Trouvé 920 Résultats pour: David And Absalom
and meanwhile he had sent agents of his throughout all the tribes of Israel, bidding them wait till they heard the trumpet sound, and then raise the cry, Absalom is king! Absalom reigns at Hebron! (2 Samuel 15, 10)
He also invited from Gilo Achitophel, the Gilonite that was David’s own counsellor. So Absalom began to offer his victims, and his conspiracy grew ever stronger, and the number ever greater that came to his support. (2 Samuel 15, 12)
Soon a messenger came and told David that the whole of Israel was giving its allegiance to Absalom; (2 Samuel 15, 13)
and he said to the servants he had with him at Jerusalem, Up, we must make our escape, or we are in Absalom’s hands! We must depart with all speed, or he will come and take us by surprise, overwhelm us and put the whole city to the sword! (2 Samuel 15, 14)
Come then, David said to him, pass on over the stream. So Ethai and his men passed over, and then the rest, (2 Samuel 15, 22)
So David went up the mount of Olives, and wept as he climbed it; bare-footed he went and with his head covered, and all that were in his company passed on, with covered heads, lamenting. (2 Samuel 15, 30)
And now David was told that Achitophel had taken part in Absalom’s conspiracy; Lord, he prayed, do thou foil the designs of Achitophel. (2 Samuel 15, 31)
Nay, said David, if thou shouldst come with me, thou canst only be a burden to me; (2 Samuel 15, 33)
go back to the city, and tell Absalom, lord king, I am at thy command, I will be thy servant as I was thy father’s. So thou wilt be able to thwart the designs of Achitophel. (2 Samuel 15, 34)
So David’s friend Chusai went back, and Absalom was entering Jerusalem as he reached it. (2 Samuel 15, 37)
When David passed a little way beyond the top of the hill, there was Siba, the servant of Miphiboseth, coming to meet them. He had two asses with him, laden with two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred cakes of figs, and a skin of wine. (2 Samuel 16, 1)
But, as David reached Bahurim, a man of Saul’s kindred came out to meet him, one Semei, son of Gera, and ever he cursed as he went, (2 Samuel 16, 5)
