2 Samuel 3:36
All the people noticed this and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people.
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- 2 Sam 15:6 : 6 Absalom 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.
- 2 Sam 15:13 : 13 David Flees from Jerusalem Then a messenger came to David and reported,“The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!”
- Ps 62:9 : 9 Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
- Mark 7:37 : 37 People were completely astounded and said,“He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
- Mark 15:11-13 : 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead. 12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?” 13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
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37 All the people and all Israel realized on that day that the killing of Abner son of Ner was not done at the king’s instigation.
38 Then the king said to his servants,“Do you not realize that a great leader has fallen this day in Israel?
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3 and 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.”
4 This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.
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4 The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.
- 2 Sam 3:17-215 verses73%
17 Abner advised the elders of Israel,“Previously you were wanting David to be your king.
18 Act now! For the LORD has said to David,‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’”
19 Then Abner spoke privately with the Benjaminites. Abner also went to Hebron to inform David privately of all that Israel and the entire house of Benjamin had agreed to.
20 When Abner, accompanied by twenty men, came to David in Hebron, David prepared a banquet for Abner and the men who were with him.
21 Abner said to David,“Let me leave so that I may go and gather all Israel to my lord the king so that they may make an agreement with you. Then you will rule over all that you desire.” So David sent Abner away, and he left in peace.
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31 David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him,“Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral pallet.
32 So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.
33 The king chanted the following lament for Abner:“Should Abner have died like a fool?
34 Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into irons. You fell the way one falls before criminals.”All the people wept over him again.
35 Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying,“God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”
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4 Then 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.
5 The 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.
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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.
9 All 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.
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5 On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants.
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16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.
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6 Absalom 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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2 So 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.”
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4 The whole assembly agreed to do this, for the proposal seemed right to all the people.
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9 God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the LORD has promised him,
10 namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”
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28 When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed divine wisdom to make judicial decisions.
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15 David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.
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40 All the people followed him up, playing flutes and celebrating so loudly they made the ground shake.
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21 The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan.
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3 and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada said to them,“The king’s son will rule, just as the LORD promised David’s descendants.
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3 Joab replied to the king,“May the LORD your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?”
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28 When David later heard about this, he said,“I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD of the shed blood of Abner son of Ner!
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12 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
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14 David’s Officials David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.
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20 David told the entire assembly:“Praise the LORD your God!” So the entire assembly praised the LORD God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the LORD and the king.
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9 The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the LORD with a willing attitude; King David was also very happy.
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25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment they are having a feast in his presence, and they have declared,‘Long live King Adonijah!’
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30 Recorded there are all the facts about his reign and accomplishments, and an account of the events that involved him, Israel, and all the neighboring kingdoms.
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26 So his servants told David these things and David agreed to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired
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36 Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. The king and all his servants wept loudly as well.
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6 You seem to love your enemies and hate your friends! For you have as much as declared today that leaders and servants don’t matter to you. I realize now that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, it would be all right with you.
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3 Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.
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28 Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king,“Greetings!” He bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and said,“May the LORD your God be praised because he has defeated the men who opposed my lord the king!”
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20 Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.
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24 So Joab went to the king and said,“What have you done? Abner has come to you! Why would you send him away? Now he’s gone on his way!
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30 Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul’s servants. His name was held in high esteem.
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39 The king longed to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon.
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38 The king replied,“Kimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever I deem appropriate. And whatever you choose, I will do for you.”
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15 So all the people went to Gilgal, where they established Saul as king in the LORD’s presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the LORD’s presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.