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2 Samuel · read by Jacob Prasch
27 verses, in order. Only the verses Jacob read aloud are shown.
2 Samuel 18
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Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom's head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!"Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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"You just saw him!" Joab exclaimed. "Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior's belt!"Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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The man replied, "Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, 'Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.'Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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If I had jeopardized my own life —and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me."Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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But Joab declared, "I am not going to wait like this with you!" And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King's Valley, for he had said, "I have no son to preserve the memory of my name." So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom's Monument.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, "Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies."Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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But Joab replied, "You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king's son is dead."Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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So Joab said to a Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, "Regardless of whatever may happen, please let me also run behind the Cushite!" "My son," Joab replied, "why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?"Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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"No matter what, I want to run!" he replied. "Then run!" Joab told him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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So he called out and told the king. "If he is alone," the king replied, "he bears good news." As the first runner drew near,Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, "Look! Another man is running alone!" "This one also brings good news," said the king.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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The watchman said, "The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok." "This is a good man," said the king. "He comes with good news."Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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Just then the Cushite came and said, "May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!"Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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The king asked the Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom all right?" And the Cushite replied, "May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you."Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!"Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
2 Samuel 19
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So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, "O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!"Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, "Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!Read from NASB1995 · Absalom
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Now therefore get up! Go out and speak comfort to your servants, for I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the adversity that has befallen you from your youth until now!"Read from NASB1995 · Absalom