Hello and welcome
to His Words are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer and today we'll
be reading from 2nd Samuel.
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Before we start, let's pray
together. Our Father in heaven,
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thank you for preserving each of
us to come to this moment to sit
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in your presence and to hear
your word. Help us to understand
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what you would have us to take
from these stories, and help us
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to be fitted for service to you
and to each other to your glory.
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We love you so much and
thank you for loving us. Amen.
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We're reading in 2nd
Samuel, chapter 13, verse 1 and
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This is the King James Version.
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And it came to pass after this,
that Absalom the son of David
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had a fair sister, whose name
was Tamar; and Amnon the son of
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David, loved her. And Amnon
was so vexed, that he fell sick
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for his sister Tamar; for she
was a virgin; and Amnon thought
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it hard for him to do anything
to her. But Amnon had a friend,
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whose name was Jonadab, the
son of Shimeah David's brother:
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and Jonadab was a very subtil
man. And he said unto him,
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Why art thou, being the king's
son, lean from day to day?
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wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon
said unto him, I love Tamar,
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my brother Absalom's sister.
And Jonadab said unto him,
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Lay thee down on thy bed and
make thyself sick: and when thy
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father cometh to see
thee, say unto him, I pray thee,
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let my sister Tamar come, and
give me meat, and dress the meat
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in my sight, that I may
see it, and eat it at her hand.
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So Amnon lay down, and made
himself sick: and when the king
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was come to see him, Amnon said
unto the king, I pray thee, let
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Tamar my sister come and make
me a couple of cakes in my sight
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that I might eat at her hand.
Then David sent home to Tamar,
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saying, Go now to thy brother
Amnon's house and dress him meat
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So Tamar went to her brother
Amnon's house and he was laid
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down. And she took flour
and kneaded it and made cakes
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in his sight and did bake the
cakes. And she took a pan and
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poured them out before him.
But he refused to eat. And Amnon
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said, Have out all men from
me. And they went out every man
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from him. And Amnon said unto
Tamar, Bring the meat into the
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chamber that I may eat of thine
hand. And Tamar took the cakes
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which she had made, and brought
them into the chamber to Amnon
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her brother. And when she had
brought them unto him to eat,
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he took hold of her, and
said unto her, Come lie with me,
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my sister. And she answered him,
Nay my brother, do not force me;
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for no such thing ought to
be done in Israel: do not thou
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this folly. And I, whither
shall cause my shame to go?
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and as for thee, thou shalt be
as one of the fools in Israel.
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Now therefore, I pray
thee, speak unto the king;
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for he will not withhold me
from thee. Howbeit he would not
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hearken unto her voice:
but being stronger than she,
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forced her, and lay with her.
Then Amnon hated her exceedingly
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so that the hatred wherewith he
hated her was greater than the
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love wherewith he had loved her.
And Amnon said unto her, Arise,
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be gone. And she said unto him,
There is no cause: this evil
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in sending me away is greater
than the other that thou didst
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unto me. But he
would not hearken unto her.
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Then he called his servant that
ministered unto him, and said,
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Put now this woman out from
me, and bolt the door after her.
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And she had a garment of divers
colors upon her: for with such
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robes were the king's daughters
that were virgins appareled.
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Then his servant brought her
out, and bolted the door after
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her. And Tamar put ashes on
her head, and rent her garment
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of divers colors that was on her
and laid her hand on her head,
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and went on crying. And Absalom
her brother said unto her,
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Hath Amnon thy brother been with
thee? but hold now thy peace,
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my sister: he is thy
brother; regard not this thing.
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So Tamar remained desolate
in her brother Absalom's house.
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But when king David heard of all
these things, he was very wroth.
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And Absalom spake unto his
brother Amnon neither good nor
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bad: but Absalom hated Amnon,
because he had forced his sister
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Tamar. And it came to pass after
two full years, that Absalom
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had sheepshearers in Baalhazor,
which is beside Ephraim:
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and Absalom invited all the
king's sons. And Absalom came
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to the king, and said,
Behold now, thy servant hath
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sheepshearers; let the king,
I beseech thee, and his servants
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go with thy servant. And the
king said to Absalom, Nay my son
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let us not all now go,
lest we be chargeable unto thee.
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And he pressed him: howbeit he
would not go, but blessed him.
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Then said Absalom, If not I pray
thee, let my brother Amnon go
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with us. And the king said unto
him, Why should he go with thee?
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But Absalom pressed him, that
he let Amnon and all the king's
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sons go with him. Now Absalom
had commanded his servants,
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saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's
heart is merry with wine,
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and when I say unto you, Smite
Amnon; then kill him, fear not:
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hath not I commanded you?
be courageous, and be valiant.
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And the servants of Absalom
did unto Amnon as Absalom had
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commanded. Then all the king's
sons arose and every man gat him
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up upon his mule, and fled.
And it came to pass, while they
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were in the way that tidings
came to David, saying, Absalom
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has slain all the king's sons,
and there is not one of them
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left. Then the king arose, and
tare his garments, and lay on
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the earth; and all his servants
stood by with their clothes rent
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and Jonadab, the son of Shimeah,
David's brother answered and
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said, Let not my lord suppose
that they have slain all the
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young men, the king's sons; for
Amnon only is dead: for by the
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appointment of Absalom this hath
been determined from the day
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that he forced his sister Tamar.
Now therefore let not my lord
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the king take the thing to
his heart, to think that all the
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king's sons are dead: for Amnon
only is dead. But Absalom fled.
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And the young man that kept the
watch lifted up his eyes, and
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looked, and, behold, there came
much people by the way of the
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hillside behind him. And Jonadab
said unto the king. Behold,
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the king's sons come: as
thy servant said, so it is.
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And it came to pass, as soon as
he had made an end of speaking
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that, behold, the king's sons
came and lifted up their voice
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and wept: and the king also and
all his servants wept very sore.
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But Absalom fled, and went
to Talmai, the son of Ammihud,
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king of Geshur. And David
mourned for his son every day.
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So Absalom fled, and went to
Geshur, and was there 3 years.
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And the soul of king David
longed to go forth unto Absalom:
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for he was comforted concerning
Amnon, seeing he was dead.
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Continuing in 2nd
Samuel, chapter 14.
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This is the King James Version.
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Now Joab the son of Zeruiah
perceived that the king's heart
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was toward Absalom. And
Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched
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thence a wise woman, and said
unto her, I pray thee, feign
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thyself to be a mourner,
and put on now mourning apparel,
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and anoint not thyself with
oil but be as a woman that had a
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long time mourned for the dead.
And come to the king, and speak
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on this manner unto him. So
Joab put the words in her mouth.
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And when the woman of Tekoah
spake to the king, she fell on
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her face to the ground, and did
obeisance, and said, Help O king
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And the king said unto her, What
aileth thee? And she answered,
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I am indeed a widow
woman, and mine husband is dead.
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And thy handmaid had two sons,
and they two strove together
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in the field, and there was none
to part them, but the one smote
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the other, and slew him. And,
behold the whole family is risen
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against thine handmaid, and they
said, Deliver him that smote his
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brother that we may kill him for
the life of his brother whom he
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slew; and we will destroy
the heir also: and so they shall
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quench my coal which is
left, and shall not leave to my
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husband neither name nor
remainder upon the earth.
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And the king said unto
the woman, Go to thine house,
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and I will give
charge concerning thee.
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And the woman of Tekoah said
unto the king, My lord, O king,
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the iniquity be on me, and on
my father's house: and the king
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and his throne be guiltless.
And the king said, Whosoever
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saith aught unto thee, bring him
to me, and he shall not touch
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thee any more. Then said
she, I pray thee, let the king
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remember the Lord thy God, that
thou wouldest not suffer the
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revengers of blood to destroy
any more, lest they destroy my
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son. And he said, As the lord
liveth, there shall not one hair
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of thy son fall to the earth.
Then the woman said, Let thine
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handmaid, I pray thee, speak
one word unto my lord the king.
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And he said, Say on. And the
woman said, Wherefore then hast
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thou thought such a thing
against the people of God?
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for the king doth speak this
thing as one which is faulty,
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in that the king doth not
fetch home again his banished.
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For we must needs die and are as
water spilt on the ground, which
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cannot be gathered up again;
neither doth God respect any
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person: yet doth he devise
means that his banished be not
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expelled from him. Now therefore
that I am come to speak of this
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thing unto my lord the king, it
is because the people have made
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me afraid: and thy handmaid
said, I will now speak unto the
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king; it may be that the
king will perform the request
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of his handmaid. For the
king will hear, to deliver
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his handmaid out of the hand
of the man that would destroy me
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and my son together out
of the inheritance of God.
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Then thine handmaid said, The
word of my lord the king shall
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now be comfortable for an angel
of God, so is my lord the king
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to discern good and bad:
therefore the Lord thy God
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will be with thee. Then the
king answered and said unto the
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woman, Hide not from me, I pray
thee, the thing that I shall ask
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thee. And the woman said,
Let my lord the king now speak.
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And the king said, Is not the
hand of Joab with thee in all
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this? And the woman answered
and said, As thy soul liveth,
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my lord the king, none can turn
to the right hand or to the left
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from aught that my lord the king
hath spoken: for thy servant
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Joab, he bade me, and he put
all these words in the mouth of
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thine handmaid: To fetch about
this form of speech hath thy
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servant Joab done this thing:
and my lord is wise, according
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to the wisdom of an angel
of God, to know all things
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that are in the earth. And the
king said unto Joab, Behold now,
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I have done this thing: go
therefore, bring the young man
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Absalom again. And Joab
fell to the ground on his face,
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and bowed himself, and thanked
the king: and Joab said, Today
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thy servant knoweth that I
have found grace in thy sight,
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my lord, O king, in that the
king hath fulfilled the request
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of his servant. So Joab arose
and went to Geshur, and brought
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Absalom to Jerusalem. And the
king said, Let him turn to his
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own house, and let him not
see my face. So Absalom returned
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to his own house, and
saw not the king's face.
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But in all Israel there was none
to be so much praised as Absalom
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for his beauty: from the sole
of his foot even to the crown of
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his head there was no blemish
in him. And when he polled his
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head, for it was at every year's
end that he polled it: because
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the hair was heavy on
him, therefore he polled it:
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he weighed the hair of his head
at 200 shekels after the king's
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weight. And unto Absalom there
were born three sons, and one
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daughter, whose name was
Tamar: she was a woman of a fair
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countenance. So Absalom dwelt
two full years in Jerusalem,
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and saw not the king's face.
Therefore Absalom sent for Joab,
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to have sent him to the king;
but he would no come to him:
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and when he sent again the
2nd time, he would not come.
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Therefore he said unto his
servants, See, Joab's field is
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near mine, and he hath barley
there; go and set it on fire.
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And Absalom's servants set the
field on fire. Then Joab arose,
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and came to Absalom unto
his house, and said unto him,
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Wherefore have thy
servants set my field on fire?
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And Absalom answered Joab,
Behold, I sent unto thee, saying
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Come hither, that I may
send thee to the king, to say,
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Wherefore am I come from
Geshur? It had been good for me
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to have been there still: now
therefore let me see the king's
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face; and if there be any
iniquity in me, let him kill me.
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So Joab came to the king, and
told him: and when he had called
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for Absalom, he came to the king
and bowed himself on his face
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to the ground before the king:
and the king kissed Absalom
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We're continuing with
chapter fifteen, in 2nd Samuel.
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And it came to pass after
this, that Absalom prepared him
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chariots and horses, and 50 men
to run before him. And Absalom
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rose up early, and stood
beside the way of the gate:
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and it was so, that when any
man that had a controversy came
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to the king for judgment,
then Absalom called unto him,
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and said, Of what city art thou?
And he said, Thy servant is of
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one of the tribes of Israel.
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