2 Samuel 19:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then 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.

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  • 2 Sam 18:24 : 24 Now Dauid sate betweene the two gates; the watchman went to the top of the gate vpon the wall, and lift vp his eyes, and sawe, and beholde, a man came running alone.
  • 2 Sam 18:4 : 4 Then 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.
  • 2 Sam 18:6-8 : 6 So the people went out into the fielde to meete Israel, and the battell was in the wood of Ephraim: 7 Where the people of Israel were slaine before the seruants of Dauid: so there was a great slaughter that day, euen of twentie thousande. 8 For the battel was skattered ouer all the countrey: and the wood deuoured much more people that day, then did the sworde.
  • 2 Sam 18:17 : 17 And they tooke Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and layed a mightie great heape of stones vpon him: and all Israel fled euery one to his tent.
  • 2 Sam 15:2 : 2 And 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.
  • 2 Sam 19:3 : 3 And the people went that day into the citie secretly, as people confounded hide them selues when they flee in battell.
  • 1 Kgs 22:36 : 36 And there went a proclamation thorowout the hoste about the going downe of the sunne, saying, Euery man to his citie, and euery man to his owne countrey.
  • 2 Kgs 14:12 : 12 And Iudah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fledde euery man to their tents.

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  • 2 Sam 19:9-11
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    9 Then 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.

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

    11 But King Dauid sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the Priestes, saying, Speake vnto the Elders of Iudah, & say, Why are ye behind to bring the King againe to his house, (for the saying of al Israel is come vnto the king, euen to his house)

  • 2 Sam 19:7
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    7 Nowe therefore vp, come out, and speake comfortably vnto thy seruants: for I sweare by the Lorde, except thou come out, there will not tarie one man with thee this night: and that wil be worse vnto thee, then all the euill that fell on thee from thy youth hitherto.

  • 2 Sam 18:4-6
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    4 Then 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.

    5 And 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.

    6 So the people went out into the fielde to meete Israel, and the battell was in the wood of Ephraim:

  • 2 Sam 15:2-3
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    2 And 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.

    3 Then 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 18:28-32
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    28 And Ahimaaz called, and sayde vnto the King, Peace be with thee: and he fell downe to the earth vpon his face before the King, and saide, Blessed be the Lorde thy God, who hath shut vp the men that lift vp their handes against my lorde the King.

    29 And the King saide, Is the yong man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Ioab sent the Kings seruant, and me thy seruant, I sawe a great tumult, but I knewe not what.

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

    31 And beholde, Cushi came, and Cushi saide, Tidings, my lorde the King: for the Lord hath deliuered thee this day out of the hande of all that rose against thee.

    32 Then 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.

  • 2 Sam 13:34-36
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    34 Then Absalom fled: and the yong man that kept the watch, lift vp his eyes, and looked, and behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behinde him.

    35 And Ionadab said vnto the King, Behold, ye Kings sonnes come: as thy seruant sayd, so it is.

    36 And assoone as hee had left speaking, behold, the Kings sonnes came, & lift vp their voyces, and wept: and the King also and all his seruants wept exceedingly sore.

  • 2 Chr 10:16
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    16 So when all Isarael sawe that the King would not heare them, the people answered the King, saying, What portion haue we in Dauid? for we haue none inheritance in the sonue of Ishai. O Israel, euery man to your tents: now see to thine owne house, Dauid. So all Israel departed to their tents.

  • 1 Kgs 12:16
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    16 So when all Israel sawe that the King regarded them not, the people answered the King thus, saying, What portion haue we in Dauid? we haue none inheritance in the sonne of Ishai. To your tents, O Israel: nowe see to thine owne house, Dauid. So Israel departed vnto their tents.

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

  • 2 Sam 18:24-25
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    24 Now Dauid sate betweene the two gates; the watchman went to the top of the gate vpon the wall, and lift vp his eyes, and sawe, and beholde, a man came running alone.

    25 And the watchman cryed, & tolde ye king; the King said, If he be alone, he bringeth tidings; he came apace, and drew neere.

  • 2 Sam 15:17
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    17 And the King went forth & all the people after him, and taried in a place farre off.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
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    9 Behold, 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 15:13-15
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    13 Then came a messenger to Dauid, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are turned after Absalom.

    14 Then Dauid sayd vnto all his seruants that were with him at Ierusalem, Vp, and let vs flee: for we shall not escape from Absalom: make speede to depart, lest he come suddenly and take vs, and bring euill vpon vs, and smite the citie with the edge of the sworde.

    15 And the Kings seruants sayd vnto him, Behold, thy seruants are ready to do according to all that my lord the King shal appoynt.

  • 2 Sam 19:1-4
    4 verses
    72%

    1 And it was tolde Ioab, Behold, the King weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.

    2 Therefore the victorie of that day was turned into mourning to all the people: for the people heard say that day, The King soroweth for his sonne.

    3 And the people went that day into the citie secretly, as people confounded hide them selues when they flee in battell.

    4 So the King hid his face, and the King cryed with a loude voyce, My sonne Absalom, Absalom my sonne, my sonne.

  • 2 Sam 13:29-31
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    72%

    29 And the seruantes of Absalom did vnto Amnon, as Absalom had commanded: and al the Kings sonnes arose, and euery man gate him vp vpon his mule, and fled.

    30 And while they were in the way, tydings came to Dauid, saying, Absalom hath slaine al the Kings sonnes, & there is not one of them left.

    31 Then the King arose, & tare his garments, and lay on the ground, & all his seruants stoode by with their clothes rent.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
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    20 And thou, my lorde, O King, knowest that the eyes of all Israel are on thee, that thou shouldest tell them, who shoulde sit on the throne of my lord the King after him.

  • 2 Sam 20:2
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    2 So euery man of Israel went from Dauid & followed Sheba the sonne of Bichri: but the men of Iudah claue fast vnto their King, from Iorden euen to Ierusalem.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
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    8 And when Dauid heard, he sent Ioab and all the hoste of the valiant men.

  • 2 Sam 19:15
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    15 So the King returned, and came to Iorden; Iudah came to Gilgal, for to goe to meete the King, and to conduct him ouer Iorde.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
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    9 And the King sayd vnto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.

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

  • 2 Sam 19:41
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    41 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the King, and sayd vnto the King, Why haue our brethren the men of Iudah stollen thee away, & haue brought the King and his houshold, and all Dauids men with him ouer Iorden?

  • 1 Kgs 8:14
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    14 And the King turned his face, and blessed all the Congregation of Israel: for all the Congregation of Israel stoode there.

  • 2 Sam 18:17
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    17 And they tooke Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and layed a mightie great heape of stones vpon him: and all Israel fled euery one to his tent.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
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    22 So 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.

  • 1 Sam 20:25
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    25 And the King sate, as at other times vpon his seate, euen vpon his seate by the wall: and Ionathan arose, and Abner sate by Sauls side, but Dauids place was emptie.

  • Jer 22:2
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    2 And say, Heare the worde of the Lorde, O King of Iudah, that sittest vpon the throne of Dauid, thou and thy seruants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.

  • 2 Sam 15:19
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    19 Then sayde the King to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore commest thou also with vs? Returne aud abide with the King, for thou art a stranger: depart thou therefore to thy place.

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

  • 2 Sam 13:24
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    24 And 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.

  • 2 Sam 18:19
    70%

    19 Then said Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok, I pray thee, let me runne, and beare the King tidings that the Lorde hath deliuered him out of the hande of his enemies.