2Samuel:15:12-31
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And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite ,
Davids counsellor ,
from his city ,
even from Giloh ,
while he offered sacrifices .
And the conspiracy was strong ;
for the people increased continually with Absalom .
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And there came a messenger to David ,
saying ,
The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom .
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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 .
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And the kings servants said unto the king ,
Behold ,
thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint .
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And the king went forth ,
and all his household after him .
And the king left ten women ,
which were concubines ,
to keep the house .
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And the king went forth ,
and all the people after him ,
and tarried in a place that was far off Beyth ham-Merchaq #.
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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 .
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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 .
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Whereas thou camest but yesterday ,
should I this day make thee go up and down (
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with us ?
seeing I go whither I may ,
return thou ,
and take back thy brethren :
mercy and truth be with thee .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 :
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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 .
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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 #
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thy son ,
and Jonathan the son of Abiathar .
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See ,
I will tarry in the plain #
of the wilderness ,
until there come word from you to certify me .
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Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried #
the ark of God again to Jerusalem :
and they tarried there .
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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 ro #
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and they went up ,
weeping as they went up .
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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 .