2 Samuel 15:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

Absalom sayd moreouer, Oh that I were made Iudge in the lande, that euery man which hath any matter of controuersie, might come to me, that I might do him iustice.

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  • Judg 9:29 : 29 Now would God this people were vnder mine hand: then would I put away Abimelech; he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
  • Prov 25:6 : 6 Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.
  • Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
  • Luke 14:8-9 : 8 When thou shalt be bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thy selfe downe in the chiefest place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him, 9 And he that bade both him & thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome. 10 But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roome, that when he that bade thee, cometh, he may say vnto thee, Friende, sit vp hier: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at table with thee. 11 For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shal be exalted.
  • 2 Pet 2:19 : 19 Promising vnto them libertie, & are themselues the seruants of corruption: for of whomsoeuer a man is ouercome, euen vnto the same is he in bondage.
  • Judg 9:1-5 : 1 Then Abimelech the sonne of Ierubbaal went to Shechem vnto his mothers brethren, & communed with them, and with all the familie, and house of his mothers father, saying, 2 Say, I pray you, in the audience of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sonnes of Ierubbaal, which are seuentie persons, reigne ouer you, either that one reigne ouer you? Remember also, that I am your bone, and your flesh. 3 Then his mothers brethren spake of him in the audience of all the men of Shechem, all these wordes: and their hearts were moued to followe Abimelech: for sayd they, He is our brother. 4 And they gaue him seuentie pieces of siluer out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vayne and light fellowes which followed him. 5 And he went vnto his fathers house at Ophrah, & slew his brethren, the sonnes of Ierubbaal, about seuentie persons vpon one stone: yet Iotham the yongest sonne of Ierubbaal was left: for he hid himselfe.

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  • 2 Sam 15:1-3
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    1After this, Absalom prepared him charets & horses, and fiftie men to runne before him.

    2And Absalom rose vp early, & stoode hard by the entring in of the gate: and euery man that had any matter, & came to the King for iudgement, him did Absalom call vnto him, and sayde, Of what citie art thou? And he answered, Thy seruant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

    3Then Absalom said vnto him, See, thy matters are good and righteous, but there is no man deputed of the King to heare thee.

  • 2 Sam 15:5-7
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    5And when any man came neere to him, and did him obeisance, he put forth his hand, & tooke him, and kissed him.

    6And on this maner did Absalom to al Israel, that came to the King for iudgement: so Absalom stale the hearts of the men of Israel.

    7And after fourtie yeeres, Absalom sayd vnto the King, I pray thee, let me go to Hebron, and render my vowe which I haue vowed vnto the Lorde.

  • 2 Sam 14:28-33
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    28So Absalom dwelt the space of two yeres in Ierusalem, and saw not the Kings face.

    29Therefore Absalom sent for Ioab to sende him to the King, but he would not come to him: and when he sent againe, he would not come.

    30Therefore he sayde vnto his seruants, Beholde, Ioab hath a fielde by my place, and hath barley therein: go, and set it on fire: and Absaloms seruants set the field on fire.

    31Then Ioab arose, & came to Absalom vnto his house, & sayd vnto him, Wherefore haue thy seruants burnt my field with fire?

    32And Absalom answered Ioab, Beholde, I sent for thee, saying, Come thou hither, and I wil send thee to the King for to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? It had bene better for me to haue bene there still: nowe therefore let mee see the Kings face: and if there be any trespasse in me, let him kill me.

    33Then Ioab came to the King, & told him: & he called for Absalom, who came to the King, and bowed himselfe to the grounde on his face before the King, and the King kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 17:4-5
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    4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the Elders of Israel.

    5Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let vs heare likewise what he sayth.

  • 2 Sam 13:24-28
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    24And Absalom came to the King and sayd, Beholde now, thy seruant hath sheepesherers: I pray thee, that the King with his seruants would goe with thy seruant.

    25But the King answered Absalom, Nay my sonne, I pray thee, let vs not goe all, lest we be chargeable vnto thee. Yet Absalom lay sore vpon him: howbeit he would not go, but thaked him.

    26Then sayd Absalom, But, I pray thee, shall not my brother Amnon goe with vs? And the king answered him, Why should he go with thee?

    27But Absalom was instant vpon him, & he sent Amnon with him, & all the Kings children.

    28Now had Absalom commanded his seruants, saying, Marke now when Amnons heart is merry with wine, & when I say vnto you, Smite Amnon, kil him, feare not, for haue not I commanded you? be bold therefore, & play the men.

  • 2 Sam 15:10
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    10Then Absalom sent spyes throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When yee heare the sound of the trumpet, Ye shal say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 16:19-20
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    19And moreouer vnto whome shall I doe seruice? not to his sonne? as I serued before thy father, so will I before thee.

    20Then spake Absalom to Ahithophel, Giue counsell what we shall doe.

  • 2 Sam 18:4-5
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    4Then the King said vnto them, What seemeth you best, that I will doe. So the King stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreths and by thousands.

    5And the King commanded Ioab and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Entreate the yong man Absalom gently for my sake; all the people heard whe the King gaue al the captaines charge concerning Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 19:4
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    4So the King hid his face, and the King cryed with a loude voyce, My sonne Absalom, Absalom my sonne, my sonne.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1Then Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah perceyued, that the Kings heart was toward Absalom,

  • 2 Sam 18:32-33
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    32Then the King saide vnto Cushi, Is the yong man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lorde the King, and all that rise against thee to doe thee hurt, be as that yong man is.

    33And the King was mooued, and went vp to the chamber ouer the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my sonne Absalom, my sonne, my sonne Absalom: woulde God I had dyed for thee, O Absalom, my sonne, my sonne.

  • 2 Sam 18:18
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    18Nowe Absalom in his life time had taken and reared him vp a pillar, which is in the kings dale: for he saide, I haue no sonne to keepe my name in remembrance; he called the pillar after his owne name, & it is called vnto this day, Absaloms place.

  • 2 Sam 18:12-13
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    12Then the man saide vnto Ioab, Though I should receiue a thousande shekels of siluer in mine hande, yet woulde I not lay mine hande vpon the Kings sonne: for in our hearing the King charged thee, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Beware, least any touche the yong man Absalom.

    13If I had done it, it had bene the danger of my life: for nothing can be hid from the King: yea, thou thy selfe wouldest haue bin against me.

  • 2 Sam 14:24-25
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    24And the King sayde, Let him turne to his owne house, & not see my face. So Absalom turned to his owne house, & saw not the Kings face.

    25Nowe in all Israel there was none to be so much praysed for beautie as Absalom: from the sole of his foote euen to the toppe of his head there was no blemish in him.

  • 2 Sam 14:21
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    21And the King sayde vnto Ioab, Beholde nowe, I haue done this thing: go then, & bring the yong man Absalom againe.

  • 2 Sam 15:34
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    34But if thou returne to the citie, and say vnto Absalom, I wil be thy seruant, O King, (as I haue bene in time past thy fathers seruant, so will I now be thy seruant) then thou mayest bring me the counsell of Ahithophel to nought.

  • 2 Sam 19:8-10
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    8Then the King arose, and sate in the gate: and they tolde vnto all the people, saying, Beholde, the King doeth sit in the gate: and all the people came before the King: for Israel had fled euery man to his tent.

    9Then all the people were at strife thorowout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The King saued vs out of the hand of our enemies, and he deliuered vs out of the hande of the Philistims, & nowe he is fled out of the lande for Absalom.

    10And Absalom, whome we anoynted ouer vs, is dead in battel: therefore why are ye so slow to bring the King againe?

  • 2 Sam 15:12-13
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    12Also Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite Dauids counseller, from his citie Giloh, while he offred sacrifices: & the treason was great: for the people encreased still with Absalom.

    13Then came a messenger to Dauid, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are turned after Absalom.

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

  • 2 Sam 16:17
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    17Then Absalom sayd to Hushai, Is this thy kindenes to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend?

  • 2 Sam 16:15
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    15And Absalom, & all the people, the men of Israel, came to Ierusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
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    22So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 13:39
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    39And King Dauid desired to go forth vnto Absalom, because he was pacified concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

  • 2 Sam 19:6
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    6In that thou louest thine enemies, and hatest thy friendes: for thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither thy princes nor seruants: therefore this day I perceiue, that if Absalom had liued, and we all had dyed this day, that then it would haue pleased thee well.

  • 2 Sam 18:30
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    30And the King said vnto him, Turne aside, and stand here. so he turned aside & stoode still.

  • 2 Sam 17:1
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    1Moreouer Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me chuse out now twelue thousand men, & I will vp and follow after Dauid this night,

  • 2 Sam 17:9
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    9Behold, he is hid now in some caue, or in some place: and though some of them be ouerthrowen at the first, yet the people shall heare, and say, The people that follow Absalom, be ouerthrowen.

  • 2 Sam 16:8
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    8The Lord hath brought vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned: and the Lorde hath deliuered thy kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and beholde, thou art taken in thy wickednesse, because thou art a murtherer.