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  • 2 Samuel 15:1 - After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.
  • 2 Samuel 15:2 - He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.
  • 2 Samuel 15:3 - Then Absalom would say, “You’ve really got a strong case here! It’s too bad the king doesn’t have anyone to hear it.
  • 2 Samuel 15:4 - I wish I were the judge. Then everyone could bring their cases to me for judgment, and I would give them justice!”
  • 2 Samuel 15:5 - When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.
  • 2 Samuel 15:6 - Absalom did this with everyone who came to the king for judgment, and so he stole the hearts of all the people of Israel.
  • 2 Samuel 15:7 - After four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and fulfill a vow I made to him.
  • 2 Samuel 15:8 - For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”
  • 2 Samuel 15:9 - “All right,” the king told him. “Go and fulfill your vow.” So Absalom went to Hebron.
  • 2 Samuel 15:10 - 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.’”
  • 2 Samuel 15:11 - He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.
  • 2 Samuel 15:12 - While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.
  • 2 Samuel 15:13 - A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, “All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!”
  • 2 Samuel 15:14 - “Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!” David urged his men. “Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster.”
  • 2 Samuel 15:15 - “We are with you,” his advisers replied. “Do what you think is best.”
  • 2 Samuel 15:16 - So the king and all his household set out at once. He left no one behind except ten of his concubines to look after the palace.
  • 2 Samuel 15:17 - The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house
  • 2 Samuel 15:18 - to let all the king’s men move past to lead the way. There were 600 men from Gath who had come with David, along with the king’s bodyguard.
  • 2 Samuel 16:15 - Meanwhile, Absalom and all the army of Israel arrived at Jerusalem, accompanied by Ahithophel.
  • Matthew 27:25 - And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”
  • 2 Samuel 17:11 - “I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops.
  • 2 Samuel 17:12 - When we find David, we’ll fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. Then neither he nor any of his men will be left alive.
  • 2 Samuel 17:13 - And if David were to escape into some town, you will have all Israel there at your command. Then we can take ropes and drag the walls of the town into the nearest valley until every stone is torn down.”
  • Matthew 10:21 - “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.
  • Psalms 17:7 - Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. By your mighty power you rescue those who seek refuge from their enemies.
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  • 2 Samuel 15:1 - After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.
  • 2 Samuel 15:2 - He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.
  • 2 Samuel 15:3 - Then Absalom would say, “You’ve really got a strong case here! It’s too bad the king doesn’t have anyone to hear it.
  • 2 Samuel 15:4 - I wish I were the judge. Then everyone could bring their cases to me for judgment, and I would give them justice!”
  • 2 Samuel 15:5 - When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.
  • 2 Samuel 15:6 - Absalom did this with everyone who came to the king for judgment, and so he stole the hearts of all the people of Israel.
  • 2 Samuel 15:7 - After four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and fulfill a vow I made to him.
  • 2 Samuel 15:8 - For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”
  • 2 Samuel 15:9 - “All right,” the king told him. “Go and fulfill your vow.” So Absalom went to Hebron.
  • 2 Samuel 15:10 - 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.’”
  • 2 Samuel 15:11 - He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.
  • 2 Samuel 15:12 - While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.
  • 2 Samuel 15:13 - A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, “All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!”
  • 2 Samuel 15:14 - “Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!” David urged his men. “Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster.”
  • 2 Samuel 15:15 - “We are with you,” his advisers replied. “Do what you think is best.”
  • 2 Samuel 15:16 - So the king and all his household set out at once. He left no one behind except ten of his concubines to look after the palace.
  • 2 Samuel 15:17 - The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house
  • 2 Samuel 15:18 - to let all the king’s men move past to lead the way. There were 600 men from Gath who had come with David, along with the king’s bodyguard.
  • 2 Samuel 16:15 - Meanwhile, Absalom and all the army of Israel arrived at Jerusalem, accompanied by Ahithophel.
  • Matthew 27:25 - And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”
  • 2 Samuel 17:11 - “I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops.
  • 2 Samuel 17:12 - When we find David, we’ll fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. Then neither he nor any of his men will be left alive.
  • 2 Samuel 17:13 - And if David were to escape into some town, you will have all Israel there at your command. Then we can take ropes and drag the walls of the town into the nearest valley until every stone is torn down.”
  • Matthew 10:21 - “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.
  • Psalms 17:7 - Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. By your mighty power you rescue those who seek refuge from their enemies.
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