Verse 7
2 Samuel 15:7
World English Bible, British Edition
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At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, “Please let
me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֕י מִ/קֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֣לֲכָה נָּ֗א וַ/אֲשַׁלֵּ֛ם אֶת נִדְרִ֛/י אֲשֶׁר נָדַ֥רְתִּי לַֽ/יהוָ֖ה בְּ/חֶבְרֽוֹן
English Translation
And it happened at the end of forty years that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and fulfill my vow that I have vowed to the Lord in Hebron."
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Chapter 15 Context
1
After this, Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty
men to run before him.
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2
Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. When any
man had a suit which should co...
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3
Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right;
but there is no man deputized by the...
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4
Absalom said moreover, “Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every
man who has any suit or ca...
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5
It was so, that when any man came near to bow down to him, he stretched
out his hand, took hold of h...
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6
Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for
judgement. So Absalom stole th...
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7
At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, “Please let
me go and pay my vow, which I have...
8
For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying,
‘If the LORD shall indeed br...
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9
The king said to him, “Go in peace.”
So he arose and went to Hebron.
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10
But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,
“As soon as you hear the sound o...
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11
Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were
invited, and went in their simplicity;...
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12
Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from
his city, even from Giloh, while...
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13
A messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel
are after Absalom.”
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14
David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem,
“Arise! Let’s flee, or else none of u...
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15
The king’s servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants
are ready to do whatever my lord the ki...
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16
The king went out, and all his household after him. The king
left ten women, who were concubines, to...
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17
The king went out, and all the people after him; and they stayed in
Beth Merhak.
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18
All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and
all the Pelethites, and all the...
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19
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go
with us? Return, and stay with the king...
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20
Whereas you came but yesterday, should I today make you go up and down
with us, since I go where I m...
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21
Ittai answered the king and said, “As the LORD lives, and as
my lord the king lives, surely in what...
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22
David said to Ittai, “Go and pass over.” Ittai the Gittite passed
over, and all his men, and all the...
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23
All the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over.
The king also himself passed...
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24
Behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the
ark of the covenant of God (Elohi...
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25
The king said to Zadok, “Carry God (Elohim)’s ark back into the city. If I find
favour in the LORD’s...
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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...
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27
The king said also to Zadok the priest, “Aren’t you a seer? Return
into the city in peace, and your...
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28
Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness until word comes
from you to inform me.”
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29
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried God (Elohim)’s ark to Jerusalem again;
and they stayed there.
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30
David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he
went up; and he had his head cove...
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31
Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is amongst the conspirators
with Absalom.”
David said, “LORD...
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32
When David had come to the top, where God (Elohim) was worshipped, behold,
Hushai the Archite came t...
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33
David said to him, “If you pass on with me, then you will be a burden
to me;
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34
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant,
O king. As I have been you...
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35
Don’t you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? Therefore
whatever you hear out of the...
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36
Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s
son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son...
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37
So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came
into Jerusalem.
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