15:1 After
this
Absalom
got
himself
a
chariot
and
horses,
and
fifty
men
to
run
before
him.
15:2 And
Absalom
used
to
rise
early
and
stand
beside
the
way
of
the
gate.
And
when
any
man
had
a
dispute
to
come
before
the
king
for
judgment,
Absalom
would
call
to
him
and
say,
"From
what
city
are
you"
And
when
he
said,
"Your
servant
is
of
such
and
such
a
tribe
in
Israel,"
15:3 Absalom
would
say
to
him,
"See,
your
claims
are
good
and
right,
but
there
is
no
man
designated
by
the
king
to
hear
you."
15:4 Then
Absalom
would
say,
"Oh
that
I
were
judge
in
the
land!
Then
every
man
with
a
dispute
or
cause
might
come
to
me,
and
I
would
give
him
justice."
15:5 And
whenever
a
man
came
near
to
pay
homage
to
him,
he
would
put
out
his
hand
and
take
hold
of
him
and
kiss
him.
15:6 Thus
Absalom
did
to
all
of
Israel
who
came
to
the
king
for
judgment.
So
Absalom
stole
the
hearts
of
the
men
of
Israel.
15:7 And
at
the
end
of
four
years
Absalom
said
to
the
king,
"Please
let
me
go
and
pay
my
vow,
which
I
have
vowed
to
the
LORD,
in
Hebron.
15:8 For
your
servant
vowed
a
vow
while
I
lived
at
Geshur
in
Aram,
saying,
'If
the
LORD
will
indeed
bring
me
back
to
Jerusalem,
then
I
will
offer
worship
to
the
LORD.'"
15:9 The
king
said
to
him,
"Go
in
peace."
So
he
arose
and
went
to
Hebron.
15:10 But
Absalom
sent
secret
messengers
throughout
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
saying,
"As
soon
as
you
hear
the
sound
of
the
trumpet,
then
say,
'Absalom
is
king
at
Hebron!'"
15:11 With
Absalom
went
two
hundred
men
from
Jerusalem
who
were
invited
guests,
and
they
went
in
their
innocence
and
knew
nothing.
15:12 And
while
Absalom
was
offering
the
sacrifices,
he
sent
for
Ahithophel
the
Gilonite,
David's
counselor,
from
his
city
Giloh.
And
the
conspiracy
grew
strong,
and
the
people
with
Absalom
kept
increasing.
15:13 And
a
messenger
came
to
David,
saying,
"The
hearts
of
the
men
of
Israel
have
gone
after
Absalom."
15:14 Then
David
said
to
all
his
servants
who
were
with
him
at
Jerusalem,
"Arise,
and
let
us
flee,
or
else
there
will
be
no
escape
for
us
from
Absalom.
Go
quickly,
lest
he
overtake
us
quickly
and
bring
down
ruin
on
us
and
strike
the
city
with
the
edge
of
the
sword."
15:15 And
the
king's
servants
said
to
the
king,
"Behold,
your
servants
are
ready
to
do
whatever
my
lord
the
king
decides."
15:16 So
the
king
went
out,
and
all
his
household
after
him.
And
the
king
left
ten
concubines
to
keep
the
house.
15:17 And
the
king
went
out,
and
all
the
people
after
him.
And
they
halted
at
the
last
house.
15:18 And
all
his
servants
passed
by
him,
and
all
the
Cherethites,
and
all
the
Pelethites,
and
all
the
six
hundred
Gittites
who
had
followed
him
from
Gath,
passed
on
before
the
king.
15:19 Then
the
king
said
to
Ittai
the
Gittite,
"Why
do
you
also
go
with
us
Go
back
and
stay
with
the
king,
for
you
are
a
foreigner
and
also
an
exile
from
your
home.
15:20 You
came
only
yesterday,
and
shall
I
today
make
you
wander
about
with
us,
since
I
go
I
know
not
where
Go
back
and
take
your
brothers
with
you,
and
may
the
LORD
show
steadfast
love
and
faithfulness
to
you."
15:21 But
Ittai
answered
the
king,
"As
the
LORD
lives,
and
as
my
lord
the
king
lives,
wherever
my
lord
the
king
shall
be,
whether
for
death
or
for
life,
there
also
will
your
servant
be."
15:22 And
David
said
to
Ittai,
"Go
then,
pass
on."
So
Ittai
the
Gittite
passed
on
with
all
his
men
and
all
the
little
ones
who
were
with
him.
15:23 And
all
the
land
wept
aloud
as
all
the
people
passed
by,
and
the
king
crossed
the
brook
Kidron,
and
all
the
people
passed
on
toward
the
wilderness.
15:24 And
Abiathar
came
up,
and
behold,
Zadok
came
also
with
all
the
Levites,
bearing
the
ark
of
the
covenant
of
God.
And
they
set
down
the
ark
of
God
until
the
people
had
all
passed
out
of
the
city.
15:25 Then
the
king
said
to
Zadok,
"Carry
the
ark
of
God
back
into
the
city.
If
I
find
favor
in
the
eyes
of
the
LORD,
he
will
bring
me
back
and
let
me
see
both
it
and
his
dwelling
place.
15:26 But
if
he
says,
'I
have
no
pleasure
in
you,'
behold,
here
I
am,
let
him
do
to
me
what
seems
good
to
him."
15:27 The
king
also
said
to
Zadok
the
priest,
"Are
you
not
a
seer
Go
back
to
the
city
in
peace,
with
your
two
sons,
Ahimaaz
your
son,
and
Jonathan
the
son
of
Abiathar.
15:28 See,
I
will
wait
at
the
fords
of
the
wilderness
until
word
comes
from
you
to
inform
me."
15:29 So
Zadok
and
Abiathar
carried
the
ark
of
God
back
to
Jerusalem,
and
they
remained
there.
15:30 But
David
went
up
the
ascent
of
the
Mount
of
Olives,
weeping
as
he
went,
barefoot
and
with
his
head
covered.
And
all
the
people
who
were
with
him
covered
their
heads,
and
they
went
up,
weeping
as
they
went.
15:31 And
it
was
told
David,
"Ahithophel
is
among
the
conspirators
with
Absalom."
And
David
said,
"O
LORD,
please
turn
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel
into
foolishness."
15:32 While
David
was
coming
to
the
summit,
where
God
was
worshiped,
behold,
Hushai
the
Archite
came
to
meet
him
with
his
coat
torn
and
dirt
on
his
head.
15:33 David
said
to
him,
"If
you
go
on
with
me,
you
will
be
a
burden
to
me.
15:34 But
if
you
return
to
the
city
and
say
to
Absalom,
'I
will
be
your
servant,
O
king;
as
I
have
been
your
father's
servant
in
time
past,
so
now
I
will
be
your
servant,'
then
you
will
defeat
for
me
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel.
15:35 Are
not
Zadok
and
Abiathar
the
priests
with
you
there
So
whatever
you
hear
from
the
king's
house,
tell
it
to
Zadok
and
Abiathar
the
priests.
15:36 Behold,
their
two
sons
are
with
them
there,
Ahimaaz,
Zadok's
son,
and
Jonathan,
Abiathar's
son,
and
by
them
you
shall
send
to
me
everything
you
hear."
15:37 So
Hushai,
David's
friend,
came
into
the
city,
just
as
Absalom
was
entering
Jerusalem.