2 Samuel 13:23

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Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal Hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come.

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  • 1 Sam 25:4 : 4 While in the wilderness, David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
  • Gen 38:12-13 : 12 After a long time, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he went up to Timnah to his sheep shearers, accompanied by his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 When Tamar was told, 'Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,'
  • 1 Sam 25:2 : 2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
  • 1 Sam 25:7 : 7 I have heard that you are shearing your sheep. While your shepherds were with us, we did not harm them, nor was anything of theirs missing during their time in Carmel.
  • 1 Sam 25:36 : 36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk, so she told him nothing at all until daybreak.
  • 1 Kgs 1:9 : 9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah who served the king.
  • 1 Kgs 1:19 : 19 He has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance. He has invited all the king's sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he did not invite your servant Solomon.
  • 1 Kgs 1:25 : 25 Today he has gone down and sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance. He has invited all the king's sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him, and they are saying, 'Long live King Adonijah!'
  • 2 Kgs 3:4 : 4 Now Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep breeder. He used to send to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams as a tribute.
  • 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns because he had large herds in the lowlands and the plains. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

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  • 2 Sam 13:24-30
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    85%

    24Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has shearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?'

    25The king replied, 'No, my son. All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.' Although Absalom urged him, he refused to go, but he gave him his blessing.

    26Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?'

    27But Absalom pressed him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons.

    28Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’

    29So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules, and fled.

    30While they were on the way, word came to David: 'Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons; not one of them is left.'

  • 2 Sam 14:26-29
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    79%

    26When he shaved his head—an event that occurred at the end of every year because his hair became heavy for him, so he shaved it—he would weigh the hair of his head, and it weighed two hundred shekels by the royal standard.

    27To Absalom, three sons and one daughter were born. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was a beautiful woman.

    28Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face.

    29Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So he sent for him a second time, but Joab still refused to come.

  • 2 Sam 13:34-39
    6 verses
    76%

    34Meanwhile, Absalom fled. Now the watchman looked up and saw a large crowd coming down the hill on the road behind him.

    35Jonadab said to the king, 'Look, the king’s sons have come. It has happened just as your servant said.’

    36As he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, weeping loudly. The king and all his servants also wept bitterly.

    37Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.

    38After Absalom fled to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.

    39King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled concerning Amnon’s death.

  • 2 Sam 15:6-7
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    75%

    6Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, and he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.

    7At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, 'Please allow me to go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.'

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

  • 2 Sam 14:23-24
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    74%

    23Then Joab arose, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

    24But the king said, "He must go to his own house; he must not see my face." So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the king’s face.

  • 2 Sam 15:10-13
    4 verses
    74%

    10Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel with this message: 'As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, say, “Absalom is king in Hebron!”'

    11Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited and went innocently, unaware of anything.

    12While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

    13Then a messenger came to David and reported, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.'

  • 2 Sam 15:1-3
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    73%

    1After this, Absalom acquired for himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

    2Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.'

    3Then Absalom would say to him, 'Look, your claims are good and valid, but there is no one appointed by the king to hear you.'

  • 2 Sam 13:22
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    22Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

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

  • 2 Sam 14:31-33
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    72%

    31Then Joab arose, went to Absalom’s house, and said to him, 'Why have your servants set my field on fire?'

    32Absalom said to Joab, 'Look, I sent word to you, saying, “Come here so I can send you to the king to ask, 'Why did I come back from Geshur? It would have been better for me to remain there.'” Now, let me see the king’s face. If I am guilty of anything, let him put me to death.'

    33So Joab went to the king and told him this. Then the king summoned Absalom, who came to the king and bowed himself down with his face to the ground before him. And the king kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 13:1
    71%

    1After this, Absalom, son of David, had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and Amnon, the son of David, fell in love with her.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
    71%

    22So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
    71%

    9'Even now, he is hiding in one of the caves or some other place. If he attacks first, anyone who hears about it will say, "There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom."'

  • 1 Kgs 2:7
    71%

    7But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for they supported me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    71%

    1Joab, son of Zeruiah, realized that the king's heart was focused on Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 13:32
    70%

    32But Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David’s brother, said, 'Don’t think that all the king’s sons have been killed. Only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom’s intention ever since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:39
    70%

    39But after three years, two of Shimei's servants ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. When Shimei was told, 'Your servants are in Gath,'

  • 2 Sam 17:26
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    26Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

  • 2 Sam 18:5
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    5The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, 'Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.' All the troops heard the king’s orders concerning Absalom to all the commanders.

  • 1 Chr 3:2
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    2The third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.

  • 2 Sam 15:37
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    37So Hushai, David's friend, arrived in the city just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 13:20
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    20Her brother Absalom said to her, 'Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.' And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom's house, desolate.

  • 2 Sam 18:15
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    15Ten of Joab’s young armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

  • 2 Sam 16:20
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    20Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give us your advice. What should we do?"

  • 2 Sam 17:5
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    5Then Absalom said, 'Summon Hushai the Archite as well, so we may hear what he has to say.'

  • 2 Sam 19:4
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    4The people stole away into the city that day, as men who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.