But Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel, saying,“ As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say,‘ Absalom is king in Hebron!’ ”

押沙龙打发探子走遍以色列各支派，说：“你们一听见角声就说：‘押沙龙在希伯仑作王了！’”

押沙龙派密使走遍以色列各支派，说：“你们一听见角声就说：‘押沙龙在希伯仑作王了！’”

押沙龙派密使走遍以色列各支派，说：“你们一听见角声就说：‘押沙龙在希伯仑作王了！’”

他派密使通知以色列各支派一听见号角的响声，便喊：“押沙龙在希伯仑做王了！”

押沙龙派遣探子到以色列的各支派中，说：“你们一听见号角的声音，就说：‘押沙龙在希伯仑作王了！’”

押沙龍打發探子走遍以色列各支派，說：「你們一聽見角聲就說：『押沙龍在希伯崙作王了！』」

押沙龍派密使走遍以色列各支派，說：「你們一聽見角聲就說：『押沙龍在希伯崙作王了！』」

押沙龍派密使走遍以色列各支派，說：「你們一聽見角聲就說：『押沙龍在希伯崙作王了！』」

他派密使通知以色列各支派一聽見號角的響聲，便喊：「押沙龍在希伯崙做王了！」

押沙龍派遣探子到以色列的各支派中，說：“你們一聽見號角的聲音，就說：‘押沙龍在希伯崙作王了！’”

押沙龍卻打發密使、在以色列各族派中說：『你們一聽見號角的聲音、就要說：「押沙龍在希伯崙作王了！」』

押沙龍派遣探子到以色列所有的支派中，說：「你們一聽見號角聲，就要說：『押沙龍在希伯崙作王了！』」

押沙龍遣諜、徧行以色列眾支派曰、一聞角聲、則當言曰、押沙龍在希伯崙為王矣、

押沙龍預遣數人、以偵動靜、遍行以色列族諸支派、曰、爾聞角聲、則呼押沙龍在希伯崙為王。

押沙龍密遣人密遣人原文作遣偵者遍行以色列諸支派宣告曰、爾曹一聞角聲、則呼曰、押沙龍在希伯崙為王矣、

Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say,“ As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say,‘ Absalom is king in Hebron.’”

Then Absalom sent messengers secretly to all the tribes of Israel. They said,“ Listen for the sound of trumpets. As soon as you hear them, say,‘ Absalom has become king in Hebron.’ ”

But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,“ As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say,‘ Absalom is king at Hebron!’”

But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king.“ As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read,“ you are to say,‘ Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”

Then Absalom sent agents throughout the tribes of Israel with this message:“ When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, you are to say,‘ Absalom has become king in Hebron!’”

Then 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 reigns in Hebron!’”

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 is king in Hebron.

Then Absalom sent messengers throughout the tribes of Israel with this message:“ When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, you are to say,‘ Absalom has become king in Hebron!’”

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.

Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said,“ When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume that Absalom rules in Hebron.”

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!’”

Now these are the numbers of the divisions equipped for war, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.

However, Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing the king back?”

Therefore he said to his servants,“ See, Joab’s plot is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the plot on fire.

You indeed put them on slippery ground; You dropped them into ruin.How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!

Then it came about afterward that David inquired of the Lord, saying,“ Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him,“ Go up.” So David said,“ Where shall I go up?” And He said,“ To Hebron.”

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, in accordance with the word of the Lord through Samuel.

Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;and his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;

And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

That the rejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say,‘ Where is he?’He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Like a vision of the night he is chased away.The eye which saw him sees him no longer, And his place no longer beholds him.His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.His bones are full of his youthful strength, But it lies down with him in the dust.“ Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,Though he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his mouth,Yet his food in his stomach is changed To the venom of cobras within him.He swallows riches, But will vomit them up; God will expel them from his belly.He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper’s tongue kills him.He does not look at the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and curds.He returns the product of his labor And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them.For he has oppressed and neglected the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built.“ Because he knew no quiet within him, He does not retain anything he desires.Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure.In the fullness of his excess he will be cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him.When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And rain it on him while he is eating.He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.It is drawn and comes out of his back, Even the flashing point from his gallbladder; Terrors come upon him,Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.The heavens will reveal his guilt, And the earth will rise up against him.The increase of his house will disappear; His possessions will flow away on the day of His anger.This is a wicked person’s portion from God, The inheritance decreed to him by God.”

All of these, being men of war who helped in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel also were of one mind to make David king.

At Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty three years over all Israel and Judah.

Then they hurried, and each man took his garment and put it under him on the bare steps, and blew the trumpet, saying,“ Jehu is king!”

Then Absalom commanded his servants, saying,“ See now, when Amnon’s heart is cheerful with wine, and I say to you,‘ Strike Amnon,’ then put him to death. Do not fear; have I not commanded you myself? Be courageous and be valiant.”

And have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet and say,‘ Long live King Solomon!’