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World English Bible

2 Samuel 15 (WEBP)

[1] After this, Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men to run before him.
[2] Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. When any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, “What city are you from?” He said, “Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.”
[3] Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.”
[4] Absalom said moreover, “Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!”
[5] It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him.
[6] Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
[7] At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.
[8] For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, ‘If Yahweh shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Yahweh.’”
[9] The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron.
[10] But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron!’”
[11] Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they didn’t know anything.
[12] Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.
[13] A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.”
[14] David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise! Let’s flee, or else none of us will escape from Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down evil on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
[15] The king’s servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses.”
[16] The king went out, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.
[17] The king went out, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.
[18] All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
[19] Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner and also an exile. Return to your own place.
[20] Whereas you came but yesterday, should I today make you go up and down with us, since I go where I may? Return, and take back your brothers. Mercy and truth be with you.”
[21] Ittai answered the king and said, “As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king is, whether for death or for life, your servant will be there also.”
[22] David said to Ittai, “Go and pass over.” Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones who were with him.
[23] 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.
[24] Behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down God’s ark; and Abiathar went up until all the people finished passing out of the city.
[25] The king said to Zadok, “Carry God’s ark back into the city. If I find favor in Yahweh’s eyes, he will bring me again, and show me both it and his habitation;
[26] but if he says, ‘I have no delight in you,’ behold, here I am. Let him do to me as seems good to him.”
[27] The king said also to Zadok the priest, “Aren’t you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
[28] Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
[29] Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried God’s ark to Jerusalem again; and they stayed there.
[30] David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered and went barefoot. All the people who were with him each covered his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
[31] Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
[32] When David had come to the top, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his tunic torn and earth on his head.
[33] David said to him, “If you pass on with me, then you will be a burden to me;
[34] but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’
[35] Don’t you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? Therefore whatever you hear out of the king’s house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
[36] Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son. Send to me everything that you shall hear by them.”
[37] So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 15 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared () him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run () before him.
[2] 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.
[3] And Absalom said () unto him, See, () thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear () thee.
[4] 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! ()
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] 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.
[9] And the king said () unto him, Go () in peace. So he arose, () and went () to Hebron.
[10] 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.
[11] 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.
[12] 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.
[13] And there came () a messenger () to David, saying, () The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
[14] 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.
[15] And the king’s servants said () unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. ()
[16] And the king went forth, () and all his household after him. And the king left () ten women, which were concubines, to keep () the house.
[17] And the king went forth, () and all the people after him, and tarried () in a place that was far off. ()
[18] 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.
[19] 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. ()
[20] 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.
[21] 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.
[22] 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.
[23] 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.
[24] 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.
[25] 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:
[26] 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.
[27] 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.
[28] See, () I will tarry () in the plain () of the wilderness, until there come () word from you to certify () me.
[29] Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again () to Jerusalem: and they tarried () there.
[30] 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. ()
[31] 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. ()
[32] 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:
[33] unto whom David said, () If thou passest on () with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
[34] 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.
[35] 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.
[36] 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. ()
[37] So Hushai David’s friend came () into the city, and Absalom came () into Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 15:2 Heb. to come
2 Samuel 15:3 Or, none will hear you from the king downward
2 Samuel 15:14 Heb. thrust
2 Samuel 15:15 Heb. choose
2 Samuel 15:16 Heb. at his feet
2 Samuel 15:20 Heb. make thee wander in going?
2 Samuel 15:23 Called . Cedron
2 Samuel 15:30 Heb. going up and weeping

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 15 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και εποιησεν εαυτω αβεσσαλωμ αρματα και ιππους και πεντηκοντα ανδρας παρατρεχειν εμπροσθεν αυτου
[2] και ωρθρισεν αβεσσαλωμ και εστη ανα χειρα της οδου της πυλης και εγενετο πας ανηρ ω εγενετο κρισις ηλθεν προς τον βασιλεα εις κρισιν και εβοησεν προς αυτον αβεσσαλωμ και ελεγεν αυτω εκ ποιας πολεως συ ει και ειπεν ο ανηρ εκ μιας φυλων ισραηλ ο δουλος σου
[3] και ειπεν προς αυτον αβεσσαλωμ ιδου οι λογοι σου αγαθοι και ευκολοι και ακουων ουκ εστιν σοι παρα του βασιλεως
[4] και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ τις με καταστησει κριτην εν τη γη και επ εμε ελευσεται πας ανηρ ω εαν η αντιλογια και κρισις και δικαιωσω αυτον
[5] και εγενετο εν τω εγγιζειν ανδρα του προσκυνησαι αυτω και εξετεινεν την χειρα αυτου και επελαμβανετο αυτου και κατεφιλησεν αυτον
[6] και εποιησεν αβεσσαλωμ κατα το ρημα τουτο παντι ισραηλ τοις παραγινομενοις εις κρισιν προς τον βασιλεα και ιδιοποιειτο αβεσσαλωμ την καρδιαν ανδρων ισραηλ
[7] και εγενετο απο τελους τεσσαρακοντα ετων και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ προς τον πατερα αυτου πορευσομαι δη και αποτεισω τας ευχας μου ας ηυξαμην τω κυριω εν χεβρων
[8] οτι ευχην ηυξατο ο δουλος σου εν τω οικειν με εν γεδσουρ εν συρια λεγων εαν επιστρεφων επιστρεψη με κυριος εις ιερουσαλημ και λατρευσω τω κυριω
[9] και ειπεν αυτω ο βασιλευς βαδιζε εις ειρηνην και αναστας επορευθη εις χεβρων
[10] και απεστειλεν αβεσσαλωμ κατασκοπους εν πασαις φυλαις ισραηλ λεγων εν τω ακουσαι υμας την φωνην της κερατινης και ερειτε βεβασιλευκεν βασιλευς αβεσσαλωμ εν χεβρων
[11] και μετα αβεσσαλωμ επορευθησαν διακοσιοι ανδρες εξ ιερουσαλημ κλητοι και πορευομενοι τη απλοτητι αυτων και ουκ εγνωσαν παν ρημα
[12] και απεστειλεν αβεσσαλωμ και εκαλεσεν τον αχιτοφελ τον γελμωναιον τον συμβουλον δαυιδ εκ της πολεως αυτου εκ γωλα εν τω θυσιαζειν αυτον και εγενετο συστρεμμα ισχυρον και ο λαος πορευομενος και πολυς μετα αβεσσαλωμ
[13] και παρεγενετο ο απαγγελλων προς δαυιδ λεγων εγενηθη η καρδια ανδρων ισραηλ οπισω αβεσσαλωμ
[14] και ειπεν δαυιδ πασιν τοις παισιν αυτου τοις μετ αυτου τοις εν ιερουσαλημ αναστητε και φυγωμεν οτι ουκ εστιν ημιν σωτηρια απο προσωπου αβεσσαλωμ ταχυνατε του πορευθηναι ινα μη ταχυνη και καταλαβη ημας και εξωση εφ ημας την κακιαν και παταξη την πολιν στοματι μαχαιρης
[15] και ειπον οι παιδες του βασιλεως προς τον βασιλεα κατα παντα οσα αιρειται ο κυριος ημων ο βασιλευς ιδου οι παιδες σου
[16] και εξηλθεν ο βασιλευς και πας ο οικος αυτου τοις ποσιν αυτων και αφηκεν ο βασιλευς δεκα γυναικας των παλλακων αυτου φυλασσειν τον οικον
[17] και εξηλθεν ο βασιλευς και παντες οι παιδες αυτου πεζη και εστησαν εν οικω τω μακραν
[18] και παντες οι παιδες αυτου ανα χειρα αυτου παρηγον και πας ο χεττι και πας ο φελετθι και εστησαν επι της ελαιας εν τη ερημω και πας ο λαος παρεπορευετο εχομενος αυτου και παντες οι περι αυτον και παντες οι αδροι και παντες οι μαχηται εξακοσιοι ανδρες και παρησαν επι χειρα αυτου και πας ο χερεθθι και πας ο φελεθθι και παντες οι γεθθαιοι εξακοσιοι ανδρες οι ελθοντες τοις ποσιν αυτων εκ γεθ πορευομενοι επι προσωπον του βασιλεως
[19] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς εθθι τον γεθθαιον ινα τι πορευη και συ μεθ ημων επιστρεφε και οικει μετα του βασιλεως οτι ξενος ει συ και οτι μετωκηκας συ εκ του τοπου σου
[20] ει εχθες παραγεγονας και σημερον κινησω σε μεθ ημων και γε μεταναστησεις τον τοπον σου εχθες η εξελευσις σου και σημερον μετακινησω σε μεθ ημων του πορευθηναι και εγω πορευσομαι ου αν εγω πορευθω επιστρεφου και επιστρεψον τους αδελφους σου μετα σου και κυριος ποιησει μετα σου ελεος και αληθειαν
[21] και απεκριθη εθθι τω βασιλει και ειπεν ζη κυριος και ζη ο κυριος μου ο βασιλευς οτι εις τον τοπον ου εαν η ο κυριος μου και εαν εις θανατον και εαν εις ζωην οτι εκει εσται ο δουλος σου
[22] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς εθθι δευρο και διαβαινε μετ εμου και παρηλθεν εθθι ο γεθθαιος και παντες οι παιδες αυτου και πας ο οχλος ο μετ αυτου
[23] και πασα η γη εκλαιεν φωνη μεγαλη και πας ο λαος παρεπορευοντο εν τω χειμαρρω κεδρων και ο βασιλευς διεβη τον χειμαρρουν κεδρων και πας ο λαος και ο βασιλευς παρεπορευοντο επι προσωπον οδου την ερημον
[24] και ιδου και γε σαδωκ και παντες οι λευιται μετ αυτου αιροντες την κιβωτον διαθηκης κυριου απο βαιθαρ και εστησαν την κιβωτον του θεου και ανεβη αβιαθαρ εως επαυσατο πας ο λαος παρελθειν εκ της πολεως
[25] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς τω σαδωκ αποστρεψον την κιβωτον του θεου εις την πολιν εαν ευρω χαριν εν οφθαλμοις κυριου και επιστρεψει με και δειξει μοι αυτην και την ευπρεπειαν αυτης
[26] και εαν ειπη ουτως ουκ ηθεληκα εν σοι ιδου εγω ειμι ποιειτω μοι κατα το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου
[27] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς τω σαδωκ τω ιερει ιδετε συ επιστρεφεις εις την πολιν εν ειρηνη και αχιμαας ο υιος σου και ιωναθαν ο υιος αβιαθαρ οι δυο υιοι υμων μεθ υμων
[28] ιδετε εγω ειμι στρατευομαι εν αραβωθ της ερημου εως του ελθειν ρημα παρ υμων του απαγγειλαι μοι
[29] και απεστρεψεν σαδωκ και αβιαθαρ την κιβωτον εις ιερουσαλημ και εκαθισεν εκει
[30] και δαυιδ ανεβαινεν εν τη αναβασει των ελαιων αναβαινων και κλαιων και την κεφαλην επικεκαλυμμενος και αυτος επορευετο ανυποδετος και πας ο λαος ο μετ αυτου επεκαλυψεν ανηρ την κεφαλην αυτου και ανεβαινον αναβαινοντες και κλαιοντες
[31] και ανηγγελη δαυιδ λεγοντες και αχιτοφελ εν τοις συστρεφομενοις μετα αβεσσαλωμ και ειπεν δαυιδ διασκεδασον δη την βουλην αχιτοφελ κυριε ο θεος μου
[32] και ην δαυιδ ερχομενος εως του ροως ου προσεκυνησεν εκει τω θεω και ιδου εις απαντην αυτω χουσι ο αρχι εταιρος δαυιδ διερρηχως τον χιτωνα αυτου και γη επι της κεφαλης αυτου
[33] και ειπεν αυτω δαυιδ εαν μεν διαβης μετ εμου και εση επ εμε εις βασταγμα
[34] και εαν εις την πολιν επιστρεψης και ερεις τω αβεσσαλωμ διεληλυθασιν οι αδελφοι σου και ο βασιλευς κατοπισθεν μου διεληλυθεν ο πατηρ σου και νυν παις σου ειμι βασιλευ εασον με ζησαι παις του πατρος σου ημην τοτε και αρτιως και νυν εγω δουλος σος και διασκεδασεις μοι την βουλην αχιτοφελ
[35] και ιδου μετα σου εκει σαδωκ και αβιαθαρ οι ιερεις και εσται παν ρημα ο εαν ακουσης εξ οικου του βασιλεως και αναγγελεις τω σαδωκ και τω αβιαθαρ τοις ιερευσιν
[36] ιδου εκει μετ αυτων δυο υιοι αυτων αχιμαας υιος τω σαδωκ και ιωναθαν υιος τω αβιαθαρ και αποστελειτε εν χειρι αυτων προς με παν ρημα ο εαν ακουσητε
[37] και εισηλθεν χουσι ο εταιρος δαυιδ εις την πολιν και αβεσσαλωμ εισεπορευετο εις ιερουσαλημ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.