And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 1Ki 1:51Sa 8:112Sa 12:11Psa 20:71Ki 1:331Ki 10:26-29Deu 17:16Jer 22:14-16 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. 1 1Ki 3:16-282Sa 19:8Exo 18:14Exo 18:16Exo 18:26Job 24:14Mat 27:1Pro 4:16 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 2 1Pe 2:172Pe 2:102Sa 8:15Act 23:5Dan 11:21Exo 20:12Exo 21:17Ezk 22:7 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! Jdg 9:292Pe 2:19Jdg 9:1-5Luk 14:8-11Pro 25:6Pro 27:2 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. 2Sa 14:33Pro 26:25Psa 10:9-10Psa 55:21 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. Rom 16:182Pe 2:3Pro 11:9
¶ 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. Isa 58:41Sa 16:1-21Sa 16:132Sa 13:24-272Sa 13:38Mat 2:8Mat 23:13Pro 21:27 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. 2Sa 13:37-38Gen 28:20-211Sa 1:11Jer 9:3-51Sa 16:22Sa 14:232Sa 14:32Ecc 5:4 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
¶ 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. 1Ch 11:31Ch 12:231Ch 12:381Ki 1:342Ki 9:132Sa 13:282Sa 14:302Sa 19:10 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. 1Sa 9:131Sa 22:151Sa 16:3-5Gen 20:5Mat 10:16Pro 14:15Pro 22:3Rom 16:18-19 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. 2Sa 15:31Psa 41:9Jos 15:51Psa 55:12-14Tit 1:161Ki 21:122Sa 17:142Sa 17:23
¶ And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. Jdg 9:32Sa 15:6Mat 27:222Sa 3:36Mat 21:9Psa 62:9 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. 3 2Sa 19:92Sa 12:112Sa 23:16-17Ezk 46:18Luk 10:15Mat 11:12Psa 137:5-6Psa 3:1-8 And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 4 Jhn 6:66-69Luk 22:28-29Pro 18:24Jhn 15:14 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. 5 2Sa 16:21-222Sa 20:3Psa 3:1Rom 12:21Sa 25:271Sa 25:422Sa 12:11Jdg 4:10 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. Ecc 10:7Psa 3:1-2Psa 66:12 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. 2Sa 8:181Ch 18:171Ki 1:381Sa 30:142Sa 20:232Sa 20:71Sa 27:32Sa 15:19-22
¶ 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. 2Sa 18:2Rut 1:11-13 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. 6 1Sa 23:132Sa 2:6Heb 11:37-38Jhn 1:172Ti 1:16-18Amo 8:12Pro 14:22Psa 25:10 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. Rut 1:16-17Pro 17:172Ki 4:302Co 7:32Ki 2:22Ki 2:42Ki 2:6Act 11:23 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 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. 7 2Sa 16:21Ki 2:37Jhn 18:11Ki 15:132Ch 29:16Luk 1:80Mat 3:1Mat 3:3
¶ 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. 2Sa 8:17Num 4:152Sa 20:251Sa 22:201Ch 15:21Ch 6:8-121Ki 1:81Ki 2:35 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: Jer 25:30Psa 26:8Psa 84:10Exo 15:13Psa 43:3-41Sa 4:3-112Sa 12:10-112Sa 6:17 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. 1Sa 3:181Ki 10:92Sa 22:202Ch 9:8Isa 62:4Num 14:8Isa 42:1Jdg 10:15 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. 1Sa 9:92Sa 17:171Ch 25:52Sa 15:342Sa 15:362Sa 24:11 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. 2Sa 17:162Sa 15:232Sa 16:22Sa 17:1 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
¶ 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. 8 Est 6:122Sa 19:4Luk 19:41Act 1:12Ezk 24:17Ezk 24:23Isa 20:2-4Jer 14:3-4
¶ 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. 2Sa 17:142Sa 17:23Psa 41:9Jas 3:15Job 5:121Co 1:201Co 3:18-202Sa 15:12
¶ 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: Jos 16:22Sa 1:2Psa 3:3-51Ki 11:71Ki 8:44-452Sa 13:192Sa 15:302Sa 16:16-19 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me: 2Sa 19:35 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. 2Sa 15:202Sa 16:16-192Sa 17:5-14Jos 8:2Mat 10:16 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. 2Sa 17:15-16 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. 2Sa 17:172Sa 15:272Sa 18:19-33 So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem. 1Ch 27:332Sa 16:15-16