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2 Samuel 15 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:1 - And it came to pass after this that Abessalom [fn]prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:3 - And Abessalom said to him, See, thy affairs are right and [fn]clear, yet thou hast no one appointed of the king to hear thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:4 - And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:5 - And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:6 - And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:7 - And it came to pass [fn]after forty years, that Abessalom said to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord in Chebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:8 - For thy servant vowed a vow when I dwelt at Gedsur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:9 - And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Chebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:10 - And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall ye say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:11 - And there went with Abessalom two hundred chosen men from Jerusalem; and they went in their simplicity, and knew not anything.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12 - And Abessalom sent to Achitophel the Theconite, the counsellor of David, from his city, from Gola, where he was sacrificing: and there was a strong [fn]conspiracy; and the people with Abessalom were increasingly numerous.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:13 - And there came a messenger to David, saying, The heart of the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14 - And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:15 - And the king's servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold we are thy servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:16 - And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:17 - And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:18 - And all his servants passed on by his [fn]side, and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in the wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and all the men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present at his side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six hundred Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and [fn]they went on before the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:19 - And the king said to Ethi the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and thou hast come forth as a sojourner out of thy place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:20 - [fn]Whereas thou camest yesterday, shall I to-day cause thee to travel with us, and shalt thou thus change thy place? thou didst come forth yesterday, and to-day shall I set thee in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go whithersoever I may go: return then, and cause thy brethren to return with thee, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:21 - And Ethi answered the king and said, As the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wheresoever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall thy servant be.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:22 - And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over with me. So Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all the multitude with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:23 - And all the [fn]country wept with a loud voice. And all the people passed by [fn]over the brook of Kedron; and the king crossed the brook Kedron: and all the people and the king passed on toward the way of the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:24 - And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Bæthar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:25 - And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I should find favour in the eyes of the Lord, then will he bring me back, and he will shew me it and its beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:26 - But if he should say thus, I have no pleasure in thee; behold, here I am, let him do to me according to that which is good in his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:27 - And the king said to Sadoc the priest, Behold, thou [fn]shalt return to the city in peace, and Achimaas thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:28 - Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the desert, until there come tidings from you to report to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:29 - So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:30 - And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, ascending and weeping, and had his head covered, and went barefooted: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head; and they went up, ascending and weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - And it was reported to David, saying, Achitophel also is among the conspirators with Abessalom. And David said, O Lord my God, disconcert, I pray thee, the counsel of Achitophel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:32 - And David came as far as Ros, where he worshipped God: and behold, Chusi the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having rent his garment, and earth was upon his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:33 - And David said to him, If thou shouldest go over with me, then wilt thou be a burden to me;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - but if thou shall return to the city, and shalt say to Abessalom, Thy brethren are passed over, and the king thy father is passed over after me: and now I am thy servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of thy father, and now I am thy humble servant—so shalt thou disconcert for me the counsel of Achitophel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:35 - And, behold, there are there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that thou shalt hear of the house of the king, thou shalt report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:36 - Behold, there are there with them their two sons, Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them ye shall report to me every word which ye shall hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:37 - So Chusi the friend of David went into the city, and Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.
BES Footnotes
Gr. made.
Gr. easy to be understood.
Gr. from the end of, etc.
So the Alex. which reads σὺστρεμμα. See Acts 23:12.
Gr. hand.
Or, they that.
Gr. it.
Gr. land.
Gr. in.
Gr. dost.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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2 Samuel Chapter 15 — Additional Translations:

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