Verse 14
2 Samuel 15:14
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David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us 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.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר דָּ֠וִד לְ/כָל עֲבָדָ֨י/ו אֲשֶׁר אִתּ֤/וֹ בִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ ק֣וּמוּ וְ/נִבְרָ֔חָה כִּ֛י לֹא תִֽהְיֶה לָּ֥/נוּ פְלֵיטָ֖ה מִ/פְּנֵ֣י אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם מַהֲר֣וּ לָ/לֶ֗כֶת פֶּן יְמַהֵ֤ר וְ/הִשִּׂגָ֨/נוּ֙ וְ/הִדִּ֤יחַ עָלֵ֨י/נוּ֙ אֶת הָ֣/רָעָ֔ה וְ/הִכָּ֥ה הָ/עִ֖יר לְ/פִי חָֽרֶב
English Translation
And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, "Arise and let us flee, for there will be no escape for us from the face of Absalom; hurry to leave, lest he hasten and overtake us and bring disaster upon us and strike the city with the edge of the sword."
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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, and took hold...
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6
Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the...
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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...
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8
For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, ‘If Yahweh shall indeed brin...
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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 counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while h...
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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, and let us flee; or else none...
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 Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what p...
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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 favor in Yahweh’s ey...
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26
but if he says, ‘I have no delight in you;’ behold, here am I. 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 among the conspirators with Absalom.”
David said, “Yahweh...
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32
When David had come to the top, where God (Elohim) was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to...
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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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