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and all the while the king hid his face away, and went on crying aloud, My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son! (2 Samuel 19, 4)
At last Joab made his way into the royal lodging, and said to the king, Here is a fine day’s work, to make all thy followers go about hanging their heads! The men who have saved thee and thy sons and daughters, thy wives and concubines, from peril of death! (2 Samuel 19, 5)
So the king rose up, and seated himself at the gateway; and there, once the word had gone round that the king was sitting in the gateway, all his followers came into the royal presence. (2 Samuel 19, 8)
But the men of Israel had fled home. And now, all through the tribes of Israel, there was high debate; Here is a king, men said, that has rid us of our enemies, rescued us from the power of the Philistines, and he must be exiled from his kingdom to please Absalom! (2 Samuel 19, 9)
This Absalom, whom we anointed to be our king, has fallen in battle; why is no voice raised for bringing the king back to us? (2 Samuel 19, 10)
News of what the Israelites were saying had reached the court, and now king David sent word to the priests, Sadoc and Abiathar, bidding them ask the elders of Juda, Why are you the last to welcome the king home again? (2 Samuel 19, 11)
Thus he won over the men of Juda till they had but a single thought, and a message was sent to the king bidding him come back to them, and all his men with him. (2 Samuel 19, 14)
So the king set out for home, and by the time he reached the Jordan, the whole of Juda had assembled at Galgal to meet him and escort him over the river. (2 Samuel 19, 15)
Semei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, hastened to bear them company, welcoming king David (2 Samuel 19, 16)
before the king could reach it, were across the ford, ready to escort his household and wait upon his bidding. Semei, Gera’s son, was no sooner across Jordan than he fell at the king’s feet; (2 Samuel 19, 18)
My lord, he said, do not hold me guilty, forget the wrong thy servant did thee when thou, my lord king, hadst left Jerusalem; let there be no grudge in thy royal heart. (2 Samuel 19, 19)
I, thy servant, confess this day the wrong I did; that is why I have come, first spokesman of the other tribes, to meet the king’s grace on his way.✻ (2 Samuel 19, 20)
