1 Not long after that, Ahithophelsaid to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and tonight I will set out after David. 2 I will attack him while he is tired and discouraged. He will be frightened, and all his men will run away. I will kill only the king 3 and then bring back all his men to you, like a bride returning to her husband. You want to kill only one man;17.3: One ancient translation like a bride … only one man; Hebrew like the return of the whole, so is the man you seek.the rest of the people will be safe." 4 This seemed like good advice to Absalomand all the Israelite leaders.
5 Absalomsaid, "Now call Hushai, and let us hear what he has to say." 6 When Hushaiarrived, Absalomsaid to him, "This is the advice that Ahithophelhas given us; shall we follow it? If not, you tell us what to do."
7 Hushaianswered, "The advice Ahithophelgave you this time is no good. 8 You know that your father David and his men are hard fighters and that they are as fierce as a mother bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier and does not stay with his men at night. 9 Right now he is probably hiding in a cave or some other place. As soon as David attacks your men, whoever hears about it will say that your men have been defeated. 10 Then even the bravest men, as fearless as lions, will be afraid because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great soldier and that his men are hard fighters. 11 My advice is that you bring all the Israelites together from one end of the country to the other, as many as the grains of sand on the seashore, and that you lead them personally in battle. 12 We will find David wherever he is, and attack him before he knows what’s happening. Neither he nor any of his men will survive. 13 If he retreats into a city, our people will all bring ropes and just pull the city17.13: Some ancient translations the city; Hebrew him.into the valley below. Not a single stone will be left there on top of the hill."
14 Absalomand all the Israelites said, "Hushai’s advice is better than Ahithophel’s." The Lordhad decided that Ahithophel’s good advice would not be followed, so that disaster would come on Absalom.
David Is Warned and Escapes
15 Then Hushaitold the priests Zadokand Abiatharwhat advice he had given to Absalomand the Israelite leaders and what advice Ahithophelhad given. 16 Hushai added, "Quick, now! Send a message to Davidnot to spend the night at the river crossings in the wilderness, but to cross the Jordanat once, so that he and his men won’t all be caught and killed."
17 Abiathar’s son Jonathanand Zadok’s son Ahimaazwere waiting at the spring of Enrogel, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, because they did not dare be seen entering the city. A servant woman would regularly go and tell them what was happening, and then they would go and tell King David. 18 But one day a boy happened to see them, and he told Absalom; so they hurried off to hide in the house of a certain man in Bahurim. He had a well near his house, and they got down in it. 19 The man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the opening of the well and scattered grain over it, so that no one would notice anything. 20 Absalom’s officials came to the house and asked the woman, "Where are Ahimaazand Jonathan?"
"They crossed the river," she answered.
The men looked for them but could not find them, and so they returned to Jerusalem. 21 After they left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan came up out of the well and went and reported to King David. They told him what Ahithophelhad planned against him and said, "Hurry up and cross the river." 22 So Davidand his men started crossing the Jordan, and by daybreak they had all gone across.
23 When Ahithophelsaw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. After putting his affairs in order, he hanged himself. He was buried in the family grave.
24 Davidhad reached the town of Mahanaimby the time Absalomand the Israelites had crossed the Jordan. ( 25 Absalomhad put Amasain command of the army in the place of Joab. Amasawas the son of Jetherthe Ishmaelite;17.25: One ancient translation (and see 1 Ch 2.17) Ishmaelite; Hebrew Israelite.his mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahashand the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.) 26 Absalomand his men camped in the land of Gilead.
27 When Davidarrived at Mahanaim, he was met by Shobison of Nahash, from the city of Rabbahin Ammon, and by Machirson of Ammiel, from Lodebar, and by Barzillai, from Rogelimin Gilead. 28,29 They brought bowls, clay pots, and bedding, and also food for Davidand his men: wheat, barley, meal, roasted grain, beans, peas,17.28-29: Some ancient translations peas; Hebrew peas and roasted grain.honey, cheese, cream, and some sheep. They knew that Davidand his men would get hungry, thirsty, and tired in the wilderness.
Pessoa
Tribo de Judah
Absalom
אַבְשָׁלוֹםavəsalom
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, escaped the massacre of the priests of Nob and served David as priest; Solomon removed him from office for supporting Adonijah (1 Kings 2:27).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
En-rogel is a spring where Jonathan and Ahimaaz waited for word from a female servant so they could inform King David; nearby, Adonijah sacrificed sheep and cattle. It was on the boundary of the territory of Judah (2 Samuel 17:17).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Mahanaim is the city of the tribe of Gad where Abner brought Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and where David stayed, provided for by Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Samuel 19:32).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Amasa was the commander whom Absalom appointed instead of Joab and to whom David promised the same post; the son of Jether and Abigail, he was killed by Joab with a dagger (2 Samuel 20:10).
Amasa was the commander whom Absalom appointed instead of Joab and to whom David promised the same post; the son of Jether and Abigail, he was killed by Joab with a dagger (2 Samuel 20:10).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Mahanaim is the city of the tribe of Gad where Abner brought Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and where David stayed, provided for by Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Samuel 19:32).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).