The Rise of Giants - 2 Samuel 15

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2 Samuel 15:1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom  prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run  before him. 

2 Samuel 15:2 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. 

2 Samuel 15:3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are  good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king  to hear thee. 

2 Samuel 15:4 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!  

2 Samuel 15:5 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. 

2 Samuel 15:6 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.  

2 Samuel 15:7 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. 

2 Samuel 15:8 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. 

2 Samuel 15:9 And the king  said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to  Hebron.   

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2 Samuel 15:10 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.  

2 Samuel 15:11 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. 

2 Samuel 15:12 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.  

2 Samuel 15:13 And there came a messenger to David, saying,  The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. 

2 Samuel 15:14  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. 

2 Samuel 15:15 And the king’s  servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready  to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 

2 Samuel 15:16  And the king went forth, and all his household after him.  And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to  keep the house. 

2 Samuel 15:17 And the king went forth, and all the  people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.  

2 Samuel 15:18 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.  

2 Samuel 15:19 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. 

2 Samuel 15:20  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. 

2 Samuel 15:21 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.  

2 Samuel 15:22 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. 

2 Samuel 15:23 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.  

2 Samuel 15:24 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. 

2 Samuel 15:25 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 
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2 Samuel 15:26 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.  

2 Samuel 15:27 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. 

2 Samuel 15:28 See, I will tarry in the plain of the  wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.  

2 Samuel 15:29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of  God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.    

2 Samuel 15:30 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.  

2 Samuel 15:31 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.  

2 Samuel 15:32 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: 

2 Samuel 15:33 Unto whom David  said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden  unto me: 

2 Samuel 15:34 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. 

2 Samuel 15:35 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.  

2 Samuel 15:36 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.  

2 Samuel 15:37 So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and  Absalom came into Jerusalem.  

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