2 Samuel 16:14

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The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David refreshed himself.

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  • 2 Sam 16:15-16
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    78%

    15The Advice of Ahithophel Now when Absalom and all the men of Israel arrived in Jerusalem, Ahithophel was with him.

    16When David’s friend Hushai the Arkite came to Absalom, Hushai said to him,“Long live the king! Long live the king!”

  • 2 Sam 16:13
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    13So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.

  • 2 Sam 15:17-18
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    17The king and all the people set out on foot, pausing at a spot some distance away.

    18All his servants were leaving with him, along with all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites– some six hundred men who had come on foot from Gath. They were leaving with the king.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
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    21Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

  • 2 Sam 19:15-18
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    15So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. Now the people of Judah had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him cross the Jordan.

    16Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.

    17There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him, along with Ziba the servant of Saul’s household, and with him his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They hurriedly crossed the Jordan within sight of the king.

    18They crossed at the ford in order to help the king’s household cross and to do whatever he thought appropriate.Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king.

  • 2 Sam 17:29
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    29honey, curds, flocks, and cheese. For they said,“The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.”

  • 2 Sam 16:5-6
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    5Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.

    6He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left.

  • 2 Sam 17:2-3
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    2When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king

    3and will bring the entire army back to you. In exchange for the life of the man you are seeking, you will get back everyone. The entire army will return unharmed.”

  • 2 Sam 17:24
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    24Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.

  • 2 Sam 16:1-2
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    1David Receives Gifts from Ziba When David had gone a short way beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a couple of donkeys that were saddled, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred raisin cakes, a hundred baskets of summer fruit, and a container of wine.

    2The king asked Ziba,“Why did you bring these things?” Ziba replied,“The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.”

  • 2 Sam 15:30
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    30As David was going up the Mount of Olives, he was weeping as he went; his head was covered and his feet were bare. All the people who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went up.

  • 1 Sam 30:10-12
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    10David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there.

    11Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink.

    12They gave him a slice of pressed figs and two bunches of raisins to eat. This greatly refreshed him, for he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.

  • 2 Sam 19:8-9
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    8So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him.David Goes Back to JerusalemBut the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes.

    9All the people throughout all the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves saying,“The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies. He rescued us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 15:32
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    32When David reached the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Arkite met him with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

  • 2 Sam 15:23
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    23All the land was weeping loudly as all these people were leaving. As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving on the road that leads to the desert.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
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    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. When David heard about it, he marched out against them.

  • 1 Sam 14:25
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    25Now the whole army entered the forest and there was honey on the ground.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
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    15Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

  • 2 Sam 19:39-40
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    39So all the people crossed the Jordan, as did the king. After the king had kissed him and blessed him, Barzillai returned to his home.

    40When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham crossed over with him. Now all the soldiers of Judah along with half of the soldiers of Israel had helped the king cross over.

  • 2 Sam 17:27
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    27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim

  • 1 Chr 16:43
    68%

    43Then all the people returned to their homes, and David went to pronounce a blessing on his family.

  • 1 Chr 12:16
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    16Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
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    12So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.

  • 2 Sam 19:33
    68%

    33So the king said to Barzillai,“Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”

  • 1 Kgs 13:7
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    7The king then said to the prophet,“Come home with me and have something to eat, so that I may give you a gift.”

  • 2 Sam 17:22
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    22So David and all the people who were with him got up and crossed the Jordan River. By dawn there was not one person left who had not crossed the Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 15:13
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    13David Flees from Jerusalem Then a messenger came to David and reported,“The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!”

  • 2 Sam 3:36
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    36All the people noticed this and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people.

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

  • 1 Sam 26:13
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    13Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them.

  • 1 Chr 12:39
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    39They spent three days feasting there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions.

  • 2 Sam 19:31
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    31Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there.

  • 2 Sam 19:25
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    25When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him,“Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

  • 2 Sam 19:3
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    3That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle.

  • 1 Sam 30:31
    67%

    31and Hebron; and for those in whatever other places David and his men had traveled.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
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    9The king replied to him,“Go in peace.” So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.

  • Isa 28:12
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    12In the past he said to them,“This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted! This is where rest can be found.” But they refused to listen.

  • 2 Sam 18:4
    67%

    4Then the king said to them,“I will do whatever seems best to you.”So the king stayed beside the city gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.