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2 Samuel 14

The Woman of Tekoa

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Now Joabh3097 the sonh1121 of Zeruiahh6870 perceivedh3045 that  athe king'sh4428 hearth3820 was inclined towardh5921 Absalomh53.

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So Joabh3097 senth7971 to  aTekoah8620 and  1broughth3947 a wiseh2450 womanh802 from thereh8033 and saidh559 to her, "Pleaseh4994 pretendh56 to be a mournerh56, and puth3847 on mourningh60 garmentsh899b nowh4994, and do not  banointh5480a yourself with oilh8081, but be like a womanh802 who has been mourningh56 for the deadh4191 manyh7227a daysh3117;

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then goh935 to the kingh4428 and speakh1696 to him in thish2088 mannerh1697." So Joabh3097 puth7760  athe wordsh1697 in her mouthh6310.

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Now when the womanh802 of Tekoah8621  1spokeh559 to the kingh4428, she fellh5307 on her faceh639 to the groundh776 and  aprostratedh7812 herself and saidh559, " bHelph3467, O kingh4428."

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The kingh4428 saidh559 to her, "Whath4100 is your trouble?" And she  1answeredh559, "Trulyh61 I am a widowh490, for my husbandh376 is deadh4191.

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"Your maidservanth8198 had twoh8147 sonsh1121, but the twoh8147 of them struggledh5327b togetherh5327b in the fieldh7704, and thereh369 was noh369  1oneh369 to separateh5337 them, so oneh259 struckh5221 the otherh259 and killedh4191 him.

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"Now beholdh2009,  athe wholeh3605 familyh4940 has risenh6965 againsth5921 your maidservanth8198, and they sayh559, `Handh5414 overh5414 the one who struckh5221 his brotherh251, that we may puth4191 him to deathh4191 for the lifeh5315 of his brotherh251 whomh834 he killedh2026,  band destroyh8045 the heirh3423 alsoh1571.' Thus they will extinguishh3518 my coalh1513 whichh834 is lefth7604, so as to  1leaveh7760 my husbandh376 neitherh1115 nameh8034 norh1115 remnanth7611 on the faceh6440 of the earthh127."

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Then the kingh4428 saidh559 to the womanh802, "Goh1980 to your househ1004, and I will giveh6680 ordersh6680 concerningh5921 you."

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The womanh802 of Tekoah8621 saidh559 to the kingh4428, "O my lordh113, the kingh4428,  athe iniquityh5771 is on me and my father'sh1 househ1004, but  bthe kingh4428 and his throneh3678 are guiltlessh5355a."

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So the kingh4428 saidh559, "Whoever speaksh1696 to you, bringh935 him to me, and he will not touchh5060 you anymoreh3254h5750."

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Then she saidh559, "Pleaseh4994 let the kingh4428 rememberh2142 the LORDh3068 your Godh430,  aso that the avengerh1350 of bloodh1818 will not continueh7235a to destroyh7843, otherwiseh3808 they will destroyh8045 my sonh1121." And he saidh559, " bAs the LORDh3068 livesh2416a, not one hairh8185 of your sonh1121 shall fallh5307 to the groundh776."

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Then the womanh802 saidh559, "Pleaseh4994 let your maidservanth8198 speakh1696 a wordh1697 to my lordh113 the kingh4428." And he saidh559, "Speakh1696."

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The womanh802 saidh559, " aWhyh4100 then have you plannedh2803 suchh2088 a thingh2088 againsth5921 the peopleh5971a of Godh430? For in speakingh1696 thish2088 wordh1697 the kingh4428 is as oneh818 whoh818 is guiltyh818, in that the kingh4428 does not bringh7725 backh7725  bhis banishedh5080 oneh5080.

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"For  awe will surelyh4191 dieh4191 and are  blike waterh4325 spilledh5064 on the groundh776 whichh834 cannoth3808 be gatheredh622 up again. Yet Godh430 does not takeh5375 away lifeh5315, but plansh2803  1waysh4284 so that  cthe banishedh5080 oneh5080 will not be casth5080 out from him.

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"Nowh6258  1the reasonh834 I have comeh935 to speakh1696 thish2088 wordh1697 to my lordh113 the kingh4428 is that the peopleh5971a have madeh3372a me afraidh3372a; so your maidservanth8198 saidh559, `Let me nowh4994 speakh1696 to the kingh4428, perhapsh194 the kingh4428 will performh6213a the  2requesth1697 of his maidservanth519.

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`For the kingh4428 will hearh8085  1and deliverh5337 his maidservanth519 from the  2handh3709 of the manh376 who would destroyh8045  3bothh3162 me and my sonh1121 from  athe inheritanceh5159 of Godh430.'

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"Then your maidservanth8198 saidh559, `Pleaseh4994 let the wordh1697 of my lordh113 the kingh4428 be  1comfortingh4496, for as  athe angelh4397 of Godh430, soh3651 is my lordh113 the kingh4428 to discernh8085 goodh2896b and evilh7451b. And may the LORDh3068 your Godh430 be with you.' "

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Then the kingh4428 answeredh6030a and saidh559 to the womanh802, "Pleaseh4994 do not hideh3582 anythingh1697 from me that I am about to askh7592 you." And the womanh802 saidh559, "Let my lordh113 the kingh4428 pleaseh4994 speakh1696."

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So the kingh4428 saidh559, "Is the handh3027 of Joabh3097 with you in allh3605 thish2088?" And the womanh802 repliedh6030a, "As your soulh5315 livesh2416a, my lordh113 the kingh4428, noh518 one can turnh3231 to the righth3231 or to the lefth8041 from anythingh3605 that my lordh113 the kingh4428 has spokenh1696. Indeedh3588, it was  ayour servanth5650 Joabh3097 whoh1931 commandedh6680 me, and it was he who puth7760 allh3605 theseh428 wordsh1697 in the mouthh6310 of your maidservanth8198;

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in orderh5668 to changeh5437 the appearanceh6440 of thingsh1697 your servanth5650 Joabh3097 has doneh6213a thish2088 thingh1697. But my lordh113 is wiseh2450,  alike the wisdomh2451 of the angelh4397 of Godh430, to knowh3045 allh3605 that is in the earthh776."

Absalom Is Recalled

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Then the kingh4428 saidh559 to Joabh3097, "Beholdh2009 nowh4994,  aI will surely doh6213a thish2088 thingh1697; goh1980 therefore, bringh7725 backh7725 the youngh5288 manh5288 Absalomh53."

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Joabh3097 fellh5307 on his faceh6440 to the groundh776, prostratedh7812 himself and blessedh1288 the kingh4428; then Joabh3097 saidh559, "Todayh3117 your servanth5650 knowsh3045 that I have foundh4672 favorh2580 in your sighth5869, O my lordh113, the kingh4428, in that the kingh4428 has performedh6213a the  1requesth1697 of his servanth5650."

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So Joabh3097 aroseh6965 and wenth1980 to  aGeshurh1650 and broughth935 Absalomh53 to Jerusalemh3389.

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However the kingh4428 saidh559, "Let him turnh5437 to  ahis own househ1004, and let him not seeh7200 my faceh6440." So Absalomh53 turnedh5437 to his own househ1004 and did not seeh7200 the king'sh4428 faceh6440.

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Now in allh3605 Israelh3478 was noh3808 oneh376 as handsomeh3303 as Absalomh53, so highlyh3966 praisedh1984b;  afrom the soleh3709 of his footh7272 to the crownh6936 of his headh6936 there was noh3808 defecth4140b in him.

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When he  acuth1548 the hair of his headh7218 (and it was at the endh7093 of every yearh3117 that he cuth1548 it, for it was heavyh3515 on him so he cuth1548 it), he weighedh8254 the hairh8181 of his headh7218 at 200h3967 shekelsh8255 by the king'sh4428 weighth68.

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 aTo Absalomh53 there were bornh3205 threeh7969 sonsh1121, and oneh259 daughterh1323 whose nameh8034 was  bTamarh8559; she was a womanh802 of beautifulh3303 appearanceh4758.

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Now Absalomh53 livedh3427 two fullh3117 yearsh8141 in Jerusalemh3389,  aand did not seeh7200 the king'sh4428 faceh6440.

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Then Absalomh53 senth7971 for Joabh3097, to sendh7971 him to the kingh4428, but he wouldh14 not comeh935 to him. So he senth7971 againh5750 a secondh8145 timeh8145, but he wouldh14 not comeh935.

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Therefore he saidh559 to his servantsh5650, "Seeh7200,  aJoab'sh3097  1fieldh2513a is nexth413 to mine, and he has barleyh8184 thereh8033; goh1980 and seth3341 it on fireh784." So Absalom'sh53 servantsh5650 seth3341 the  1fieldh2513a on fireh784.

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Then Joabh3097 aroseh6965, cameh935 to Absalomh53 at his househ1004 and saidh559 to him, "Whyh4100 have your servantsh5650 seth3341 my  1fieldh2513a on fireh784?"

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Absalomh53  1answeredh559 Joabh3097, "Beholdh2009, I senth7971 for you, sayingh559, `Comeh935 hereh2008, that I may sendh7971 you to the kingh4428, to sayh559, "Whyh4100 have I comeh935 from Geshurh1650? It would be betterh2896a for me stillh5750 to be thereh8033."' Nowh6258 therefore, let me seeh7200 the king'sh4428 faceh6440,  aand ifh518 thereh3426 is iniquityh5771 in me, let him puth4191 me to deathh4191."

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So when Joabh3097 cameh935 to the kingh4428 and toldh5046 him, he calledh7121 for Absalomh53. Thus he cameh935 to the kingh4428 and prostratedh7812 himself on his faceh639 to the groundh776 beforeh6440 the kingh4428, and  athe kingh4428 kissedh5401a Absalomh53.



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