2 Samuel 19

And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king acovered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, bO my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; 6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well. 7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, cthere will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now. 8 Then the king arose, and sat din the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: efor Israel had fled every man to his tent.

9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, gThe king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is ffled out of the land for Absalom. 10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?

11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. 12 Ye are my brethren, ye are hmy bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? 13 iAnd say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? jGod do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually kin the room of Joab. 14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, leven as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants. 15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to mGilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.

16 And nShimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and oZiba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king. 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan; 19 And said unto the king, rLet not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember qthat which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should ptake it to his heart. 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all sthe house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he tcursed the LORD'S anointed? 22 And David said, vWhat have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? ushall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel? 23 Therefore wthe king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

24 And xMephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, yWherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth? 26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. 27 And ahe hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; zbut my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes. 28 For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: byet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? 29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, cThou and Ziba divide the land. 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.

31 And dBarzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and ehe had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 35 I am this day ffourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I ghear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? 36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward? 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant hChimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.

39 And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king jkissed Barzillai, and iblessed him; and he returned unto his own place. 40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel. 41 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and khave brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan? 42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is lnear of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift? 43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten mparts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? nAnd the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 20

 
Cross Ref
4 a 1 Sam 4:12
2 Sam 15:30
 b 2 Sam 18:33
7 c Pro 14:28
8 d Rth 4:1
2 Sam 18:4
2 Sam 18:24
 e 1 Kin 12:16
2 Kin 14:12
9 f 2 Sam 15:14
 g 2 Sam 5:18
1 Sam 17:1
12 h Gen 2:23
Jdg 9:2
2 Sam 5:1
13 i 2 Sam 17:25
1 Chr 2:16-17
1 Chr 12:18
 j Rth 1:17
1 Kin 19:2
 k 2 Sam 3:29-30
2 Sam 8:16
14 l Act 4:32
Psa 110:2-3
Jdg 20:1
15 m Jos 5:9
1 Sam 11:14-15
16 n 2 Sam 16:5
17 o 2 Sam 9:2
2 Sam 9:10
2 Sam 16:1-2
19 p 2 Sam 13:33
 q Mat 5:25
Pro 28:13
2 Sam 16:5-6
 r 2 Cor 5:19
Rom 4:6,8
Psa 32:2
20 s 2 Sam 16:5
21 t Exo 22:28
1 Sam 24:6
2 Sam 16:5,7
2 Sam 16:13
Ecc 10:20
Act 23:5
2 Pet 2:10-11
22 u 1 Sam 11:13
 v Mat 8:29
2 Sam 16:10
1 Sam 26:8
23 w 1 Kin 2:8-9
1 Kin 2:37
1 Kin 2:46
24 x 2 Sam 9:6
25 y 2 Sam 16:17
27 z 2 Sam 14:20
2 Sam 14:17
1 Sam 29:9
 a Pro 21:6
Pro 6:16-17
Psa 101:7
Psa 63:11
Psa 15:3
2 Sam 16:3
28 b 2 Sam 9:7
2 Sam 9:10
2 Sam 9:13
29 c Pro 29:4
Psa 101
Psa 82:2
Deu 19:16-21
31 d 1 Kin 2:7
Ezr 2:61
Neh 7:63
32 e 2 Sam 17:27
35 f Psa 90:10
 g Ecc 12:3-6
37 h 1 Kin 2:7
Jer 41:17
39 i 1 Sam 2:20
Jos 22:6
Exo 39:43
Gen 14:19
 j Gen 31:55
41 k 2 Sam 19:15
42 l 2 Sam 19:12
Rth 4:12
Rth 4:18-22
1 Chr 2:3-15
Psa 78:68,70
Mat 1:1-6
43 m 1 Kin 11:30-31
 n Jdg 8:1