Trouvé 2989 Résultats pour: King David
honey, curds and cows' cheese and sheep's cheese, which they presented to David and the people with him for them to eat. 'The army', they said, 'must have been hungry, tired and thirsty in the desert.' (2 Samuel 17, 29)
David reviewed the troops who were with him and appointed commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds to lead them. (2 Samuel 18, 1)
David divided the army into three groups, one under the command of Joab, another under the command of Abishai son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab, and the third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. David then said to the troops, 'I shall take the field in person with you.' (2 Samuel 18, 2)
David said, 'I will do what you think best.' And the king stood beside the gate as the troops marched out by their hundreds and their thousands. (2 Samuel 18, 4)
The king gave orders to Joab, Abishai and Ittai, 'For my sake, treat young Absalom gently!' And the troops all heard the king give all the commanders these orders about Absalom. (2 Samuel 18, 5)
There, the army of Israel was beaten by David's retainers; it was a great defeat that day, with twenty thousand casualties. (2 Samuel 18, 7)
Absalom happened to run into some of David's guards. Absalom was riding his mule and the mule passed under the thick branches of a great oak. Absalom's head got caught in the oak and he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule he was riding went on. (2 Samuel 18, 9)
The man replied to Joab, 'Even if I could feel the weight of a thousand silver shekels in my hand, I would not lift my hand against the king's son. In our own hearing, the king gave you and Abishai and Ittai these orders, "For my sake, spare young Absalom." (2 Samuel 18, 12)
Even if I had deceived myself, nothing stays hidden from the king and you would have dissociated yourself from me.' (2 Samuel 18, 13)
Now, during his lifetime, Absalom had made and erected a pillar to himself, which is in the Valley of the King. 'I have no son', he said, 'to preserve the memory of my name.' He gave his own name to the pillar, and today it is still called Absalom's Monument. (2 Samuel 18, 18)
Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, 'Let me run and tell the king the good news that Yahweh has vindicated his cause by ridding him of his enemies.' (2 Samuel 18, 19)
But Joab said, 'Today you would be no bearer of good news, some other day you may be; but today you would not be bringing good news, since the king's son is dead.' (2 Samuel 18, 20)
