2 Samuel 18:17

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And they toke Absalom, and cast him into a great pyt in the wood, and layed a mightie great heape of stones vpon him: And all Israel fled euery one to their tentes.

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  • Josh 7:26 : 26 And they cast vpon hym a great heape of stones vnto this day: And so the Lord turned from the wrath of his indignation. And the name of the place is called the valley of Achor vnto this day.
  • Josh 8:29 : 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree, vntill euen: And assoone as the sunne was downe, Iosuah commaunded that they should take ye carkasse downe of the tree, and cast it at the entring of the gate of the citie, and laye theron a great heape of stones, that remaineth vnto this day.
  • Josh 10:27 : 27 And at the goyng downe of the sunne, Iosuah gaue commaundement: And they toke them downe of the trees, and cast them into the caue wherin they had ben hyd, and layed great stones in the caues mouth, which remayne vntil this daye.
  • 2 Sam 19:8 : 8 Then the king arose, and sate in the gate: And they tolde vnto all the people, saying, beholde the king doth sit in the gate, and all the people came before the king: For Israel had fled, euery man to his tent.
  • 2 Sam 20:1 : 1 When there came thither a certaine man of Belial, named Seba, the sonne of Bichri, a man of Iemini, he blew a trumpet, and said: we haue no part in Dauid, neither haue we inheritaunce in the sonne of Isai: euery man to his tentes, O Israel.
  • 2 Sam 20:22 : 22 And then the woman went vnto all the people with her wisedome, and they smote of the head of Seba ye sonne of Bichri, and cast it out to Ioab: And he blew a trumpet, & they retyred from the citie, euery man to his tent: And Ioab returned to Hierusalem, vnto the king.
  • Prov 10:7 : 7 The memoriall of the iust shall haue a good report: but the name of the vngodly shall stincke.
  • Jer 22:18-19 : 18 And therefore thus saith the Lorde against Iehoakim the sonne of Iosias kyng of Iuda: They shall not mourne for hym as they vse to do Alas brother, alas sister: neither shall they say vnto him, Alas sir, alas for that noble prince. 19 But as an asse shall he be buried, corrupt, and be cast without the gates of Hierusalem.

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  • 2 Sam 18:18
    82%

    18And this Absalom yet in his lyfe time toke and reared vp a piller, whiche is in the kinges dale: For he sayd, I haue no sonne to kepe my name in remembraunce, and he called the piller after his owne name, and it is called vnto this day Absaloms place.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
    79%

    9Behold he is hyd nowe in some caue, or in some other place: And though some of his men be ouerthrowen at the first brunt, yet they that heare it, will say: The people that foloweth Absalom, be put to the worse.

  • 2 Sam 17:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13Moreouer, if he be gotten into a towne, then shall al the men of Israel bring ropes to that citie, and we will drawe it into the riuer, vntil ther be not one small stone founde there.

    14And Absalom and all the men of Israel sayde: The counsel of Husai the Arachite, is better then the counsell of Ahithophel. For it was euen the Lordes determination to destroy the good counsell of Ahithophel, that the Lorde might bring euyll vpon Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 18:14-16
    3 verses
    76%

    14Then sayde Ioab, I may not stand thus tarying with thee: And he toke three dartes in his hande, & thrust them through Absalom whyle he was yet alyue in the middes of the oke.

    15And ten seruauntes that bare Ioabs weapons, turned and smote Absalom, and slue him.

    16And Ioab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from folowing Israel: for Ioab held backe the people.

  • 2 Sam 17:26
    75%

    26So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
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    24Then Dauid came to Mahanaim, And Absalom passed ouer Iordane, he and all the men of Israel with him.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
    75%

    22And so they spread Absalom a tent vpon the toppe of the house, and Absalom went in vnto his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 17:18-21
    4 verses
    74%

    18Neuerthelesse, a lad sawe them, and tolde it to Absalom: But they went both of them away quickly, & came to a mans house in Bahurim, which had a well in his yarde, into the whiche they went downe.

    19And the wyfe toke and spread a couerlet ouer the welles mouth, & spread ground corne theron: and the thing was not spied.

    20And when Absaloms seruauntes came to the wyfe to the house, they sayde: Where is Ahimaaz & Ionathan? The woman aunswered the: They be gone ouer the brooke of water. And whe they had sought them, and coulde not finde them, they returned to Hierusalem.

    21And assoone as they were departed, the other came out of the wel, and went and tolde king Dauid, and sayde vnto him: Up, and get you quickly ouer the water, for suche counsel hath Ahithophel geuen against you.

  • 2 Sam 18:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8For the battell was scattered ouer al the countrey: And the wood deuoured mo people that day, then dyd the sword.

    9And Absalom mette the seruauntes of Dauid ryding vpon a mule, whiche caried him vnder the thycke bowes of a great oke, and his head was caught of the oke, and he was lift vp betweene the heauen and the earth: and the mule that was vnder him, went away.

    10And one that sawe it, tolde Ioab, saying: Beholde, I sawe Absalom hange in an oke.

  • 2 Sam 19:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8Then the king arose, and sate in the gate: And they tolde vnto all the people, saying, beholde the king doth sit in the gate, and all the people came before the king: For Israel had fled, euery man to his tent.

    9And al ye people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying: The king saued vs out of the hand of our enemies, & he deliuered vs out of the hande of the Philistines, and nowe he is fled out of the lande for Absalom:

    10But Absalom whom we annoynted ouer vs, is dead in battell: Therefore, why are ye so still, that ye bring not the king agayne?

  • 2 Sam 13:36-38
    3 verses
    73%

    36And assoone as he had left speaking, beholde the kinges sonnes came, & lyft vp their voyces, and wept: The king also & all his seruauntes wept exceedingly sore.

    37But Absalom escaped, and went to Thalmai the sonne of Ammihur kyng of Gesur: And Dauid mourned for his sonne euery day.

    38And so Absalom escaped, and went to Gesur, and was there three yeres.

  • 2 Sam 13:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    29And the seruauntes of Absalom dyd vnto Amnon euen as Absalom had commaunded: And al the kinges sonnes arose, and euery man gat him vp vpon his mule, and fled.

    30And whyle they were yet in the way, tydinges came to Dauid, saying: Absalom hath slaine all the kinges sonnes, and there is none left alyue.

  • 2 Sam 19:1-4
    4 verses
    73%

    1And it was told Ioab, beholde the king weepeth, & mourneth for Absalom.

    2And the victorie of that day was turned into mourning vnto al the people: for the people heard say that day howe ye king sorowed for his sonne.

    3And the people went that day into the citie by stealth, as people confounded to conuey themselues when they flee in battell.

    4But the king hyd his face, and cryed with a loude voyce: O my sonne Absalom, O Absalom my sonne, my sonne.

  • 2 Sam 18:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5And the king commaunded Ioab, and Abisai, and Ithai, saying: Intreate the young man Absalom gently for my sake. And all the people hearde that the king gaue all the captaynes charge concerning Absalom.

    6And so the people wet out into the fielde against Israel (and the battel was in the wood of Ephraim)

  • 2 Sam 13:34
    72%

    34But Absalom fled: And ye young man that kept the watch, lyft vp his eyes & loked, and beholde there came much people by the way of the hill syde behinde him.

  • 2 Sam 15:6
    72%

    6And on this maner dyd Absalom to al Israel that came to the king for iudgement: so Absalom stale the heartes of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 15:2
    71%

    2And Absalom rose vp early, and stoode in the place of the entring in of the gate: And euery man that had any matter and came to the king for iudgement, him did Absalom cal vnto him, and sayde: Of what citie art thou? He aunswered: Thy seruaunt is of one of the tribes of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 16:15
    71%

    15And Absalom & al the people the men of Israel came to Hierusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 15:10-14
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    70%

    10But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying: Assoone as ye heare the voyce of the trumpet blow, ye shall say, Absalom raigneth in Hebro.

    11And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Hierusalem, that were called: And they went with pure heartes, not knowing of any thing.

    12And Absalom sent for Ahithopel the Gilonite Dauids counseller, fro his citie Gilo, while he offered sacrifices, and there was wrought strong treason: For the people went and increased with Absalom.

    13And ther came a messenger to Dauid, and sayde: The heartes of the men of Israel are turned after Absalom.

    14And Dauid said vnto all his seruautes that were with him at Hierusalem: Up, that we may flee, for we shall not els escape from Absalom: Make speede to departe, lest he come sodenly & catche vs, and bring euyll vpon vs, and smyte the citie with the edge of the sworde.

  • 2 Sam 18:33
    70%

    33And the king was moued, and went vp to the chamber ouer the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he sayde, O my sonne Absalom, my sonne, my sonne Absalom: woulde God I had died for thee, O Absalom my sonne, my sonne.

  • 2 Sam 14:23
    70%

    23And so Ioab arose, and went to Gesur, and brought Absalom to Hierusalem.

  • 2 Sam 15:30
    70%

    30And Dauid went vpon mount Oliuet, and wept as he went vp, and had his head couered, & went barefoote: And all the people that was with him, had euery man his head couered: & as they went vp, they wept.

  • 2 Sam 17:4
    69%

    4And the saying pleased Absalom wel and al the elders of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 14:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30Therfore he sayde vnto his seruauntes: Behold, Ioab hath a field by my place, & he hath barlye therin: Go, & set it on fyre. And Absaloms seruauntes set it on fire.

    31Then Ioab arose, and came to Absalom vnto his house, and sayd vnto him: Wherfore haue thy seruauntes burnt my fielde with fire?

  • 2 Sam 17:1
    69%

    1Ahithophel also said vnto Absalom: Let me choose out now twelue thousand men, and I wil vp and folowe after Dauid this night:

  • 2 Sam 20:12
    69%

    12And Amasa wallowed in blood in the middes of the way: And when the man sawe that all the people stoode still, he remoued Amasa out of the way into the fielde, and cast a cloth vpon him, because he saw that euery one that came by him stoode still.

  • 1 Sam 22:1
    69%

    1Dauid therfore departed thence, & escaped to the caue Adullam: Whe his brethren also & his fathers house heard it, they went downe thyther to him.

  • 2 Sam 13:27
    69%

    27But Absalom made such instaunce, that he let Amnon & all the kinges children go with him.