="H5090"\w* the \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w cart|strong="H5699"\w*.\f + \fr 6.3  \ft set: Heb. made to ride\f*\f + \fr 6.3  \ft Gibeah: or, the hill\f* 

And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which \add was\add* at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

And they \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* it out of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Abinadab|strong="H0041"\w* which \add was\add* at \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*, \w accompanying|strong="H5973"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: and \w Ahio|strong="H0283"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w*.\f + \fr 6.4  \ft accompanying: Heb. with\f* 

And David and all the house of Israel played before the \nd  LORD\nd* on all manner of \add instruments made of\add* fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

And David and all the house of Israel played before the  LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and all the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w played|strong="H7832"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* on all manner of \add instruments made of\add* \w fir|strong="H1265"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*, even on \w harps|strong="H3658"\w*, and on \w psalteries|strong="H5035"\w*, and on \w timbrels|strong="H8596"\w*, and on \w cornets|strong="H4517"\w*, and on \w cymbals|strong="H6767"\w*. 

¶ And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth \add his hand\add* to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook \add it\add*.

¶ And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

¶ And when they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Nachon’s|strong="H5225"\w* \w threshingfloor|strong="H1637"\w*, \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w* put \w forth|strong="H7971"\w* \add his hand\add* to the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and took \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* of it; for the \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* \w shook|strong="H8058"\w* \add it\add*.\f + \fr 6.6  \ft Nachon: also called Chidon\f*\f + \fr 6.6  \ft shook it: or, stumbled\f* 

And the anger of the \nd  LORD\nd* was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for \add his\add* error; and there he died by the ark of God.

And the anger of the  LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

And the \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was \w kindled|strong="H2734"\w* against \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w*; and \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him there for \add his\add* \w error|strong="H7944"\w*; and there he \w died|strong="H4191"\w* by the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.\f + \fr 6.7  \ft error: or, rashness\f* 

And David was displeased, because the \nd  LORD\nd* had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.

And David was displeased, because the  LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was \w displeased|strong="H2734"\w*, because the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w made|strong="H6555"\w* a \w breach|strong="H6556"\w* upon \w Uzzah|strong="H5798"\w*: and he \w called|strong="H7121"\w* the name of the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w Perez-uzzah|strong="H6560"\w* to this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 6.8  \ft made: Heb. broken\f*\f + \fr 6.8  \ft Perez-uzzah: that is, the breach of Uzzah\f* 

And David was afraid of the \nd  LORD\nd* that day, and said, How shall the ark of the \nd  LORD\nd* come to me?

And David was afraid of the  LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the  LORD come to me?

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, How shall the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to me? 

So David would not remove the ark of the \nd  LORD\nd* unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

So David would not remove the ark of the  LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

So \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* unto him into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: but \w David|strong="H1732"\w* carried it \w aside|strong="H5186"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Obed-edom|strong="H5654"\w* the \w Gittite|strong="H1663"\w*. 

And the ark of the \nd  LORD\nd* continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the \nd  LORD\nd* blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.

And the ark of the  LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the  LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.

And the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w continued|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Obed-edom|strong="H5654"\w* the \w Gittite|strong="H1663"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w*: and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w Obed-edom|strong="H5654"\w*, and all his \w household|strong="H1004"\w*. 

¶ And it was told king David, saying, The \nd  LORD\nd* hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that \add pertaineth\add* unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

¶ And it was told king David, saying, The  LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

¶ And it was \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Obed-edom|strong="H5654"\w*, and all that \add pertaineth\add* unto him, because of the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. So \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* and brought \w up|strong="H5927"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* from the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Obed-edom|strong="H5654"\w* into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* with \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w*. 

And it was \add so\add*, that when they that bare the ark of the \nd  LORD\nd* had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the  LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

And it was \add so\add*, that when they that \w bare|strong="H5375"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w gone|strong="H6805"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w paces|strong="H6806"\w*, he \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w oxen|strong="H7794"\w* and \w fatlings|strong="H4806"\w*. 

And David danced before the \nd  LORD\nd* with all \add his\add* might; and David \add was\add* girded with a linen ephod.

And David danced before the  LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w danced|strong="H3769"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* with all \add his\add* \w might|strong="H5797"\w*; and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add was\add* \w girded|strong="H2296"\w* with a \w linen|strong="H0906"\w* \w ephod|strong="H0646"\w*. 

So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the \nd  LORD\nd* with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the  LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

So \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and all the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* brought \w up|strong="H5927"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* with \w shouting|strong="H8643"\w*, and with the \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*. 

And as the ark of the \nd  LORD\nd* came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the \nd  LORD\nd*; and she despised him in her heart.

And as the ark of the  LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the  LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

And as the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w Michal|strong="H4324"\w* \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w looked|strong="H8259"\w* through a \w window|strong="H2474"\w*, and \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w leaping|strong="H6339"\w* and \w dancing|strong="H3769"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; and she \w despised|strong="H0959"\w* him in her \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*. 

¶ And they brought in the ark of the \nd  LORD\nd*, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the \nd  LORD\nd*.

¶ And they brought in the ark of the  LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the  LORD.

¶ And they \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* in the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w set|strong="H3322"\w* it in his \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w tabernacle|strong="H0168"\w* that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w pitched|strong="H5186"\w* for it: and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* and peace \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 6.17  \ft pitched: Heb. stretched\f* 

And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the \nd  LORD\nd* of hosts.

And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the  LORD of hosts.

And as soon as \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had made an \w end|strong="H3615"\w* of \w offering|strong="H5927"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* and peace \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, he \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* in the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*. 

And he dealt among all the people, \add even\add* among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece \add of flesh\add*, and a flagon \add of wine\add*. So all the people departed every one to his house.

And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.

And he \w dealt|strong="H2505"\w* among all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \add even\add* among the whole \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, as well to the \w women|strong="H0802"\w* as \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, to every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H0259"\w* \w cake|strong="H2471"\w* of \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, and a good \w piece|strong="H0829"\w* \add of flesh\add*, and a \w flagon|strong="H0809"\w* \add of wine\add*. So all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w departed|strong="H3212"\w* every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 

¶ Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

¶ Then \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* his \w household|strong="H1004"\w*. And \w Michal|strong="H4324"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* came \w out|strong="H3318"\w* to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, How \w glorious|strong="H3513"\w* was the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* to \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, who \w uncovered|strong="H1540"\w* himself to \w day|strong="H3117"\w* in the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the \w handmaids|strong="H0519"\w* of his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, as \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of the vain \w fellows|strong="H7386"\w* \w shamelessly|strong="H1540"\w* \w uncovereth|strong="H1540"\w* himself!\f + \fr 6.20  \ft shamelessly: or, openly\f* 

And David said unto Michal, \add It was\add* before the \nd  LORD\nd*, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the \nd  LORD\nd*, over Israel: therefore will I play before the \nd  LORD\nd*.

And David said unto Michal, It was before the  LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the  LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the  LORD.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Michal|strong="H4324"\w*, \add It was\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, which \w chose|strong="H0977"\w* me before thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and before all his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, to \w appoint|strong="H6680"\w* me \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* over the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: therefore will I \w play|strong="H7832"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. 

And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

And I will yet be more \w vile|strong="H7043"\w* than \w thus|strong="H2063"\w*, and will be \w base|strong="H8217"\w* in mine own \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*: and of the \w maidservants|strong="H0519"\w* which thou hast \w spoken|strong="H0559"\w* of, of them shall I be had in \w honour|strong="H3513"\w*.\f + \fr 6.22  \ft of the…: or, of the handmaids of my servants\f* 

Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

Therefore \w Michal|strong="H4324"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* had no \w child|strong="H2056"\w* unto the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of her \w death|strong="H4194"\w*. 

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the \nd  LORD\nd* had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the  LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

And it came to pass, when the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* in his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had given him \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w* from all his \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*; 

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

That the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w See|strong="H7200"\w* now, I \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* in an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w*, but the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w dwelleth|strong="H3427"\w* \w within|strong="H8432"\w* \w curtains|strong="H3407"\w*. 

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that \add is\add* in thine heart; for the \nd  LORD\nd* \add is\add* with thee.

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the  LORD is with thee.

And \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* all that \add is\add* in thine \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*; for the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add is\add* with thee. 

¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the \nd  LORD\nd* came unto Nathan, saying,

¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the  LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

¶ And it came to pass that \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, that the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* came unto \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, 

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the \nd  LORD\nd*, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the  LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* and \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* my \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, Shalt thou \w build|strong="H1129"\w* me an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for me to dwell \w in|strong="H3427"\w*?\f + \fr 7.5  \ft my servant…: Heb. to my servant, to David\f* 

Whereas I have not dwelt in \add any\add* house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

Whereas I have not \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in \add any\add* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* since the \w time|strong="H3117"\w* that I brought \w up|strong="H5927"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* out of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, even to this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, but have \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* in a \w tent|strong="H0168"\w* and in a \w tabernacle|strong="H4908"\w*. 

In all \add the places\add* wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

In all \add the places\add* wherein I have \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* with all the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* I a \w word|strong="H1697"\w* with \w any|strong="H0259"\w* of the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, whom I \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* to \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Why \w build|strong="H1129"\w* ye not me an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w*?\f + \fr 7.7  \ft any of…: any of the judges\f* 

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the \nd  LORD\nd* of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the  LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

Now therefore so shalt thou \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto my \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, I \w took|strong="H3947"\w* thee from the \w sheepcote|strong="H5116"\w*, from \w following|strong="H0310"\w* the \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, to be \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* over my \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:\f + \fr 7.8  \ft from following: Heb. from after\f* 

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great \add men\add* that \add are\add* in the earth.

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

And I was with thee whithersoever thou \w wentest|strong="H1980"\w*, and have cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w* all thine \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* out of thy \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*, and have \w made|strong="H6213"\w* thee a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, like unto the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \add men\add* that \add are\add* in the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.\f + \fr 7.9  \ft out of…: Heb. from thy face\f* 

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

Moreover I will \w appoint|strong="H7760"\w* a \w place|strong="H4725"\w* for my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and will \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* them, that they may \w dwell|strong="H7931"\w* in a place of their own, and \w move|strong="H7264"\w* no more; neither shall the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w wickedness|strong="H5766"\w* \w afflict|strong="H6031"\w* them any \w more|strong="H3254"\w*, as \w beforetime|strong="H7223"\w*, 

And as since the time that I commanded judges \add to be\add* over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the \nd  LORD\nd* telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the  LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

And as since the \w time|strong="H3117"\w* that I \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* \add to be\add* over my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and have caused thee to \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* from all thine \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*. Also the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w telleth|strong="H5046"\w* thee that he will \w make|strong="H6213"\w* thee an \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 

¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

¶ And when thy \w days|strong="H3117"\w* be \w fulfilled|strong="H4390"\w*, and thou shalt \w sleep|strong="H7901"\w* with thy \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*, I will set \w up|strong="H6965"\w* thy \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* thee, which shall \w proceed|strong="H3318"\w* out of thy \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w*, and I will \w establish|strong="H3559"\w* his \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*. 

He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

He shall \w build|strong="H1129"\w* an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for my \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, and I will \w stablish|strong="H3559"\w* the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of his \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*. 

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

I will be his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and he shall be my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. If he commit \w iniquity|strong="H5753"\w*, I will \w chasten|strong="H3198"\w* him with the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* of \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, and with the \w stripes|strong="H5061"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w*: 

But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took \add it\add* from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

But my \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* shall not depart \w away|strong="H5493"\w* from him, as I \w took|strong="H5493"\w* \add it\add* from \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, whom I put \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee. 

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

And thine \w house|strong="H1004"\w* and thy \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* shall be \w established|strong="H0539"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee: thy \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* shall be \w established|strong="H3559"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*. 

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

According to all these \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, and according to all this \w vision|strong="H2384"\w*, so did \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the \nd  LORD\nd*, and he said, Who \add am\add* I, O Lord \nd  GOD\nd*? and what \add is\add* my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the  LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord  GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

¶ Then \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* in, and \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Who \add am\add* I, O \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \nd  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*? and what \add is\add* my \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, that thou hast \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* me \w hitherto|strong="H1988"\w*? 

And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord \nd  GOD\nd*; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And \add is\add* this the manner of man, O Lord \nd  GOD\nd*?

And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord  GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord  GOD?

And this was yet a small \w thing|strong="H6994"\w* in thy \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*, O \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \nd  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*; but thou hast \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* also of thy \w servant’s|strong="H5650"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for a great while to \w come|strong="H7350"\w*. And \add is\add* this the \w manner|strong="H8452"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, O \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \nd  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*?\f + \fr 7.19  \ft manner: Heb. law\f* 

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord \nd  GOD\nd*, knowest thy servant.

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord  GOD, knowest thy servant.

And what \w can|strong="H3254"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w more|strong="H3254"\w* unto thee? for thou, \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \nd  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*. 

For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know \add them\add*.

For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

For thy \w word’s|strong="H1697"\w* sake, and according to thine own \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, hast thou \w done|strong="H6213"\w* all these great \w things|strong="H1420"\w*, to make thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \add them\add*. 

Wherefore thou art great, O \nd  LORD\nd* God: for \add there is\add* none like thee, neither \add is there any\add* God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Wherefore thou art great, O  LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Wherefore thou art \w great|strong="H1431"\w*, O \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: for \add there is\add* none like thee, neither \add is there any\add* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w beside|strong="H2108"\w* thee, according to all that we have \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* with our \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*. 

And what one nation in the earth \add is\add* like thy people, \add even\add* like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, \add from\add* the nations and their gods?

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

And what \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* in the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \add is\add* like thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \add even\add* like \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, whom \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* to \w redeem|strong="H6299"\w* for a \w people|strong="H5971"\w* to himself, and to \w make|strong="H7760"\w* him a \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, and to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* for you great \w things|strong="H1420"\w* and \w terrible|strong="H3372"\w*, for thy \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, which thou \w redeemedst|strong="H6299"\w* to thee from \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \add from\add* the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* and their \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*? 

For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel \add to be\add* a people unto thee for ever: and thou, \nd  LORD\nd*, art become their God.

For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou,  LORD, art become their God.

For thou hast \w confirmed|strong="H3559"\w* to thyself thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \add to be\add* a \w people|strong="H5971"\w* unto thee \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*: and thou, \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, art \w become|strong="H1961"\w* their \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 

And now, O \nd  LORD\nd* God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish \add it\add* for ever, and do as thou hast said.

And now, O  LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

And now, O \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* that thou hast \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* concerning thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, and concerning his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w establish|strong="H6965"\w* \add it\add* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*, and \w do|strong="H6213"\w* as thou hast \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The \nd  LORD\nd* of hosts \add is\add* the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The  LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

And let thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w* be \w magnified|strong="H1431"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* \add is\add* the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: and let the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* be \w established|strong="H3559"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee. 

For thou, O \nd  LORD\nd* of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

For thou, O  LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

For thou, O \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, hast \w revealed|strong="H1540"\w* to thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, I will \w build|strong="H1129"\w* thee an \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: therefore hath thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* this \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* unto thee.\f + \fr 7.27  \ft revealed: Heb. opened the ear\f* 

And now, O Lord \nd  GOD\nd*, thou \add art\add* that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

And now, O Lord  GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

And now, O \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \nd  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, thou \add art\add* that \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and thy \w words|strong="H1697"\w* be \w true|strong="H0571"\w*, and thou hast \w promised|strong="H1696"\w* this \w goodness|strong="H2896"\w* unto thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*: 

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord \nd  GOD\nd*, hast spoken \add it:\add* and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord  GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

Therefore now let it \w please|strong="H2974"\w* thee to \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, that it may continue for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee: for thou, O \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \nd  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, hast \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \add it:\add* and with thy \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* let the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* be \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*.\f + \fr 7.29  \ft let it…: Heb. be thou pleased and bless\f* 

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

And \w after|strong="H0310"\w* this it came to pass, that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and \w subdued|strong="H3665"\w* them: and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Metheg-ammah|strong="H4965"\w* out of the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.\f + \fr 8.1  \ft Metheg-ammah: or, the bridle of Ammah\f* 

And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And \add so\add* the Moabites became David’s servants, \add and\add* brought gifts.

And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

And he \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, and \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* them with a \w line|strong="H2256"\w*, casting them \w down|strong="H7901"\w* to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*; even with \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w lines|strong="H2256"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* he to put to \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, and with one \w full|strong="H4393"\w* \w line|strong="H2256"\w* to keep \w alive|strong="H2421"\w*. And \add so\add* the \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* became \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \add and\add* \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4503"\w*. 

¶ David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

¶ \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* also \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Rehob|strong="H7340"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Zobah|strong="H6678"\w*, as he \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w recover|strong="H7725"\w* his \w border|strong="H3027"\w* at the \w river|strong="H5104"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w*.\f + \fr 8.3  \ft Hadadezer: or, Hadarezer\f* 

And David took from him a thousand \add chariots\add*, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot \add horses\add*, but reserved of them \add for\add* an hundred chariots.

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3920"\w* from him a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \add chariots\add*, and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*, and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w footmen|strong="H0376"\w*: and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w houghed|strong="H6131"\w* all the \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \add horses\add*, but \w reserved|strong="H3498"\w* of them \add for\add* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*.\f + \fr 8.4  \ft from…: or, of his chariots\f* 

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

And when the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* of \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w succour|strong="H5826"\w* \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Zobah|strong="H6678"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* of the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*. 

Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, \add and\add* brought gifts. And the \nd  LORD\nd* preserved David whithersoever he went.

Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the  LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

Then \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w garrisons|strong="H5333"\w* in \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* of \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*: and the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* became \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \add and\add* \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4503"\w*. And the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w preserved|strong="H3467"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* whithersoever he \w went|strong="H1980"\w*. 

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w shields|strong="H7982"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* that were on the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* them to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

And from \w Betah|strong="H0984"\w*, and from \w Berothai|strong="H1268"\w*, \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w exceeding|strong="H3966"\w* \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*. 

¶ When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

¶ When \w Toi|strong="H8583"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w smitten|strong="H5221"\w* all the \w host|strong="H2428"\w* of \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*, 

Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And \add Joram\add* brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

Then \w Toi|strong="H8583"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* unto \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, to \w salute|strong="H7592"\w* him, and to \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* him, because he had \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* against \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*, and \w smitten|strong="H5221"\w* him: for \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w* had \w wars|strong="H0376"\w* with \w Toi|strong="H8583"\w*. And \add Joram\add* brought with \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w* of \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*:\f + \fr 8.10  \ft Joram: also called, Hadoram\f*\f + \fr 8.10  \ft salute…: Heb. ask him of peace\f*\f + \fr 8.10  \ft had wars…: Heb. was a man of wars with\f*\f + \fr 8.10  \ft brought…: Heb. in his hand were\f* 

Which also king David did dedicate unto the \nd  LORD\nd*, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

Which also king David did dedicate unto the  LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

Which also \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* did \w dedicate|strong="H6942"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, with the \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* that he had \w dedicated|strong="H6942"\w* of all \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* which he \w subdued|strong="H3533"\w*; 

Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

Of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*, and of \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, and of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, and of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and of \w Amalek|strong="H6002"\w*, and of the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* of \w Hadadezer|strong="H1909"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Rehob|strong="H7340"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Zobah|strong="H6678"\w*. 

And David gat \add him\add* a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, \add being\add* eighteen thousand \add men\add*.

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w gat|strong="H6213"\w* \add him\add* a \w name|strong="H8034"\w* when he \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* from \w smiting|strong="H5221"\w* of the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* in the \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* of \w salt|strong="H4417"\w*, \add being\add* \w eighteen|strong="H8083"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \add men\add*.\f + \fr 8.13  \ft smiting: Heb. his smiting\f* 

¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the \nd  LORD\nd* preserved David whithersoever he went.

¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the  LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

¶ And he \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w garrisons|strong="H5333"\w* in \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*; throughout all \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* he \w garrisons|strong="H5333"\w*, and all they of \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* became \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. And the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w preserved|strong="H3467"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* whithersoever he \w went|strong="H1980"\w*. 

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* over all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w executed|strong="H6213"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* and \w justice|strong="H6666"\w* unto all his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 

And Joab the son of Zeruiah \add was\add* over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud \add was\add* recorder;

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

+ \fr 8.16  \ft recorder: or, remembrancer, or, writer of chronicles

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* \add was\add* over the \w host|strong="H6635"\w*; and \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ahilud|strong="H0286"\w* \add was\add* \w recorder|strong="H2142"\w*;\f + \fr 8.16  \ft recorder: or, remembrancer, or, writer of chronicles\f* 

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, \add were\add* the priests; and Seraiah \add was\add* the scribe;

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

And \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ahitub|strong="H0285"\w*, and \w Ahimelech|strong="H0288"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w*, \add were\add* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*; and \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w* \add was\add* the \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w*;\f + \fr 8.17  \ft scribe: or, secretary\f* 

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada \add was over\add* both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

And \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \add was over\add* both the \w Cherethites|strong="H3774"\w* and the \w Pelethites|strong="H6432"\w*; and \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* were chief \w rulers|strong="H3548"\w*.\f + \fr 8.18  \ft chief rulers: or, princes\f* 

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Is there \w yet|strong="H3426"\w* any that is \w left|strong="H3498"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, that I may \w shew|strong="H6213"\w* him \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* for \w Jonathan’s|strong="H3083"\w* sake? 

And \add there was\add* of the house of Saul a servant whose name \add was\add* Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, \add Art\add* thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant \add is he\add*.

And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

And \add there was\add* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* a \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w*. And when they had \w called|strong="H7121"\w* him unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \add Art\add* thou \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w*? And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \add is he\add*. 

And the king said, \add Is\add* there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, \add which is\add* lame on \add his\add* feet.

And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add Is\add* there \w not|strong="H0657"\w* yet \w any|strong="H0376"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, that I may \w shew|strong="H6213"\w* the \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* unto him? And \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* hath yet a \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \add which is\add* \w lame|strong="H5223"\w* on \add his\add* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. 

And the king said unto him, Where \add is\add* he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he \add is\add* in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Where|strong="H0375"\w* \add is\add* he? And \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Behold, he \add is\add* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Machir|strong="H4353"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammiel|strong="H5988"\w*, in \w Lo-debar|strong="H3810"\w*. 

¶ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

¶ Then \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w*, and \w fetched|strong="H3947"\w* him out of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Machir|strong="H4353"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammiel|strong="H5988"\w*, from \w Lo-debar|strong="H3810"\w*. 

Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!

Now when \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, he \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* on his \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, and did \w reverence|strong="H7812"\w*. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*. And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*!\f + \fr 9.6  \ft Mephibosheth: also called Merib-baal\f* 

¶ And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Fear|strong="H3372"\w* not: for I will \w surely|strong="H6213"\w* \w shew|strong="H6213"\w* thee \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* for \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* thy \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* sake, and will \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* thee all the \w land|strong="H7704"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*; and thou shalt \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* at my \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w*. 

And he bowed himself, and said, What \add is\add* thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I \add am\add*?

And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

And he \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* himself, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, What \add is\add* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, that thou shouldest \w look|strong="H6437"\w* upon such a \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w dog|strong="H3611"\w* as I \add am\add*? 

¶ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

¶ Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* to \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w*, \w Saul’s|strong="H7586"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, I have \w given|strong="H5414"\w* unto thy \w master’s|strong="H0113"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* all that \w pertained|strong="H1961"\w* to \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and to all his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 

Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in \add the fruits\add*, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

Thou therefore, and thy \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, shall \w till|strong="H5647"\w* the \w land|strong="H0127"\w* for him, and thou shalt \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* in \add the fruits\add*, that thy \w master’s|strong="H0113"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* may have \w food|strong="H3899"\w* to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*: but \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w* thy \w master’s|strong="H0113"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w alway|strong="H8548"\w* at my \w table|strong="H7979"\w*. Now \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* had \w fifteen|strong="H2568"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. 

Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, \add said the king\add*, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.

Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, According to all that my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* hath \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* his \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, so shall thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. As for \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*, \add said the king\add*, he shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* at my \w table|strong="H7979"\w*, as \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. 

And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name \add was\add* Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba \add were\add* servants unto Mephibosheth.

And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.

And \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w* had a \w young|strong="H6996"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Micha|strong="H4316"\w*. And all that \w dwelt|strong="H4186"\w* in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* \add were\add* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* unto \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*. 

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.

So \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w* \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: for he did \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w* at the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*; and was \w lame|strong="H6455"\w* on \w both|strong="H8147"\w* his \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. 

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

And it came to pass after \w this|strong="H0310"\w*, that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, and \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* in his stead. 

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, I will \w shew|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* unto \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Nahash|strong="H5176"\w*, as his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w shewed|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* unto me. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w* him by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* for his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*. And \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*. 

And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David \add rather\add* sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

And the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w* their \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, \w Thinkest|strong="H5869"\w* thou that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* doth \w honour|strong="H3513"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, that he hath \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w comforters|strong="H5162"\w* unto thee? hath not \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add rather\add* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* unto thee, \w to|strong="H5668"\w* \w search|strong="H2713"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and to spy it \w out|strong="H7270"\w*, and to \w overthrow|strong="H2015"\w* it?\f + \fr 10.3  \ft Thinkest…: Heb. In thine eyes doth David\f* 

Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, \add even\add* to their buttocks, and sent them away.

Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

Wherefore \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, and shaved \w off|strong="H1548"\w* the one \w half|strong="H2677"\w* of their \w beards|strong="H2206"\w*, and cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w* their \w garments|strong="H4063"\w* in the \w middle|strong="H2677"\w*, \add even\add* to their \w buttocks|strong="H8357"\w*, and sent them \w away|strong="H7971"\w*. 

When they told \add it\add* unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and \add then\add* return.

When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

When they \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \add it\add* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* them, because the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* were \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w*: and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Tarry|strong="H3427"\w* at \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w* until your \w beards|strong="H2206"\w* be \w grown|strong="H6779"\w*, and \add then\add* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*. 

¶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.

¶ And when the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that they \w stank|strong="H0887"\w* before \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* and \w hired|strong="H7936"\w* the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* of \w Beth-rehob|strong="H1050"\w*, and the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* of \w Zoba|strong="H6678"\w*, \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w footmen|strong="H7273"\w*, and of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Maacah|strong="H4601"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, and of \w Ish-tob|strong="H0382"\w* \w twelve|strong="H6240"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*.\f + \fr 10.6  \ft Ish-tob: or, the men of Tob\f* 

And when David heard of \add it\add*, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

And when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* of \add it\add*, he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and all the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* of the mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w*. 

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, \add were\add* by themselves in the field.

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

And the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* came \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, and put the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* in \w array|strong="H6186"\w* at the entering \w in|strong="H6607"\w* of the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*: and the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* of \w Zoba|strong="H6678"\w*, and of \w Rehob|strong="H7340"\w*, and \w Ish-tob|strong="H0382"\w*, and \w Maacah|strong="H4601"\w*, \add were\add* by \w themselves|strong="H0905"\w* in the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. 

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice \add men\add* of Israel, and put \add them\add* in array against the Syrians:

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

When \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that the \w front|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* was against him \w before|strong="H6440"\w* and \w behind|strong="H0268"\w*, he \w chose|strong="H0977"\w* of all the \w choice|strong="H0977"\w* \add men\add* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and put \add them\add* in \w array|strong="H6186"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w*: 

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put \add them\add* in array against the children of Ammon.

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

And the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* he \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, that he might put \add them\add* in \w array|strong="H6186"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*. 

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, If the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* be too \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* for me, then thou shalt \w help|strong="H3444"\w* me: but if the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* be too \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* for thee, then I will \w come|strong="H1980"\w* and \w help|strong="H3467"\w* thee. 

Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the \nd  LORD\nd* do that which seemeth him good.

Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the  LORD do that which seemeth him good.

Be of good \w courage|strong="H2388"\w*, and let us play the \w men|strong="H2388"\w* for our \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and for the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* that which \w seemeth|strong="H5869"\w* him \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. 

And Joab drew nigh, and the people that \add were\add* with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* drew \w nigh|strong="H5066"\w*, and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with him, unto the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* against the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w*: and they \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him. 

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

And when the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* were \w fled|strong="H5127"\w*, then \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* they also \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w*, and \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. So \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* from the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

¶ And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

¶ And when the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that they were \w smitten|strong="H5062"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, they \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* themselves \w together|strong="H3162"\w*. 

And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that \add were\add* beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer \add went\add* before them.

And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

And \w Hadarezer|strong="H1928"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w*, and brought \w out|strong="H3318"\w* the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* that \add were\add* \w beyond|strong="H5676"\w* the \w river|strong="H5104"\w*: and they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Helam|strong="H2431"\w*; and \w Shobach|strong="H7731"\w* the \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* of \w Hadarezer|strong="H1928"\w* \add went\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* them.\f + \fr 10.16  \ft the river: that is, Euphrates\f*\f + \fr 10.16  \ft Shobach: or, Shophach\f* 

And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

And when it was \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, he \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w*, and passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Helam|strong="H2431"\w*. And the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* set themselves in \w array|strong="H6186"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* with him. 

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew \add the men of\add* seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

And the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* \add the men of\add* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* of the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w*, and \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* \w Shobach|strong="H7731"\w* the \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* of their \w host|strong="H6635"\w*, who \w died|strong="H4191"\w* there.\f + \fr 10.18  \ft horsemen: also called, footmen\f* 

And when all the kings \add that were\add* servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

And when all the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \add that were\add* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* to \w Hadarezer|strong="H1928"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that they were \w smitten|strong="H5062"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, they made \w peace|strong="H7999"\w* with \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and \w served|strong="H5647"\w* them. So the \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* to \w help|strong="H3467"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* any more. 

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth \add to battle\add*, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

+ \fr 11.1  \ft after…: Heb. at the return of the year, or, in the spring

And it came to pass, after the \w year|strong="H8141"\w* was \w expired|strong="H8666"\w*, at the \w time|strong="H6256"\w* when \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* \add to battle\add*, that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* with him, and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; and they \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, and \w besieged|strong="H6696"\w* \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*. But \w David|strong="H1732"\w* tarried \w still|strong="H3427"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.\f + \fr 11.1  \ft after…: Heb. at the return of the year, or, in the spring\f* 

¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman \add was\add* very beautiful to look upon.

¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

¶ And it came to pass in an \w eveningtide|strong="H6153"\w*, that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* from off his \w bed|strong="H4904"\w*, and \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* upon the \w roof|strong="H1406"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: and from the \w roof|strong="H1406"\w* he \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* a \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w washing|strong="H7364"\w* herself; and the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \add was\add* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H2896"\w* to look \w upon|strong="H4758"\w*. 

And David sent and enquired after the woman. And \add one\add* said, \add Is\add* not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* and \w enquired|strong="H1875"\w* after the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*. And \add one\add* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add Is\add* not this \w Bath-sheba|strong="H1339"\w*, the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Eliam|strong="H0463"\w*, the \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* of \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w*?\f + \fr 11.3  \ft Bath-sheba: or, Bath-shuah\f*\f + \fr 11.3  \ft Eliam: or Ammiel\f* 

And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

+ \fr 11.4  \ft for she…: or, and when she had purified herself, etc, she returned

11.4  for she…: or, and when she had purified herself, etc, she returned

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w*, and \w took|strong="H3947"\w* her; and she came \w in|strong="H0935"\w* unto him, and he \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* with her; for she was \w purified|strong="H6942"\w* from her \w uncleanness|strong="H2932"\w*: and she \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* unto her \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.\f + \fr 11.4  \ft for she…: or, and when she had purified herself, etc, she returned\f* 

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I \add am\add* with child.

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

And the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w conceived|strong="H2029"\w*, and \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I \add am\add* with \w child|strong="H2030"\w*. 

¶ And David sent to Joab, \add saying\add*, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, \add saying\add*, \w Send|strong="H7971"\w* me \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w*. And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded \add of him\add* how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

And when \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* unto him, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w demanded|strong="H7592"\w* \add of him\add* how \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w did|strong="H7965"\w*, and how the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w did|strong="H7965"\w*, and how the \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w prospered|strong="H7965"\w*.\f + \fr 11.7  \ft how Joab…: Heb. of the peace of, etc\f* 

And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess \add of meat\add* from the king.

And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w*, Go \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to thy \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w wash|strong="H7364"\w* thy \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. And \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* departed \w out|strong="H3318"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and there \w followed|strong="H0310"\w* him a \w mess|strong="H4864"\w* \add of meat\add* from the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 11.8  \ft followed…: Heb. went out after him\f* 

But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

But \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w slept|strong="H7901"\w* at the \w door|strong="H6607"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* with all the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of his \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, and went not \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 

And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from \add thy\add* journey? why \add then\add* didst thou not go down unto thine house?

And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?

And when they had \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* went not \w down|strong="H3381"\w* unto his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w*, \w Camest|strong="H0935"\w* thou not from \add thy\add* \w journey|strong="H1870"\w*? why \add then\add* didst thou not go \w down|strong="H3381"\w* unto thine \w house|strong="H1004"\w*? 

And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? \add as\add* thou livest, and \add as\add* thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

And \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, The \w ark|strong="H0727"\w*, and \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w abide|strong="H3427"\w* in \w tents|strong="H5521"\w*; and my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, are \w encamped|strong="H2583"\w* in the \w open|strong="H6440"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*; shall \w I|strong="H0589"\w* then \w go|strong="H0935"\w* into mine \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* and to \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, and to \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* with my \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*? \add as\add* thou \w livest|strong="H2416"\w*, and \add as\add* thy \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, I will not \w do|strong="H6213"\w* this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*. 

And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w*, \w Tarry|strong="H3427"\w* here to \w day|strong="H3117"\w* also, and to \w morrow|strong="H4279"\w* I will let thee \w depart|strong="H7971"\w*. So \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w abode|strong="H3427"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, and the \w morrow|strong="H4283"\w*. 

And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

And when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w called|strong="H7121"\w* him, he did \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* and \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him; and he made him \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w*: and at \w even|strong="H6153"\w* he went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* to \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* on his \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* with the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of his \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, but went not \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 

¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent \add it\add* by the hand of Uriah.

¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

¶ And it came to pass in the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* a \w letter|strong="H5612"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \add it\add* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w*. 

And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

And he \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* in the \w letter|strong="H5612"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Set|strong="H3051"\w* ye \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* in the \w forefront|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w hottest|strong="H2389"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, and \w retire|strong="H7725"\w* ye from \w him|strong="H0310"\w*, that he may be \w smitten|strong="H5221"\w*, and \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.\f + \fr 11.15  \ft hottest: Heb. strong\f*\f + \fr 11.15  \ft from him: Heb. from after him\f* 

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men \add were\add*.

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

And it came to pass, when \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w observed|strong="H8104"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, that he \w assigned|strong="H5414"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* unto a \w place|strong="H4725"\w* where he \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* that \w valiant|strong="H2428"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \add were\add*. 

And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell \add some\add* of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

And the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, and \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* with \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*: and there \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \add some\add* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*; and \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* also. 

¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

¶ Then \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* all the \w things|strong="H1697"\w* concerning the \w war|strong="H4421"\w*; 

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

And \w charged|strong="H6680"\w* the \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, When thou hast made an \w end|strong="H3615"\w* of \w telling|strong="H1696"\w* the \w matters|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w war|strong="H4421"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, 

And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

And if so be that the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w arise|strong="H5927"\w*, and he \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so \w nigh|strong="H5066"\w* unto the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* when ye did \w fight|strong="H3898"\w*? \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* ye not that they would \w shoot|strong="H3384"\w* from the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*? 

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

Who \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* \w Abimelech|strong="H0040"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jerubbesheth|strong="H3380"\w*? did not a \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* a \w piece|strong="H6400"\w* of a \w millstone|strong="H7393"\w* upon him from the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, that he \w died|strong="H4191"\w* in \w Thebez|strong="H8405"\w*? why went ye \w nigh|strong="H5066"\w* the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*? then \w say|strong="H0559"\w* thou, Thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w* is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* also.\f + \fr 11.21  \ft Jerubbesheth: also called, Jerubbaal\f* 

¶ So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.

¶ So the \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* and \w shewed|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* all that \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* had \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* him for. 

And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

And the \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, Surely the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w prevailed|strong="H1396"\w* against us, and came \w out|strong="H3318"\w* unto us into the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, and we were upon them even unto the \w entering|strong="H6607"\w* of the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 

And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and \add some\add* of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

And the \w shooters|strong="H3384"\w* \w shot|strong="H3384"\w* from off the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* upon thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*; and \add some\add* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* be \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, and thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w* is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* also. 

Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

Then \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w*, Thus shalt thou \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, Let not this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w displease|strong="H3415"\w* thee, for the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w devoureth|strong="H0398"\w* one as well as \w another|strong="H2090"\w*: make thy \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* more \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* against the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w overthrow|strong="H2040"\w* it: and \w encourage|strong="H2388"\w* thou him.\f + \fr 11.25  \ft displease…: Heb. be evil in thine eyes\f*\f + \fr 11.25  \ft one…: Heb. so and such\f* 

¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

¶ And when the \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* of \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* that \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* her \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* was \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, she \w mourned|strong="H5594"\w* for her \w husband|strong="H1167"\w*. 

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the \nd  LORD\nd*.

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the  LORD.

And when the \w mourning|strong="H0060"\w* was \w past|strong="H5674"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* and \w fetched|strong="H0622"\w* her to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and she became his \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, and \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* him a \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. But the \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* that \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w displeased|strong="H3415"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 11.27  \ft displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of\f* 

And the \nd  LORD\nd* sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

And the  LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

And the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. And he \w came|strong="H0935"\w* unto him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, There were \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* in \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*; the \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w rich|strong="H6223"\w*, and the \w other|strong="H0259"\w* \w poor|strong="H7326"\w*. 

The \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \add man\add* had \w exceeding|strong="H3966"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* and \w herds|strong="H1241"\w*: 

But the poor \add man\add* had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

But the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* \add man\add* had nothing, save \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w little|strong="H6996"\w* ewe \w lamb|strong="H3535"\w*, which he had \w bought|strong="H7069"\w* and nourished \w up|strong="H2421"\w*: and it grew \w up|strong="H1431"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* with him, and with his \w children|strong="H1121"\w*; it did \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* of his own \w meat|strong="H6595"\w*, and \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* of his own \w cup|strong="H3563"\w*, and \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* in his \w bosom|strong="H2436"\w*, and was unto him as a \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*.\f + \fr 12.3  \ft meat: Heb. morsel\f* 

And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

And there \w came|strong="H0935"\w* a \w traveller|strong="H1982"\w* unto the \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, and he \w spared|strong="H2550"\w* to \w take|strong="H3947"\w* of his own \w flock|strong="H6629"\w* and of his own \w herd|strong="H1241"\w*, to \w dress|strong="H6213"\w* for the wayfaring \w man|strong="H0732"\w* that was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* unto him; but \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w lamb|strong="H3535"\w*, and \w dressed|strong="H6213"\w* it for the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to him. 

And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, \add As\add* the \nd  LORD\nd* liveth, the man that hath done this \add thing\add* shall surely die:

And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the  LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

+ \fr 12.5  \ft shall…: or, is worthy to die, or, is a son of death

And \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* was \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w kindled|strong="H2734"\w* against the \w man|strong="H0376"\w*; and he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w*, \add As\add* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that hath \w done|strong="H6213"\w* this \add thing\add* shall \w surely|strong="H1121"\w* \w die|strong="H4194"\w*:\f + \fr 12.5  \ft shall…: or, is worthy to die, or, is a son of death\f* 

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

And he shall \w restore|strong="H7999"\w* the \w lamb|strong="H3535"\w* \w fourfold|strong="H0706"\w*, \w because|strong="H6118"\w* he \w did|strong="H6213"\w* this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*, and \w because|strong="H0834"\w* he had no \w pity|strong="H2550"\w*. 

¶ And Nathan said to David, Thou \add art\add* the man. Thus saith the \nd  LORD\nd* God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

¶ And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the  LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

¶ And \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, Thou \add art\add* the \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, I \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* thee \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and I \w delivered|strong="H5337"\w* thee out of the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*; 

And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if \add that had been\add* too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

And I \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* thee thy \w master’s|strong="H0113"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and thy \w master’s|strong="H0113"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* into thy \w bosom|strong="H2436"\w*, and \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* thee the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*; and if \add that had been\add* too \w little|strong="H4592"\w*, I would moreover have \w given|strong="H3254"\w* unto thee \w such|strong="H2007"\w* and such \w things|strong="H2007"\w*. 

Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the \nd  LORD\nd*, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife \add to be\add* thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the  LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

Wherefore hast thou \w despised|strong="H0959"\w* the \w commandment|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in his \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*? thou hast \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w* with the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, and hast \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* his \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \add to be\add* thy \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, and hast \w slain|strong="H2026"\w* him with the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*. 

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

Now therefore the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* shall \w never|strong="H5704"\w* \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from thine \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; \w because|strong="H6118"\w* thou hast \w despised|strong="H0959"\w* me, and hast \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* the \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* of \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w* to be thy \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*. 

Thus saith the \nd  LORD\nd*, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give \add them\add* unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

Thus saith the  LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

Thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, Behold, I will raise \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* against thee out of thine own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and I will \w take|strong="H3947"\w* thy \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* before thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, and \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \add them\add* unto thy \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*, and he shall \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* with thy \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of this \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*. 

For thou didst \add it\add* secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

For thou \w didst|strong="H6213"\w* \add it\add* \w secretly|strong="H5643"\w*: but I will \w do|strong="H6213"\w* this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* before all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and before the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*. 

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the \nd  LORD\nd*. And Nathan said unto David, The \nd  LORD\nd* also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the  LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The  LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w*, I have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* against the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. And \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* also hath put \w away|strong="H5674"\w* thy \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*; thou shalt not \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. 

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the \nd  LORD\nd* to blaspheme, the child also \add that is\add* born unto thee shall surely die.

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the  LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

\w Howbeit|strong="H0657"\w*, because by this \w deed|strong="H1697"\w* thou hast \w given|strong="H5006"\w* great \w occasion|strong="H5006"\w* to the \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* to \w blaspheme|strong="H5006"\w*, the \w child|strong="H1121"\w* also \add that is\add* \w born|strong="H3209"\w* unto thee shall \w surely|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. 

¶ And Nathan departed unto his house. And the \nd  LORD\nd* struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

¶ And Nathan departed unto his house. And the  LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

¶ And \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* \w departed|strong="H3212"\w* unto his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. And the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w struck|strong="H5062"\w* the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* that \w Uriah’s|strong="H0223"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and it was very \w sick|strong="H0605"\w*. 

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

\w David|strong="H1732"\w* therefore \w besought|strong="H1245"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* for the \w child|strong="H5288"\w*; and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w fasted|strong="H6684"\w*, and went \w in|strong="H0935"\w*, and \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* all \w night|strong="H3885"\w* upon the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.\f + \fr 12.16  \ft fasted: Heb. fasted a fast\f* 

And the elders of his house arose, \add and went\add* to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

And the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of his \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, \add and went\add* to him, to raise him \w up|strong="H6965"\w* from the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: but he \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not, neither did he \w eat|strong="H1262"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* with them. 

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

And it came to pass on the \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, that the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. And the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* to \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* him that the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* was \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*: for they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold, while the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* was yet \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, we \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* unto him, and he would not \w hearken|strong="H8085"\w* unto our \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*: how will he \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w vex|strong="H7451"\w* \w himself|strong="H6213"\w*, if we \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* him that the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*?\f + \fr 12.18  \ft vex: Heb. do hurt\f* 

But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

But when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w whispered|strong="H3907"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w perceived|strong="H0995"\w* that the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* was \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*: therefore \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, Is the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*? And they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, He is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*. 

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed \add himself\add*, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the \nd  LORD\nd*, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the  LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

Then \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* from the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, and \w washed|strong="H7364"\w*, and \w anointed|strong="H5480"\w* \add himself\add*, and \w changed|strong="H2498"\w* his \w apparel|strong="H8071"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w worshipped|strong="H7812"\w*: then he \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; and when he \w required|strong="H7592"\w*, they \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* before him, and he did \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*. 

Then said his servants unto him, What thing \add is\add* this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, \add while it was\add* alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* unto him, What \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \add is\add* this that thou hast \w done|strong="H6213"\w*? thou didst \w fast|strong="H6684"\w* and \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* for the \w child|strong="H3206"\w*, \add while it was\add* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*; but when the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* was \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, thou didst \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* and \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*. 

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell \add whether\add* \nd  GOD\nd* will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether  GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, While the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* was yet \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, I \w fasted|strong="H6684"\w* and \w wept|strong="H1058"\w*: for I \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Who can \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* \add whether\add* \nd  \+w GOD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* will be \w gracious|strong="H2603"\w* to me, that the \w child|strong="H3206"\w* may \w live|strong="H2416"\w*? 

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

But now he is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, wherefore should I \w fast|strong="H6684"\w*? \w can|strong="H3201"\w* I bring him back \w again|strong="H7725"\w*? I shall \w go|strong="H1980"\w* to him, but he shall not \w return|strong="H7725"\w* to me. 

¶ And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the \nd  LORD\nd* loved him.

¶ And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the  LORD loved him.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w comforted|strong="H5162"\w* \w Bath-sheba|strong="H1339"\w* his \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, and went \w in|strong="H0935"\w* unto her, and \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* with her: and she \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* a \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and he \w called|strong="H7121"\w* his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*: and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w loved|strong="H0157"\w* him. 

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the \nd  LORD\nd*.

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the  LORD.

+ \fr 12.25  \ft Jedidiah: that is, Beloved of the \ft \+nd LORD\+nd*

And he \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*; and he \w called|strong="H7121"\w* his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w Jedidiah|strong="H3041"\w*, because of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.\f + \fr 12.25  \ft Jedidiah: that is, Beloved of the \ft \+nd LORD\+nd*\f* 

¶ And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

¶ And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* against \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, and \w took|strong="H3920"\w* the \w royal|strong="H4410"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 

And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I have \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* against \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*, and have \w taken|strong="H3920"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*. 

Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.

Now therefore \w gather|strong="H0622"\w* the \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w*, and \w encamp|strong="H2583"\w* against the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w take|strong="H3920"\w* it: lest I \w take|strong="H3920"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and it be \w called|strong="H7121"\w* after my \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.\f + \fr 12.28  \ft it be called…: Heb. my name be called upon it\f* 

And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*, and \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* against it, and \w took|strong="H3920"\w* it. 

And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof \add was\add* a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was \add set\add* on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

And he \w took|strong="H3947"\w* their \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* from off his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, the \w weight|strong="H4948"\w* whereof \add was\add* a \w talent|strong="H3603"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* with the \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*: and it was \add set\add* on \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. And he brought \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* in \w great|strong="H3966"\w* \w abundance|strong="H7235"\w*.\f + \fr 12.30  \ft in great…: Heb. very great\f* 

And he brought forth the people that \add were\add* therein, and put \add them\add* under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

And he brought \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* therein, and \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \add them\add* under \w saws|strong="H4050"\w*, and under \w harrows|strong="H2757"\w* of \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, and under \w axes|strong="H4037"\w* of \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, and made them \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* through the \w brickkiln|strong="H4404"\w*: and thus \w did|strong="H6213"\w* he unto all the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*. So \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* unto \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name \add was\add* Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

And it came to pass \w after|strong="H0310"\w* this, that \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had a \w fair|strong="H3303"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w*; and \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w loved|strong="H0157"\w* her. 

And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she \add was\add* a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

+ \fr 13.2  \ft Amnon thought…: Heb. it was marvellous, or, hidden in the eyes of Amnon

13.2  Amnon thought…: Heb. it was marvellous, or, hidden in the eyes of Amnon

And \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* was so \w vexed|strong="H3334"\w*, that he fell \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* for his \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w*; for she \add was\add* a \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w*; and \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* \w thought|strong="H5869"\w* it \w hard|strong="H6381"\w* for him to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* any \w thing|strong="H3972"\w* to her.\f + \fr 13.2  \ft Amnon thought…: Heb. it was marvellous, or, hidden in the eyes of Amnon\f* 

But Amnon had a friend, whose name \add was\add* Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab \add was\add* a very subtil man.

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

But \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* had a \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Jonadab|strong="H3122"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Shimeah|strong="H8093"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*: and \w Jonadab|strong="H3122"\w* \add was\add* a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w subtil|strong="H2450"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. 

And he said unto him, Why \add art\add* thou, \add being\add* the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Why \add art\add* thou, \add being\add* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w lean|strong="H1800"\w* from \w day|strong="H1242"\w* to \w day|strong="H1242"\w*? wilt thou not \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* me? And \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, I \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w*, my \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w Absalom’s|strong="H0053"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*.\f + \fr 13.4  \ft lean: Heb. thin\f*\f + \fr 13.4  \ft from day…: Heb. morning by morning\f* 

And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see \add it\add*, and eat \add it\add* at her hand.

And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.

And \w Jonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Lay thee \w down|strong="H7901"\w* on thy \w bed|strong="H4904"\w*, and make thyself \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*: and when thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* thee, \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, I pray thee, let my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, and \w give|strong="H1262"\w* me \w meat|strong="H3899"\w*, and \w dress|strong="H6213"\w* the \w meat|strong="H1279"\w* in my \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*, that I may \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \add it\add*, and \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \add it\add* at her \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. 

¶ So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

¶ So \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* lay \w down|strong="H7901"\w*, and made himself \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*: and when the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* him, \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, I pray thee, let \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, and \w make|strong="H3823"\w* me a \w couple|strong="H8147"\w* of \w cakes|strong="H3834"\w* in my \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*, that I may \w eat|strong="H1262"\w* at her \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. 

Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.

Then \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* to \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w* now to thy \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w Amnon’s|strong="H0550"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w dress|strong="H6213"\w* him \w meat|strong="H1279"\w*. 

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded \add it\add*, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

So \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to her \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w Amnon’s|strong="H0550"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; and he was laid \w down|strong="H7901"\w*. And she \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w flour|strong="H1217"\w*, and \w kneaded|strong="H3888"\w* \add it\add*, and made \w cakes|strong="H3823"\w* in his \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*, and did \w bake|strong="H1310"\w* the \w cakes|strong="H3834"\w*.\f + \fr 13.8  \ft flour: or, paste\f* 

And she took a pan, and poured \add them\add* out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

And she \w took|strong="H3947"\w* a \w pan|strong="H4958"\w*, and poured \add them\add* \w out|strong="H3332"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him; but he \w refused|strong="H3985"\w* to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*. And \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Have \w out|strong="H3318"\w* all \w men|strong="H0376"\w* from me. And they went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* from him. 

And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought \add them\add* into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

And \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w*, \w Bring|strong="H0935"\w* the \w meat|strong="H1279"\w* into the \w chamber|strong="H2315"\w*, that I may \w eat|strong="H1262"\w* of thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. And \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w cakes|strong="H3834"\w* which she had \w made|strong="H6213"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \add them\add* into the \w chamber|strong="H2315"\w* to \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* her \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*. 

And when she had brought \add them\add* unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

And when she had \w brought|strong="H5066"\w* \add them\add* unto him to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, he took \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* of her, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto her, \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* with me, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*. 

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

And she \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* him, Nay, my \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, do not \w force|strong="H6031"\w* me; for no such thing \w ought|strong="H3651"\w* to be \w done|strong="H6213"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: \w do|strong="H6213"\w* not thou this \w folly|strong="H5039"\w*.\f + \fr 13.12  \ft force…: Heb. humble me\f*\f + \fr 13.12  \ft no such…: Heb. it ought not so to be done\f* 

And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

And I, whither shall I cause my \w shame|strong="H2781"\w* to \w go|strong="H3212"\w*? and as for thee, thou shalt be as \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of the \w fools|strong="H5036"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. Now therefore, I pray thee, \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*; for he will not \w withhold|strong="H4513"\w* me from thee. 

Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

Howbeit he \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w hearken|strong="H8085"\w* unto her \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*: but, being \w stronger|strong="H2388"\w* than she, \w forced|strong="H6031"\w* her, and \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* with her. 

¶ Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her \add was\add* greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.

¶ Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.

¶ Then \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* her \w exceedingly|strong="H3966"\w*; so that the \w hatred|strong="H8135"\w* wherewith he \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* her \add was\add* \w greater|strong="H1419"\w* than the \w love|strong="H0160"\w* wherewith he had \w loved|strong="H0157"\w* her. And \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto her, \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, be \w gone|strong="H3212"\w*.\f + \fr 13.15  \ft exceedingly: Heb. with great hatred greatly\f* 

And she said unto him, \add There is\add* no cause: this evil in sending me away \add is\add* greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

And she \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \add There is\add* no \w cause|strong="H0182"\w*: this \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* in sending me \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \add is\add* \w greater|strong="H1419"\w* than the \w other|strong="H0312"\w* that thou \w didst|strong="H6213"\w* unto me. But he \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w hearken|strong="H8085"\w* unto her. 

Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this \add woman\add* out from me, and bolt the door after her.

Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.

Then he \w called|strong="H7121"\w* his \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* that \w ministered|strong="H8334"\w* unto him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Put|strong="H7971"\w* now this \add woman\add* \w out|strong="H2351"\w* from me, and \w bolt|strong="H5274"\w* the \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* her. 

And \add she had\add* a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters \add that were\add* virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

And \add she had\add* a \w garment|strong="H3801"\w* of divers \w colours|strong="H6446"\w* upon her: for with such \w robes|strong="H4598"\w* were the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \add that were\add* \w virgins|strong="H1330"\w* \w apparelled|strong="H3847"\w*. Then his \w servant|strong="H8334"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* her \w out|strong="H2351"\w*, and \w bolted|strong="H5274"\w* the \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* her. 

¶ And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that \add was\add* on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

¶ And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

¶ And \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* \w put|strong="H3947"\w* \w ashes|strong="H0665"\w* on her \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and \w rent|strong="H7167"\w* her \w garment|strong="H3801"\w* of divers \w colours|strong="H6446"\w* that \add was\add* on her, and \w laid|strong="H7760"\w* her \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* on her \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w crying|strong="H2199"\w*. 

And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he \add is\add* thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* her \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto her, Hath \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* thy \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* been with thee? but hold now thy \w peace|strong="H2790"\w*, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*: he \add is\add* thy \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*; \w regard|strong="H7896"\w* not this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*. So \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* \w remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w* in her \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w Absalom’s|strong="H0053"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.\f + \fr 13.20  \ft Amnon: Heb. Aminon\f*\f + \fr 13.20  \ft regard…: Heb. set not thy heart\f*\f + \fr 13.20  \ft desolate: Heb. and desolate\f* 

¶ But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

¶ But when \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* of all these \w things|strong="H1697"\w*, he was \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w wroth|strong="H2734"\w*. 

And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* unto his brother \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* neither \w good|strong="H2896"\w* nor \w bad|strong="H7451"\w*: for \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w*, \w because|strong="H1697"\w* he had \w forced|strong="H6031"\w* his \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w*. 

¶ And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which \add is\add* beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

¶ And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

¶ And it came to pass after two \w full|strong="H3117"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, that \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* had \w sheepshearers|strong="H1494"\w* in \w Baal-hazor|strong="H1178"\w*, which \add is\add* beside \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*: and \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w invited|strong="H7121"\w* all the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. 

And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold now, thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* hath \w sheepshearers|strong="H1494"\w*; \w let|strong="H3212"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, I beseech thee, and his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* with thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*. 

And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, Nay, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, let us not all now \w go|strong="H3212"\w*, lest we be \w chargeable|strong="H3513"\w* unto thee. And he \w pressed|strong="H6555"\w* him: howbeit he \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w go|strong="H3212"\w*, but \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* him. 

Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, If not, I pray thee, let my \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* with us. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Why should he \w go|strong="H3212"\w* with thee? 

But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

But \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w pressed|strong="H6555"\w* him, that he let \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* and all the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* with him. 

¶ Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

+ \fr 13.28  \ft have…: or, will you not, since I have commanded you?

¶ Now \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* had \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* his \w servants|strong="H5288"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Mark|strong="H7200"\w* ye now when \w Amnon’s|strong="H0550"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* is \w merry|strong="H2896"\w* with \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, and when I \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto you, \w Smite|strong="H5221"\w* \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w*; then \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* him, \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* not: have not I \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* you? be \w courageous|strong="H2388"\w*, and be \w valiant|strong="H1121"\w*.\f + \fr 13.28  \ft have…: or, will you not, since I have commanded you?\f*\f + \fr 13.28  \ft valiant: Heb. sons of valour\f* 

And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

And the \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* of \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* unto \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* as \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* had \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*. Then all the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* gat him \w up|strong="H7392"\w* upon his \w mule|strong="H6505"\w*, and \w fled|strong="H5127"\w*.\f + \fr 13.29  \ft gat…: Heb. rode\f* 

¶ And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.

¶ And it came to pass, while they were in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, that \w tidings|strong="H8052"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* hath \w slain|strong="H5221"\w* all the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and there is not \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of them \w left|strong="H3498"\w*. 

Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and \w tare|strong="H7167"\w* his \w garments|strong="H0899"\w*, and \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* on the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; and all his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w stood|strong="H5324"\w* by with their \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w rent|strong="H7167"\w*. 

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose \add that\add* they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

And \w Jonadab|strong="H3122"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Shimeah|strong="H8093"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Let not my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* \w suppose|strong="H0559"\w* \add that\add* they have \w slain|strong="H4191"\w* all the young \w men|strong="H5288"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*; for \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* only is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*: for by the \w appointment|strong="H6310"\w* of \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* this hath been \w determined|strong="H7760"\w* from the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* that he \w forced|strong="H6031"\w* his \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w*.\f + \fr 13.32  \ft appointment: Heb. mouth\f*\f + \fr 13.32  \ft determined: or, settled\f* 

Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.

Now therefore let not my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* the \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* to his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, to \w think|strong="H0559"\w* that all the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* are \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*: for \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w* only is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*. 

But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.

But \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w fled|strong="H1272"\w*. And the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* that kept the \w watch|strong="H6822"\w* lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w* his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, and \w looked|strong="H7200"\w*, and, behold, there \w came|strong="H1980"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* by the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w side|strong="H6654"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* him. 

And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

+ \fr 13.35  \ft as thy…: Heb. according to the word of thy servant

And \w Jonadab|strong="H3122"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Behold, the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*: as thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, so it is.\f + \fr 13.35  \ft as thy…: Heb. according to the word of thy servant\f* 

And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an \w end|strong="H3615"\w* of \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w*, that, behold, the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, and lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w* their \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* and \w wept|strong="H1058"\w*: and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* also and all his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w sore|strong="H1065"\w*.\f + \fr 13.36  \ft very…: Heb. with a great weeping greatly\f* 

¶ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And \add David\add* mourned for his son every day.

¶ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

¶ But \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w fled|strong="H1272"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Talmai|strong="H8526"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammihud|strong="H5991"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Geshur|strong="H1650"\w*. And \add David\add* \w mourned|strong="H0056"\w* for his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* every \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 13.37  \ft Ammihud: or, Ammihur\f* 

So \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w fled|strong="H1272"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Geshur|strong="H1650"\w*, and was there \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 

And \add the soul of\add* king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

And \add the soul of\add* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w longed|strong="H3615"\w* to go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*: for he was \w comforted|strong="H5162"\w* concerning \w Amnon|strong="H0550"\w*, seeing he was \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*.\f + \fr 13.39  \ft longed: or, was consumed\f* 

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart \add was\add* toward Absalom.

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

Now \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* \w perceived|strong="H3045"\w* that the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \add was\add* toward \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. 

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Tekoah|strong="H8620"\w*, and \w fetched|strong="H3947"\w* thence a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a \w mourner|strong="H0056"\w*, and put \w on|strong="H3847"\w* now \w mourning|strong="H0060"\w* \w apparel|strong="H0899"\w*, and \w anoint|strong="H5480"\w* not thyself with \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*, but be as a \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* that had a \w long|strong="H7227"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w mourned|strong="H0056"\w* for the \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*: 

And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

And \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* on this \w manner|strong="H1697"\w* unto him. So \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* in her \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. 

¶ And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

¶ And when the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* of \w Tekoah|strong="H8621"\w* \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, she \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* on her \w face|strong="H0639"\w* to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*, and did \w obeisance|strong="H7812"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Help|strong="H3467"\w*, O \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 14.4  \ft Help: Heb. Save\f* 

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I \add am\add* indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto her, What aileth thee? And she \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, I \add am\add* \w indeed|strong="H0061"\w* a \w widow|strong="H0490"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, and mine \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*. 

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and \add there was\add* none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

And thy \w handmaid|strong="H8198"\w* had \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and they \w two|strong="H8147"\w* strove \w together|strong="H5327"\w* in the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, and \add there was\add* none to \w part|strong="H5337"\w* them, but the \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w other|strong="H0259"\w*, and \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* him.\f + \fr 14.6  \ft none…: Heb. no deliverer between them\f* 

And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband \add neither\add* name nor remainder upon the earth.

And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

And, behold, the whole \w family|strong="H4940"\w* is \w risen|strong="H6965"\w* against thine \w handmaid|strong="H8198"\w*, and they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Deliver|strong="H5414"\w* him that \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, that we may \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* him, for the \w life|strong="H5315"\w* of his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* whom he \w slew|strong="H2026"\w*; and we will \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* the \w heir|strong="H3423"\w* also: and so they shall \w quench|strong="H3518"\w* my \w coal|strong="H1513"\w* which is \w left|strong="H7760"\w*, and shall not \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* to my \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \add neither\add* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* nor \w remainder|strong="H7611"\w* \w upon|strong="H6440"\w* the \w earth|strong="H0127"\w*.\f + \fr 14.7  \ft upon…: Heb. upon the face of the earth\f* 

And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w* to thine \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and I will give \w charge|strong="H6680"\w* concerning thee. 

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity \add be\add* on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne \add be\add* guiltless.

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

And the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* of \w Tekoah|strong="H8621"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, My \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, O \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, the \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w* \add be\add* on me, and on my \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and his \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \add be\add* \w guiltless|strong="H5355"\w*. 

And the king said, Whosoever saith \add ought\add* unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Whosoever \w saith|strong="H1696"\w* \add ought\add* unto thee, \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* him to me, and he shall not \w touch|strong="H5060"\w* thee any \w more|strong="H3254"\w*. 

Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the \nd  LORD\nd* thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, \add As\add* the \nd  LORD\nd* liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the  LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the  LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

+ \fr 14.11  \ft that…: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy

14.11  that…: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* she, I pray thee, let the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, that thou wouldest not suffer the \w revengers|strong="H1350"\w* of \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* to \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* any \w more|strong="H7235"\w*, lest they \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add As\add* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, there shall not one \w hair|strong="H8185"\w* of thy \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* to the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.\f + \fr 14.11  \ft that…: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy\f* 

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak \add one\add* word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Then the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Let thine \w handmaid|strong="H8198"\w*, I pray thee, \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \add one\add* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* unto my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Say \w on|strong="H1696"\w*. 

And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.

And the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Wherefore then hast thou \w thought|strong="H2803"\w* such a thing against the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*? for the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* doth \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* as one which is \w faulty|strong="H0818"\w*, in that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* doth not fetch home \w again|strong="H7725"\w* his \w banished|strong="H5080"\w*. 

For we must needs die, and \add are\add* as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect \add any\add* person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

+ \fr 14.14  \ft neither…: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc

14.14  neither…: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc

For we must \w needs|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, and \add are\add* as \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w spilt|strong="H5064"\w* on the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*, which cannot be gathered up \w again|strong="H0622"\w*; neither doth \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w respect|strong="H5375"\w* \add any\add* \w person|strong="H5315"\w*: yet doth he \w devise|strong="H2803"\w* \w means|strong="H4284"\w*, that his \w banished|strong="H5080"\w* be not \w expelled|strong="H5080"\w* from him.\f + \fr 14.14  \ft neither…: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc\f* 

Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, \add it is\add* because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

Now therefore that I am \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* of this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* unto my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \add it is\add* because the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* have made me \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*: and thy \w handmaid|strong="H8198"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will now \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*; it may be that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* will \w perform|strong="H6213"\w* the \w request|strong="H1697"\w* of his \w handmaid|strong="H0519"\w*. 

For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man \add that would\add* destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

For the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* will \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*, to \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* his \w handmaid|strong="H0519"\w* out of the \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* of the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \add that would\add* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* me and my \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* out of the \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 

Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so \add is\add* my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the \nd  LORD\nd* thy God will be with thee.

Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the  LORD thy God will be with thee.

Then thine \w handmaid|strong="H8198"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* shall now be \w comfortable|strong="H4496"\w*: for as an \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, so \add is\add* my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* to \w discern|strong="H8085"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* and \w bad|strong="H7451"\w*: therefore the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w* will be with thee.\f + \fr 14.17  \ft comfortable: Heb. for rest\f*\f + \fr 14.17  \ft to discern: Heb. to hear\f* 

Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, \w Hide|strong="H3582"\w* not from me, I pray thee, the \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* that I shall \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* thee. And the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Let my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* now \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*. 

And the king said, \add Is not\add* the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, \add As\add* thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add Is not\add* the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* with thee in all this? And the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add As\add* thy \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w none|strong="H0376"\w* \w can|strong="H0786"\w* turn to the right \w hand|strong="H3231"\w* or to the \w left|strong="H8041"\w* from ought that my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* hath \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*: for thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, he \w bade|strong="H6680"\w* me, and he \w put|strong="H7760"\w* all these \w words|strong="H1697"\w* in the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of thine \w handmaid|strong="H8198"\w*: 

To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord \add is\add* wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all \add things\add* that \add are\add* in the earth.

To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

\w To|strong="H5668"\w* fetch \w about|strong="H5437"\w* this \w form|strong="H6440"\w* of \w speech|strong="H1697"\w* hath thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*: and my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* \add is\add* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*, according to the \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* of an \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* all \add things\add* that \add are\add* in the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 

¶ And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

¶ And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, Behold now, I have \w done|strong="H6213"\w* this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*: \w go|strong="H3212"\w* therefore, \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. 

And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* on his \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, and \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* himself, and \w thanked|strong="H1288"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: and \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, To \w day|strong="H3117"\w* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* that I have \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w grace|strong="H2580"\w* in thy \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*, my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, O \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, in that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* hath \w fulfilled|strong="H6213"\w* the \w request|strong="H1697"\w* of his \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*.\f + \fr 14.22  \ft thanked: Heb. blessed\f*\f + \fr 14.22  \ft his servant: or, thy servant\f* 

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

So \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Geshur|strong="H1650"\w*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Let him \w turn|strong="H5437"\w* to his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and let him not \w see|strong="H7200"\w* my \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. So \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w returned|strong="H5437"\w* to his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* not the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 

¶ But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

+ \fr 14.25  \ft But…: Heb. And as Absalom there was not a beautiful man in all Israel to praise greatly

14.25  But…: Heb. And as Absalom there was not a beautiful man in all Israel to praise greatly

¶ But in all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* there was \w none|strong="H0376"\w* to be so \w much|strong="H3966"\w* \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* as \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* for his \w beauty|strong="H3303"\w*: from the \w sole|strong="H3709"\w* of his \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* even to the crown of his \w head|strong="H6936"\w* there was no \w blemish|strong="H3971"\w* in him.\f + \fr 14.25  \ft But…: Heb. And as Absalom there was not a beautiful man in all Israel to praise greatly\f* 

And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled \add it:\add* because \add the hair\add* was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.

And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.

And when he \w polled|strong="H1548"\w* his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, (for it was at every \w year’s|strong="H3117"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* that he \w polled|strong="H1548"\w* \add it:\add* because \add the hair\add* was \w heavy|strong="H3513"\w* on him, therefore he \w polled|strong="H1548"\w* it:) he \w weighed|strong="H8254"\w* the \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* of his \w head|strong="H7218"\w* at two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w shekels|strong="H8255"\w* after the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w weight|strong="H0068"\w*. 

And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name \add was\add* Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

And unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* there were \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, and \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w*: she was a \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* of a \w fair|strong="H3303"\w* \w countenance|strong="H4758"\w*. 

¶ So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.

¶ So \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w dwelt|strong="H3427"\w* two \w full|strong="H3117"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* not the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 

Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

Therefore \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* for \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, to have \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* him to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*; but he \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to him: and when he sent \w again|strong="H7971"\w* the second \w time|strong="H8145"\w*, he \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w come|strong="H0935"\w*. 

Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

Therefore he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w See|strong="H7200"\w*, \w Joab’s|strong="H3097"\w* \w field|strong="H2513"\w* is \w near|strong="H0413"\w* \w mine|strong="H3027"\w*, and he hath \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* there; \w go|strong="H3212"\w* and \w set|strong="H3341"\w* it on \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. And \w Absalom’s|strong="H0053"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w set|strong="H3341"\w* the \w field|strong="H2513"\w* on \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*.\f + \fr 14.30  \ft near…: Heb. near my place\f* 

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto \add his\add* house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

Then \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* unto \add his\add* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Wherefore have thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w set|strong="H3341"\w* my \w field|strong="H2513"\w* on \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*? 

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? \add it had been\add* good for me \add to have been\add* there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be \add any\add* iniquity in me, let him kill me.

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, Behold, I \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* unto thee, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* hither, that I may \w send|strong="H7971"\w* thee to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, to \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, Wherefore am I \w come|strong="H0935"\w* from \w Geshur|strong="H1650"\w*? \add it had been\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* for me \add to have been\add* there still: now therefore let me \w see|strong="H7200"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*; and if there \w be|strong="H3426"\w* \add any\add* \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w* in me, let him \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* me. 

So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

So \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* him: and when he had \w called|strong="H7121"\w* for \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, he \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* himself on his \w face|strong="H0639"\w* to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w kissed|strong="H5401"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. 

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

And it came to pass after \w this|strong="H0310"\w*, that \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w prepared|strong="H6213"\w* him \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* and \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, and \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* to \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him. 

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

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 the tribes of Israel.

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* rose up \w early|strong="H7925"\w*, and \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w beside|strong="H3027"\w* the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*: and it was \add so\add*, that when any \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that had a \w controversy|strong="H7379"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* for \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, then \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* unto him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Of \w what|strong="H0335"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \add art\add* thou? And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \add is\add* of \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 15.2  \ft came: Heb. to come\f* 

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters \add are\add* good and right; but \add there is\add* no man \add deputed\add* of the king to hear thee.

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

+ \fr 15.3  \ft there…: or, none will hear thee from the king downward

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w See|strong="H7200"\w*, thy \w matters|strong="H1697"\w* \add are\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* and \w right|strong="H5228"\w*; but \add there is\add* no man \add deputed\add* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* to \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thee.\f + \fr 15.3  \ft there…: or, none will hear thee from the king downward\f* 

Absalom said moreover, 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!

\w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* moreover, Oh that I were \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, that every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* which hath any \w suit|strong="H7379"\w* or \w cause|strong="H4941"\w* might \w come|strong="H0935"\w* unto me, and I would do him \w justice|strong="H6663"\w*! 

And it was \add so\add*, that when any man came nigh \add to him\add* to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

And it was \add so\add*, that when any \w man|strong="H0376"\w* came \w nigh|strong="H7126"\w* \add to him\add* to do him \w obeisance|strong="H7812"\w*, he put \w forth|strong="H7971"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, and \w took|strong="H2388"\w* him, and \w kissed|strong="H5401"\w* him. 

And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

And on this \w manner|strong="H1697"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* to all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* that \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* for \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*: so \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w stole|strong="H1589"\w* the \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 

¶ And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the \nd  LORD\nd*, in Hebron.

¶ And it came to pass after 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.

¶ And it came to pass \w after|strong="H7093"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, that \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, I pray thee, let me \w go|strong="H3212"\w* and \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* my \w vow|strong="H5088"\w*, which I have \w vowed|strong="H5087"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. 

For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the \nd  LORD\nd* shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the \nd  LORD\nd*.

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 will serve the  LORD.

For thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w vowed|strong="H5087"\w* a \w vow|strong="H5088"\w* while I \w abode|strong="H3427"\w* at \w Geshur|strong="H1650"\w* in \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, If the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* shall bring me \w again|strong="H7725"\w* indeed to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, then I will \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. 

And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. So he \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. 

¶ But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

¶ But \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w spies|strong="H7270"\w* throughout all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, As soon as ye \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, then ye shall \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w reigneth|strong="H4427"\w* in \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*. 

And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, \add that were\add* called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.

And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.

And with \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* out of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \add that were\add* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*; and they \w went|strong="H1980"\w* in their \w simplicity|strong="H8537"\w*, and they \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* not any \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*. 

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, \add even\add* from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* for \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* the \w Gilonite|strong="H1526"\w*, \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w counsellor|strong="H3289"\w*, from his \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \add even\add* from \w Giloh|strong="H1542"\w*, while he \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*. And the \w conspiracy|strong="H7195"\w* was \w strong|strong="H0533"\w*; for the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w increased|strong="H7227"\w* \w continually|strong="H1980"\w* with \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. 

¶ And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

¶ And there \w came|strong="H0935"\w* a \w messenger|strong="H5046"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* are \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. 

And David said unto all his servants that \add were\add* with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not \add else\add* escape from 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.

And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from 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.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto all his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* that \add were\add* with him at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, and let us \w flee|strong="H1272"\w*; for we shall not \add else\add* \w escape|strong="H6413"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*: make \w speed|strong="H4116"\w* to \w depart|strong="H3212"\w*, lest he \w overtake|strong="H5381"\w* us \w suddenly|strong="H4116"\w*, and \w bring|strong="H5080"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* upon us, and \w smite|strong="H5221"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* with the \w edge|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.\f + \fr 15.14  \ft bring: Heb. thrust\f* 

And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants \add are ready to do\add* whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.

And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.

And the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Behold, thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \add are ready to do\add* whatsoever my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* shall \w appoint|strong="H0977"\w*.\f + \fr 15.15  \ft appoint: Heb. choose\f* 

And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, \add which were\add* concubines, to keep the house.

And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* went \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, and all his \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w after|strong="H7272"\w* him. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, \add which were\add* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*, to \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.\f + \fr 15.16  \ft after…: Heb. at his feet\f* 

And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* went \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w after|strong="H7272"\w* him, and \w tarried|strong="H5975"\w* in a \w place|strong="H1004"\w* that was far \w off|strong="H4801"\w*. 

And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

And all his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* passed \w on|strong="H5674"\w* \w beside|strong="H3027"\w* him; and all the \w Cherethites|strong="H3774"\w*, and all the \w Pelethites|strong="H6432"\w*, and all the \w Gittites|strong="H1663"\w*, \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* which \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w after|strong="H7272"\w* him from \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*, passed \w on|strong="H5674"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. 

¶ Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou \add art\add* a stranger, and also an exile.

¶ Then said the king to 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.

¶ Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* to \w Ittai|strong="H0863"\w* the \w Gittite|strong="H1663"\w*, Wherefore \w goest|strong="H3212"\w* thou also with us? \w return|strong="H7725"\w* to thy \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, and \w abide|strong="H3427"\w* with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: for thou \add art\add* a \w stranger|strong="H5237"\w*, and also an \w exile|strong="H1540"\w*. 

Whereas thou camest \add but\add* yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth \add be\add* with thee.

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 thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

Whereas thou \w camest|strong="H0935"\w* \add but\add* \w yesterday|strong="H8543"\w*, should I this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* make thee \w go|strong="H3212"\w* up and \w down|strong="H5128"\w* with us? seeing I \w go|strong="H1980"\w* whither I may, \w return|strong="H7725"\w* thou, and take \w back|strong="H7725"\w* thy \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*: \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* and \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* \add be\add* with thee.\f + \fr 15.20  \ft go up…: Heb. wander in going\f* 

And Ittai answered the king, and said, \add As\add* the \nd  LORD\nd* liveth, and \add as\add* my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the  LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

And \w Ittai|strong="H0863"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add As\add* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, and \add as\add* my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*, surely in what \w place|strong="H4725"\w* my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* shall be, whether in \w death|strong="H4194"\w* or \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, even there also will thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* be. 

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 \add were\add* with him.

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.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Ittai|strong="H0863"\w*, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w* and pass \w over|strong="H5674"\w*. And \w Ittai|strong="H0863"\w* the \w Gittite|strong="H1663"\w* passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w*, and all his \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, and all the little \w ones|strong="H2945"\w* that \add were\add* with him. 

And all the country wept with a loud voice, and 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.

And all the \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* with a \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w*: the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* also himself passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w* the \w brook|strong="H5158"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w*, \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*.\f + \fr 15.23  \ft Kidron: Gr. Cedron\f* 

¶ And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites \add were\add* with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

¶ And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

¶ And lo \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* also, and all the \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \add were\add* with him, \w bearing|strong="H5375"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of the \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: and they set \w down|strong="H3332"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*; and \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w* went \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, until all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* had \w done|strong="H8552"\w* \w passing|strong="H5674"\w* out of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the \nd  LORD\nd*, he will bring me again, and shew me \add both\add* it, and his habitation:

And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the  LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*, Carry \w back|strong="H7725"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*: if I shall \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w favour|strong="H2580"\w* in the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, he will bring me \w again|strong="H7725"\w*, and \w shew|strong="H7200"\w* me \add both\add* it, and his \w habitation|strong="H5116"\w*: 

But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, \add here am\add* I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

But if he thus \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, I have no \w delight|strong="H2654"\w* in thee; behold, \add here am\add* I, let him \w do|strong="H6213"\w* to me as \w seemeth|strong="H5869"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* unto him. 

The king said also unto Zadok the priest, \add Art not\add* thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

The \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* also unto \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \add Art not\add* thou a \w seer|strong="H7200"\w*? \w return|strong="H7725"\w* into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*, and your \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* with you, \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* thy \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w*. 

See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

\w See|strong="H7200"\w*, I will \w tarry|strong="H4102"\w* in the \w plain|strong="H6160"\w* of the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, until there \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* from you to \w certify|strong="H5046"\w* me. 

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

\w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* therefore and \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w* \w carried|strong="H7725"\w* the \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: and they \w tarried|strong="H3427"\w* there. 

¶ And David went up by the ascent of \add mount\add* Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that \add was\add* with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

¶ And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head 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.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* by the \w ascent|strong="H4608"\w* of \add mount\add* \w Olivet|strong="H2132"\w*, and \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* as he went \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, and had his \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w covered|strong="H2645"\w*, and he \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w barefoot|strong="H3182"\w*: and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add was\add* with him \w covered|strong="H2645"\w* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and they went \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, \w weeping|strong="H1058"\w* as they went \w up|strong="H5927"\w*.\f + \fr 15.30  \ft and wept…: Heb. going up and weeping\f* 

¶ And \add one\add* told David, saying, Ahithophel \add is\add* among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O \nd  LORD\nd*, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

¶ And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O  LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

¶ And \add one\add* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* \add is\add* among the \w conspirators|strong="H7194"\w* with \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, O \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, I pray thee, turn the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* into \w foolishness|strong="H5528"\w*. 

¶ And it came to pass, that \add when\add* David was come to the top \add of the mount\add*, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

¶ And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

¶ And it came to pass, that \add when\add* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \add of the mount\add*, where he \w worshipped|strong="H7812"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, behold, \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* the \w Archite|strong="H0757"\w* came to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* him with his \w coat|strong="H3801"\w* \w rent|strong="H7167"\w*, and \w earth|strong="H0127"\w* upon his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*: 

Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:

Unto whom \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, If thou passest \w on|strong="H5674"\w* with me, then thou shalt be a \w burden|strong="H4853"\w* unto me: 

But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; \add as\add* I \add have been\add* thy father’s servant hitherto, so \add will\add* I now also \add be\add* thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy 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.

But if thou \w return|strong="H7725"\w* to the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, I will be thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, O \w king|strong="H4428"\w*; \add as\add* I \add have been\add* thy \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w hitherto|strong="H0227"\w*, so \add will\add* I now also \add be\add* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*: then mayest thou for me \w defeat|strong="H6565"\w* the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w*. 

And \add hast thou\add* not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, \add that\add* what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell \add it\add* to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

And \add hast thou\add* not there with thee \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* and \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*? therefore it shall be, \add that\add* what \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* soever thou shalt \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* out of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, thou shalt \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \add it\add* to \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* and \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*. 

Behold, \add they have\add* there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s \add son\add*, and Jonathan Abiathar’s \add son;\add* and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.

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.

Behold, \add they have\add* there with them their \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* \w Zadok’s|strong="H6659"\w* \add son\add*, and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* \w Abiathar’s|strong="H0054"\w* \add son;\add* and by \w them|strong="H3027"\w* ye shall \w send|strong="H7971"\w* unto me every \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* that ye can \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*. 

So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

So \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w friend|strong="H7463"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* into \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

And when David was a little past the top \add of the hill\add*, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred \add loaves\add* of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

And when David 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 an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

And when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was a \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w past|strong="H5674"\w* the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \add of the hill\add*, behold, \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* the \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* of \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w* \w met|strong="H7125"\w* him, with a \w couple|strong="H6776"\w* of \w asses|strong="H2543"\w* \w saddled|strong="H2280"\w*, and upon them two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \add loaves\add* of \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, and an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* bunches of \w raisins|strong="H6778"\w*, and an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* of summer \w fruits|strong="H7019"\w*, and a \w bottle|strong="H5035"\w* of \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*. 

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses \add be\add* for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w*, What meanest thou by these? And \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w asses|strong="H2543"\w* \add be\add* for the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w* to ride \w on|strong="H7392"\w*; and the \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* and summer \w fruit|strong="H7019"\w* for the young \w men|strong="H5288"\w* to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*; and the \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, that such as be \w faint|strong="H3287"\w* in the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* may \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*. 

And the king said, And where \add is\add* thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, And where \add is\add* thy \w master’s|strong="H0113"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*? And \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Behold, he \w abideth|strong="H3427"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: for he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, To \w day|strong="H3117"\w* shall the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* me the \w kingdom|strong="H4468"\w* of my \w father|strong="H0001"\w*. 

Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine \add are\add* all that \add pertained\add* unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee \add that\add* I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* to \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w*, Behold, thine \add are\add* all that \add pertained\add* unto \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*. And \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I \w humbly|strong="H7812"\w* beseech thee \add that\add* I may \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w grace|strong="H2580"\w* in thy \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*, my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, O \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 16.4  \ft I humbly…: Heb. I do obeisance\f* 

¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name \add was\add* Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

+ \fr 16.5  \ft he came forth…: or, he still came forth and cursed

¶ And when \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Bahurim|strong="H0980"\w*, behold, thence came \w out|strong="H3318"\w* a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of the \w family|strong="H4940"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Gera|strong="H1617"\w*: he came \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, and \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w* still as he \w came|strong="H3318"\w*.\f + \fr 16.5  \ft he came forth…: or, he still came forth and cursed\f* 

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men \add were\add* on his right hand and on his left.

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

And he \w cast|strong="H5619"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* at \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and at all the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* and all the mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \add were\add* on his right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* and on his \w left|strong="H8040"\w*. 

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

And thus \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* when he \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w*, Come \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, come \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, thou \w bloody|strong="H1818"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, and thou \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Belial|strong="H1100"\w*:\f + \fr 16.7  \ft bloody…: Heb. man of blood\f* 

The \nd  LORD\nd* hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the \nd  LORD\nd* hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou \add art taken\add* in thy mischief, because thou \add art\add* a bloody man.

The  LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the  LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* upon thee all the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, in whose stead thou hast \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w*; and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* the \w kingdom|strong="H4410"\w* into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* thy \w son|strong="H1121"\w*: and, behold, thou \add art taken\add* in thy \w mischief|strong="H7451"\w*, because thou \add art\add* a \w bloody|strong="H1818"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*.\f + \fr 16.8  \ft behold…: Heb. behold thee in thy evil\f* 

¶ Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

¶ Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Why should this \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w dog|strong="H3611"\w* \w curse|strong="H7043"\w* my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*? let me go \w over|strong="H5674"\w*, I pray thee, and take \w off|strong="H5493"\w* his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. 

And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the \nd  LORD\nd* hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the  LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, What have I to do with you, ye \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*? so let him \w curse|strong="H7043"\w*, because the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Curse|strong="H7043"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. Who shall then \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, Wherefore hast thou done \w so|strong="H6213"\w*? 

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now \add may this\add* Benjamite \add do it\add*? let him alone, and let him curse; for the \nd  LORD\nd* hath bidden him.

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the  LORD hath bidden him.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w*, and to all his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, Behold, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, which came \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* of my \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w*, \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w* my \w life|strong="H5315"\w*: how much more now \add may this\add* \w Benjamite|strong="H1145"\w* \add do it\add*? let him \w alone|strong="H3240"\w*, and let him \w curse|strong="H7043"\w*; for the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w bidden|strong="H0559"\w* him. 

It may be that the \nd  LORD\nd* will look on mine affliction, and that the \nd  LORD\nd* will requite me good for his cursing this day.

It may be that the  LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the  LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

It may be that the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* will \w look|strong="H7200"\w* on mine \w affliction|strong="H5869"\w*, and that the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* will \w requite|strong="H7725"\w* me \w good|strong="H2896"\w* for his \w cursing|strong="H7045"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 16.12  \ft affliction: or, tears: Heb. eye\f* 

And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

And as \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and his \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* by the \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* went \w along|strong="H1980"\w* on the \w hill’s|strong="H2022"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* over \w against|strong="H5980"\w* him, and \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w* as he \w went|strong="H1980"\w*, and \w threw|strong="H5619"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w at|strong="H5980"\w* him, and \w cast|strong="H6080"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w*.\f + \fr 16.13  \ft cast…: Heb. dusted him with dust\f* 

And the king, and all the people that \add were\add* with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with him, \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w weary|strong="H5889"\w*, and \w refreshed|strong="H5314"\w* themselves there. 

¶ And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

¶ And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* with him. 

And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

And it came to pass, when \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* the \w Archite|strong="H0757"\w*, \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w friend|strong="H7463"\w*, was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, that \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, God \w save|strong="H2421"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, God \w save|strong="H2421"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 16.16  \ft God…: Heb. Let the king live\f* 

And Absalom said to Hushai, \add Is\add* this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w*, \add Is\add* this thy \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* to thy \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*? why \w wentest|strong="H1980"\w* thou not with thy \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*? 

And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the \nd  LORD\nd*, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the  LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

And \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, Nay; but whom the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and this \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and all the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w choose|strong="H0977"\w*, his will I be, and with him will I \w abide|strong="H3427"\w*. 

And again, whom should I serve? \add should I\add* not \add serve\add* in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.

And \w again|strong="H8145"\w*, whom should I \w serve|strong="H5647"\w*? \add should I\add* not \add serve\add* in the \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* of his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*? as I have \w served|strong="H5647"\w* in thy \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*, so will I be in thy \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*. 

¶ Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

¶ Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* to \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w*, \w Give|strong="H3051"\w* \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* among you what we shall \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. 

And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that \add are\add* with thee be strong.

And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

And \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, Go \w in|strong="H0935"\w* unto thy \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*, which he hath \w left|strong="H3240"\w* to \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* shall \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* that thou art \w abhorred|strong="H0887"\w* of thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: then shall the \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* of all that \add are\add* with thee be \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*. 

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

So they \w spread|strong="H5186"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* a \w tent|strong="H0168"\w* upon the top of the \w house|strong="H1406"\w*; and \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* went \w in|strong="H0935"\w* unto his \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w* in the \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* of all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, \add was\add* as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so \add was\add* all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

And the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w*, which he \w counselled|strong="H3289"\w* in those \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \add was\add* as if a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* had \w enquired|strong="H7592"\w* at the \w oracle|strong="H1697"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: so \add was\add* all the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* both with \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and with \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*.\f + \fr 16.23  \ft oracle: Heb. word\f* 

Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

Moreover \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, Let me now choose \w out|strong="H0977"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, and I will \w arise|strong="H6965"\w* and \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* this \w night|strong="H3915"\w*: 

And I will come upon him while he \add is\add* weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that \add are\add* with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

And I will \w come|strong="H0935"\w* upon him while he \add is\add* \w weary|strong="H3023"\w* and \w weak|strong="H7504"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w*, and will make him \w afraid|strong="H2729"\w*: and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add are\add* with him shall \w flee|strong="H5127"\w*; and I will \w smite|strong="H5221"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* only: 

And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest \add is\add* as if all returned: \add so\add* all the people shall be in peace.

And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

And I will bring \w back|strong="H7725"\w* all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* unto thee: the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* whom thou \w seekest|strong="H1245"\w* \add is\add* as if all \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*: \add so\add* all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall be in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. 

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

And the \w saying|strong="H1697"\w* \w pleased|strong="H3474"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w well|strong="H5869"\w*, and all the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 17.4  \ft pleased…: Heb. was right in the eyes of, etc\f* 

Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, \w Call|strong="H7121"\w* now \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* the \w Archite|strong="H0757"\w* also, and let us \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* likewise what he \w saith|strong="H6310"\w*.\f + \fr 17.5  \ft what…: Heb. what is in his mouth\f* 

And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do \add after\add* his saying? if not; speak thou.

And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.

And when \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* hath \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* after this \w manner|strong="H1697"\w*: shall we \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \add after\add* his \w saying|strong="H1697"\w*? if not; \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* thou.\f + \fr 17.6  \ft his saying: Heb. his word\f* 

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given \add is\add* not good at this time.

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

And \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, The \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* that \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* hath \w given|strong="H3289"\w* \add is\add* not \w good|strong="H2896"\w* at this \w time|strong="H6471"\w*.\f + \fr 17.7  \ft given: Heb. counselled\f* 

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they \add be\add* mighty men, and they \add be\add* chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father \add is\add* a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

For, \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w*, thou \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* and his \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, that they \add be\add* mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w*, and they \add be\add* \w chafed|strong="H4751"\w* in their \w minds|strong="H5315"\w*, as a \w bear|strong="H1677"\w* \w robbed|strong="H7909"\w* of her whelps in the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*: and thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \add is\add* a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, and will not \w lodge|strong="H3885"\w* with the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.\f + \fr 17.8  \ft chafed…: Heb. bitter of soul\f* 

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some \add other\add* place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

Behold, he is \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* now in \w some|strong="H0259"\w* \w pit|strong="H6354"\w*, or in \w some|strong="H0259"\w* \add other\add* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*: and it will come to pass, when some of them be \w overthrown|strong="H5307"\w* at the \w first|strong="H8462"\w*, that \w whosoever|strong="H8085"\w* \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* it will \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, There is a \w slaughter|strong="H4046"\w* among the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*.\f + \fr 17.9  \ft overthrown: Heb. fallen\f* 

And he also \add that is\add* valiant, whose heart \add is\add* as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father \add is\add* a mighty man, and \add they\add* which \add be\add* with him \add are\add* valiant men.

And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.

And he also \add that is\add* \w valiant|strong="H1121"\w*, whose \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \add is\add* as the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of a \w lion|strong="H0738"\w*, shall \w utterly|strong="H4549"\w* \w melt|strong="H4549"\w*: for all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* that thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \add is\add* a mighty \w man|strong="H1368"\w*, and \add they\add* which \add be\add* with him \add are\add* \w valiant|strong="H2428"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*. 

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that \add is\add* by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

+ \fr 17.11  \ft that thou…: Heb. that thy face, or, presence go, etc

Therefore I \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w* that all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* be \w generally|strong="H0622"\w* \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* unto thee, from \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* even to \w Beer-sheba|strong="H0884"\w*, as the \w sand|strong="H2344"\w* that \add is\add* by the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* for \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w*; and that thou \w go|strong="H1980"\w* to \w battle|strong="H7128"\w* in thine own \w person|strong="H6440"\w*.\f + \fr 17.11  \ft that thou…: Heb. that thy face, or, presence go, etc\f* 

So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that \add are\add* with him there shall not be left so much as one.

So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.

So shall we \w come|strong="H0935"\w* upon him in \w some|strong="H0259"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* where he shall be \w found|strong="H4672"\w*, and we will \w light|strong="H5168"\w* upon him as the \w dew|strong="H2919"\w* \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w* on the \w ground|strong="H0127"\w*: and of him and of all the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* that \add are\add* with him there shall not be \w left|strong="H3498"\w* so much \w as|strong="H1571"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w*. 

Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

Moreover, \w if|strong="H0518"\w* he be \w gotten|strong="H0622"\w* into a \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, then shall all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H5375"\w* \w ropes|strong="H2256"\w* to that \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and we will \w draw|strong="H5498"\w* it into the \w river|strong="H5158"\w*, until there be not \w one|strong="H1571"\w* small \w stone|strong="H6872"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* there. 

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite \add is\add* better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the \nd  LORD\nd* had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the \nd  LORD\nd* might bring evil upon Absalom.

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the  LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the  LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* and all the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* the \w Archite|strong="H0757"\w* \add is\add* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w*. For the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w appointed|strong="H6680"\w* to \w defeat|strong="H6565"\w* the \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w*, to the \w intent|strong="H5668"\w* that the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* might \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* upon \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*.\f + \fr 17.14  \ft appointed: Heb. commanded\f* 

¶ Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

¶ Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Hushai|strong="H2365"\w* unto \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* and to \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, Thus and thus did \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* and the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; and thus and thus have I \w counselled|strong="H3289"\w*. 

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that \add are\add* with him.

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.

Now therefore \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4120"\w*, and \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Lodge|strong="H3885"\w* not this \w night|strong="H3915"\w* in the \w plains|strong="H6160"\w* of the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, but \w speedily|strong="H5674"\w* pass \w over|strong="H5674"\w*; lest the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* be swallowed \w up|strong="H1104"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add are\add* with him. 

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.

Now \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* and \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* \w stayed|strong="H5975"\w* by \w En-rogel|strong="H5883"\w*; for they \w might|strong="H3201"\w* not be \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* to \w come|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*: and a \w wench|strong="H8198"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* them; and they \w went|strong="H3212"\w* and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.

Nevertheless a \w lad|strong="H5288"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* them, and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*: but they \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* of them away \w quickly|strong="H4120"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to a \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* in \w Bahurim|strong="H0980"\w*, which had a \w well|strong="H0875"\w* in his \w court|strong="H2691"\w*; \w whither|strong="H8033"\w* they went \w down|strong="H3381"\w*. 

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.

And the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* and \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* a \w covering|strong="H4539"\w* over the \w well’s|strong="H0875"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6440"\w*, and \w spread|strong="H7849"\w* ground \w corn|strong="H7383"\w* thereon; and the \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* was not \w known|strong="H3045"\w*. 

And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where \add is\add* Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find \add them\add*, they returned to Jerusalem.

And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

And when \w Absalom’s|strong="H0053"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Where \add is\add* \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*? And the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, They be gone \w over|strong="H5674"\w* the \w brook|strong="H4323"\w* of \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. And when they had \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* and could not \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \add them\add*, they \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

And it came to pass, \w after|strong="H0310"\w* they were \w departed|strong="H3212"\w*, that they came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* out of the \w well|strong="H0875"\w*, and \w went|strong="H3212"\w* and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, and pass \w quickly|strong="H4120"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* the \w water|strong="H4325"\w*: for thus hath \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* \w counselled|strong="H3289"\w* against you. 

Then David arose, and all the people that \add were\add* with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.

Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.

Then \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with him, and they passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*: by the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w* there \w lacked|strong="H5737"\w* not \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of them that was not gone \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. 

¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled \add his\add* ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

+ \fr 17.23  \ft put his…: Heb. gave charge concerning his house

¶ And when \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that his \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* was not \w followed|strong="H6213"\w*, he \w saddled|strong="H2280"\w* \add his\add* \w ass|strong="H2543"\w*, and \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and gat him \w home|strong="H3212"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, to his \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and put his \w household|strong="H1004"\w* in \w order|strong="H6680"\w*, and \w hanged|strong="H2614"\w* himself, and \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, and was \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* in the \w sepulchre|strong="H6913"\w* of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*.\f + \fr 17.23  \ft followed: Heb. done\f*\f + \fr 17.23  \ft put his…: Heb. gave charge concerning his house\f* 

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

Then \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Mahanaim|strong="H4266"\w*. And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*, he and all the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* with him. 

¶ And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa \add was\add* a man’s son, whose name \add was\add* Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.

¶ And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.

¶ And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* captain of the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* instead of \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*: which \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* \add was\add* a \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Ithra|strong="H3501"\w* an \w Israelite|strong="H3481"\w*, that went \w in|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Abigail|strong="H0026"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Nahash|strong="H5176"\w*, \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* to \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* \w Joab’s|strong="H3097"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*.\f + \fr 17.25  \ft Ithra an Israelite: or, Jether an Ishmaelite\f*\f + \fr 17.25  \ft Abigail: Heb. Abigal\f*\f + \fr 17.25  \ft Nahash: or, Jesse\f* 

So \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w pitched|strong="H2583"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*. 

¶ And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

¶ And it came to pass, when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Mahanaim|strong="H4266"\w*, that \w Shobi|strong="H7629"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Nahash|strong="H5176"\w* of \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, and \w Machir|strong="H4353"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammiel|strong="H5988"\w* of \w Lo-debar|strong="H3810"\w*, and \w Barzillai|strong="H1271"\w* the \w Gileadite|strong="H1569"\w* of \w Rogelim|strong="H7274"\w*, 

Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched \add corn\add*, and beans, and lentiles, and parched \add pulse\add*,

Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,

\w Brought|strong="H5066"\w* \w beds|strong="H4904"\w*, and \w basons|strong="H5592"\w*, and \w earthen|strong="H3335"\w* \w vessels|strong="H3627"\w*, and \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, and \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, and \w flour|strong="H7058"\w*, and \w parched|strong="H7039"\w* \add corn\add*, and \w beans|strong="H6321"\w*, and \w lentiles|strong="H5742"\w*, and \w parched|strong="H7039"\w* \add pulse\add*,\f + \fr 17.28  \ft basons: or, cups\f* 

And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that \add were\add* with him, to eat: for they said, The people \add is\add* hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

And \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*, and \w butter|strong="H2529"\w*, and \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, and \w cheese|strong="H8194"\w* of \w kine|strong="H1241"\w*, for \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and for the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with him, to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*: for they \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \add is\add* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w*, and \w weary|strong="H5889"\w*, and \w thirsty|strong="H6771"\w*, in the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*. 

And David numbered the people that \add were\add* with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w numbered|strong="H6485"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with him, and \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w thousands|strong="H0505"\w* and \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w* over them. 

And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* sent \w forth|strong="H7971"\w* a third \w part|strong="H7992"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* under the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and a third \w part|strong="H7992"\w* under the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*, \w Joab’s|strong="H3097"\w* \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, and a third \w part|strong="H7992"\w* under the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Ittai|strong="H0863"\w* the \w Gittite|strong="H1663"\w*. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, I will \w surely|strong="H3318"\w* go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* with you \w myself|strong="H0589"\w* also. 

But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now \add thou art\add* worth ten thousand of us: therefore now \add it is\add* better that thou succour us out of the city.

But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

But the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, Thou shalt not go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*: for if we \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w*, they will not \w care|strong="H7760"\w* for us; neither if \w half|strong="H2677"\w* of us \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, will they \w care|strong="H7760"\w* for us: but now \add thou art\add* \w worth|strong="H3644"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* of us: therefore now \add it is\add* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* that thou \w succour|strong="H5826"\w* us out of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.\f + \fr 18.3  \ft care…: Heb. set their heart on us\f*\f + \fr 18.3  \ft worth…: Heb. as ten thousand of us\f*\f + \fr 18.3  \ft succour: Heb. be to succour or help\f* 

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them, What \w seemeth|strong="H5869"\w* you \w best|strong="H3190"\w* I will \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* by the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w side|strong="H3027"\w*, and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* came \w out|strong="H3318"\w* by \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w* and by \w thousands|strong="H0505"\w*. 

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, \add Deal\add* gently for my sake with the young man, \add even\add* with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* and \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* and \w Ittai|strong="H0863"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \add Deal\add* \w gently|strong="H0328"\w* for my sake with the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w*, \add even\add* with \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. And all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* when the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* gave all the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w charge|strong="H6680"\w* \w concerning|strong="H1697"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. 

¶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

¶ So the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* into the \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: and the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* was in the \w wood|strong="H3293"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*; 

Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand \add men\add*.

Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

Where the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* were \w slain|strong="H5062"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and there was there a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H4046"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \add men\add*. 

For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

For the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* was there \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* over the \w face|strong="H6440"\w* of all the \w country|strong="H0776"\w*: and the \w wood|strong="H3293"\w* \w devoured|strong="H0398"\w* \w more|strong="H7235"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* than the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w devoured|strong="H0398"\w*.\f + \fr 18.8  \ft devoured: Heb. multiplied to devour\f* 

¶ And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that \add was\add* under him went away.

¶ And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

¶ And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w met|strong="H7122"\w* the \w servants|strong="H6440"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* upon a \w mule|strong="H6505"\w*, and the \w mule|strong="H6505"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* under the thick \w boughs|strong="H7730"\w* of a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w oak|strong="H0424"\w*, and his \w head|strong="H7218"\w* caught \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* of the \w oak|strong="H0424"\w*, and he was taken \w up|strong="H5414"\w* between the \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* and the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; and the \w mule|strong="H6505"\w* that \add was\add* under him went \w away|strong="H5674"\w*. 

And a certain man saw \add it\add*, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

And a \w certain|strong="H0259"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \add it\add*, and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold, I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w hanged|strong="H8518"\w* in an \w oak|strong="H0424"\w*. 

And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest \add him\add*, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten \add shekels\add* of silver, and a girdle.

And Joab said unto the man that 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 a girdle.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that \w told|strong="H5046"\w* him, And, behold, thou \w sawest|strong="H7200"\w* \add him\add*, and why didst thou not \w smite|strong="H5221"\w* him there to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*? and I would have \w given|strong="H5414"\w* thee \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \add shekels\add* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and \w a|strong="H0259"\w* \w girdle|strong="H2290"\w*. 

And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand \add shekels\add* of silver in mine hand, \add yet\add* would I not 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 \add touch\add* the young man Absalom.

And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not 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.

And the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, \w Though|strong="H3863"\w* I should \w receive|strong="H8254"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \add shekels\add* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* in mine \w hand|strong="H3709"\w*, \add yet\add* would I not put \w forth|strong="H7971"\w* mine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* against the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*: for in our \w hearing|strong="H0241"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w charged|strong="H6680"\w* thee and \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* and \w Ittai|strong="H0863"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Beware|strong="H8104"\w* that none \add touch\add* the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*.\f + \fr 18.12  \ft receive: Heb. weigh upon mine hand\f*\f + \fr 18.12  \ft Beware…: Heb. Beware whosoever ye be of, etc\f* 

Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against \add me\add*.

Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.

\w Otherwise|strong="H0176"\w* I should have \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* \w falsehood|strong="H8267"\w* against mine own \w life|strong="H5315"\w*: for there is no \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w hid|strong="H3582"\w* from the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and thou thyself wouldest have \w set|strong="H3320"\w* thyself against \add me\add*. 

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he \add was\add* yet alive in the midst of the oak.

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, I may not \w tarry|strong="H3176"\w* thus with \w thee|strong="H6440"\w*. And he \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w darts|strong="H7626"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3709"\w*, and \w thrust|strong="H8628"\w* them through the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, while he \add was\add* yet \w alive|strong="H2416"\w* in the midst of the \w oak|strong="H0424"\w*.\f + \fr 18.14  \ft with…: Heb. before thee\f*\f + \fr 18.14  \ft midst: Heb. heart\f* 

And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

And \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* young \w men|strong="H5288"\w* that \w bare|strong="H5375"\w* \w Joab’s|strong="H3097"\w* \w armour|strong="H3627"\w* compassed \w about|strong="H5437"\w* and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, and \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* him. 

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* the \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* from \w pursuing|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: for \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* held \w back|strong="H2820"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 

And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

And they \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, and \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* him into a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w pit|strong="H6354"\w* in the \w wood|strong="H3293"\w*, and \w laid|strong="H5324"\w* a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w heap|strong="H1530"\w* of \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* upon him: and all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w tent|strong="H0168"\w*. 

¶ Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which \add is\add* in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.

¶ Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.

¶ Now \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* in his \w lifetime|strong="H2416"\w* had \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* and reared \w up|strong="H5324"\w* for himself a \w pillar|strong="H4678"\w*, which \add is\add* in the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w dale|strong="H6010"\w*: for he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I have no \w son|strong="H1121"\w* to keep my \w name|strong="H8034"\w* in \w remembrance|strong="H2142"\w*: and he \w called|strong="H7121"\w* the \w pillar|strong="H4678"\w* after his own \w name|strong="H8034"\w*: and it is \w called|strong="H7121"\w* unto this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w Absalom’s|strong="H0053"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w*. 

¶ Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the \nd  LORD\nd* hath avenged him of his enemies.

¶ Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the  LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.

¶ Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*, Let me now \w run|strong="H7323"\w*, and \w bear|strong="H1319"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w tidings|strong="H1319"\w*, how that the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w avenged|strong="H8199"\w* him of his \w enemies|strong="H3027"\w*.\f + \fr 18.19  \ft avenged…: Heb. judged him from the hand, etc\f* 

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

+ \fr 18.20  \ft bear tidings this: Heb. be a man of tidings, etc

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Thou|strong="H0376"\w* shalt not bear \w tidings|strong="H1309"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, but thou shalt bear \w tidings|strong="H1319"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*: but this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* thou shalt bear no \w tidings|strong="H1319"\w*, because the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*.\f + \fr 18.20  \ft bear tidings this: Heb. be a man of tidings, etc\f* 

Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* to \w Cushi|strong="H3569"\w*, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* what thou hast \w seen|strong="H7200"\w*. And \w Cushi|strong="H3569"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* himself unto \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and \w ran|strong="H7323"\w*. 

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* yet \w again|strong="H3254"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, But \w howsoever|strong="H4100"\w*, let me, I pray thee, also \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Cushi|strong="H3569"\w*. And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Wherefore wilt thou \w run|strong="H7323"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, seeing that thou hast no \w tidings|strong="H1309"\w* \w ready|strong="H4672"\w*?\f + \fr 18.22  \ft howsoever: Heb. be what may\f*\f + \fr 18.22  \ft ready: or, convenient\f* 

But howsoever, \add said he\add*, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

But howsoever, \add said he\add*, let me \w run|strong="H7323"\w*. And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Run|strong="H7323"\w*. Then \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* \w ran|strong="H7323"\w* by the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w plain|strong="H3603"\w*, and \w overran|strong="H5674"\w* \w Cushi|strong="H3569"\w*. 

And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* between the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*: and the \w watchman|strong="H6822"\w* went \w up|strong="H3212"\w* to the \w roof|strong="H1406"\w* over the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* unto the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, and lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w* his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, and \w looked|strong="H7200"\w*, and behold a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w running|strong="H7323"\w* alone. 

And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he \add be\add* alone, \add there is\add* tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

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.

And the \w watchman|strong="H6822"\w* \w cried|strong="H7121"\w*, and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, If he \add be\add* alone, \add there is\add* \w tidings|strong="H1309"\w* in his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. And he \w came|strong="H3212"\w* \w apace|strong="H1980"\w*, and drew \w near|strong="H7131"\w*. 

And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold \add another\add* man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

And the \w watchman|strong="H6822"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w running|strong="H7323"\w*: and the \w watchman|strong="H6822"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* unto the \w porter|strong="H7778"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold \add another\add* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w running|strong="H7323"\w* alone. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, He also bringeth \w tidings|strong="H1319"\w*. 

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He \add is\add* a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

And the watchman said, 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 cometh with good tidings.

And the \w watchman|strong="H6822"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Me \w thinketh|strong="H7200"\w* the \w running|strong="H4794"\w* of the \w foremost|strong="H7223"\w* is like the \w running|strong="H4794"\w* of \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, He \add is\add* a \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, and \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* with \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w tidings|strong="H1309"\w*.\f + \fr 18.27  \ft Me…: Heb. I see the running\f* 

And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed \add be\add* the \nd  LORD\nd* thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the  LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

And \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, All is \w well|strong="H7965"\w*. And he fell \w down|strong="H7812"\w* to the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* upon his \w face|strong="H0639"\w* before the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \add be\add* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, which hath delivered \w up|strong="H5462"\w* the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* that lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w* their \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* against my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 18.28  \ft All…: or, Peace be to thee: Heb. Peace\f*\f + \fr 18.28  \ft delivered…: Heb. shut up\f* 

And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and \add me\add* thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what \add it was\add*.

And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Is the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w*? And \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, When \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, and \add me\add* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w tumult|strong="H1995"\w*, but I \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* not what \add it was\add*.\f + \fr 18.29  \ft Is…: Heb. Is there peace?\f* 

And the king said \add unto him\add*, Turn aside, \add and\add* stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \add unto him\add*, Turn \w aside|strong="H5437"\w*, \add and\add* \w stand|strong="H3320"\w* \w here|strong="H3541"\w*. And he turned \w aside|strong="H5437"\w*, and stood \w still|strong="H5975"\w*. 

And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the \nd  LORD\nd* hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the  LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

And, behold, \w Cushi|strong="H3569"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*; and \w Cushi|strong="H3569"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Tidings|strong="H1319"\w*, my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: for the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w avenged|strong="H8199"\w* thee this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of all \w them|strong="H3027"\w* that rose \w up|strong="H6965"\w* against thee.\f + \fr 18.31  \ft Tidings: Heb. Tidings is brought\f* 

And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do \add thee\add* hurt, be as \add that\add* young man \add is\add*.

And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Cushi|strong="H3569"\w*, Is the young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w*? And \w Cushi|strong="H3569"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* of my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and all that \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* against thee to do \add thee\add* \w hurt|strong="H7451"\w*, be as \add that\add* young \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \add is\add*. 

¶ And the king was much moved, 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 I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

¶ And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* was much \w moved|strong="H7264"\w*, and went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to the \w chamber|strong="H5944"\w* over the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, and \w wept|strong="H1058"\w*: and as he \w went|strong="H3212"\w*, thus he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, O my \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*! would God I had \w died|strong="H4191"\w* for \w thee|strong="H5414"\w*, O \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*! 

And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.

And it was \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, Behold, the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w weepeth|strong="H1058"\w* and \w mourneth|strong="H0056"\w* for \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. 

And the victory that day was \add turned\add* into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.

And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.

And the \w victory|strong="H8668"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* was \add turned\add* into \w mourning|strong="H0060"\w* unto all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: for the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* how the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* was \w grieved|strong="H6087"\w* for his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.\f + \fr 19.2  \ft victory: Heb. salvation, or, deliverance\f* 

And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

And the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w gat|strong="H0935"\w* them by \w stealth|strong="H1589"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* into the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, as \w people|strong="H5971"\w* being \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w* steal \w away|strong="H1589"\w* when they \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* in \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*. 

But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

But the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w covered|strong="H3813"\w* his \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* with a \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, O my \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, O \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*! 

And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Thou hast \w shamed|strong="H3001"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* the \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* of all thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, which this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* have \w saved|strong="H4422"\w* thy \w life|strong="H5315"\w*, and the \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* of thy \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* and of thy \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*, and the \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* of thy \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, and the \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* of thy \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*; 

In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.

+ \fr 19.6  \ft that thou regardest…: Heb. that princes or servants are not to thee

19.6  that thou regardest…: Heb. that princes or servants are not to thee

In that thou \w lovest|strong="H0157"\w* thine \w enemies|strong="H8130"\w*, and \w hatest|strong="H8130"\w* thy \w friends|strong="H0157"\w*. For thou hast \w declared|strong="H5046"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, that thou regardest neither \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* nor \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*: for this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* I \w perceive|strong="H3045"\w*, that \w if|strong="H3863"\w* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w* had \w lived|strong="H2416"\w*, and all we had \w died|strong="H4191"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, then it had pleased thee \w well|strong="H3477"\w*.\f + \fr 19.6  \ft In…: Heb. By loving, etc\f*\f + \fr 19.6  \ft that thou regardest…: Heb. that princes or servants are not to thee\f* 

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the \nd  LORD\nd*, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the  LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

Now therefore \w arise|strong="H6965"\w*, go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, and \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w comfortably|strong="H3820"\w* unto thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*: for I \w swear|strong="H7650"\w* by the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, if thou go not \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, there will not \w tarry|strong="H3885"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* with thee this \w night|strong="H3915"\w*: and that will be \w worse|strong="H7489"\w* unto thee than all the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* that \w befell|strong="H0935"\w* thee from thy \w youth|strong="H5271"\w* until now.\f + \fr 19.7  \ft comfortably…: Heb. to the heart of thy servants\f* 

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. And they \w told|strong="H5046"\w* unto all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold, the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* doth \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. And all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: for \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* had \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w tent|strong="H0168"\w*. 

¶ And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.

¶ And all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* were at \w strife|strong="H1777"\w* throughout all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, The \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w saved|strong="H5337"\w* us out of the \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* of our \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, and he \w delivered|strong="H4422"\w* us out of the \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*; and now he is \w fled|strong="H1272"\w* out of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* for \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*. 

And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?

And \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*, whom we \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* over us, is \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* in \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*. Now therefore why \w speak|strong="H2790"\w* ye not a word of \w bringing|strong="H7725"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*?\f + \fr 19.10  \ft speak…: Heb. are ye silent?\f* 

¶ And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, \add even\add* to his house.

¶ And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.

¶ And \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* to \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* and to \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Speak|strong="H1696"\w* unto the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Why are ye the \w last|strong="H0314"\w* to \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*? seeing the \w speech|strong="H1697"\w* of all \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* is \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \add even\add* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 

Ye \add are\add* my brethren, ye \add are\add* my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

Ye \add are\add* my \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*, ye \add are\add* my \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* and my \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*: wherefore then are ye the \w last|strong="H0314"\w* to bring \w back|strong="H7725"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*? 

And say ye to Amasa, \add Art\add* thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

And \w say|strong="H0559"\w* ye to \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w*, \add Art\add* thou not of my \w bone|strong="H6106"\w*, and of my \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*? \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* so to me, and \w more|strong="H3254"\w* also, if thou be not \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me \w continually|strong="H3117"\w* in the \w room|strong="H8478"\w* of \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*. 

And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as \add the heart of\add* one man; so that they sent \add this word\add* unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

And he \w bowed|strong="H5186"\w* the \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* of all the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, even as \add the heart of\add* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*; so that they \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \add this word\add* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w Return|strong="H7725"\w* thou, and all thy \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. 

So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.

So the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. And \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w*, to \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, to \w conduct|strong="H5674"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. 

¶ And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which \add was\add* of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

¶ And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

¶ And \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Gera|strong="H1617"\w*, a \w Benjamite|strong="H1145"\w*, which \add was\add* of \w Bahurim|strong="H0980"\w*, \w hasted|strong="H4116"\w* and came \w down|strong="H3381"\w* with the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 

And \add there were\add* a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.

And \add there were\add* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1145"\w* with him, and \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* the \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, and his \w fifteen|strong="H2568"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* and his \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* with him; and they went \w over|strong="H6743"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. 

And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;

And there went \w over|strong="H5674"\w* a ferry \w boat|strong="H5679"\w* to carry \w over|strong="H5674"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w*, and to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* what he \w thought|strong="H5869"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. And \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Gera|strong="H1617"\w* fell \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, as he was come \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*;\f + \fr 19.18  \ft what…: Heb. the good in his eyes\f* 

And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

And \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Let not my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* \w impute|strong="H2803"\w* \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w* unto me, neither do thou \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* that which thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* did \w perversely|strong="H5753"\w* the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* that my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* should \w take|strong="H7760"\w* it to his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*. 

For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

For thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* doth \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that I have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*: therefore, behold, I am \w come|strong="H0935"\w* the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of all the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w* to go \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. 

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the \nd  LORD’s\nd* anointed?

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the  LORD’s anointed?

But \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Shall not \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w* be put to \w death|strong="H4191"\w* for this, because he \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD’s|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w*? 

And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I \add am\add* this day king over Israel?

And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, What have I to do with you, ye \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*, that ye should this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* be \w adversaries|strong="H7854"\w* unto me? shall there any \w man|strong="H0376"\w* be put to \w death|strong="H4191"\w* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*? for do not I \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that I \add am\add* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*? 

Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

Therefore the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Shimei|strong="H8096"\w*, Thou shalt not \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w sware|strong="H7650"\w* unto him. 

¶ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came \add again\add* in peace.

¶ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

¶ And \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* came \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and had \w neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w dressed|strong="H6213"\w* his \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, nor \w trimmed|strong="H6213"\w* his \w beard|strong="H8222"\w*, nor \w washed|strong="H3526"\w* his \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*, from the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w departed|strong="H3212"\w* until the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* he \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \add again\add* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. 

And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?

And it came to pass, when he was \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Wherefore \w wentest|strong="H1980"\w* not thou with me, \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*? 

And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant \add is\add* lame.

And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.

And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, My \w lord|strong="H0113"\w*, O \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, my \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w deceived|strong="H7411"\w* me: for thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will \w saddle|strong="H2280"\w* me an \w ass|strong="H2543"\w*, that I may \w ride|strong="H7392"\w* thereon, and \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*; because thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \add is\add* \w lame|strong="H6455"\w*. 

And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king \add is\add* as an angel of God: do therefore \add what is\add* good in thine eyes.

And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.

And he hath \w slandered|strong="H7270"\w* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* unto my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*; but my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \add is\add* as an \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: \w do|strong="H6213"\w* therefore \add what is\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* in thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*. 

For all \add of\add* my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

For all \add of\add* my \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* were \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w dead|strong="H4194"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* before my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: yet didst thou \w set|strong="H7896"\w* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* among them that did \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* at thine own \w table|strong="H7979"\w*. What \w right|strong="H6666"\w* therefore \w have|strong="H3426"\w* I yet to \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* any more unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*?\f + \fr 19.28  \ft dead…: Heb. men of death\f* 

And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Why \w speakest|strong="H1696"\w* thou any more of thy \w matters|strong="H1697"\w*? I have \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Thou and \w Ziba|strong="H6717"\w* \w divide|strong="H2505"\w* the \w land|strong="H7704"\w*. 

And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.

And \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Yea, let him \w take|strong="H3947"\w* all, \w forasmuch|strong="H0310"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* is come \w again|strong="H0935"\w* in \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* unto his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 

¶ And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.

¶ And \w Barzillai|strong="H1271"\w* the \w Gileadite|strong="H1569"\w* came \w down|strong="H3381"\w* from \w Rogelim|strong="H7274"\w*, and went \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, to \w conduct|strong="H7971"\w* him over \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. 

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, \add even\add* fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he \add was\add* a very great man.

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

Now \w Barzillai|strong="H1271"\w* was a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w aged|strong="H2204"\w* man, \add even\add* \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*: and he had provided the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w sustenance|strong="H3557"\w* while he \w lay|strong="H7871"\w* at \w Mahanaim|strong="H4266"\w*; for he \add was\add* a \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. 

And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Barzillai|strong="H1271"\w*, Come thou \w over|strong="H5674"\w* with me, and I will \w feed|strong="H3557"\w* thee with me in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?

+ \fr 19.34  \ft How…: Heb. How many days are the years of my life

And \w Barzillai|strong="H1271"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, How \w long|strong="H3117"\w* have I to \w live|strong="H8141"\w*, that I should go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* unto \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*?\f + \fr 19.34  \ft How…: Heb. How many days are the years of my life\f* 

I \add am\add* this day fourscore years old: \add and\add* can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?

I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?

I \add am\add* this \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*: \add and\add* can I \w discern|strong="H3045"\w* between \w good|strong="H2896"\w* and \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*? can thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w taste|strong="H2938"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* I \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* or \w what|strong="H0834"\w* I \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*? can I \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* any more the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of singing \w men|strong="H7891"\w* and singing \w women|strong="H7891"\w*? wherefore then should thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* be yet a \w burden|strong="H4853"\w* unto my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*? 

Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

Thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* will \w go|strong="H5674"\w* a little \w way|strong="H4592"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* with the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: and why should the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w recompense|strong="H1580"\w* it me with such a \w reward|strong="H1578"\w*? 

Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, \add and be buried\add* by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

Let thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, I pray thee, turn back \w again|strong="H7725"\w*, that I may \w die|strong="H4191"\w* in mine own \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \add and be buried\add* by the \w grave|strong="H6913"\w* of my \w father|strong="H0001"\w* and of my \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*. But behold thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Chimham|strong="H3643"\w*; let him go \w over|strong="H5674"\w* with my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*; and \w do|strong="H6213"\w* to him what shall seem \w good|strong="H2896"\w* unto thee. 

And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, \add that\add* will I do for thee.

And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Chimham|strong="H3643"\w* shall \w go|strong="H5674"\w* over with me, and I will \w do|strong="H6213"\w* to him that which shall seem \w good|strong="H2896"\w* unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt \w require|strong="H0977"\w* of me, \add that\add* will I \w do|strong="H6213"\w* for thee.\f + \fr 19.38  \ft require: Heb. choose\f* 

And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.

And all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* went \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. And when the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* was come \w over|strong="H5674"\w*, the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w kissed|strong="H5401"\w* \w Barzillai|strong="H1271"\w*, and \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* him; and he \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* unto his own \w place|strong="H4725"\w*. 

Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.

Then the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* went \w on|strong="H5674"\w* to \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w*, and \w Chimham|strong="H3643"\w* went \w on|strong="H5674"\w* with him: and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w conducted|strong="H5674"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and also \w half|strong="H2677"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 19.40  \ft Chimham: Heb. Chimhan\f* 

¶ And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?

¶ And, behold, all the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Why have our \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* stolen thee \w away|strong="H1589"\w*, and have \w brought|strong="H5674"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and his \w household|strong="H1004"\w*, and all \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* with him, over \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*? 

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king \add is\add* near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s \add cost\add*? or hath he given us any gift?

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?

And all the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, Because the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \add is\add* near of \w kin|strong="H7138"\w* to us: wherefore then be ye \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* for this \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*? have we \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* at \w all|strong="H0398"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \add cost\add*? or hath he \w given|strong="H5375"\w* us any \w gift|strong="H5379"\w*? 

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more \add right\add* in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

And the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, We have \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w parts|strong="H3027"\w* in the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w we|strong="H0589"\w* have also more \add right\add* in \w David|strong="H1732"\w* than ye: why then did ye \w despise|strong="H7043"\w* us, that our \w advice|strong="H1697"\w* should not be \w first|strong="H7223"\w* had in bringing \w back|strong="H7725"\w* our \w king|strong="H4428"\w*? And the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* were \w fiercer|strong="H7185"\w* than the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 19.43  \ft despise…: Heb. set us at light\f* 

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name \add was\add* Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

And there \w happened|strong="H7122"\w* to be there a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Belial|strong="H1100"\w*, whose \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add was\add* \w Sheba|strong="H7652"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Bichri|strong="H1075"\w*, a \w Benjamite|strong="H1145"\w*: and he \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* a \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, We have no \w part|strong="H2506"\w* in \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, neither have we \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* in the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*: \w every|strong="H0376"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w tents|strong="H0168"\w*, O \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 

So every man of Israel went up from after David, \add and\add* followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

So every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \add and\add* \w followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7652"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Bichri|strong="H1075"\w*: but the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w clave|strong="H1692"\w* unto their \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, from \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* even to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

¶ And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women \add his\add* concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

¶ And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to his \w house|strong="H1004"\w* at \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*; and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \add his\add* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*, whom he had \w left|strong="H3240"\w* to \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w put|strong="H5414"\w* them in \w ward|strong="H4931"\w*, and \w fed|strong="H3557"\w* them, but went not \w in|strong="H0935"\w* unto them. So they were shut \w up|strong="H6887"\w* unto the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of their \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w living|strong="H2424"\w* in \w widowhood|strong="H0491"\w*.\f + \fr 20.3  \ft ward: Heb. an house of ward\f*\f + \fr 20.3  \ft shut…: Heb. bound\f*\f + \fr 20.3  \ft living…: Heb. in widowhood of life\f* 

¶ Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

¶ Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* to \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w*, \w Assemble|strong="H2199"\w* me the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* within \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, and be thou here \w present|strong="H5975"\w*.\f + \fr 20.4  \ft Assemble: Heb. Call\f* 

So Amasa went to assemble \add the men of\add* Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

So \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* to \w assemble|strong="H2199"\w* \add the men of\add* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*: but he tarried \w longer|strong="H0309"\w* than the set \w time|strong="H4150"\w* which he had \w appointed|strong="H3259"\w* him.\f + \fr 20.5  \ft Assemble: Heb. Call\f* 

And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than \add did\add* Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w*, Now shall \w Sheba|strong="H7652"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Bichri|strong="H1075"\w* do us more \w harm|strong="H3415"\w* than \add did\add* \w Absalom|strong="H0053"\w*: \w take|strong="H3947"\w* thou thy \w lord’s|strong="H0113"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, and \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him, lest he \w get|strong="H4672"\w* him \w fenced|strong="H1219"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w escape|strong="H5337"\w* \w us|strong="H5869"\w*.\f + \fr 20.6  \ft escape…: Heb. deliver himself from our eyes\f* 

And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

And there went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him \w Joab’s|strong="H3097"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, and the \w Cherethites|strong="H3774"\w*, and the \w Pelethites|strong="H6432"\w*, and all the mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w*: and they went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, to \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7652"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Bichri|strong="H1075"\w*. 

When they \add were\add* at the great stone which \add is\add* in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle \add with\add* a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

When they \add were\add* at the \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* which \add is\add* in \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*, \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* them. And \w Joab’s|strong="H3097"\w* \w garment|strong="H4055"\w* that he had put \w on|strong="H3830"\w* was \w girded|strong="H2296"\w* unto him, and upon it a \w girdle|strong="H2289"\w* \add with\add* a \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w fastened|strong="H6775"\w* upon his \w loins|strong="H4975"\w* in the \w sheath|strong="H8593"\w* thereof; and as he went \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* it fell \w out|strong="H5307"\w*. 

And Joab said to Amasa, \add Art\add* thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w*, \add Art\add* thou in \w health|strong="H7965"\w*, my \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*? And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w took|strong="H0270"\w* \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* by the \w beard|strong="H2206"\w* with the \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* to \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* him. 

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that \add was\add* in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth \add rib\add*, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

But \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* took no \w heed|strong="H8104"\w* to the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* that \add was\add* in \w Joab’s|strong="H3097"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*: so he \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him therewith in the \w fifth|strong="H2570"\w* \add rib\add*, and shed \w out|strong="H8210"\w* his \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w* to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*, and struck him not \w again|strong="H8138"\w*; and he \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. So \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* and \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7652"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Bichri|strong="H1075"\w*.\f + \fr 20.10  \ft struck…: Heb. doubled not his stroke\f* 

And one of Joab’s men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that \add is\add* for David, \add let him go\add* after Joab.

And one of Joab’s men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

And \w one|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Joab’s|strong="H3097"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* by him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w He|strong="H4310"\w* that \w favoureth|strong="H2654"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and he that \add is\add* for \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \add let him go\add* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*. 

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

And \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* \w wallowed|strong="H1556"\w* in \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w highway|strong="H4546"\w*. And when the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* stood \w still|strong="H5975"\w*, he \w removed|strong="H5437"\w* \w Amasa|strong="H6021"\w* out of the \w highway|strong="H4546"\w* into the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, and \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* a \w cloth|strong="H0899"\w* upon him, when he \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* that every one that \w came|strong="H0935"\w* by him stood \w still|strong="H5975"\w*. 

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

When he was \w removed|strong="H3014"\w* out of the \w highway|strong="H4546"\w*, all the \w people|strong="H0376"\w* went \w on|strong="H5674"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, to \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7652"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Bichri|strong="H1075"\w*. 

¶ And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

¶ And he \w went|strong="H5674"\w* through all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* unto \w Abel|strong="H0059"\w*, and to \w Beth-maachah|strong="H1038"\w*, and all the \w Berites|strong="H1276"\w*: and they were gathered \w together|strong="H6950"\w*, and \w went|strong="H0935"\w* also \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him. 

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that \add were\add* with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

And they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* and \w besieged|strong="H6696"\w* him in \w Abel|strong="H0059"\w* of \w Beth-maachah|strong="H1038"\w*, and they cast \w up|strong="H8210"\w* a \w bank|strong="H5550"\w* against the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and it \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* in the \w trench|strong="H2426"\w*: and all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \add were\add* with \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w battered|strong="H7843"\w* the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, to throw it \w down|strong="H5307"\w*.\f + \fr 20.15  \ft in the trench: or, against the outmost wall\f*\f + \fr 20.15  \ft battered: Heb. marred to throw down\f* 

¶ Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

¶ Then \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* out of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*; \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, I pray you, unto \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, Come \w near|strong="H7126"\w* hither, that I may \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* with thee. 

And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, \add Art\add* thou Joab? And he answered, I \add am he\add*. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

And when he was come \w near|strong="H7126"\w* unto her, the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \add Art\add* thou \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*? And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, I \add am he\add*. Then she \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of thine \w handmaid|strong="H0519"\w*. And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, I do \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*. 

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask \add counsel\add* at Abel: and so they ended \add the matter\add*.

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

+ \fr 20.18  \ft They were…: or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end

20.18  They were…: or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end

Then she \w spake|strong="H0559"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, They were \w wont|strong="H1696"\w* to \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* in old \w time|strong="H7223"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, They shall \w surely|strong="H7592"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \add counsel\add* at \w Abel|strong="H0059"\w*: and so they \w ended|strong="H8552"\w* \add the matter\add*.\f + \fr 20.18  \ft They were…: or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end\f* 

I \add am one of them that are\add* peaceable \add and\add* faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the \nd  LORD\nd*?

I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the  LORD?

I \add am one of them that are\add* \w peaceable|strong="H7999"\w* \add and\add* \w faithful|strong="H0539"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: thou \w seekest|strong="H1245"\w* to \w destroy|strong="H4191"\w* a \w city|strong="H5892"\w* and a \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: why wilt thou swallow \w up|strong="H1104"\w* the \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? 

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Far be \w it|strong="H2486"\w*, far be \w it|strong="H2486"\w* from me, that I should swallow \w up|strong="H1104"\w* or \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w*. 

The matter \add is\add* not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, \add even\add* against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

The \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* \add is\add* not so: but a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, \w Sheba|strong="H7652"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Bichri|strong="H1075"\w* by \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, hath lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* against the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \add even\add* against \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* him only, and I will \w depart|strong="H3212"\w* from the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. And the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, Behold, his \w head|strong="H7218"\w* shall be \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* to thee \w over|strong="H1157"\w* the \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*.\f + \fr 20.21  \ft by name: Heb. by his name\f* 

Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast \add it\add* out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

Then the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* unto all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* in her \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*. And they cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w* the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Sheba|strong="H7652"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Bichri|strong="H1075"\w*, and \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* \add it\add* out to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*. And he \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* a \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, and they \w retired|strong="H6327"\w* from the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to his \w tent|strong="H0168"\w*. And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.\f + \fr 20.22  \ft retired: Heb. were scattered\f* 

¶ Now Joab \add was\add* over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada \add was\add* over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

¶ Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

¶ Now \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \add was\add* over all the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: and \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \add was\add* over the \w Cherethites|strong="H3774"\w* and over the \w Pelethites|strong="H6432"\w*: 

And Adoram \add was\add* over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud \add was\add* recorder:

And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

And \w Adoram|strong="H0151"\w* \add was\add* over the \w tribute|strong="H4522"\w*: and \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ahilud|strong="H0286"\w* \add was\add* \w recorder|strong="H2142"\w*:\f + \fr 20.24  \ft recorder: or, remembrancer\f* 

And Sheva \add was\add* scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar \add were\add* the priests:

And \w Sheva|strong="H7864"\w* \add was\add* \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w*: and \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w* and \w Abiathar|strong="H0054"\w* \add were\add* the \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*: 

And \w Ira|strong="H5896"\w* also the \w Jairite|strong="H2972"\w* was a chief \w ruler|strong="H3548"\w* about \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.\f + \fr 20.26  \ft a chief…: or, a prince\f* 

Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the \nd  LORD\nd*. And the \nd  LORD\nd* answered, \add It is\add* for Saul, and for \add his\add* bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the  LORD. And the  LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

Then there was a \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*; and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w enquired|strong="H1245"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. And the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \add It is\add* for \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, and for \add his\add* \w bloody|strong="H1818"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, because he \w slew|strong="H4191"\w* the \w Gibeonites|strong="H1393"\w*.\f + \fr 21.1  \ft enquired…: Heb. sought the face, etc\f* 

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites \add were\add* not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* the \w Gibeonites|strong="H1393"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto them; (now the \w Gibeonites|strong="H1393"\w* \add were\add* not of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, but of the \w remnant|strong="H3499"\w* of the \w Amorites|strong="H0567"\w*; and the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* had \w sworn|strong="H7650"\w* unto them: and \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* to \w slay|strong="H5221"\w* them in his \w zeal|strong="H7065"\w* to the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.) 

Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the \nd  LORD\nd*?

Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the  LORD?

Wherefore \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w Gibeonites|strong="H1393"\w*, What shall I \w do|strong="H6213"\w* for you? and wherewith shall I make the \w atonement|strong="H3722"\w*, that ye may \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* the \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? 

And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, \add that\add* will I do for you.

And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.

+ \fr 21.4  \ft We will…: or, It is not silver nor gold that we have to do with Saul or his house, neither pertains it to us to kill, etc

21.4  We will…: or, It is not silver nor gold that we have to do with Saul or his house, neither pertains it to us to kill, etc

And the \w Gibeonites|strong="H1393"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, We will have no \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* nor \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w of|strong="H5973"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, nor of his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; neither for us shalt thou \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* any \w man|strong="H0376"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, What ye shall \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \add that\add* will I \w do|strong="H6213"\w* for you.\f + \fr 21.4  \ft We will…: or, It is not silver nor gold that we have to do with Saul or his house, neither pertains it to us to kill, etc\f* 

And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us \add that\add* we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

And they \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, The \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that \w consumed|strong="H3615"\w* us, and that \w devised|strong="H1819"\w* against us \add that\add* we should be \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* from \w remaining|strong="H3320"\w* in any of the \w coasts|strong="H1366"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,\f + \fr 21.5  \ft devised…: or, cut us off\f* 

Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the \nd  LORD\nd* in Gibeah of Saul, \add whom\add* the \nd  LORD\nd* did choose. And the king said, I will give \add them\add*.

Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the  LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the  LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

Let \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of his \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* be \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* unto us, and we will hang them \w up|strong="H3363"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* in \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \add whom\add* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* did \w choose|strong="H0972"\w*. And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \add them\add*.\f + \fr 21.6  \ft whom…: or, chosen of the \ft \+nd LORD\+nd*\f* 

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the \nd  LORD’s\nd* oath that \add was\add* between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the  LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

But the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w spared|strong="H2550"\w* \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, because of the \nd  \+w LORD’s|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w oath|strong="H7621"\w* that \add was\add* between them, between \w David|strong="H1732"\w* and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*. 

But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

But the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Rizpah|strong="H7532"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Aiah|strong="H0345"\w*, whom she \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* unto \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \w Armoni|strong="H0764"\w* and \w Mephibosheth|strong="H4648"\w*; and the \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Michal|strong="H4324"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, whom she brought \w up|strong="H3205"\w* for \w Adriel|strong="H5741"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Barzillai|strong="H1271"\w* the \w Meholathite|strong="H4259"\w*:\f + \fr 21.8  \ft Michal: or, Michal’s sister\f*\f + \fr 21.8  \ft brought…: Heb. bear to Adriel\f* 

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the \nd  LORD\nd*: and they fell \add all\add* seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first \add days\add*, in the beginning of barley harvest.

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the  LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.

And he \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* them into the \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w Gibeonites|strong="H1393"\w*, and they \w hanged|strong="H3363"\w* them in the \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: and they \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \add all\add* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*, and were put to \w death|strong="H4191"\w* in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*, in the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \add days\add*, in the \w beginning|strong="H8462"\w* of \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*. 

¶ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

¶ And \w Rizpah|strong="H7532"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Aiah|strong="H0345"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, and \w spread|strong="H5186"\w* it for her upon the \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*, from the \w beginning|strong="H8462"\w* of \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w* until \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w dropped|strong="H5413"\w* upon them out of \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, and \w suffered|strong="H5414"\w* neither the \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* of the \w air|strong="H8064"\w* to \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* on them by \w day|strong="H3119"\w*, nor the \w beasts|strong="H2416"\w* of the \w field|strong="H7704"\w* by \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. 

And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

And it was \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* what \w Rizpah|strong="H7532"\w* the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Aiah|strong="H0345"\w*, the \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, had \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 

¶ And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

¶ And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* and \w took|strong="H3947"\w* the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* of \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* from the \w men|strong="H1167"\w* of \w Jabesh-gilead|strong="H3003"\w*, which had \w stolen|strong="H1589"\w* them from the \w street|strong="H7339"\w* of \w Beth-shan|strong="H1052"\w*, where the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* had \w hanged|strong="H8511"\w* them, \w when|strong="H3117"\w* the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* had \w slain|strong="H5221"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* in \w Gilboa|strong="H1533"\w*: 

And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

And he brought \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from thence the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* of \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*; and they \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* of them that were \w hanged|strong="H3363"\w*. 

And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

And the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* and \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* they in the \w country|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* in \w Zelah|strong="H6762"\w*, in the \w sepulchre|strong="H6913"\w* of \w Kish|strong="H7027"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: and they \w performed|strong="H6213"\w* all that the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*. And \w after|strong="H0310"\w* that \w God|strong="H0430"\w* was \w intreated|strong="H6279"\w* for the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 

¶ Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

¶ Moreover the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* had yet \w war|strong="H4421"\w* again with \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* went \w down|strong="H3381"\w*, and his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* with him, and \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* against the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*: and \w David|strong="H1732"\w* waxed \w faint|strong="H5774"\w*. 

And Ishbi-benob, which \add was\add* of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear \add weighed\add* three hundred \add shekels\add* of brass in weight, he being girded with a new \add sword\add*, thought to have slain David.

And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.

And \w Ishbi-benob|strong="H3430"\w*, which \add was\add* of the \w sons|strong="H3211"\w* of the \w giant|strong="H7497"\w*, the \w weight|strong="H4948"\w* of whose \w spear|strong="H7013"\w* \add weighed\add* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \add shekels\add* of \w brass|strong="H5178"\w* in \w weight|strong="H4948"\w*, he being \w girded|strong="H2296"\w* with a \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \add sword\add*, \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* to have \w slain|strong="H5221"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.\f + \fr 21.16  \ft the giant: or, Rapha\f*\f + \fr 21.16  \ft spear: Heb. the staff, or, the head\f* 

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

But \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w* \w succoured|strong="H5826"\w* him, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w*, and \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* him. Then the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w sware|strong="H7650"\w* unto him, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Thou shalt \w go|strong="H3318"\w* no more out with us to \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, that thou \w quench|strong="H3518"\w* not the \w light|strong="H5216"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 21.17  \ft light: Heb. candle, or, lamp\f* 

And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which \add was\add* of the sons of the giant.

And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.

And it came to pass after \w this|strong="H0310"\w*, that there was again a \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* with the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* at \w Gob|strong="H1359"\w*: then \w Sibbechai|strong="H5444"\w* the \w Hushathite|strong="H2843"\w* \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* \w Saph|strong="H5593"\w*, which \add was\add* of the \w sons|strong="H3211"\w* of the \w giant|strong="H7497"\w*.\f + \fr 21.18  \ft the giant: or, Rapha\f*\f + \fr 21.18  \ft Saph: or, Sippai\f* 

And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew \add the brother of\add* Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear \add was\add* like a weaver’s beam.

And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

And there was again a \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* in \w Gob|strong="H1359"\w* with the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, where \w Elhanan|strong="H0445"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jaare-oregim|strong="H3296"\w*, a \w Beth-lehemite|strong="H1022"\w*, \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* \add the brother of\add* \w Goliath|strong="H1555"\w* the \w Gittite|strong="H1663"\w*, the \w staff|strong="H6086"\w* of whose \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \add was\add* like a \w weaver’s|strong="H0707"\w* \w beam|strong="H4500"\w*.\f + \fr 21.19  \ft Jaare-oregim: or, Jair\f* 

And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of \add great\add* stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

And there was yet a \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* in \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*, where was a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \add great\add* \w stature|strong="H4067"\w*, that had on every \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w fingers|strong="H0676"\w*, and on every \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w toes|strong="H0676"\w*, \w four|strong="H0702"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* in \w number|strong="H4557"\w*; and he also was \w born|strong="H3205"\w* to the \w giant|strong="H7497"\w*.\f + \fr 21.20  \ft the giant: or, Rapha\f* 

And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.

And when he \w defied|strong="H2778"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Shimea|strong="H8092"\w* the \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* him.\f + \fr 21.21  \ft defied: or, reproached\f*\f + \fr 21.21  \ft Shimea: also called, Shammah\f* 

These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

These \w four|strong="H0702"\w* were \w born|strong="H3205"\w* to the \w giant|strong="H7497"\w* in \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*, and \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. 

And David spake unto the \nd  LORD\nd* the words of this song in the day \add that\add* the \nd  LORD\nd* had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

And David spake unto the  LORD the words of this song in the day that the  LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of this \w song|strong="H7892"\w* in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \add that\add* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* had \w delivered|strong="H5337"\w* him out of the \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* of all his \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, and out of the \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*: 

And he said, The \nd  LORD\nd* \add is\add* my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

And he said, The  LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add is\add* my \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*, and my \w fortress|strong="H4686"\w*, and my \w deliverer|strong="H6403"\w*; 

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: \add he is\add* my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

The \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of my \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*; in him will I \w trust|strong="H2620"\w*: \add he is\add* my \w shield|strong="H4043"\w*, and the \w horn|strong="H7161"\w* of my \w salvation|strong="H3468"\w*, my high \w tower|strong="H4869"\w*, and my \w refuge|strong="H4498"\w*, my \w saviour|strong="H3467"\w*; thou \w savest|strong="H3467"\w* me from \w violence|strong="H2555"\w*. 

I will call on the \nd  LORD\nd*, \add who is\add* worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

I will call on the  LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

I will \w call|strong="H7121"\w* on the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \add who is\add* worthy to be \w praised|strong="H1984"\w*: so shall I be \w saved|strong="H3467"\w* from mine \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*. 

When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

When the \w waves|strong="H4867"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w compassed|strong="H0661"\w* me, the \w floods|strong="H5158"\w* of ungodly \w men|strong="H1100"\w* made me \w afraid|strong="H1204"\w*;\f + \fr 22.5  \ft waves: or, pangs\f*\f + \fr 22.5  \ft ungodly…: Heb. Belial\f* 

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

The \w sorrows|strong="H2256"\w* of \w hell|strong="H7585"\w* compassed me \w about|strong="H5437"\w*; the \w snares|strong="H4170"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w prevented|strong="H6923"\w* me;\f + \fr 22.6  \ft sorrows: or, cords\f* 

In my distress I called upon the \nd  LORD\nd*, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry \add did enter\add* into his ears.

In my distress I called upon the  LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

In my \w distress|strong="H6862"\w* I \w called|strong="H7121"\w* upon the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* to my \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: and he did \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* my \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* out of his \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*, and my \w cry|strong="H7775"\w* \add did enter\add* into his \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*. 

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

Then the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w shook|strong="H1607"\w* and \w trembled|strong="H7493"\w*; the \w foundations|strong="H4146"\w* of \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w moved|strong="H7264"\w* and \w shook|strong="H1607"\w*, because he was \w wroth|strong="H2734"\w*. 

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

There went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* a \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w* out of his \w nostrils|strong="H0639"\w*, and \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* out of his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w devoured|strong="H0398"\w*: \w coals|strong="H1513"\w* were \w kindled|strong="H1197"\w* by it.\f + \fr 22.9  \ft out of his nostrils: Heb. by, etc\f* 

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness \add was\add* under his feet.

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

He \w bowed|strong="H5186"\w* the \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* also, and came \w down|strong="H3381"\w*; and \w darkness|strong="H6205"\w* \add was\add* under his \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. 

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

And he \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* upon a \w cherub|strong="H3742"\w*, and did \w fly|strong="H5774"\w*: and he was \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* upon the \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* of the \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*. 

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, \add and\add* thick clouds of the skies.

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

And he \w made|strong="H7896"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w pavilions|strong="H5521"\w* round \w about|strong="H5439"\w* him, \w dark|strong="H2841"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, \add and\add* thick \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* of the \w skies|strong="H7834"\w*.\f + \fr 22.12  \ft dark…: Heb. binding of waters\f* 

Through the \w brightness|strong="H5051"\w* before him were \w coals|strong="H1513"\w* of \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w kindled|strong="H1197"\w*. 

The \nd  LORD\nd* thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

The  LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w thundered|strong="H7481"\w* from \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, and the most \w High|strong="H5945"\w* \w uttered|strong="H5414"\w* his \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*. 

And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

And he sent \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w*, and \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* them; \w lightning|strong="H1300"\w*, and \w discomfited|strong="H2000"\w* them. 

And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the \nd  LORD\nd*, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the  LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

And the \w channels|strong="H0650"\w* of the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w*, the \w foundations|strong="H4146"\w* of the \w world|strong="H8398"\w* were \w discovered|strong="H1540"\w*, at the \w rebuking|strong="H1606"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, at the \w blast|strong="H5397"\w* of the \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* of his \w nostrils|strong="H0639"\w*. 

He \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* from \w above|strong="H4791"\w*, he \w took|strong="H3947"\w* me; he \w drew|strong="H4871"\w* me out of \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*;\f + \fr 22.17  \ft many: or, great\f* 

He delivered me from my strong enemy, \add and\add* from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

He \w delivered|strong="H5337"\w* me from my \w strong|strong="H5794"\w* \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w*, \add and\add* from them that \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* me: for they were too \w strong|strong="H0553"\w* for me. 

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the \nd  LORD\nd* was my stay.

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the  LORD was my stay.

They \w prevented|strong="H6923"\w* me in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of my \w calamity|strong="H0343"\w*: but the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was my \w stay|strong="H4937"\w*. 

He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

He brought me \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* also into a large \w place|strong="H4800"\w*: he \w delivered|strong="H2502"\w* me, because he \w delighted|strong="H2654"\w* in me. 

The \nd  LORD\nd* rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

The  LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w rewarded|strong="H1580"\w* me according to my \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*: according to the \w cleanness|strong="H1252"\w* of my \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* hath he \w recompensed|strong="H7725"\w* me. 

For I have kept the ways of the \nd  LORD\nd*, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For I have kept the ways of the  LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For I have \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and have not wickedly \w departed|strong="H7561"\w* from my \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 

For all his judgments \add were\add* before me: and \add as for\add* his statutes, I did not depart from them.

For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

For all his \w judgments|strong="H4941"\w* \add were\add* before me: and \add as for\add* his \w statutes|strong="H2708"\w*, I did not \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from them. 

I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

I was also \w upright|strong="H8549"\w* before him, and have \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* myself from mine \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w*.\f + \fr 22.24  \ft before: Heb. to\f* 

Therefore the \nd  LORD\nd* hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

Therefore the  LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

Therefore the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* hath \w recompensed|strong="H7725"\w* me according to my \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*; according to my \w cleanness|strong="H1252"\w* in his eye \w sight|strong="H5048"\w*.\f + \fr 22.25  \ft in…: Heb. before his eyes\f* 

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, \add and\add* with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

With the \w merciful|strong="H2623"\w* thou wilt shew thyself \w merciful|strong="H2616"\w*, \add and\add* with the \w upright|strong="H8549"\w* \w man|strong="H1368"\w* thou wilt shew thyself \w upright|strong="H8552"\w*. 

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

With the \w pure|strong="H1305"\w* thou wilt shew thyself \w pure|strong="H1305"\w*; and with the \w froward|strong="H6141"\w* thou wilt shew thyself \w unsavoury|strong="H6617"\w*.\f + \fr 22.27  \ft shew thyself unsavoury: or, wrestle\f* 

And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes \add are\add* upon the haughty, \add that\add* thou mayest bring \add them\add* down.

And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

And the \w afflicted|strong="H6041"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* thou wilt \w save|strong="H3467"\w*: but thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \add are\add* upon the \w haughty|strong="H7311"\w*, \add that\add* thou mayest bring \add them\add* \w down|strong="H8213"\w*. 

For thou \add art\add* my lamp, O \nd  LORD\nd*: and the \nd  LORD\nd* will lighten my darkness.

For thou art my lamp, O  LORD: and the  LORD will lighten my darkness.

For thou \add art\add* my \w lamp|strong="H5216"\w*, O \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*: and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* will \w lighten|strong="H5050"\w* my \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*.\f + \fr 22.29  \ft lamp: or, candle\f* 

For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

For by thee I have \w run|strong="H7323"\w* through a \w troop|strong="H1416"\w*: by my \w God|strong="H0430"\w* have I leaped \w over|strong="H1801"\w* a \w wall|strong="H7791"\w*.\f + \fr 22.30  \ft run: or, broken\f* 

\add As for\add* God, his way \add is\add* perfect; the word of the \nd  LORD\nd* \add is\add* tried: he \add is\add* a buckler to all them that trust in him.

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the  LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

\add As for\add* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*, his \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \add is\add* \w perfect|strong="H8549"\w*; the \w word|strong="H0565"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \add is\add* \w tried|strong="H6884"\w*: he \add is\add* a \w buckler|strong="H4043"\w* to all them that \w trust|strong="H2620"\w* in him.\f + \fr 22.31  \ft tried: or, refined\f* 

For who \add is\add* God, save the \nd  LORD\nd*? and who \add is\add* a rock, save our God?

For who is God, save the  LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?

For who \add is\add* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*, \w save|strong="H1107"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*? and who \add is\add* a \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*, \w save|strong="H1107"\w* our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*? 

God \add is\add* my strength \add and\add* power: and he maketh my way perfect.

\w God|strong="H0410"\w* \add is\add* my \w strength|strong="H4581"\w* \add and\add* \w power|strong="H2428"\w*: and he \w maketh|strong="H5425"\w* my \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w perfect|strong="H8549"\w*.\f + \fr 22.33  \ft maketh: Heb. riddeth, or, looseth\f* 

He maketh my feet like hinds’ \add feet:\add* and setteth me upon my high places.

He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

He \w maketh|strong="H7737"\w* my \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w like|strong="H7737"\w* \w hinds’|strong="H0355"\w* \add feet:\add* and \w setteth|strong="H5975"\w* me upon my high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*.\f + \fr 22.34  \ft maketh: Heb. equalleth\f* 

He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

He \w teacheth|strong="H3925"\w* my \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* to \w war|strong="H4421"\w*; so that a \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* of \w steel|strong="H5154"\w* is \w broken|strong="H5181"\w* by mine \w arms|strong="H2220"\w*.\f + \fr 22.35  \ft to war: Heb. for the war\f* 

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Thou hast also \w given|strong="H5414"\w* me the \w shield|strong="H4043"\w* of thy \w salvation|strong="H3468"\w*: and thy \w gentleness|strong="H6031"\w* hath made me \w great|strong="H7235"\w*.\f + \fr 22.36  \ft made…: Heb. multiplied me\f* 

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

Thou hast \w enlarged|strong="H7337"\w* my \w steps|strong="H6806"\w* under me; so that my \w feet|strong="H7166"\w* did not \w slip|strong="H4571"\w*.\f + \fr 22.37  \ft feet: Heb. ankles\f* 

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

I have \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* mine \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, and \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* them; and turned not \w again|strong="H7725"\w* until I had \w consumed|strong="H3615"\w* them. 

And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

And I have \w consumed|strong="H3615"\w* them, and \w wounded|strong="H4272"\w* them, that they could not \w arise|strong="H6965"\w*: yea, they are \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* under my \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. 

For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

For thou hast \w girded|strong="H0247"\w* me with \w strength|strong="H2428"\w* to \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*: them that rose \w up|strong="H6965"\w* against me hast thou \w subdued|strong="H3766"\w* under me.\f + \fr 22.40  \ft subdued: Heb. caused to bow\f* 

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

Thou hast also \w given|strong="H5414"\w* me the \w necks|strong="H6203"\w* of mine \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, that I might \w destroy|strong="H6789"\w* them that \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* me. 

They looked, but \add there was\add* none to save; \add even\add* unto the \nd  LORD\nd*, but he answered them not.

They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the  LORD, but he answered them not.

They \w looked|strong="H8159"\w*, but \add there was\add* none to \w save|strong="H3467"\w*; \add even\add* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, but he \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* them not. 

Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, \add and\add* did spread them abroad.

Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

Then did I \w beat|strong="H7833"\w* them as small as the \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, I did \w stamp|strong="H1854"\w* them as the \w mire|strong="H2916"\w* of the \w street|strong="H2351"\w*, \add and\add* did spread them \w abroad|strong="H7554"\w*. 

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me \add to be\add* head of the heathen: a people \add which\add* I knew not shall serve me.

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

Thou also hast \w delivered|strong="H6403"\w* me from the \w strivings|strong="H7379"\w* of my \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, thou hast \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* me \add to be\add* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w*: a \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \add which\add* I \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* not shall \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* me. 

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

\w Strangers|strong="H1121"\w* shall \w submit|strong="H3584"\w* themselves unto me: as soon as they \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*, they shall be \w obedient|strong="H8085"\w* unto me.\f + \fr 22.45  \ft Strangers: Heb. Sons of the stranger\f*\f + \fr 22.45  \ft submit…: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie\f* 

Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

\w Strangers|strong="H1121"\w* shall fade \w away|strong="H5034"\w*, and they shall be \w afraid|strong="H2296"\w* out of their close \w places|strong="H4526"\w*. 

The \nd  LORD\nd* liveth; and blessed \add be\add* my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

The  LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w liveth|strong="H2416"\w*; and \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \add be\add* my \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*; and \w exalted|strong="H7311"\w* be the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of the \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* of my \w salvation|strong="H3468"\w*. 

It \add is\add* God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

It \add is\add* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* that \w avengeth|strong="H5414"\w* me, and that bringeth \w down|strong="H3381"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* under me,\f + \fr 22.48  \ft avengeth: Heb. giveth avengement for\f* 

And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

And that bringeth me \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* from mine \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*: thou also hast lifted me up on \w high|strong="H7311"\w* above them that rose \w up|strong="H6965"\w* against me: thou hast \w delivered|strong="H5337"\w* me from the \w violent|strong="H2555"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. 

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O \nd  LORD\nd*, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O  LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

Therefore I will give \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w* unto thee, O \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, among the \w heathen|strong="H1471"\w*, and I will sing \w praises|strong="H2167"\w* unto thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. 

\add He is\add* the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

\add He is\add* the \w tower|strong="H4024"\w* of \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w* for his \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: and \w sheweth|strong="H6213"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* to his \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w*, unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and to his \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w evermore|strong="H5769"\w*. 

Now these \add be\add* the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man \add who was\add* raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

Now these \add be\add* the \w last|strong="H0314"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w David|strong="H1732"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w* \w said|strong="H5002"\w*, and the \w man|strong="H1397"\w* \add who was\add* raised \w up|strong="H6965"\w* on \w high|strong="H5920"\w*, the \w anointed|strong="H4899"\w* of the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, and the \w sweet|strong="H5273"\w* \w psalmist|strong="H2158"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w said|strong="H5002"\w*, 

The Spirit of the \nd  LORD\nd* spake by me, and his word \add was\add* in my tongue.

The Spirit of the  LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

The \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* by me, and his \w word|strong="H4405"\w* \add was\add* in my \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*. 

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men \add must be\add* just, ruling in the fear of God.

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

The \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, the \w Rock|strong="H6697"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* to me, He that \w ruleth|strong="H4910"\w* over \w men|strong="H0120"\w* \add must be\add* \w just|strong="H6662"\w*, \w ruling|strong="H4910"\w* in the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.\f + \fr 23.3  \ft He…: or, Be thou ruler, etc\f* 

And \add he shall be\add* as the light of the morning, \add when\add* the sun riseth, \add even\add* a morning without clouds; \add as\add* the tender grass \add springing\add* out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

And \add he shall be\add* as the \w light|strong="H0216"\w* of the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \add when\add* the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w riseth|strong="H2224"\w*, \add even\add* a \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w*; \add as\add* the tender \w grass|strong="H1877"\w* \add springing\add* out of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* by clear \w shining|strong="H5051"\w* after \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*. 

Although my house \add be\add* not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all \add things\add*, and sure: for \add this is\add* all my salvation, and all \add my\add* desire, although he make \add it\add* not to grow.

Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

Although my \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \add be\add* not so with \w God|strong="H0410"\w*; yet he hath \w made|strong="H7760"\w* with me an \w everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*, \w ordered|strong="H6186"\w* in all \add things\add*, and \w sure|strong="H8104"\w*: for \add this is\add* all my \w salvation|strong="H3468"\w*, and all \add my\add* \w desire|strong="H2656"\w*, although he make \add it\add* not to \w grow|strong="H6779"\w*. 

¶ But \add the sons\add* of Belial \add shall be\add* all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

¶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

¶ But \add the sons\add* of \w Belial|strong="H1100"\w* \add shall be\add* all of them as \w thorns|strong="H6975"\w* thrust \w away|strong="H5074"\w*, because they cannot be \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* with \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*: 

But the man \add that\add* shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the \add same\add* place.

But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

But the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \add that\add* shall \w touch|strong="H5060"\w* them must be \w fenced|strong="H4390"\w* with \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* and the \w staff|strong="H6086"\w* of a \w spear|strong="H2595"\w*; and they shall be \w utterly|strong="H8313"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* with \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* in the \add same\add* \w place|strong="H7675"\w*.\f + \fr 23.7  \ft fenced: Heb. filled\f* 

¶ These \add be\add* the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same \add was\add* Adino the Eznite: \add he lift up his spear\add* against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

¶ These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

+ \fr 23.8  \ft The Tachmonite…: or, Joshebbassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three

23.8  The Tachmonite…: or, Joshebbassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three

¶ These \add be\add* the \w names|strong="H8034"\w* of the mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* whom \w David|strong="H1732"\w* had: The \w Tachmonite|strong="H8461"\w* that \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w seat|strong="H7675"\w*, \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* among the \w captains|strong="H7991"\w*; the same \add was\add* \w Adino|strong="H5722"\w* the \w Eznite|strong="H6112"\w*: \add he lift up his spear\add* against \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w*, whom he \w slew|strong="H2491"\w* at \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w time|strong="H6471"\w*.\f + \fr 23.8  \ft The Tachmonite…: or, Joshebbassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three\f*\f + \fr 23.8  \ft whom he…: Heb. slain\f*\f + \fr 23.8  \ft 1ch 11:11 he lift…: from whom he…: Heb. slain\f* 

And after him \add was\add* Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, \add one\add* of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines \add that\add* were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

And \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him \add was\add* \w Eleazar|strong="H0499"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Dodo|strong="H1734"\w* the \w Ahohite|strong="H0266"\w*, \add one\add* of the \w three|strong="H7969"\w* mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* with \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, when they \w defied|strong="H2778"\w* the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \add that\add* were there gathered \w together|strong="H0622"\w* to \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, and the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* were gone \w away|strong="H5927"\w*: 

He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the \nd  LORD\nd* wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the  LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

He \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, and \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w until|strong="H3588"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* was \w weary|strong="H3021"\w*, and his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w clave|strong="H1692"\w* unto the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*: and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w victory|strong="H8668"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*; and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him only to \w spoil|strong="H6584"\w*. 

And after him \add was\add* Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.

And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.

And \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him \add was\add* \w Shammah|strong="H8048"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Agee|strong="H0089"\w* the \w Hararite|strong="H2043"\w*. And the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* were gathered \w together|strong="H0622"\w* into a \w troop|strong="H2416"\w*, where was a \w piece|strong="H2513"\w* of \w ground|strong="H7704"\w* \w full|strong="H4392"\w* of \w lentiles|strong="H5742"\w*: and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.\f + \fr 23.11  \ft into…: or, for foraging\f* 

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the \nd  LORD\nd* wrought a great victory.

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the  LORD wrought a great victory.

But he \w stood|strong="H3320"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w ground|strong="H2513"\w*, and \w defended|strong="H5337"\w* it, and \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*: and the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w victory|strong="H8668"\w*. 

And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

And \w three|strong="H7969"\w* of the \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* went \w down|strong="H3381"\w*, and \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w* in the harvest \w time|strong="H7105"\w* unto the \w cave|strong="H4631"\w* of \w Adullam|strong="H5725"\w*: and the \w troop|strong="H2416"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w pitched|strong="H2583"\w* in the \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* of \w Rephaim|strong="H7497"\w*.\f + \fr 23.13  \ft three…: or, the three captains over the thirty\f* 

And David \add was\add* then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines \add was\add* then \add in\add* Beth-lehem.

And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \add was\add* then in an \w hold|strong="H4686"\w*, and the \w garrison|strong="H4673"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \add was\add* then \add in\add* \w Beth-lehem|strong="H1035"\w*. 

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which \add is\add* by the gate!

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w longed|strong="H0183"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Oh that one would give me \w drink|strong="H8248"\w* of the \w water|strong="H4325"\w* of the \w well|strong="H0953"\w* of \w Beth-lehem|strong="H1035"\w*, which \add is\add* by the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*! 

And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that \add was\add* by the gate, and took \add it\add*, and brought \add it\add* to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the \nd  LORD\nd*.

And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the  LORD.

And the \w three|strong="H7969"\w* mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w* brake \w through|strong="H1234"\w* the \w host|strong="H4264"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and \w drew|strong="H7579"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* out of the \w well|strong="H0953"\w* of \w Beth-lehem|strong="H1035"\w*, that \add was\add* by the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, and \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \add it\add*, and \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \add it\add* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*: nevertheless he \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* thereof, but poured it \w out|strong="H5258"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. 

And he said, Be it far from me, O \nd  LORD\nd*, that I should do this: \add is not this\add* the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

And he said, Be it far from me, O  LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Be it \w far|strong="H2486"\w* from me, O \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, that I should \w do|strong="H6213"\w* this: \add is not this\add* the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* that \w went|strong="H1980"\w* in jeopardy of their \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*? therefore he \w would|strong="H0014"\w* not \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* it. These things \w did|strong="H6213"\w* these \w three|strong="H7969"\w* mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w*. 

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, \add and\add* slew \add them\add*, and had the name among three.

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

And \w Abishai|strong="H0052"\w*, the \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* of \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*, was \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* among \w three|strong="H7992"\w*. And he lifted \w up|strong="H5782"\w* his \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* against \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w*, \add and\add* \w slew|strong="H2491"\w* \add them\add*, and had the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* among \w three|strong="H7969"\w*.\f + \fr 23.18  \ft and slew them: Heb. slain\f* 

Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the \add first\add* three.

Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

Was he not most \w honourable|strong="H3513"\w* of \w three|strong="H7969"\w*? therefore he was their \w captain|strong="H8269"\w*: howbeit he \w attained|strong="H0935"\w* not unto the \add first\add* \w three|strong="H7969"\w*. 

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

And \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of a \w valiant|strong="H2428"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, of \w Kabzeel|strong="H6909"\w*, who had done \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w acts|strong="H6467"\w*, he \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* lionlike \w men|strong="H0739"\w* of \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*: he went \w down|strong="H3381"\w* also and \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* a \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of a \w pit|strong="H0953"\w* in \w time|strong="H3117"\w* of \w snow|strong="H7950"\w*:\f + \fr 23.20  \ft who…: Heb. great of acts\f*\f + \fr 23.20  \ft lionlike…: Heb. lion of God\f* 

And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

+ \fr 23.21  \ft a goodly…: Heb. a man of countenance, or, sight: also called, a man of great stature

23.21  a goodly…: Heb. a man of countenance, or, sight: also called, a man of great stature

And he \w slew|strong="H2026"\w* an \w Egyptian|strong="H4713"\w*, a \w goodly|strong="H4758"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*: and the \w Egyptian|strong="H4713"\w* had a \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*; but he went \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to him with a \w staff|strong="H7626"\w*, and \w plucked|strong="H1497"\w* the \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* out of the \w Egyptian’s|strong="H4713"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, and \w slew|strong="H5221"\w* him with his own \w spear|strong="H2595"\w*.\f + \fr 23.21  \ft a goodly…: Heb. a man of countenance, or, sight: also called, a man of great stature\f* 

These \add things\add* did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

These \add things\add* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*, and had the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* among \w three|strong="H7969"\w* mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w*. 

He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the \add first\add* three. And David set him over his guard.

He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

He was more \w honourable|strong="H3513"\w* than the \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w*, but he \w attained|strong="H0935"\w* not to the \add first\add* \w three|strong="H7969"\w*. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* him over his \w guard|strong="H4928"\w*.\f + \fr 23.23  \ft more…: or, honourable among the thirty\f*\f + \fr 23.23  \ft guard: or, council: Heb. at his command\f* 

Asahel the brother of Joab \add was\add* one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

\w Asahel|strong="H6214"\w* the \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* of \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \add was\add* one of the \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w*; \w Elhanan|strong="H0445"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Dodo|strong="H1734"\w* of \w Beth-lehem|strong="H1035"\w*, 

\w Shammah|strong="H8048"\w* the \w Harodite|strong="H2733"\w*, \w Elika|strong="H0470"\w* the \w Harodite|strong="H2733"\w*, 

\w Helez|strong="H2503"\w* the \w Paltite|strong="H6407"\w*, \w Ira|strong="H5896"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ikkesh|strong="H6142"\w* the \w Tekoite|strong="H8621"\w*, 

\w Abiezer|strong="H0044"\w* the \w Anethothite|strong="H6069"\w*, \w Mebunnai|strong="H4012"\w* the \w Hushathite|strong="H2843"\w*, 

\w Zalmon|strong="H6756"\w* the \w Ahohite|strong="H0266"\w*, \w Maharai|strong="H4121"\w* the \w Netophathite|strong="H5200"\w*, 

Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

\w Heleb|strong="H2460"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Baanah|strong="H1196"\w*, a \w Netophathite|strong="H5200"\w*, \w Ittai|strong="H0863"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ribai|strong="H7380"\w* out of \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, 

\w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* the \w Pirathonite|strong="H6553"\w*, \w Hiddai|strong="H1914"\w* of the \w brooks|strong="H5158"\w* of \w Gaash|strong="H1608"\w*,\f + \fr 23.30  \ft brooks: or, valleys\f* 

\w Abi-albon|strong="H0045"\w* the \w Arbathite|strong="H6164"\w*, \w Azmaveth|strong="H5820"\w* the \w Barhumite|strong="H1273"\w*, 

\w Eliahba|strong="H0455"\w* the \w Shaalbonite|strong="H8170"\w*, of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jashen|strong="H3464"\w*, \w Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*, 

\w Shammah|strong="H8048"\w* the \w Hararite|strong="H2043"\w*, \w Ahiam|strong="H0279"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Sharar|strong="H8325"\w* the \w Hararite|strong="H2043"\w*, 

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

\w Eliphelet|strong="H0467"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ahasbai|strong="H0308"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of the \w Maachathite|strong="H4602"\w*, \w Eliam|strong="H0463"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ahithophel|strong="H0302"\w* the \w Gilonite|strong="H1526"\w*, 

\w Hezrai|strong="H2695"\w* the \w Carmelite|strong="H3761"\w*, \w Paarai|strong="H6474"\w* the \w Arbite|strong="H0701"\w*, 

\w Igal|strong="H3008"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Nathan|strong="H5416"\w* of \w Zobah|strong="H6678"\w*, \w Bani|strong="H1137"\w* the \w Gadite|strong="H1425"\w*, 

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

\w Zelek|strong="H6768"\w* the \w Ammonite|strong="H5984"\w*, \w Naharai|strong="H5171"\w* the \w Beerothite|strong="H0886"\w*, \w armourbearer|strong="H5375"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Zeruiah|strong="H6870"\w*, 

\w Ira|strong="H5896"\w* an \w Ithrite|strong="H3505"\w*, \w Gareb|strong="H1619"\w* an \w Ithrite|strong="H3505"\w*, 

\w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w*: \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* and \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* in all. 

And again the anger of the \nd  LORD\nd* was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

And again the anger of the  LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

And \w again|strong="H3254"\w* the \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was \w kindled|strong="H2734"\w* against \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and he \w moved|strong="H5496"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* against them to \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w number|strong="H4487"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. 

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which \add was\add* with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

For the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* the \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w host|strong="H2428"\w*, which \add was\add* with him, Go now \w through|strong="H7751"\w* all the \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, from \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* even to \w Beer-sheba|strong="H0884"\w*, and \w number|strong="H6485"\w* ye the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, that I may \w know|strong="H3045"\w* the \w number|strong="H4557"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.\f + \fr 24.2  \ft Go: or, Compass\f* 

And Joab said unto the king, Now the \nd  LORD\nd* thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see \add it:\add* but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

And Joab said unto the king, Now the  LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, Now the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w add|strong="H3254"\w* unto the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, how many \w soever|strong="H1992"\w* they be, an \w hundredfold|strong="H3967"\w*, and that the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* may \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \add it:\add* but why doth my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w delight|strong="H2654"\w* in this \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*? 

Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

Notwithstanding the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w prevailed|strong="H2388"\w* against \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w*, and against the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w host|strong="H2428"\w*. And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* and the \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* of the \w host|strong="H2428"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* from the \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, to \w number|strong="H6485"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 

¶ And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that \add lieth\add* in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:

¶ And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:

¶ And they passed \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*, and \w pitched|strong="H2583"\w* in \w Aroer|strong="H6177"\w*, on the right \w side|strong="H3225"\w* of the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* that \add lieth\add* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of the \w river|strong="H5158"\w* of \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, and toward \w Jazer|strong="H3270"\w*:\f + \fr 24.5  \ft river: or, valley\f* 

Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,

+ \fr 24.6  \ft land of Tahtim-hodshi: or, nether land newly inhabited

Then they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, and to the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Tahtim-hodshi|strong="H8483"\w*; and they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Dan-jaan|strong="H1842"\w*, and \w about|strong="H5439"\w* to \w Zidon|strong="H6721"\w*,\f + \fr 24.6  \ft land of Tahtim-hodshi: or, nether land newly inhabited\f* 

And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, \add even\add* to Beer-sheba.

And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba.

And \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to the strong \w hold|strong="H4013"\w* of \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, and to all the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* of the \w Hivites|strong="H2340"\w*, and of the \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w*: and they went \w out|strong="H3318"\w* to the \w south|strong="H5045"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \add even\add* to \w Beer-sheba|strong="H0884"\w*. 

So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

So when they had \w gone|strong="H7751"\w* through all the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, they \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* at the \w end|strong="H7097"\w* of \w nine|strong="H8672"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* and \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. 

And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah \add were\add* five hundred thousand men.

And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

And \w Joab|strong="H3097"\w* gave \w up|strong="H5414"\w* the \w sum|strong="H4557"\w* of the \w number|strong="H4662"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: and there were in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w valiant|strong="H2428"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* that \w drew|strong="H8025"\w* the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*; and the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \add were\add* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*. 

¶ And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the \nd  LORD\nd*, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O \nd  LORD\nd*, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

¶ And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the  LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O  LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

¶ And \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* him \w after|strong="H0310"\w* that he had \w numbered|strong="H5608"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, I have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* in that I have \w done|strong="H6213"\w*: and now, I beseech thee, O \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, take \w away|strong="H5674"\w* the \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w* of thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*; for I have done \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w foolishly|strong="H5528"\w*. 

For when David was up in the morning, the word of the \nd  LORD\nd* came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

For when David was up in the morning, the word of the  LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

For when \w David|strong="H1732"\w* was \w up|strong="H6965"\w* in the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* came unto the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w seer|strong="H2374"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, 

Go and say unto David, Thus saith the \nd  LORD\nd*, I offer thee three \add things;\add* choose thee one of them, that I may \add do it\add* unto thee.

Go and say unto David, Thus saith the  LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* and \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, Thus \w saith|strong="H1696"\w* the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, I \w offer|strong="H5190"\w* thee \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \add things;\add* \w choose|strong="H0977"\w* thee \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of them, that I may \add do it\add* unto \w thee|strong="H6213"\w*. 

So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

So \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w told|strong="H5046"\w* him, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Shall \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* of \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* unto thee in thy \w land|strong="H0776"\w*? or wilt thou \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thine \w enemies|strong="H6862"\w*, while they \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* thee? or that there be \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days’|strong="H3117"\w* \w pestilence|strong="H1698"\w* in thy \w land|strong="H0776"\w*? now \w advise|strong="H3045"\w*, and \w see|strong="H7200"\w* what \w answer|strong="H1697"\w* I shall \w return|strong="H7725"\w* to him that \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* me. 

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the \nd  LORD\nd*; for his mercies \add are\add* great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the  LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, I am in a \w great|strong="H3966"\w* \w strait|strong="H6887"\w*: let us \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* now into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*; for his \w mercies|strong="H7356"\w* \add are\add* \w great|strong="H7227"\w*: and let me not \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w*.\f + \fr 24.14  \ft are great: or, are many\f* 

¶ So the \nd  LORD\nd* sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.

¶ So the  LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.

¶ So the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w sent|strong="H5414"\w* a \w pestilence|strong="H1698"\w* upon \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* from the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* even to the \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w appointed|strong="H4150"\w*: and there \w died|strong="H4191"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* from \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* even to \w Beer-sheba|strong="H0884"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*. 

And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the \nd  LORD\nd* repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the \nd  LORD\nd* was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the  LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the  LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

And when the \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* stretched \w out|strong="H7971"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* upon \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* to \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* it, the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w repented|strong="H5162"\w* him of the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* to the \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* that \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, It is \w enough|strong="H7227"\w*: \w stay|strong="H7503"\w* now thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. And the \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* of the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was by the \w threshingplace|strong="H1637"\w* of \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w* the \w Jebusite|strong="H2983"\w*.\f + \fr 24.16  \ft Araunah: also called, Ornan\f* 

And David spake unto the \nd  LORD\nd* when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.

And David spake unto the  LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* when he \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* the \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* that \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Lo, I have \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*, and I have done \w wickedly|strong="H5753"\w*: but these \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, what have they \w done|strong="H6213"\w*? let thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, I pray thee, be against me, and against my \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 

¶ And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the \nd  LORD\nd* in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.

¶ And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the  LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.

¶ And \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* to \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Go \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, \w rear|strong="H6965"\w* an \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* in the \w threshingfloor|strong="H1637"\w* of \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w* the \w Jebusite|strong="H2983"\w*.\f + \fr 24.18  \ft Araunah: Heb. Araniah\f* 

And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the \nd  LORD\nd* commanded.

And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the  LORD commanded.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, according to the \w saying|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* as the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*. 

And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

And \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w* \w looked|strong="H8259"\w*, and \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and his \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* coming \w on|strong="H5674"\w* toward him: and \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w* went \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, and \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* himself before the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* on his \w face|strong="H0639"\w* upon the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 

And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the \nd  LORD\nd*, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the  LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

And \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Wherefore is my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to his \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*? And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, To \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* the \w threshingfloor|strong="H1637"\w* of thee, to \w build|strong="H1129"\w* an \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, that the \w plague|strong="H4046"\w* may be \w stayed|strong="H6113"\w* from the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 

And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what \add seemeth\add* good unto him: behold, \add here be\add* oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and \add other\add* instruments of the oxen for wood.

And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.

And \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, Let my \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* and offer \w up|strong="H5927"\w* what \add seemeth\add* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* unto \w him|strong="H5869"\w*: \w behold|strong="H7200"\w*, \add here be\add* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* for burnt \w sacrifice|strong="H5930"\w*, and threshing \w instruments|strong="H4173"\w* and \add other\add* \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* of the \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* for \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*. 

All these \add things\add* did Araunah, \add as\add* a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The \nd  LORD\nd* thy God accept thee.

All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The  LORD thy God accept thee.

All these \add things\add* did \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w*, \add as\add* a \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w give|strong="H5414"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. And \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, The \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w accept|strong="H7521"\w* thee. 

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy \add it\add* of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the \nd  LORD\nd* my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the  LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

And the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto \w Araunah|strong="H0728"\w*, Nay; but I will \w surely|strong="H7069"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \add it\add* of thee at a \w price|strong="H4242"\w*: neither will I \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* my \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of that which doth cost me \w nothing|strong="H2600"\w*. So \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w bought|strong="H7069"\w* the \w threshingfloor|strong="H1637"\w* and the \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* for \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* \w shekels|strong="H8255"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. 

And David built there an altar unto the \nd  LORD\nd*, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the \nd  LORD\nd* was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

And David built there an altar unto the  LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the  LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

And \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* there an \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* unto the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, and \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* and peace \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*. So the \nd  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* was \w intreated|strong="H6279"\w* for the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, and the \w plague|strong="H4046"\w* was \w stayed|strong="H6113"\w* from \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 