19:1 And it was told 5046 8714 Joab 3097, Behold, the king 4428 weepeth 1058 8802 and mourneth 56 8691 for Absalom 53.

19:2 And the victory 8668 that day 3117 was [turned] into mourning 60 unto all the people 5971: for the people 5971 heard 8085 8804 say 559 8800 that day 3117 how the king 4428 was grieved 6087 8738 for his son 1121.(victory: Heb. salvation, or, deliverance)

19:3 And the people 5971 gat 935 8800 them by stealth 1589 8691 that day 3117 into the city 5892, as people 5971 being ashamed 3637 8737 steal away 1589 8691 when they flee 5127 8800 in battle 4421.

19:4 But the king 4428 covered 3813 8804 his face 6440, and the king 4428 cried 2199 8799 with a loud 1419 voice 6963, O my son 1121 Absalom 53, O Absalom 53, my son 1121, my son 1121!

19:5 And Joab 3097 came 935 8799 into the house 1004 to the king 4428, and said 559 8799, Thou hast shamed 3001 8689 this day 3117 the faces 6440 of all thy servants 5650, which this day 3117 have saved 4422 8764 thy life 5315, and the lives 5315 of thy sons 1121 and of thy daughters 1323, and the lives 5315 of thy wives 802, and the lives 5315 of thy concubines 6370;

19:6 In that thou lovest 157 8800 thine enemies 8130 8802, and hatest 8130 8800 thy friends 157 8802. For thou hast declared 5046 8689 this day 3117, that thou regardest neither princes 8269 nor servants 5650: for this day 3117 I perceive 3045 8804, that if 3863 Absalom 53 had lived 2416, and all we had died 4191 8801 this day 3117, then it had pleased thee well 3477 5869.(in…: Heb. By loving, etc)(that thou regardest…: Heb. that princes or servants are not to thee)

19:7 Now therefore arise 6965 8798, go forth 3318 8798, and speak 1696 8761 comfortably 3820 unto thy servants 5650: for I swear 7650 8738 by the LORD 3068, if thou go not forth 3318 8802, there will not tarry 3885 8799 one 376 with thee this night 3915: and that will be worse 7489 8804 unto thee than all the evil 7451 that befell 935 8804 thee from thy youth 5271 until now.(comfortably…: Heb. to the heart of thy servants)

19:8 Then the king 4428 arose 6965 8799, and sat 3427 8799 in the gate 8179. And they told 5046 8689 unto all the people 5971, saying 559 8800, Behold, the king 4428 doth sit 3427 8802 in the gate 8179. And all the people 5971 came 935 8799 before 6440 the king 4428: for Israel 3478 had fled 5127 8804 every man 376 to his tent 168.

19:9 And all the people 5971 were at strife 1777 8737 throughout all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478, saying 559 8800, The king 4428 saved 5337 8689 us out of the hand 3709 of our enemies 341 8802, and he delivered 4422 8765 us out of the hand 3709 of the Philistines 6430; and now he is fled 1272 8804 out of the land 776 for Absalom 53.

19:10 And Absalom 53, whom we anointed 4886 8804 over us, is dead 4191 8804 in battle 4421. Now therefore why speak 2790 8688 ye not a word of bringing 7725 0 the king 4428 back 7725 8687?(speak…: Heb. are ye silent?)

19:11 And king 4428 David 1732 sent 7971 8804 to Zadok 6659 and to Abiathar 54 the priests 3548, saying 559 8800, Speak 1696 8761 unto the elders 2205 of Judah 3063, saying 559 8800, Why are ye the last 314 to bring 7725 0 the king 4428 back 7725 8687 to his house 1004? seeing the speech 1697 of all Israel 3478 is come 935 8804 to the king 4428, [even] to his house 1004.

19:12 Ye [are] my brethren 251, ye [are] my bones 6106 and my flesh 1320: wherefore then are ye the last 314 to bring back 7725 8687 the king 4428?

19:13 And say 559 8799 ye to Amasa 6021, [Art] thou not of my bone 6106, and of my flesh 1320? God 430 do 6213 8799 so to me, and more 3254 8686 also, if thou be not captain 8269 of the host 6635 before 6440 me continually 3117 in the room 8478 of Joab 3097.

19:14 And he bowed 5186 8686 the heart 3824 of all the men 376 of Judah 3063, even as [the heart of] one 259 man 376; so that they sent 7971 8799 [this word] unto the king 4428, Return 7725 8798 thou, and all thy servants 5650.

19:15 So the king 4428 returned 7725 8799, and came 935 8799 to Jordan 3383. And Judah 3063 came 935 8804 to Gilgal 1537, to go 3212 8800 to meet 7125 8800 the king 4428, to conduct 5674 0 the king 4428 over 5674 8687 Jordan 3383.

19:16 And Shimei 8096 the son 1121 of Gera 1617, a Benjamite 1145, which [was] of Bahurim 980, hasted 4116 8762 and came down 3381 8799 with the men 376 of Judah 3063 to meet 7125 8800 king 4428 David 1732.

19:17 And [there were] a thousand 505 men 376 of Benjamin 1145 with him, and Ziba 6717 the servant 5288 of the house 1004 of Saul 7586, and his fifteen 2568 6240 sons 1121 and his twenty 6242 servants 5650 with him; and they went over 6743 8804 Jordan 3383 before 6440 the king 4428.

19:18 And there went over 5674 8804 a ferry boat 5679 to carry over 5674 8687 the king's 4428 household 1004, and to do 6213 8800 what he thought 5869 good 2896. And Shimei 8096 the son 1121 of Gera 1617 fell down 5307 8804 before 6440 the king 4428, as he was come over 5674 8800 Jordan 3383;(what…: Heb. the good in his eyes)

19:19 And said 559 8799 unto the king 4428, Let not my lord 113 impute 2803 8799 iniquity 5771 unto me, neither do thou remember 2142 8799 that which thy servant 5650 did perversely 5753 8689 the day 3117 that my lord 113 the king 4428 went out 3318 8804 of Jerusalem 3389, that the king 4428 should take 7760 8800 it to his heart 3820.

19:20 For thy servant 5650 doth know 3045 8804 that I have sinned 2398 8804: therefore, behold, I am come 935 8804 the first 7223 this day 3117 of all the house 1004 of Joseph 3130 to go down 3381 8800 to meet 7125 8800 my lord 113 the king 4428.

19:21 But Abishai 52 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799, Shall not Shimei 8096 be put to death 4191 8714 for this, because he cursed 7043 8765 the LORD'S 3068 anointed 4899?

19:22 And David 1732 said 559 8799, What have I to do with you, ye sons 1121 of Zeruiah 6870, that ye should this day 3117 be adversaries 7854 unto me? shall there any man 376 be put to death 4191 8714 this day 3117 in Israel 3478? for do not I know 3045 8804 that I [am] this day 3117 king 4428 over Israel 3478?

19:23 Therefore the king 4428 said 559 8799 unto Shimei 8096, Thou shalt not die 4191 8799. And the king 4428 sware 7650 8735 unto him.

19:24 And Mephibosheth 4648 the son 1121 of Saul 7586 came down 3381 8804 to meet 7125 8800 the king 4428, and had neither 3808 dressed 6213 8804 his feet 7272, nor trimmed 6213 8804 his beard 8222, nor washed 3526 8765 his clothes 899, from the day 3117 the king 4428 departed 3212 8800 until the day 3117 he came 935 8804 [again] in peace 7965.

19:25 And it came to pass, when he was come 935 8804 to Jerusalem 3389 to meet 7125 8800 the king 4428, that the king 4428 said 559 8799 unto him, Wherefore wentest 1980 8804 not thou with me, Mephibosheth 4648?

19:26 And he answered 559 8799, My lord 113, O king 4428, my servant 5650 deceived 7411 8765 me: for thy servant 5650 said 559 8804, I will saddle 2280 8799 me an ass 2543, that I may ride 7392 8799 thereon, and go 3212 8799 to the king 4428; because thy servant 5650 [is] lame 6455.

19:27 And he hath slandered 7270 8762 thy servant 5650 unto my lord 113 the king 4428; but my lord 113 the king 4428 [is] as an angel 4397 of God 430: do 6213 8798 therefore [what is] good 2896 in thine eyes 5869.

19:28 For all [of] my father's 1 house 1004 were but 3808 dead 4194 men 582 before my lord 113 the king 4428: yet didst thou set 7896 8799 thy servant 5650 among them that did eat 398 8802 at thine own table 7979. What right 6666 therefore have 3426 I yet to cry 2199 8800 any more unto the king 4428?(dead…: Heb. men of death)

19:29 And the king 4428 said 559 8799 unto him, Why speakest 1696 8762 thou any more of thy matters 1697? I have said 559 8804, Thou and Ziba 6717 divide 2505 8799 the land 7704.

19:30 And Mephibosheth 4648 said 559 8799 unto the king 4428, Yea, let him take 3947 8799 all, forasmuch 310 as 834 my lord 113 the king 4428 is come again 935 8804 in peace 7965 unto his own house 1004.

19:31 And Barzillai 1271 the Gileadite 1569 came down 3381 8804 from Rogelim 7274, and went over 5674 8799 Jordan 3383 with the king 4428, to conduct 7971 8763 him over Jordan 3383.

19:32 Now Barzillai 1271 was a very 3966 aged 2204 8804 man, [even] fourscore 8084 years 8141 old 1121: and he had provided the king 4428 of sustenance 3557 8773 while he lay 7871 at Mahanaim 4266; for he [was] a very 3966 great 1419 man 376.

19:33 And the king 4428 said 559 8799 unto Barzillai 1271, Come thou over 5674 8798 with me, and I will feed 3557 8773 thee with me in Jerusalem 3389.

19:34 And Barzillai 1271 said 559 8799 unto the king 4428, How long 3117 have I to live 8141 2416, that I should go up 5927 8799 with the king 4428 unto Jerusalem 3389?(How…: Heb. How many days are the years of my life)

19:35 I [am] this day 3117 fourscore 8084 years 8141 old 1121: [and] can I discern 3045 8799 between good 2896 and evil 7451? can thy servant 5650 taste 2938 8799 what 834 I eat 398 8799 or what 834 I drink 8354 8799? can I hear 8085 8799 any more the voice 6963 of singing men 7891 8802 and singing women 7891 8802? wherefore then should thy servant 5650 be yet a burden 4853 unto my lord 113 the king 4428?

19:36 Thy servant 5650 will go 5674 0 a little way 4592 over 5674 8799 Jordan 3383 with the king 4428: and why should the king 4428 recompense 1580 8799 it me with such a reward 1578?

19:37 Let thy servant 5650, I pray thee, turn back again 7725 8799, that I may die 4191 8799 in mine own city 5892, [and be buried] by the grave 6913 of my father 1 and of my mother 517. But behold thy servant 5650 Chimham 3643; let him go over 5674 8799 with my lord 113 the king 4428; and do 6213 8798 to him what shall seem good 2896 5869 unto thee.

19:38 And the king 4428 answered 559 8799, Chimham 3643 shall go 5674 8799 over with me, and I will do 6213 8799 to him that which shall seem good 2896 5869 unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require 977 8799 of me, [that] will I do 6213 8799 for thee.(require: Heb. choose)

19:39 And all the people 5971 went over 5674 8799 Jordan 3383. And when the king 4428 was come over 5674 8804, the king 4428 kissed 5401 8799 Barzillai 1271, and blessed 1288 8762 him; and he returned 7725 8799 unto his own place 4725.

19:40 Then the king 4428 went on 5674 8799 to Gilgal 1537, and Chimham 3643 went on 5674 8804 with him: and all the people 5971 of Judah 3063 conducted 5674 8689 8675 5674 8686 the king 4428, and also half 2677 the people 5971 of Israel 3478.(Chimham: Heb. Chimhan)

19:41 And, behold, all the men 376 of Israel 3478 came 935 8802 to the king 4428, and said 559 8799 unto the king 4428, Why have our brethren 251 the men 376 of Judah 3063 stolen thee away 1589 8804, and have brought 5674 8686 the king 4428, and his household 1004, and all David's 1732 men 582 with him, over Jordan 3383?

19:42 And all the men 376 of Judah 3063 answered 6030 8799 the men 376 of Israel 3478, Because the king 4428 [is] near of kin 7138 to us: wherefore then be ye angry 2734 8804 for this matter 1697? have we eaten 398 8804 at all 398 8800 of the king's 4428 [cost]? or hath he given 5375 8765 us any gift 5379?

19:43 And the men 376 of Israel 3478 answered 6030 8799 the men 376 of Judah 3063, and said 559 8799, We have ten 6235 parts 3027 in the king 4428, and we 589 have also more [right] in David 1732 than ye: why then did ye despise 7043 8689 us, that our advice 1697 should not be first 7223 had in bringing back 7725 8687 our king 4428? And the words 1697 of the men 376 of Judah 3063 were fiercer 7185 8799 than the words 1697 of the men 376 of Israel 3478.(despise…: Heb. set us at light)

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