2 Samuel 15
1 and to be from after so and to make to/for him Absalom chariot and horse and fifty man to run: run to/for face: before his
Sometime later, Absalom got himself a chariot with horses, and fifty men as bodyguards to run ahead of him.
2 and to rise Absalom and to stand: stand upon hand: to way: road [the] gate and to be all [the] man which to be to/for him strife to/for to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king to/for justice: judgement and to call: call to Absalom to(wards) him and to say where? from this city you(m. s.) and to say from one tribe Israel servant/slave your
He used to get up early and stand by the main road that led to the city gate. When people brought a case to the king for his decision, Absalom would call out and ask them, “What town are you from?” If they replied, “Your servant is from this particular tribe of Israel,”
3 and to say to(wards) him Absalom to see: behold! word: case your pleasant and straightforward and to hear: hear nothing to/for you from with [the] king
Absalom would tell them, “Look, you're in the right and you've got a good case. It's such a shame there's no one from the king to hear you.”
4 and to say Absalom who? to set: make me to judge in/on/with land: country/planet and upon me to come (in): come all man which to be to/for him strife and justice and to justify him
Then he would say, “If only there was someone to appoint me as judge for the country. Then everyone could come to me with their case or complaint, and I would give them justice.”
5 and to be in/on/with to present: come man: anyone to/for to bow to/for him and to send: reach [obj] hand his and to strengthen: hold to/for him and to kiss to/for him
When anyone came to bow down before him, Absalom would stop them by reaching out his hand, taking hold of him, and kissing him.
6 and to make: do Absalom like/as Chronicles [the] this to/for all Israel which to come (in): come to/for justice: judgement to(wards) [the] king and to steal Absalom [obj] heart human Israel
This is how Absalom treated all the Israelites who came to the king for his judgment. So he captured the loyalty of the men of Israel.
7 and to be from end forty year and to say Absalom to(wards) [the] king to go: went please and to complete [obj] vow my which to vow to/for LORD in/on/with Hebron
Four years later Absalom asked the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a promise I made to the Lord.
8 for vow to vow servant/slave your in/on/with to dwell I in/on/with Geshur in/on/with Syria to/for to say if (to dwell *QK) to return: rescue me LORD Jerusalem and to serve: minister [obj] LORD (in/on/with Hebron *X)
For I, your servant, made this promise while living at Geshur in Aram, saying: ‘If the Lord does bring me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.’”
9 and to say to/for him [the] king to go: went in/on/with peace and to arise: rise and to go: went Hebron [to]
“Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom went to Hebron.
10 and to send: depart Absalom to spy in/on/with all tribe Israel to/for to say like/as to hear: hear you [obj] voice: sound [the] trumpet and to say to reign Absalom in/on/with Hebron
Then Absalom sent his accomplices among all the tribes of Israel, saying, “When you hear the sound of the ram's horn, you shout, ‘Absalom is king at Hebron!’”
11 and with Absalom to go: went hundred man from Jerusalem to call: call to and to go: went to/for integrity their and not to know all word: thing
Two hundred men from Jerusalem went with Absalom. They had been invited and went in all innocence, because they didn't know anything about what was planned.
12 and to send: depart Absalom [obj] Ahithophel [the] Gilonite to advise David from city his from Giloh in/on/with to sacrifice he [obj] [the] sacrifice and to be [the] conspiracy strong and [the] people to go: continue and many with Absalom
While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's advisor, asking him to come from Giloh, the town where he lived. The conspiracy grew stronger, and Absalom's followers went on increasing.
13 and to come (in): come [the] to tell to(wards) David to/for to say to be heart man Israel after Absalom
A messenger came to tell David, “Absalom has the loyalty of the men of Israel.”
14 and to say David to/for all servant/slave his which with him in/on/with Jerusalem to arise: rise and to flee for not to be to/for us survivor from face: before Absalom to hasten to/for to go: went lest to hasten and to overtake us and to banish upon us [obj] [the] distress: harm and to smite [the] city to/for lip: edge sword
David said to all the officials with him in Jerusalem, “Quick! Let's go! Otherwise we won't be able to get away from Absalom! We must leave immediately, or he will soon catch up with us, attack us, and kill the people here in the city.”
15 and to say servant/slave [the] king to(wards) [the] king like/as all which to choose lord my [the] king behold servant/slave your
“Whatever Your Majesty decides, we'll do what you want,” the king's servants replied.
16 and to come out: come [the] king and all house: home his in/on/with foot his and to leave: forsake [the] king [obj] ten woman: wife concubine to/for to keep: obey [the] house: home
The king set off with his whole household following him, but he left behind ten concubines to look after the palace.
17 and to come out: come [the] king and all [the] people in/on/with foot his and to stand: stand house: home [the] distance
The king left with all his soldiers following him. He stopped at the last house,
18 and all servant/slave his to pass upon hand: themselves his and all [the] Cherethite and all [the] Pelethite and all [the] Gittite six hundred man which to come (in): come in/on/with foot his from Gath to pass upon face: before [the] king
and all his men marched past him, including all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had come with him from Gath.
19 and to say [the] king to(wards) Ittai [the] Gittite to/for what? to go: went also you(m. s.) with us to return: return and to dwell with [the] king for foreign you(m. s.) and also to reveal: remove you(m. s.) to/for place your
The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why are you coming with us too? Go back and stay with the new king, because you are a foreigner and an exile a long way from home.
20 yesterday to come (in): come you and [the] day (to shake you *QK) with us to/for to go: went and I to go: went upon which I to go: went to return: return and to return: return [obj] brother: male-sibling your with you kindness and truth: faithful
You only just got here, so why should I make you wander around with us now when I don't even know where I am going? Go back and take your men with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”
21 and to answer Ittai [obj] [the] king and to say alive LORD and alive lord my [the] king that if: except if: except in/on/with place which to be there lord my [the] king if to/for death if to/for life for there to be servant/slave your
But Ittai answered the king, “As the Lord lives, and as Your Majesty lives, wherever Your Majesty may be, whether dead or alive, that's where your servant will be!”
22 and to say David to(wards) Ittai to go: went and to pass and to pass Ittai [the] Gittite and all human his and all [the] child which with him
“Go ahead, march on!” David replied. Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the families that were with him.
23 and all [the] land: country/planet to weep voice great: large and all [the] people to pass and [the] king to pass in/on/with torrent: river Kidron and all [the] people to pass upon face: surface way: direction [obj] [the] wilderness
All the people in the countryside were crying aloud as everyone with David passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley with the king on the way toward the wilderness.
24 and behold also Zadok and all [the] Levi with him to lift: bear [obj] ark covenant [the] God and to pour: set down [obj] ark [the] God and to ascend: rise Abiathar till to finish all [the] people to/for to pass from [the] city
Zadok was there too, and all the Levites were with him, carrying the Ark of God's Agreement. They set down the Ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until everyone had left the city.
25 and to say [the] king to/for Zadok to return: return [obj] ark [the] God [the] city if to find favor in/on/with eye: appearance LORD and to return: return me and to see: see me [obj] him and [obj] pasture his
Then the king told Zadok, “Take the Ark of God back to the city. If I find the Lord approves of me, he will bring me back and let me see both the Ark and his Tent again.
26 and if thus to say not to delight in in/on/with you look! I to make: do to/for me like/as as which be pleasing in/on/with eye: appearance his
But if he says, ‘I'm not happy with you,’ then here I stand. Let him do to me whatever he thinks best.”
27 and to say [the] king to(wards) Zadok [the] priest to see: seer you(m. s.) to return: return [emph?] [the] city in/on/with peace and Ahimaaz son: child your and Jonathan son: child Abiathar two son: child your with you
The king also told Zadok the priest, “You understand the situation, don't you? Go back to the city safely with your son Ahimaaz, and also Jonathan, son of Abiathar. You and Abiathar take both of your sons back with you.
28 to see: behold! I to delay (in/on/with plain *QK) [the] wilderness till to come (in): come word from from with you to/for to tell to/for me
I'll wait at the fords of the wilderness until I hear from you.”
29 and to return: return Zadok and Abiathar [obj] ark [the] God Jerusalem and to dwell there
Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to Jerusalem and remained there.
30 and David to ascend: rise in/on/with ascent [the] (Mount of) Olives to ascend: rise and to weep and head to/for him to cover and he/she/it to go: went barefoot and all [the] people which with him to cover man: anyone head his and to ascend: rise to ascend: rise and to weep
David went on his way up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he did so. He had his head covered, and walked barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads, weeping as they went along.
31 and David to tell to/for to say Ahithophel in/on/with to conspire with Absalom and to say David be foolish please [obj] counsel Ahithophel LORD
David was told, “Ahithophel is one of the people conspiring with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, please make Ahithophel's advice worthless.”
32 and to be David to come (in): come till [the] head: top which to bow there to/for God and behold to/for to encounter: meet him Hushai [the] Archite to tear tunic his and land: soil upon head his
When David arrived at the top of the Mount of Olives, where people worshiped God, there to meet him was Hushai the Archite, with his robe torn and with dust on his head.
33 and to say to/for him David if to pass with me and to be upon me to/for burden
David told him, “If you come with me, you'll only be a burden to me,
34 and if [the] city to return: return and to say to/for Absalom servant/slave your I [the] king to be servant/slave father your and I from the past and now and I servant/slave your and to break to/for me [obj] counsel Ahithophel
but if you go back to the city and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, Your Majesty! Formerly I worked for your father, but now I'll work for you,’ then you can block Ahithophel's advice for me.
35 and not with you there Zadok and Abiathar [the] priest and to be all [the] word which to hear: hear from house: home [the] king to tell to/for Zadok and to/for Abiathar [the] priest
Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there too. Tell them everything you hear in the king's palace.
36 behold there with them two son: child their Ahimaaz to/for Zadok and Jonathan to/for Abiathar and to send: depart in/on/with hand: by their to(wards) me all word which to hear: hear
Their two sons, Ahimaaz and Jonathan, are there with them. Send them to me so they can tell me everything you hear.”
37 and to come (in): come Hushai friend David [the] city and Absalom to come (in): come Jerusalem
David's friend Hushai arrived back in Jerusalem at the same time Absalom was entering the city.
