Verse 15
2 Samuel 18:15
Geneva Bible
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And tenne seruants that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slewe him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּסֹ֨בּוּ֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֣י יוֹאָ֑ב וַ/יַּכּ֥וּ אֶת אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם וַ/יְמִיתֻֽ/הוּ
English Translation
And ten young men who bore the weapons of Joab surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 18 Context
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Then Dauid numbred the people that were with him, and set ouer them captaines of thousands and capta...
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And Dauid sent foorth the third part of the people vnder the hand of Ioab, and the thirde part vnder...
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But the people answered, Thou shalt not goe foorth: for if we flee away, they will not regarde vs, n...
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Then the King said vnto them, What seemeth you best, that I will doe. So the King stood by the gate...
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And the King commanded Ioab and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Entreate the yong man Absalom gently for...
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So the people went out into the fielde to meete Israel, and the battell was in the wood of Ephraim:
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Where the people of Israel were slaine before the seruants of Dauid: so there was a great slaughter...
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For the battel was skattered ouer all the countrey: and the wood deuoured much more people that day,...
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Nowe Absalom met the seruants of Dauid, and Absalom rode vpon a mule, and the mule came vnder a grea...
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And one that sawe it, tolde Ioab, saying, Beholde, I sawe Absalom hanged in an oke.
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Then Ioab saide vnto the man that tolde him, And hast thou in deede seene? why then diddest thou not...
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12
Then the man saide vnto Ioab, Though I should receiue a thousande shekels of siluer in mine hande, y...
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If I had done it, it had bene the danger of my life: for nothing can be hid from the King: yea, thou...
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Then saide Ioab, I will not thus tary with thee. And he tooke three dartes in his hande, and thrust...
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15
And tenne seruants that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slewe him.
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Then Ioab blewe the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde back...
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And they tooke Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and layed a mightie great heape o...
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Nowe Absalom in his life time had taken and reared him vp a pillar, which is in the kings dale: for...
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Then said Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok, I pray thee, let me runne, and beare the King tidings that the...
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And Ioab said vnto him, Thou shalt not be the messenger to day, but thou shalt beare tidings another...
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Then said Ioab to Cushi, Goe, tel the king, what thou hast seene. And Cushi bowed himselfe vnto Ioab...
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Then saide Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok againe to Ioab, What, I pray thee, if I also runne after Cushi...
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Yet what if I runne? Then he saide vnto him, Runne. So Ahimaaz ranne by the way of the plaine, and o...
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Now Dauid sate betweene the two gates. And the watchman went to the top of the gate vpon the wall, a...
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And the watchman cryed, and tolde ye king. And the King said, If he be alone, he bringeth tidings. A...
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And the watchman saw another man running, and the watchman called vnto the porter, and said, Behold,...
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And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the formost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son...
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And Ahimaaz called, and sayde vnto the King, Peace be with thee: and he fell downe to the earth vpon...
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And the King saide, Is the yong man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Ioab sent the Kings ser...
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And the King said vnto him, Turne aside, and stand here. so he turned aside and stoode still.
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And beholde, Cushi came, and Cushi saide, Tidings, my lorde the King: for the Lord hath deliuered th...
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Then the King saide vnto Cushi, Is the yong man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my...
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And the King was mooued, and went vp to the chamber ouer the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he...
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