Discovery Box| (0.35) | 2Sa 14:31 |
| Then Joab got up and came to Absalom’s house. He said to him, “Why did your servants set my portion of field on fire?” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 15:6 |
| Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty 1 of the citizens 2 of Israel. |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 15:7 |
| After four 1 years Absalom said to the king, “Let me go and repay my vow that I made to the Lord while I was in Hebron. |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 15:8 |
| For I made this vow 1 when I was living in Geshur in Aram: ‘If the Lord really does allow me to return to Jerusalem, 2 I will serve the Lord.’” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 15:10 |
| Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said, “When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume 1 that Absalom rules in Hebron.” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 15:16 |
| So the king and all the members of his royal court 1 set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines 2 to attend to the palace. |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 15:31 |
| Now David 1 had been told, “Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, 2 “Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 17:18 |
| But 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. |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 17:19 |
| His 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. |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 18:16 |
| Then Joab blew the trumpet 1 and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt. |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 18:19 |
| Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run and give the king the good news that the Lord has vindicated him before his enemies.” 1 |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 18:23 |
| But he said, 1 “Whatever happens, I want to go!” So Joab 2 said to him, “Then go!” So Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Jordan plain, and he passed the Cushite. |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 19:4 |
| The king covered his face and cried out loudly, 1 “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 19:10 |
| But Absalom, whom we anointed as our king, 1 has died in battle. So now why do you hesitate to bring the king back?” 2 |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 19:14 |
| He 1 won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man. Then they sent word to the king saying, “Return, you and all your servants as well.” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 19:21 |
| Abishai son of Zeruiah replied, “For this should not Shimei be put to death? After all, he cursed the Lord’s anointed!” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 19:29 |
| Then the king replied to him, “Why should you continue speaking like this? You and Ziba will inherit the field together.” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 19:30 |
| Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have 1 the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely 2 to his house!” |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 19:31 |
| Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there. 1 |
| (0.35) | 2Sa 19:32 |
| But Barzillai was very old – eighty years old, in fact – and he had taken care of the king when he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich 1 man. |
