2 Samuel 18:17
They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes.
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- Josh 7:26 : 26 Then they erected over him a large pile of stones(it remains to this very day) and the LORD’s anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.
- Josh 8:29 : 29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones(it remains to this very day).
- Josh 10:27 : 27 At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave.(They remain to this very day.)
- 2 Sam 19:8 : 8 So 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.
- 2 Sam 20:1 : 1 Sheba’s Rebellion Now a wicked man named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and said,“We have no share in David; we have no inheritance in this son of Jesse! Every man go home, O Israel!”
- 2 Sam 20:22 : 22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. Joab blew the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each going to his own home. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
- Prov 10:7 : 7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
- Jer 22:18-19 : 18 So the LORD has this to say about Josiah’s son, King Jehoiakim of Judah: People will not mourn for him, saying,“This makes me sad, my brother! This makes me sad, my sister!” They will not mourn for him, saying,“Poor, poor lord! Poor, poor majesty!” 19 He will be left unburied just like a dead donkey. His body will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.’”
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18Prior to this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning“I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.
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9At this very moment he is hiding out in one of the caves or in some other similar place. If it should turn out that he attacks our troops first, whoever hears about it will say,‘Absalom’s army has been slaughtered!’
- 2 Sam 17:13-142 verses77%
13If he regroups in a city, all Israel will take up ropes to that city and drag it down to the valley, so that not a single pebble will be left there!”
14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the LORD had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD could bring disaster on Absalom.
- 2 Sam 18:14-163 verses76%
14Joab replied,“I will not wait around like this for you!” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree.
15Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.
16Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.
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26The army of Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
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24Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.
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22So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
- 2 Sam 17:18-214 verses74%
18But a young man saw them on one occasion and informed Absalom. So the two of them quickly departed and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. There was a well in his courtyard, and they got down in it.
19His wife then took the covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain over it. No one was aware of what she had done.
20When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked,“Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them,“They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David,“Get up and cross the stream quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you.”
- 2 Sam 18:8-103 verses74%
8The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.
9Then Absalom happened to come across David’s men. Now as Absalom was riding on his mule, it went under the branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the oak and he was suspended in midair, while the mule he had been riding kept going.
10When one of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying,“I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.”
- 2 Sam 19:8-103 verses73%
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.
10But Absalom, whom we anointed as our king, has died in battle. So now why do you hesitate to bring the king back?”
- 2 Sam 13:36-383 verses73%
36Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. The king and all his servants wept loudly as well.
37But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.
38After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he remained there for three years.
- 2 Sam 13:29-302 verses73%
29So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon exactly what Absalom had instructed. Then all the king’s sons got up; each one rode away on his mule and fled.
30While they were still on their way, the following report reached David:“Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one of them is left!”
- 2 Sam 19:1-44 verses73%
1(19:2) Joab was told,“The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
2So the victory of that day was turned to mourning as far as all the people were concerned. For the people heard on that day,“The king is grieved over his son.”
3That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle.
4The king covered his face and cried out loudly,“My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
- 2 Sam 18:5-62 verses72%
5The king gave this order to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai:“For my sake deal gently with the young man Absalom.” Now the entire army was listening when the king gave all the leaders this order concerning Absalom.
6Then the army marched out to the field to fight against Israel. The battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
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34In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west on a road beside the hill.
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6Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty of the citizens of Israel.
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2Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him,“What city are you from?” The person would answer,“I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel.”
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15The Advice of Ahithophel Now when Absalom and all the men of Israel arrived in Jerusalem, Ahithophel was with him.
- 2 Sam 15:10-145 verses70%
10Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said,“When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume that Absalom rules in Hebron.”
11Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning.
12While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser, to come from his city, Giloh. The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.
13David Flees from Jerusalem Then a messenger came to David and reported,“The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!”
14So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem,“Come on! Let’s escape! Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”
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33(19:1) The king then became very upset. He went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went he said,“My son, Absalom! My son, my son, Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!”
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23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
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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.
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4This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.
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30So he said to his servants,“Look, Joab has a portion of field adjacent to mine and he has some barley there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set Joab’s portion of the field on fire.
31Then Joab got up and came to Absalom’s house. He said to him,“Why did your servants set my portion of field on fire?”
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1The Death of Ahithophel Ahithophel said to Absalom,“Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.
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12Amasa was squirming in his own blood in the middle of the path, and this man had noticed that all the soldiers stopped. Having noticed that everyone who came across Amasa stopped, the man pulled him away from the path and into the field and threw a garment over him.
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1David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.
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27But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons along with him.