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to the ground? and I would have given thee ten
shekels
of silver, and a girdle.
12
And the man said
unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand
shekels
of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put
forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and
Ittai, saying, Beware that none
touch
the young man Absalom.
13
Otherwise I should have wrought
falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest
have set thyself against
me.
14
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three
darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he
was
yet alive in the midst
of the oak.
15
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom,
and slew him.
16
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel:
for Joab held back the people.
17
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood,
and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
18
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which
is
in the
king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar
after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
19
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that
the L
ORD
hath avenged him of his enemies.
20
And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings
this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because
the king’s son is dead.
21
Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi
bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
22
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But
howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my
son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
23
But howsoever,
said he,
let me run. And he said unto
him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
24
And David sat between
the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his
eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
25
And the watchman cried, and told the king.
And the king said, If he
be
alone,
there is
tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
26
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said,
Behold
another
man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
27
And the watchman
said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And
the king said, He
is
a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
28
And Ahimaaz called, and said
unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said,
Blessed
be
the L
ORD
thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my
lord the king.
29
And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When
Joab sent the king’s servant, and
me
thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what
it was.
30
And the king said
unto him,
Turn aside,
and
stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
31
And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the L
ORD
hath avenged
thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
32
And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young
man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against
thee to do
thee
hurt, be as
that
young man
is.
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