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2 Samuel 19 – King James Version (KJV)

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Joab Reproves David's Lament

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2Sa 19:1 - And it was told^H5046 Joab,^H3097 Behold,^H2009 the king^H4428 weepeth^H1058 and mourneth^H56 for^H5921 Absalom.^H53

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2Sa 19:2 - And^H1961^➔ the victory^H8668 that^H1931 day^H3117 was^➔^H1961 turned into mourning^H60 unto all^H3605 the people:^H5971 for^H3588 the people^H5971 heard^H8085 say^H559 that^H1931 day^H3117 how^H6087^➔ the king^H4428 was grieved^➔^H6087 for^H5921 his son.^H1121

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2Sa 19:3 - And^H1589^➔ the people^H5971 gat them^H935 by stealth^➔^H1589 that^H1931 day^H3117 into the city,^H5892 as^H834 people^H5971 being ashamed^H3637 steal away^H1589 when they flee^H5127 in battle.^H4421

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2Sa 19:4 - But the king^H4428 covered^H3813 his face,^H6440 and^H2199^➔ the king^H4428 cried^➔^H2199 with a^H6963^➔ loud^H1419 voice,^➔^H6963 O my son^H1121 Absalom,^H53 O Absalom,^H53 my son,^H1121 my son!^H1121

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2Sa 19:5 - And^H935^➔ Joab^H3097 came^➔^H935 into the house^H1004 to^H413 the king,^H4428 and said,^H559 Thou hast shamed^H3001 this day^H3117 the faces^H6440 of all^H3605 thy servants,^H5650 which^H4422^➔ this day^H3117 have saved^➔^H4422 thy life,^H5315 and^H853 the lives^H5315 of thy sons^H1121 and of thy daughters,^H1323 and the lives^H5315 of thy wives,^H802 and the lives^H5315 of thy concubines;^H6370

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2Sa 19:6 - In that thou lovest^H157 thine enemies,^H8130 and hatest^H8130 thy friends.^H157 For^H3588 thou hast declared^H5046 this day,^H3117 that^H3588 thou regardest neither^H369 princes^H8269 nor servants:^H5650 for^H3588 this day^H3117 I perceive,^H3045 that^H3588 if^H3863 Absalom^H53 had lived,^H2416 and all we^H3605 had died^H4191 this day,^H3117 then^H3588 it had pleased thee^H5869 well.^H3477

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2Sa 19:7 - Now therefore^H6258 arise,^H6965 go forth,^H3318 and speak^H1696 comfortably^H3820 unto^H5921 thy servants:^H5650 for^H3588 I swear^H7650 by the LORD,^H3068 if^H3588 thou^H369^➔ go^H3318^➔ not^➔^H369 forth,^➔^H3318 there will^H3885^➔ not^H518 tarry^➔^H3885 one^H376 with thee^H854 this night:^H3915 and that will be worse^H7489 unto thee than^H2063 all^H3605 the evil^H7451 that^H834 befell^H935 thee^H5921 from thy youth^H5271 until^H5704 now.^H6258

David Restored as King

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2Sa 19:8 - Then^H6965^➔ the king^H4428 arose,^➔^H6965 and sat^H3427 in the gate.^H8179 And^H3605^➔ they told^H5046 unto all^➔^H3605 the people,^H5971 saying,^H559 Behold,^H2009 the king^H4428 doth sit^H3427 in the gate.^H8179 And^H935^➔ all^H3605 the people^H5971 came^➔^H935 before^H6440 the king:^H4428 for Israel^H3478 had fled^H5127 every man^H376 to his tent.^H168

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2Sa 19:9 - And^H1961^➔ all^H3605 the people^H5971 were^➔^H1961 at strife^H1777 throughout all^H3605 the tribes^H7626 of Israel,^H3478 saying,^H559 The king^H4428 saved us^H5337 out of the hand^H3709 of our enemies,^H341 and he^H1931 delivered us^H4422 out of the hand^H3709 of the Philistines;^H6430 and now^H6258 he is fled^H1272 out of^H4480 the land^H776 for^H5921 Absalom.^H53

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2Sa 19:10 - And Absalom,^H53 whom^H834 we anointed^H4886 over us,^H5921 is dead^H4191 in battle.^H4421 Now therefore^H6258 why^H4100 speak^H2790^➔ ye^H859 not a word^➔^H2790 of bringing^H7725^➔ the king^H4428 back?^➔^H7725

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2Sa 19:11 - And king^H4428 David^H1732 sent^H7971 to^H413 Zadok^H6659 and to^H413 Abiathar^H54 the priests,^H3548 saying,^H559 Speak^H1696 unto^H413 the elders^H2205 of Judah,^H3063 saying,^H559 Why^H4100 are ye^H1961 the last^H314 to bring^H7725^➔ the king^H4428 back^➔^H7725 to^H413 his house?^H1004 seeing the speech^H1697 of all^H3605 Israel^H3478 is come^H935 to^H413 the king,^H4428 even to^H413 his house.^H1004

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2Sa 19:12 - Ye^H859 are my brethren,^H251 ye^H859 are my bones^H6106 and my flesh:^H1320 wherefore then^H4100 are ye^H1961 the last^H314 to bring back^H7725 the king?^H4428

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2Sa 19:13 - And^H6021^➔ say ye^H559 to Amasa,^➔^H6021 Art thou^H859 not^H3808 of my bone,^H6106 and of my flesh?^H1320 God^H430 do^H6213 so^H3541 to me, and^H3541^➔ more^H3254 also,^➔^H3541 if^H518 thou be^H1961 not^H3808 captain^H8269 of the host^H6635 before me^H6440 continually^H3605^H3117 in the room^H8478 of Joab.^H3097

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2Sa 19:14 - And he bowed^H5186 the heart^H3824 of all^H3605 the men^H376 of Judah,^H3063 even as^H376^➔ the heart of one^H259 man;^➔^H376 so that they sent^H7971 this word unto^H413 the king,^H4428 Return^H7725 thou,^H859 and all^H3605 thy servants.^H5650

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2Sa 19:15 - So^H7725^➔ the king^H4428 returned,^➔^H7725 and came^H935 to^H5704 Jordan.^H3383 And Judah^H3063 came^H935 to Gilgal,^H1537 to go^H3212 to meet^H7125 the king,^H4428 to conduct^H5674^➔ the king^H4428 over^➔^H5674 Jordan.^H3383

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2Sa 19:16 - And^H4116^➔ Shimei^H8096 the son^H1121 of Gera,^H1617 a Benjamite,^H1145^H1145 which^H834 was of Bahurim,^H980 hasted^➔^H4116 and came down^H3381 with^H5973 the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 to meet^H7125 king^H4428 David.^H1732

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2Sa 19:17 - And^H505^➔ there were a thousand^➔^H505 men^H376 of Benjamin^H1144 with him,^H5973 and Ziba^H6717 the servant^H5288 of the house^H1004 of Saul,^H7586 and^H2568^➔ his^H1121^➔ fifteen^➔^H2568^H6240 sons^➔^H1121 and^H6242^➔ his^H5650^➔ twenty^➔^H6242 servants^➔^H5650 with him;^H854 and they went over^H6743 Jordan^H3383 before^H6440 the king.^H4428

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2Sa 19:18 - And there went over^H5674 a ferry boat^H5679 to carry over^H5674 the king's^H4428 household,^H1004 and to do^H6213 what he thought^H5869 good.^H2896 And Shimei^H8096 the son^H1121 of Gera^H1617 fell down^H5307 before^H6440 the king,^H4428 as he was come over^H5674 Jordan;^H3383

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2Sa 19:19 - And said^H559 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 Let^H2803^➔ not^H408 my lord^H113 impute^➔^H2803 iniquity^H5771 unto me,^H589 neither^H408 do thou remember^H2142 that which^H834 thy servant^H5650 did perversely^H5753 the day^H3117 that^H834 my lord^H113 the king^H4428 went out^H3318 of Jerusalem,^H3389 that^H7760^➔ the king^H4428 should take it^➔^H7760 to^H413 his heart.^H3820

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2Sa 19:20 - For^H3588 thy servant^H5650 doth know^H3045 that^H3588 I^H589 have sinned:^H2398 therefore, behold,^H2009 I am come^H935 the first^H7223 this day^H3117 of all^H3605 the house^H1004 of Joseph^H3130 to go down^H3381 to meet^H7125 my lord^H113 the king.^H4428

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2Sa 19:21 - But^H6030^➔ Abishai^H52 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870 answered^➔^H6030 and said,^H559 Shall^H8478^➔ not^H3808 Shimei^H8096 be put to death^H4191 for^➔^H8478 this,^H2063 because^H3588 he cursed^H7043 the LORD'S^H3068 anointed?^H4899

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2Sa 19:22 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said,^➔^H559 What have^H4100^➔ I to do^➔^H4100 with you, ye sons^H1121 of Zeruiah,^H6870 that^H3588 ye should^H1961^➔ this day^H3117 be^➔^H1961 adversaries^H7854 unto me?^H589 shall there^H4191^➔ any man^H376 be put to death^➔^H4191 this day^H3117 in Israel?^H3478 for^H3588 do^H3045^➔ not^H3808 I know^➔^H3045 that^H3588 I^H589 am this day^H3117 king^H4428 over^H5921 Israel?^H3478

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2Sa 19:23 - Therefore^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Shimei,^H8096 Thou shalt^H4191^➔ not^H3808 die.^➔^H4191 And^H7650^➔ the king^H4428 sware^➔^H7650 unto him.

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2Sa 19:24 - And Mephibosheth^H4648 the son^H1121 of Saul^H7586 came down^H3381 to meet^H7125 the king,^H4428 and^H3808^➔ had^H6213^➔ neither^➔^H3808 dressed^➔^H6213 his feet,^H7272 nor^H3808 trimmed^H6213 his beard,^H8222 nor^H3808 washed^H3526 his clothes,^H899 from^H4480 the day^H3117 the king^H4428 departed^H3212 until^H5704 the day^H3117 he came^H935 again in peace.^H7965

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2Sa 19:25 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H3588 he was come^H935 to Jerusalem^H3389 to meet^H7125 the king,^H4428 that^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 unto him, Wherefore^H4100 wentest^H1980^➔ not^H3808 thou^➔^H1980 with me,^H5973 Mephibosheth?^H4648

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2Sa 19:26 - And he answered,^H559 My lord,^H113 O king,^H4428 my servant^H5650 deceived me:^H7411 for^H3588 thy servant^H5650 said,^H559 I will saddle^H2280 me an ass,^H2543 that I may ride^H7392 thereon,^H5921 and go^H3212 to^H854 the king;^H4428 because^H3588 thy servant^H5650 is lame.^H6455

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2Sa 19:27 - And he hath slandered^H7270 thy servant^H5650 unto^H413 my lord^H113 the king;^H4428 but my lord^H113 the king^H4428 is as an angel^H4397 of God:^H430 do therefore^H6213 what is good^H2896 in thine eyes.^H5869

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2Sa 19:28 - For^H3588 all^H3605 of my father's^H1 house^H1004 were^H1961 but^H518 dead^H4194 men^H376 before my lord^H113 the king:^H4428 yet didst thou set^H7896 thy servant^H5650 among them that did eat^H398 at thine own table.^H7979 What^H4100^➔ right^H6666 therefore^➔^H4100 have^H3426 I^H589 yet^H5750 to cry^H2199 any more^H5750 unto^H413 the king?^H4428

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2Sa 19:29 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 unto him, Why^H4100 speakest thou^H1696 any more^H5750 of thy matters?^H1697 I have said,^H559 Thou^H859 and Ziba^H6717 divide^H2505 the land.^H7704

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2Sa 19:30 - And^H559^➔ Mephibosheth^H4648 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 Yea,^H1571 let him take^H3947 all,^H3605 forasmuch^H310 as^H834 my lord^H113 the king^H4428 is come again^H935 in peace^H7965 unto^H413 his own house.^H1004

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2Sa 19:31 - And Barzillai^H1271 the Gileadite^H1569 came down^H3381 from Rogelim,^H7274 and went over^H5674 Jordan^H3383 with^H854 the king,^H4428 to conduct him^H7971 over Jordan.^H3383

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2Sa 19:32 - Now Barzillai^H1271 was^H2204^➔ a^H1121^➔ very^H3966 aged^➔^H2204 man,^➔^H1121^➔ even fourscore^H8084 years^H8141 old:^➔^H1121 and he^H1931 had provided^H3557^➔ the king^H4428 of sustenance^➔^H3557 while he lay^H7871 at Mahanaim;^H4266 for^H3588 he^H1931 was a^H376^➔ very^H3966 great^H1419 man.^➔^H376

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2Sa 19:33 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Barzillai,^H1271 Come^H5674^➔ thou^H859 over^➔^H5674 with me,^H854 and I will feed^H3557 thee^H853 with me^H5978 in Jerusalem.^H3389

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2Sa 19:34 - And^H559^➔ Barzillai^H1271 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 How long^H4100^H3117 have I to live,^H8141^H2416 that^H3588 I should go up^H5927 with^H854 the king^H4428 unto Jerusalem?^H3389

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2Sa 19:35 - I^H595 am this day^H3117 fourscore^H8084 years^H8141 old:^H1121 and can I discern^H3045 between^H996 good^H2896 and evil?^H7451 can^H2938^➔ thy servant^H5650 taste^➔^H2938 what^H834 I eat^H398 or^H853 what^H834 I drink?^H8354 can I hear^H8085 any more^H5750 the voice^H6963 of singing men^H7891 and singing women?^H7891 wherefore then^H4100 should^H1961^➔ thy servant^H5650 be^➔^H1961 yet^H5750 a burden^H4853 unto^H413 my lord^H113 the king?^H4428

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2Sa 19:36 - Thy servant^H5650 will go^H5674^➔ a little way^H4592 over^➔^H5674 Jordan^H3383 with^H854 the king:^H4428 and why^H4100 should^H1580^➔ the king^H4428 recompense it me^➔^H1580 with such^H2063 a reward?^H1578

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2Sa 19:37 - Let^H7725^➔ thy servant,^H5650 I pray thee,^H4994 turn back again,^➔^H7725 that I may die^H4191 in mine own city,^H5892 and be buried by^H5973 the grave^H6913 of my father^H1 and of my mother.^H517 But behold^H2009 thy servant^H5650 Chimham;^H3643 let him go over^H5674 with^H5973 my lord^H113 the king;^H4428 and do^H6213 to him what^H834 shall seem good^H2896^➔ unto thee.^➔^H2896

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2Sa 19:38 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 answered,^➔^H559 Chimham^H3643 shall go over^H5674 with me,^H854 and I^H589 will do^H6213 to him that which shall seem good^H2896^➔^H5869 unto thee:^➔^H2896 and^H3605 whatsoever^H834 thou shalt require^H977 of me,^H5921 that will I do^H6213 for thee.

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2Sa 19:39 - And^H5674^➔ all^H3605 the people^H5971 went over^➔^H5674 Jordan.^H3383 And when the king^H4428 was come over,^H5674 the king^H4428 kissed^H5401 Barzillai,^H1271 and blessed him;^H1288 and he returned^H7725 unto his own place.^H4725

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2Sa 19:40 - Then^H5674^➔ the king^H4428 went on^➔^H5674 to Gilgal,^H1537 and Chimham^H3643 went on^H5674 with him:^H5973 and all^H3605 the people^H5971 of Judah^H3063 conducted^H5674 the king,^H4428 and also^H1571 half^H2677 the people^H5971 of Israel.^H3478

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2Sa 19:41 - And, behold,^H2009 all^H3605 the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 came^H935 to^H413 the king,^H4428 and said^H559 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 Why^H4069 have^H1589^➔ our brethren^H251 the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 stolen thee away,^➔^H1589 and have brought^H5674 the king,^H4428 and^H853 his household,^H1004 and all^H3605 David's^H1732 men^H376 with him,^H5973 over Jordan?^H3383

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2Sa 19:42 - And^H6030^➔ all^H3605 the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 answered^➔^H6030 the men^H376 of Israel,^H3478 Because^H3588 the king^H4428 is near of kin^H7138 to us:^H413 wherefore then^H4100 be^H2734^➔ ye angry^➔^H2734 for^H5921 this^H2088 matter?^H1697 have we eaten^H398 at all^H398 of^H4480 the king's^H4428 cost? or^H518 hath he given^H5375^➔ us any^➔^H5375 gift?^H5379

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2Sa 19:43 - And^H6030^➔ the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 answered^➔^H6030 the men^H376 of Judah,^H3063 and said,^H559 We have^H589 ten^H6235 parts^H3027 in the king,^H4428 and^H1571^➔ we^H589 have also more^➔^H1571 right in David^H1732 than ye:^H4480 why then^H4069 did ye despise us,^H7043 that^H3808^➔ our advice^H1697 should^H1961^➔ not^➔^H3808 be^➔^H1961 first^H7223 had in bringing back^H7725 our king?^H4428 And^H7185^➔ the words^H1697 of the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 were fiercer^➔^H7185 than the words^H1697 of the men^H376 of Israel.^H3478

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