2 Samuel 15:7

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Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

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  • 1 Sam 16:1-2 : 1 And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.
  • 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
  • 2 Sam 13:24-27 : 24 And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come? 25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing. 26 Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you? 27 But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.
  • 2 Sam 13:38 : 38 And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
  • Isa 58:4 : 4 If keeping from food makes you quickly angry, ready for fighting and giving blows with evil hands; your holy days are not such as to make your voice come to my ears on high.
  • Matt 2:8 : 8 And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

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  • 2 Sam 15:8-13
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    8For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.

    9And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.

    10But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.

    11And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.

    12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

    13And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 13:23-27
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    23Now after two full years, Absalom had men cutting the wool of his sheep in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim: and he sent for all the king's sons to come to his feast.

    24And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come?

    25And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing.

    26Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?

    27But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.

  • 2 Sam 14:28-33
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    28For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.

    29Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

    30So he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley in it; go and put it on fire. And Absalom's servants put the field on fire.

    31Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?

    32And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

    33So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

  • 2 Sam 15:1-6
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    1Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.

    2And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

    3And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

    4And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

    5And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.

    6And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 14:21
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    21And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 13:36-39
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    36And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

    37So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.

    38And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.

    39And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.

  • 2 Sam 14:23-24
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    23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.

    24And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

  • 2 Sam 18:33
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    33Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 17:4-5
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    4And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.

    5Then Absalom said, Now send for Hushai the Archite, and let us give ear to what he has to say.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
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    24And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 18:5
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    5And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

  • 2 Sam 15:34
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    34But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

  • 2 Sam 18:18
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    18Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 16:20
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    20Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?

  • 2 Sam 19:4
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    4But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 16:17
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    17And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

  • 2 Sam 16:15
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    15And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 15:15
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    15And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.

  • 2 Sam 17:1
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    1Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:

  • 2 Sam 18:30
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    30And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
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    22So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:7
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    7But be good to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be guests at your table; for so they came to me when I went in flight from Absalom your brother.

  • 2 Sam 19:10
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    10And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

  • 2 Sam 2:1
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    1Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 13:34
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    34But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.