2Samuel:13:23-39
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And it came to pass at the end of (
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q .
d .
a two-year of days (:
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two whole years ,
that they were shearing sheep for Abessalom in Belasor near Ephraim :
and Abessalom invited all the king ’
s sons .
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And Abessalom came to the king ,
and said ,
Behold , (
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Gr .
they are shearing for thy servant (:
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thy servant has a sheep-shearing ;
let now the king and his servants go with thy servant .
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And the king said to Abessalom ,
Nay ,
my son ,
let us not all go ,
and let us not be burdensome to thee .
And he pressed him ;
but he would not go ,
but blessed him .
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And Abessalom said to him ,
And if not ,
let I pray thee ,
my brother Amnon go with us .
And the king said to him ,
Why should he go with thee ?
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And Abessalom pressed him ,
and he sent with him Amnon and all the king ’
s sons ;
and Abessalom made a banquet like the banquet of the king .
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And Abessalom charged his servants ,
saying ,
Mark when the heart of Amnon shall be merry with wine ,
and I shall say to you ,
Smite Amnon ,
and slay him :
fear not ;
for is it not I that command you ?
Be courageous , (
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Gr .
and become sons of strength (:
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and be valiant .
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And the servants of Abessalom did to Amnon as Abessalom commanded them :
and all the sons of the king rose up ,
and they mounted every man his mule ,
and fled .
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And it came to pass ,
when they were in the way ,
that a report came to David ,
saying ,
Abessalom has slain all the king ’
s sons ,
and there is not one of them left .
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Then the king arose ,
and rent his garments ,
and lay upon the ground :
and all his servants that were standing round him rent their garments .
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And Jonadab the son of Samaa brother of David ,
answered and said ,
Let not my Lord the king say that he has slain all the young men the sons of the king ,
for Amnon only of them all is dead ;
for he was appointed to death by the mouth of Abessalom from the day that he humbled his sister Themar .
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And now let not my lord the king take the matter to heart ,
saying ,
All the king ’
s sons are dead :
for Amnon only of them is dead .
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And Abessalom escaped :
and the young man the watchman ,
lifted up his eyes ,
and looked ;
and ,
behold ,
much people went in the way behind him from the side of the mountain in the descent :
and the watchman came and told the king ,
and said ,
I have seen men by the way of Oronen ,
by the side of the mountain .
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And Jonadab said to the king ,
Behold ,
the king ’
s sons are present :
according to the word of thy servant ,
so has it happened .
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And it came to pass when he had finished speaking ,
that ,
behold ,
the king ’
s sons came ,
and lifted up their voices and wept :
and the king also and all his servants wept with a very great weeping .
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But Abessalom fled ,
and went to Tholmi son of Emiud the king of Gedsur to the land of Chamaachad :
and king David mourned for his son continually .
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So Abessalom fled ,
and departed to Gedsur ,
and was there three years .
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And king David ceased to go out after Abessalom ,
for he was comforted concerning Amnon ,
touching his death .
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