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Absalom’s Conspiracy
After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Absalom’s Rebellion
After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.
After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.
And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And when he said, “Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,”
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.
Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.”
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.
Then Absalom would say, “Oh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice.”
I wish I were the judge. Then everyone could bring their cases to me for judgment, and I would give them justice!”
And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.
Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
Absalom did this with everyone who came to the king for judgment, and so he stole the hearts of all the people of Israel.
The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron.
“All right,” the king told him. “Go and fulfill your vow.”
So Absalom went to Hebron.
So Absalom went to 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.’”
With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing.
He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.
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.
David Flees Jerusalem
And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”
And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”
David Escapes from Jerusalem
A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, “All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!”
Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
“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.”
And the king’s servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides.”
“We are with you,” his advisers replied. “Do what you think is best.”
So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house.
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.
And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.
The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house
And all his servants passed by him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king.
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner and also an exile from your home.
Then the king turned and said to Ittai, a leader of the men from Gath, “Why are you coming with us? Go on back to King Absalom, for you are a guest in Israel, a foreigner in exile.
But Ittai answered the king, “As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, there also will your servant be.”
But Ittai said to the king, “I vow by the LORD and by your own life that I will go wherever my lord the king goes, no matter what happens — whether it means life or death.”
And David said to Ittai, “Go then, pass on.” So Ittai the Gittite passed on with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
David replied, “All right, come with us.” So Ittai and all his men and their families went along.
And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness.
Everyone cried loudly as the king and his followers passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley and then went out toward the wilderness.
And Abiathar came up, and behold, Zadok came also with all the Levites, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God until the people had all passed out of the city.
Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his dwelling place.
But if he says, ‘I have no pleasure in you,’ behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.”
But if he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him.”
See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they remained there.
So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to the city and stayed there.
But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.
David walked up the road to the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered and his feet were bare as a sign of mourning. And the people who were with him covered their heads and wept as they climbed the hill.
And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, “O LORD, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!”
While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and dirt on his head.
When David reached the summit of the Mount of Olives where people worshiped God, Hushai the Arkite was waiting there for him. Hushai had torn his clothing and put dirt on his head as a sign of mourning.
David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.
But David told him, “If you go with me, you will only be a burden.
But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father’s servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,’ then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
Return to Jerusalem and tell Absalom, ‘I will now be your adviser, O king, just as I was your father’s adviser in the past.’ Then you can frustrate and counter Ahithophel’s advice.
Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So whatever you hear from the king’s house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there. Tell them about the plans being made in the king’s palace,
Behold, their two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son, and by them you shall send to me everything you hear.”
and they will send their sons Ahimaaz and Jonathan to tell me what is going on.”