2 Samuel 15:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray you, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

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  • 1 Sam 16:1-2 : 1 And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
  • 2 Sam 13:24-27 : 24 And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you. And he urged him; however, he would not go, but blessed him. 26 Then Absalom said, If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you? 27 But Absalom urged him, so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
  • 2 Sam 13:38 : 38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there for three years.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with an evil intent?
  • Isa 58:4 : 4 Behold, you fast for strife and debate and to strike with the fist of wickedness. You shall not fast as you do this day, to make your voice heard on high.
  • Matt 2:8 : 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, nor allow those who are entering to go in.

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  • 2 Sam 15:8-13
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    8For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall truly bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.

    9And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he arose and went to Hebron.

    10But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, Absalom reigns in Hebron.

    11And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, who were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not anything.

    12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

    13And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 13:23-27
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    23And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

    24And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.

    25And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you. And he urged him; however, he would not go, but blessed him.

    26Then Absalom said, If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you?

    27But Absalom urged him, so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

  • 2 Sam 14:28-33
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    28So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face.

    29Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

    30Therefore he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

    31Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom at his house, and said to him, Why have your servants set my field on fire?

    32And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, Why did I come from Geshur? it would have been better for me to still be there: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there is any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

    33So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 15:1-6
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    1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

    2And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate, and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy came to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

    3And Absalom said to him, See, your matters are good and right; but there is no man appointed by the king to hear you.

    4Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would grant him justice!

    5And it was so, that when any man came near to him to do obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

    6And Absalom did this to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 14:21
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    21And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

  • 2 Sam 13:36-39
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    36And it came to pass, as soon as he had finished speaking, that behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept bitterly.

    37But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

    38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there for three years.

    39And King David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.

  • 2 Sam 14:23-24
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    23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

    24And the king said, Let him return to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and did not see the king's face.

  • 2 Sam 18:33
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    33And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died for you, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 17:4-5
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    4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

    5Then Absalom said, Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he says likewise.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
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    24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

  • 2 Sam 18:5
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    5And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains orders concerning Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 15:34
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    34But 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 before, so will I now also be your servant: then you may for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

  • 2 Sam 18:18
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    18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's valley: 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 to this day, Absalom's monument.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 16:20
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    20Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

  • 2 Sam 19:4
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    4But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 16:17
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    17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?

  • 2 Sam 16:15
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    15And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

  • 2 Sam 15:15
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    15And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall appoint.

  • 2 Sam 17:1
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    1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight:

  • 2 Sam 18:30
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    30And the king said to him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
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    22So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:7
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    7But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those that eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom your brother.

  • 2 Sam 19:10
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    10And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you not speak a word of bringing the king back?

  • 2 Sam 2:1
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    1And it happened after this, that David asked of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. And David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 13:34
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    34But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, many people were coming by way of the hillside behind him.