strkjv@2Samuel:19:1
@ And it was
told
Joab
, Behold, the
king
weepeth
and
mourneth
for
Absalom
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:2
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:3
@ And the
people
gat
them by
stealth
that
day
into the
city
, as
people
being
ashamed
steal
away
when they
flee
in
battle
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:4
@ But the
king
covered
his
face
, and the
king
cried
with a
loud
voice
, O my
son
Absalom
, O
Absalom
, my
son
, my
son
!
strkjv@2Samuel:19:5
@ 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
;
strkjv@2Samuel:19:6
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:7
@ 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.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:8
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:9
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:10
@ And
Absalom
, whom we
anointed
over us, is
dead
in
battle
. Now therefore why
speak
ye not a word of
bringing
the
king
back
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:11
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:12
@ Ye are my
brethren
, ye are my
bones
and my
flesh
: wherefore then are ye the
last
to bring
back
the
king
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:13
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:14
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:15
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:16
@ And
Shimei
the
son
of
Gera
, a
Benjamite
Ben-y@, which was of
Bahurim
,
hasted
and came
down
with the
men
of
Judah
to
meet
king
David
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:17
@ And there were a
thousand
men
of
Benjamin
Ben-y@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:18
@ And there went
over
a ferry
boat
to carry
over
the
kings
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
;
strkjv@2Samuel:19:19
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:20
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:21
@ But
Abishai
the
son
of
Zeruiah
answered
and
said
, Shall not
Shimei
be put to
death
for this, because he
cursed
the
LORDS
anointed
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:22
@ 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
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:23
@ Therefore the
king
said
unto
Shimei
, Thou shalt not
die
. And the
king
sware
unto him.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:24
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:25
@ 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
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:26
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:27
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:28
@ For all of my
fathers
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
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:29
@ And the
king
said
unto him, Why
speakest
thou any more of thy
matters
? I have
said
, Thou and
Ziba
divide
the
land
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:30
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:31
@ And
Barzillai
the
Gileadite
came
down
from
Rogelim
, and went
over
Jordan
with the
king
, to
conduct
him over
Jordan
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:32
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:33
@ And the
king
said
unto
Barzillai
, Come thou
over
with me, and I will
feed
thee with me in
Jerusalem
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:34
@ And
Barzillai
said
unto the
king
, How
long
have I to
live
, that I should go
up
with the
king
unto
Jerusalem
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:35
@ 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
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:36
@ Thy
servant
will
go
a little
way
over
Jordan
with the
king
: and why should the
king
recompense
it me with such a
reward
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:37
@ 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.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:38
@ 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.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:39
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:40
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Samuel:19:41
@ 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
Davids
men
with him, over
Jordan
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:42
@ 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
kings
cost? or hath he
given
us any
gift
?
strkjv@2Samuel:19:43
@ 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
.
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