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   <v n='1'>And <s n="1732">David</s> <s n="6485">numbered</s> <s n="*853"></s> the <s n="5971">people</s> <s n="834">that</s> were <s n="854">with</s> him, and <s n="7760">set</s> <s n="8269">captains</s> of <s n="505">thousands</s> and <s n="8269">captains</s> of <s n="3967">hundreds</s> <s n="5921">over</s> them. </v>
   <v n='2'>And <s n="1732">David</s> sent <s n="7971">forth</s> a third <s n="7992">part</s> of <s n="*853"></s> the <s n="5971">people</s> under the <s n="3027">hand</s> of <s n="3097">Joab</s>, and a third <s n="7992">part</s> under the <s n="3027">hand</s> of <s n="52">Abishai</s> the <s n="1121">son</s> of <s n="6870">Zeruiah</s>, <s n="3097">Joab</s> 's <s n="251">brother</s>, and a third <s n="7992">part</s> under the <s n="3027">hand</s> of <s n="863">Ittai</s> the <s n="1663">Gittite</s>. And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="559">said</s> <s n="413">unto</s> the <s n="5971">people</s>, I will surely go <s n="3318 3318">forth</s> <s n="5973">with</s> you <s n="589">myself</s> <s n="1571">also</s>. </v>
   <v n='3'>But the <s n="5971">people</s> <s n="559">answered</s>, Thou shalt <s n="3808">not</s> go <s n="3318">forth</s>: <s n="3588">for</s> <s n="518">if</s> we flee <s n="5127 5127">away</s>, they will <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="7760 3820">care</s> <s n="413">for</s> us; <s n="3808">neither</s> <s n="518">if</s> <s n="2677">half</s> of us <s n="4191">die</s>, will they <s n="7760 3820">care</s> <s n="413">for</s> us: <s n="3588">but</s> <s n="6258">now</s> thou art <s n="3644">worth</s> <s n="6235">ten</s> <s n="505">thousand</s> of us: therefore <s n="6258">now</s> it is <s n="2896">better</s> <s n="3588">that</s> thou <s n="5826">succor</s> us out of the <s n="4480 5892">city</s>. </v>
   <v n='4'>And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="559">said</s> <s n="413">unto</s> them, <s n="834">What</s> <s n="5869">seemeth</s> you <s n="3190">best</s> I will <s n="6213">do</s>. And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="5975">stood</s> <s n="413">by</s> the <s n="8179">gate</s> <s n="3027">side</s>, and <s n="3605">all</s> the <s n="5971">people</s> came <s n="3318">out</s> by <s n="3967">hundreds</s> and by <s n="505">thousands</s>. </v>
   <v n='5'>And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="6680">commanded</s> <s n="*853"></s> <s n="3097">Joab</s> and <s n="52">Abishai</s> and <s n="863">Ittai</s>, <s n="559">saying</s>, Deal <s n="328">gently</s> for my sake with the young <s n="5288">man</s>, even with <s n="53">Absalom</s>. And <s n="3605">all</s> the <s n="5971">people</s> <s n="8085">heard</s> when the <s n="4428">king</s> gave <s n="*853"></s> <s n="3605">all</s> the <s n="8269">captains</s> <s n="6680">charge</s> <s n="5921 1697">concerning</s> <s n="53">Absalom</s>. </v>
   <v n='6'>So the <s n="5971">people</s> went <s n="3318">out</s> into the <s n="7704">field</s> <s n="7125">against</s> <s n="3478">Israel</s>: and the <s n="4421">battle</s> <s n="1961">was</s> in the <s n="3293">wood</s> of <s n="669">Ephraim</s>; </v>
   <v n='7'><s n="8033">Where</s> the <s n="5971">people</s> of <s n="3478">Israel</s> were <s n="5062">slain</s> <s n="6440">before</s> the <s n="5650">servants</s> of <s n="1732">David</s>, and there <s n="1961">was</s> <s n="8033">there</s> a <s n="1419">great</s> <s n="4046">slaughter</s> <s n="1931">that</s> <s n="3117">day</s> of <s n="6242">twenty</s> <s n="505">thousand</s> men. </v>
   <v n='8'>For the <s n="4421">battle</s> <s n="1961">was</s> <s n="8033">there</s> <s n="6327">scattered</s> <s n="5921">over</s> the <s n="6440">face</s> of <s n="3605">all</s> the <s n="776">country</s>: and the <s n="3293">wood</s> <s n="398">devoured</s> <s n="7235">more</s> <s n="5971">people</s> <s n="1931">that</s> <s n="3117">day</s> than the <s n="2719">sword</s> <s n="398">devoured</s>. </v>
   <v n='9'>And <s n="53">Absalom</s> <s n="7122">met</s> the <s n="5650">servants</s> of <s n="1732">David</s>. And <s n="53">Absalom</s> <s n="7392">rode</s> <s n="5921">upon</s> a <s n="6505">mule</s>, and the <s n="6505">mule</s> <s n="935">went</s> <s n="8478">under</s> the thick <s n="7730">boughs</s> of a <s n="1419">great</s> <s n="424">oak</s>, and his <s n="7218">head</s> caught <s n="2388">hold</s> of the <s n="424">oak</s>, and he was taken <s n="5414">up</s> <s n="996">between</s> the <s n="8064">heaven</s> and the <s n="776">earth</s>; and the <s n="6505">mule</s> <s n="834">that</s> was <s n="8478">under</s> him went <s n="5674">away</s>. </v>
   <v n='10'>And a <s n="259">certain</s> <s n="376">man</s> <s n="7200">saw</s> it, and <s n="5046">told</s> <s n="3097">Joab</s>, and <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="2009">Behold</s>, I <s n="7200">saw</s> <s n="*853"></s> <s n="53">Absalom</s> <s n="8518">hanged</s> in an <s n="424">oak</s>. </v>
   <v n='11'>And <s n="3097">Joab</s> <s n="559">said</s> unto the <s n="376">man</s> that <s n="5046">told</s> him, And, <s n="2009">behold</s>, thou <s n="7200">sawest</s> him, and <s n="4069">why</s> didst thou <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="5221">smite</s> him <s n="8033">there</s> to the <s n="776">ground</s>? and I would have <s n="5414">given</s> thee <s n="6235">ten</s> shekels of <s n="3701">silver</s>, and <s n="259">a</s> <s n="2290">girdle</s>. </v>
   <v n='12'>And the <s n="376">man</s> <s n="559">said</s> <s n="413">unto</s> <s n="3097">Joab</s>, <s n="3863">Though</s> <s n="595">I</s> should <s n="8254">receive</s> a <s n="505">thousand</s> shekels of <s n="3701">silver</s> <s n="5921">in</s> mine <s n="3709">hand</s>, yet would I <s n="3808">not</s> put <s n="7971">forth</s> mine <s n="3027">hand</s> <s n="413">against</s> the <s n="4428">king</s> 's <s n="1121">son</s>: <s n="3588">for</s> in our <s n="241">hearing</s> the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="6680">charged</s> thee and <s n="52">Abishai</s> and <s n="863">Ittai</s>, <s n="559">saying</s>, Beware that <s n="8104 4130">none</s> touch the young <s n="5288">man</s> <s n="53">Absalom</s>. </v>
   <v n='13'><s n="176">Otherwise</s> I should have <s n="6213">wrought</s> <s n="8267">falsehood</s> against mine own <s n="5315">life</s>: for there is no <s n="3808 3605 1697">matter</s> <s n="3582">hid</s> <s n="4480">from</s> the <s n="4428">king</s>, and thou <s n="859">thyself</s> wouldest have set <s n="3320">thyself</s> <s n="4480 5048">against</s> me. </v>
   <v n='14'>Then <s n="559">said</s> <s n="3097">Joab</s>, I may <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="3176">tarry</s> <s n="3651">thus</s> <s n="6440">with</s> thee. And he <s n="3947">took</s> <s n="7969">three</s> <s n="7626">darts</s> in his <s n="3709">hand</s>, and <s n="8628">thrust</s> them through the <s n="3820">heart</s> of <s n="53">Absalom</s>, <s n="5750">while</s> he was yet <s n="2416">alive</s> in the <s n="3820">midst</s> of the <s n="424">oak</s>. </v>
   <v n='15'>And <s n="6235">ten</s> young <s n="5288">men</s> that <s n="5375">bore</s> <s n="3097">Joab</s> 's <s n="3627">armor</s> compassed <s n="5437">about</s> and <s n="5221">smote</s> <s n="*853"></s> <s n="53">Absalom</s>, and <s n="4191">slew</s> him. </v>
   <v n='16'>And <s n="3097">Joab</s> <s n="8628">blew</s> the <s n="7782">trumpet</s>, and the <s n="5971">people</s> <s n="7725">returned</s> from <s n="4480 7291">pursuing</s> <s n="310">after</s> <s n="3478">Israel</s>: <s n="3588">for</s> <s n="3097">Joab</s> held <s n="2820">back</s> <s n="*853"></s> the <s n="5971">people</s>. </v>
   <v n='17'>And they <s n="3947">took</s> <s n="*853"></s> <s n="53">Absalom</s>, and <s n="7993">cast</s> him <s n="413">into</s> a <s n="1419">great</s> <s n="6354">pit</s> in the <s n="3293">wood</s>, and <s n="5324">laid</s> a <s n="3966">very</s> <s n="1419">great</s> <s n="1530">heap</s> of <s n="68">stones</s> <s n="5921">upon</s> him: and <s n="3605">all</s> <s n="3478">Israel</s> <s n="5127">fled</s> every <s n="376">one</s> to his <s n="168">tent</s>. </v>
   <v n='18'>Now <s n="53">Absalom</s> in his <s n="2416">lifetime</s> had <s n="3947">taken</s> and reared <s n="5324">up</s> for himself <s n="*853"></s> a <s n="4678">pillar</s>, <s n="834">which</s> is in the <s n="4428">king</s> 's <s n="6010">dale</s>: <s n="3588">for</s> he <s n="559">said</s>, I have <s n="369">no</s> <s n="1121">son</s> <s n="5668">to</s> keep my name in <s n="2142 8034">remembrance</s>: and he <s n="7121">called</s> the <s n="4678">pillar</s> <s n="5921">after</s> his own <s n="8034">name</s>: and it is <s n="7121">called</s> <s n="5704">unto</s> <s n="2088">this</s> <s n="3117">day</s>, <s n="53">Absalom</s> 's <s n="3027">place</s>. </v>
   <v n='19'>Then <s n="559">said</s> <s n="290">Ahimaaz</s> the <s n="1121">son</s> of <s n="6659">Zadok</s>, Let me <s n="4994">now</s> <s n="7323">run</s>, and <s n="1319">bear</s> <s n="*853"></s> the <s n="4428">king</s> tidings, how <s n="3588">that</s> the <s n="3068">LORD</s> hath <s n="8199">avenged</s> him of his <s n="341">enemies</s>. </v>
   <v n='20'>And <s n="3097">Joab</s> <s n="559">said</s> unto him, <s n="859">Thou</s> shalt <s n="3808">not</s> bear <s n="376 1309">tidings</s> <s n="2088">this</s> <s n="3117">day</s>, but thou shalt bear <s n="1319">tidings</s> <s n="312">another</s> <s n="3117">day</s>: but <s n="2088">this</s> <s n="3117">day</s> thou shalt bear no <s n="1319 3808">tidings</s>, <s n="3588 5921">because</s> the <s n="4428">king</s> 's <s n="1121">son</s> is <s n="4191">dead</s>. </v>
   <v n='21'>Then <s n="559">said</s> <s n="3097">Joab</s> to <s n="3569">Cushi</s>, <s n="1980">Go</s> <s n="5046">tell</s> the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="834">what</s> thou hast <s n="7200">seen</s>. And <s n="3569">Cushi</s> bowed <s n="7812">himself</s> unto <s n="3097">Joab</s>, and <s n="7323">ran</s>. </v>
   <v n='22'>Then <s n="559">said</s> <s n="290">Ahimaaz</s> the <s n="1121">son</s> of <s n="6659">Zadok</s> <s n="5750">yet</s> <s n="3254">again</s> <s n="413">to</s> <s n="3097">Joab</s>, But <s n="1961 4100">howsoever</s>, let me, <s n="589">I</s> <s n="4994">pray</s> thee, <s n="1571">also</s> <s n="7323">run</s> <s n="310">after</s> <s n="3569">Cushi</s>. And <s n="3097">Joab</s> <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="4100 2088">Wherefore</s> wilt <s n="859">thou</s> <s n="7323">run</s>, my <s n="1121">son</s>, seeing that thou hast <s n="369">no</s> <s n="1309">tidings</s> <s n="4672">ready</s>? </v>
   <v n='23'>But <s n="1961 4100">howsoever</s>, said he, let me <s n="7323">run</s>. And he <s n="559">said</s> unto him, <s n="7323">Run</s>. Then <s n="290">Ahimaaz</s> <s n="7323">ran</s> by the <s n="1870">way</s> of the <s n="3603">plain</s>, and <s n="5674">overran</s> <s n="*853"></s> <s n="3569">Cushi</s>. </v>
   <v n='24'>And <s n="1732">David</s> <s n="3427">sat</s> <s n="996">between</s> the <s n="8147">two</s> <s n="8179">gates</s>: and the <s n="6822">watchman</s> went <s n="1980">up</s> <s n="413">to</s> the <s n="1406">roof</s> over the <s n="8179">gate</s> <s n="413">unto</s> the <s n="2346">wall</s>, and lifted <s n="5375">up</s> <s n="*853"></s> his <s n="5869">eyes</s>, and <s n="7200">looked</s>, and <s n="2009">behold</s> a <s n="376">man</s> <s n="7323">running</s> <s n="905">alone</s>. </v>
   <v n='25'>And the <s n="6822">watchman</s> <s n="7121">cried</s>, and <s n="5046">told</s> the <s n="4428">king</s>. And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="518">If</s> he be <s n="905">alone</s>, there is <s n="1309">tidings</s> in his <s n="6310">mouth</s>. And he <s n="1980">came</s> <s n="1980">apace</s>, and drew <s n="7131">near</s>. </v>
   <v n='26'>And the <s n="6822">watchman</s> <s n="7200">saw</s> <s n="312">another</s> <s n="376">man</s> <s n="7323">running</s>: and the <s n="6822">watchman</s> <s n="7121">called</s> <s n="413">unto</s> the <s n="7778">porter</s>, and <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="2009">Behold</s> another <s n="376">man</s> <s n="7323">running</s> <s n="905">alone</s>. And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="2088">He</s> <s n="1571">also</s> bringeth <s n="1319">tidings</s>. </v>
   <v n='27'>And the <s n="6822">watchman</s> <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="589">Me</s> <s n="7200">thinketh</s> <s n="*853"></s> the <s n="4794">running</s> of the <s n="7223">foremost</s> is like the <s n="4794">running</s> of <s n="290">Ahimaaz</s> the <s n="1121">son</s> of <s n="6659">Zadok</s>. And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="2088">He</s> is a <s n="2896">good</s> <s n="376">man</s>, and <s n="935">cometh</s> with <s n="2896">good</s> <s n="1309">tidings</s>. </v>
   <v n='28'>And <s n="290">Ahimaaz</s> <s n="7121">called</s>, and <s n="559">said</s> <s n="413">unto</s> the <s n="4428">king</s>, All is <s n="7965">well</s>. And he fell <s n="7821">down</s> to the <s n="776">earth</s> upon his <s n="639">face</s> before the <s n="4428">king</s>, and <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="1288">Blessed</s> be the <s n="3068">LORD</s> thy <s n="430">God</s>, <s n="834">which</s> hath delivered <s n="5462">up</s> <s n="*853"></s> the <s n="376">men</s> <s n="834">that</s> lifted <s n="5375">up</s> <s n="*853"></s> their <s n="3027">hand</s> against my <s n="113">lord</s> the <s n="4428">king</s>. </v>
   <v n='29'>And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="559">said</s>, Is the young <s n="5288">man</s> <s n="53">Absalom</s> <s n="7965">safe</s>? And <s n="290">Ahimaaz</s> <s n="559">answered</s>, When <s n="3097">Joab</s> <s n="7971">sent</s> <s n="*853"></s> the <s n="4428">king</s> 's <s n="5650">servant</s>, and me thy <s n="5650">servant</s>, I <s n="7200">saw</s> a <s n="1419">great</s> <s n="1995">tumult</s>, but I <s n="3045">knew</s> <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="4100">what</s> it was. </v>
   <v n='30'>And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="559">said</s> unto him, Turn <s n="5437">aside</s>, and <s n="3320">stand</s> <s n="3541">here</s>. And he turned <s n="5437">aside</s>, and stood <s n="5975">still</s>. </v>
   <v n='31'>And, <s n="2009">behold</s>, <s n="3569">Cushi</s> <s n="935">came</s>; and <s n="3569">Cushi</s> <s n="559">said</s>, <s n="1319">Tidings</s>, my <s n="113">lord</s> the <s n="4428">king</s>: <s n="3588">for</s> the <s n="3068">LORD</s> hath <s n="8199">avenged</s> thee this <s n="3117">day</s> <s n="4480 3027">of</s> <s n="3605">all</s> them that rose <s n="6965">up</s> <s n="5921">against</s> thee. </v>
   <v n='32'>And the <s n="4428">king</s> <s n="559">said</s> <s n="413">unto</s> <s n="3569">Cushi</s>, Is the young <s n="5288">man</s> <s n="53">Absalom</s> <s n="7965">safe</s>? And <s n="3569">Cushi</s> <s n="559">answered</s>, The <s n="341">enemies</s> of my <s n="113">lord</s> the <s n="4428">king</s>, and <s n="3605">all</s> <s n="834">that</s> <s n="6965">rise</s> <s n="5921">against</s> thee to do thee <s n="7451">hurt</s>, <s n="1961">be</s> as that young <s n="5288">man</s> is. </v>
   <v n='33'>And the <s n="4428">king</s> was much <s n="7264">moved</s>, and went <s n="5927">up</s> <s n="5921">to</s> the <s n="5944">chamber</s> over the <s n="8179">gate</s>, and <s n="1058">wept</s>: and as he <s n="1980">went</s>, <s n="3541">thus</s> he <s n="559">said</s>, O my <s n="1121">son</s> <s n="53">Absalom</s>, my <s n="1121">son</s>, my <s n="1121">son</s> <s n="53">Absalom</s>! would <s n="4310 5414">God</s> <s n="589">I</s> had <s n="4191">died</s> <s n="8478">for</s> thee, O <s n="53">Absalom</s>, my <s n="1121">son</s>, my <s n="1121">son</s>! </v>
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