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2 Samuel 19

Joab Reproves David's Lament

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Then it was toldh5046 Joabh3097, "Beholdh2009,  athe kingh4428 is weepingh1058 and mournsh56 for Absalomh53."

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The  1victoryh8668 that dayh3117 was turnedh1961 to mourningh60 for allh3605 the peopleh5971a, for the peopleh5971a heardh8085 it saidh559 that dayh3117, "The kingh4428 is grievedh6087a for his sonh1121."

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So the peopleh5971a wenth935 by stealthh1589 into the cityh5892b that dayh3117, as peopleh5971a who are humiliatedh3637 stealh1589 awayh1589 when they fleeh5127 in battleh4421.

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The kingh4428  acoveredh3813 his faceh6440 and  1criedh2199 out with a loudh1419 voiceh6963, " bO my sonh1121 Absalomh53, O Absalomh53, my sonh1121, my sonh1121!"

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Then Joabh3097 cameh935 into the househ1004 to the kingh4428 and saidh559, "Todayh3117 you have coveredh954 with shameh954 the facesh6440 of allh3605 your servantsh5650, who todayh3117 have savedh4422 your lifeh5315 and the livesh5315 of your sonsh1121 and daughtersh1323, the livesh5315 of your wivesh802, and the livesh5315 of your concubinesh6370,

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by lovingh157 those who hateh8130 you, and by hatingh8130 those who loveh157 you. For you have shownh5046 todayh3117 that  1princesh8269 and servantsh5650 are nothingh369 to you; for I knowh3045 this dayh3117 that ifh3863 Absalomh53 were aliveh2416a and allh3605 of us were deadh4191 todayh3117, thenh227  2you would be pleasedh3474h5869.

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"Nowh6258 therefore ariseh6965, goh3318 out and speakh1696  1kindlyh3820 to your servantsh5650, for I swearh7650 by the LORDh3068, ifh3588 you do not goh3318 out, surelyh518  anot a manh376 will passh3885a the nighth3915 with you, and thish2088 will be worseh7489a for you thanh4480 allh3605 the evilh7463a that has comeh935 upon you from your youthh5271 untilh5704 nowh6258."

David Restored as King

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So the kingh4428 aroseh6965 and sath3427 in the gateh8179. When they toldh5046 allh3605 the peopleh5971a, sayingh559, "Beholdh2009, the kingh4428 is  asittingh3427 in the gateh8179," then allh3605 the peopleh5971a cameh935 beforeh6440 the kingh4428.

Now  bIsraelh3478 had fledh5127, eachh376 to his tenth168.

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Allh3605 the peopleh5971a were quarrelingh1777 throughout allh3605 the tribesh7626 of Israelh3478, sayingh559, " aThe kingh4428 deliveredh5337 us from the  1handh3709 of our enemiesh340 and  bsavedh4422 us from the  1handh3709 of the Philistinesh6430, but nowh6258  che has fledh1272 out of the landh776 from Absalomh53.

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"However, Absalomh53, whomh834 we anointedh4886 overh5921 us, has diedh4191 in battleh4421. Nowh6258 then, whyh4100 are you silenth2790b about bringingh7725 the kingh4428 backh7725?"

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Then Kingh4428 Davidh1732 senth7971 to  aZadokh6659 and Abiatharh54 the priestsh3548, sayingh559, "Speakh1696 to the eldersh2205 of Judahh3063, sayingh559, `Whyh4100 are you the lasth314 to bringh7725 the kingh4428 backh7725 to his househ1004, since the wordh1697 of allh3605 Israelh3478 has comeh935 to the kingh4428, even to his househ1004?

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`You are my brothersh251;  ayou are my boneh6106 and my fleshh1320. Whyh4100 then should you be the lasth314 to bringh7725 backh7725 the kingh4428?'

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"Sayh559 to  aAmasah6021, `Are you not my boneh6106 and my fleshh1320?  bMay Godh430 doh6213a soh3541 to me, and moreh3254 alsoh3541, ifh518 you will not be  ccommanderh8269 of the armyh6635 beforeh6440 me continuallyh3605h3117  din placeh8478 of Joabh3097.' "

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Thus he turnedh5186 the heartsh3824 of allh3605 the menh376 of Judahh3063  aas oneh259 manh376, so that they senth7971 word to the kingh4428, saying, "Returnh7725, you and allh3605 your servantsh5650."

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The kingh4428 then returnedh7725 and cameh935 as farh5704 as the Jordanh3383. And Judahh3063 cameh935 to  aGilgalh1537 in order to goh1980 to meeth7122 the kingh4428, to bringh5674a the kingh4428 acrossh5674a the Jordanh3383.

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Then  aShimeih8096 the sonh1121 of Gerah1617, the Benjamiteh1145 whoh834 was from Bahurimh980, hurriedh4116 and cameh3381 downh3381 with the menh376 of Judahh3063 to meeth7122 Kingh4428 Davidh1732.

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There were a thousandh505 menh376 of Benjaminh1144 with him, with  aZibah6717 the servanth5288 of the househ1004 of Saulh7586, and his fifteenh2568h6240 sonsh1121 and his twentyh6242 servantsh5650 with him; and they rushedh6743a to the Jordanh3383 beforeh6440 the kingh4428.

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Then they kept crossingh5674a the fordh5679 to bringh5674a overh5674a the king'sh4428 householdh1004, and to doh6213a whath2896a was goodh2896a in his sighth5869. And Shimeih8096 the sonh1121 of Gerah1617 fellh5307 downh5307 beforeh6440 the kingh4428 as he was about to crossh5674a the Jordanh3383.

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So he saidh559 to the kingh4428, " aLet not my lordh113 considerh2803 me guiltyh5771, norh408 rememberh2142 whath834 your servanth5650 didh5753b wrongh5753b on the dayh3117 whenh834 my lordh113 the kingh4428 cameh3318 out from Jerusalemh3389, so that the kingh4428 would  1takeh7760 it to hearth3820.

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"For your servanth5650 knowsh3045 that I have sinnedh2398; therefore beholdh2009, I have comeh935 todayh3117,  athe firsth7223 of allh3605 the househ1004 of Josephh3130 to goh3381 downh3381 to meeth7122 my lordh113 the kingh4428."

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But Abishaih52 the sonh1121 of Zeruiahh6870 saidh559, " aShould not Shimeih8096 be puth4191 to deathh4191 for thish2088,  bbecauseh3588 he cursedh7043 the LORD'Sh3068 anointedh4899?"

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Davidh1732 then saidh559, " aWhath4100 have I to do with you, O sonsh1121 of Zeruiahh6870, that you should this dayh3117 be an adversaryh7854 to me?  bShould anyh376 manh376 be puth4191 to deathh4191 in Israelh3478 todayh3117? For do I not knowh3045 that I am kingh4428 overh5921 Israelh3478 todayh3117?"

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The kingh4428 saidh559 to Shimeih8096, " aYou shall not dieh4191." Thus the kingh4428 sworeh7650 to him.

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Then  aMephiboshethh4648 the  1sonh1121 of Saulh7586 cameh3381 downh3381 to meeth7122 the kingh4428; and  bhe had neitherh3808  2caredh6213a for his feeth7272, norh3808  2trimmedh6213a his mustacheh8222, norh3808  cwashedh3526 his clothesh899b, from the dayh3117 the kingh4428 departedh1980 untilh5704 the dayh3117 he cameh935 home in peaceh7965.

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It was whenh3588 he cameh935 from Jerusalemh3389 to meeth7122 the kingh4428, that the kingh4428 saidh559 to him, " aWhyh4100 did you not goh1980 with me, Mephiboshethh4648?"

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So he answeredh559, "O my lordh113, the kingh4428, my servanth5650 deceivedh7411b me; for your servanth5650 saidh559, `I will saddleh2280 a donkeyh2543 for myself that I may rideh7392 on it and goh1980 with the kingh4428,'  abecauseh3588 your servanth5650 is lameh6455.

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"Moreover,  ahe has slanderedh7270 your servanth5650 to my lordh113 the kingh4428; but my lordh113 the kingh4428 is  blike the angelh4397 of Godh430, therefore doh6213a whath2896a is goodh2896a in your sighth5869.

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"For  aallh3605 my father'sh1 householdh1004 was nothingh3808 but deadh4194 menh376 before my lordh113 the kingh4428;  byet you seth7896 your servanth5650 among those who ateh398 at your own tableh7979. Whath4100 righth6666 do I haveh3426 yeth5750 that I should  1complainh2199 anymoreh5750 to the kingh4428?"

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So the kingh4428 saidh559 to him, "Whyh4100 do you stillh5750 speakh1696 of your affairsh1697? I have  1decidedh559, `You and Zibah6717 shall divideh2505a the landh7704.' "

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Mephiboshethh4648 saidh559 to the kingh4428, "Let him evenh1571 takeh3947 it allh3605, sinceh310h834 my lordh113 the kingh4428 has comeh935 safelyh7965 to his own househ1004."

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Now  aBarzillaih1271 the Gileaditeh1569 had comeh3381 downh3381 from Rogelimh7274; and he wenth5674a on to the Jordanh3383 with the kingh4428 to  1escorth7971 him over the Jordanh3383.

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Now Barzillaih1271 was veryh3966 oldh2204, being eightyh8084 yearsh8141 oldh1121; and he had  1 asustainedh3557 the kingh4428 while he stayedh7871 at Mahanaimh4266, for he was a veryh3966 greath1419 manh376.

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The kingh4428 saidh559 to Barzillaih1271, "You crossh5674a overh5674a with me and I will  1sustainh3557 you in Jerusalemh3389 with me."

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But Barzillaih1271 saidh559 to the kingh4428, " aHowh4100 longh4100  1have I yet to liveh2425b, that I should goh5927 up with the kingh4428 to Jerusalemh3389?

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"I am  1nowh3117  aeightyh8084 yearsh8141 oldh1121. Can I distinguishh3045 betweenh996 goodh2896b and badh7451a? Orh518 can your servanth5650 tasteh2938 whath834 I eath398 or whath834 I drinkh8354? Orh518 can I hearh8085 anymoreh5750  bthe voiceh6963 of singingh7891 men and women?  cWhyh4100 then should your servanth5650 be an addedh5750 burdenh4853a to my lordh113 the kingh4428?

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"Your servanth5650 would merelyh4592 crossh5674a overh5674a the Jordanh3383 with the kingh4428. Whyh4100 should the kingh4428 compensateh1580 me with thish2088 rewardh1578?

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"Pleaseh4994 let your servanth5650 returnh7725, that I may dieh4191 in my own cityh5892b nearh5973 the graveh6913 of my fatherh1 and my motherh517. However, hereh2009 is your servanth5650  aChimhamh3643, let him crossh5674a overh5674a with my lordh113 the kingh4428, and doh6213a for him whath834 is goodh2895 in your sighth5869."

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The kingh4428 answeredh559, "Chimhamh3643 shall crossh5674a overh5674a with me, and I will doh6213a for him whath2896a is goodh2896a in your sighth5869; and whateverh3605h834 you  1requireh977 of me, I will doh6213a for you."

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Allh3605 the peopleh5971a crossedh5674a overh5674a the Jordanh3383 and the kingh4428 crossedh5674a too. The kingh4428 then  akissedh5401a Barzillaih1271 and blessedh1288 him, and he returnedh7725 to his placeh4725.

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Now the kingh4428 wenth5674a on to Gilgalh1537, and Chimhamh3643 wenth5674a on with him; and allh3605 the peopleh5971a of Judahh3063 and alsoh1571  ahalfh2677 the peopleh5971a of Israelh3478  1accompaniedh5674a the kingh4428.

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And beholdh2009, allh3605 the menh376 of Israelh3478 cameh935 to the kingh4428 and saidh559 to the kingh4428, " aWhyh4069 had our brothersh251  bthe menh376 of Judahh3063 stolenh1589 you awayh1589, and broughth5674a the kingh4428 and his householdh1004 and allh3605 David'sh1732 menh376 with him overh5674a the Jordanh3383?"

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Then allh3605 the menh376 of Judahh3063 answeredh6030a the menh376 of Israelh3478, "Becauseh3588  athe kingh4428 is a closeh7138 relativeh7138 to  1us. Whyh4100 then  2are you angryh2734 abouth5921 thish2088 matterh1697? Have we eatenh398 at allh398 at the king'sh4428 expense, orh518 has  3anythingh5375 been takenh5375 for us?"

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But the menh376 of Israelh3478 answeredh6030a the menh376 of Judahh3063 and saidh559, " 1 aWe have tenh6235 partsh3027 in the kingh4428, therefore  1we alsoh1571 have moreh4480 claim on Davidh1732 thanh4480 you. Whyh4069 then did you treath7043 us with contempth7043? Was it not  1our adviceh1697 firsth7223 to bringh7725 backh7725  1our kingh4428?" Yet the wordsh1697 of the menh376 of Judahh3063 were harsherh7185 thanh4480 the wordsh1697 of the menh376 of Israelh3478.



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