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1  And it was told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Joab,³⁰⁹⁷ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ weepeth¹⁰⁵⁸ and mourneth⁵⁶ for⁵⁹²¹ Absalom.⁵³

2  And the victory⁸⁶⁶⁸ that¹⁹⁶¹ day³¹¹⁷ was turned into mourning⁶⁰ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ the people:⁵⁹⁷¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ say⁵⁵⁹ that¹⁹³¹ day³¹¹⁷ how the king⁴⁴²⁸ was grieved⁶⁰⁸⁷ for⁵⁹²¹ his son.¹¹²¹

3  And the people⁵⁹⁷¹ got⁹³⁵ them by stealth¹⁵⁸⁹ that¹⁹³¹ day³¹¹⁷ into the city,⁵⁸⁹² as⁸³⁴ people⁵⁹⁷¹ being ashamed³⁶³⁷ steal away¹⁵⁸⁹ when they flee⁵¹²⁷ in battle.⁴⁴²¹

4  But the king⁴⁴²⁸ covered^{3813 853} his face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ cried²¹⁹⁹ with a loud¹⁴¹⁹ voice,⁶⁹⁶³ O my son¹¹²¹ Absalom,⁵³ O Absalom,⁵³ my son,¹¹²¹ my son!¹¹²¹

5  And Joab³⁰⁹⁷ came⁹³⁵ into the house¹⁰⁰⁴ to⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Thou hast shamed³⁰⁰¹ this day^{3117 853} the faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ of all³⁶⁰⁵ thy servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ which this day³¹¹⁷ have saved^{4422 853} thy life,⁵³¹⁵ and the lives⁵³¹⁵ of thy sons¹¹²¹ and of thy daughters,¹³²³ and the lives⁵³¹⁵ of thy wives,⁸⁰² and the lives⁵³¹⁵ of thy concubines;⁶³⁷⁰

6  In that thou lovest^{157 853} thine enemies,⁸¹³⁰ and hatest^{8130 853} thy friends.¹⁵⁷ For³⁵⁸⁸ thou hast declared⁵⁰⁴⁶ this day,³¹¹⁷ that³⁵⁸⁸ thou regardest neither³⁶⁹ princes⁸²⁶⁹ nor servants:⁵⁶⁵⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ this day³¹¹⁷ I perceive,³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ if³⁸⁶³ Absalom⁵³ had lived,²⁴¹⁶ and all³⁶⁰⁵ we had died⁴¹⁹¹ this day,³¹¹⁷ then²²⁷ it had pleased thee well.^{5869 3477}

7  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore arise,⁶⁹⁶⁵ go forth,³³¹⁸ and speak¹⁶⁹⁶ comfortably^{5921 3820} unto thy servants:⁵⁶⁵⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ I swear⁷⁶⁵⁰ by the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ if³⁵⁸⁸ thou go not forth,^{369 3318} there will not⁵¹⁸ tarry³⁸⁸⁵ one³⁷⁶ with⁸⁵⁴ thee this night:³⁹¹⁵ and that²⁰⁶³ will be worse⁷⁴⁸⁹ unto thee than all^{4480 3605} the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ that⁸³⁴ befell^{935 5921} thee from thy youth^{4480 5271} until⁵⁷⁰⁴ now.⁶²⁵⁸

8  Then the king⁴⁴²⁸ arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and sat³⁴²⁷ in the gate.⁸¹⁷⁹ And they told⁵⁰⁴⁶ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ doth sit³⁴²⁷ in the gate.⁸¹⁷⁹ And all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ came⁹³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king:⁴⁴²⁸ for Israel³⁴⁷⁸ had fled⁵¹²⁷ every man³⁷⁶ to his tent.¹⁶⁸

9  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ were¹⁹⁶¹ at strife¹⁷⁷⁷ throughout all³⁶⁰⁵ the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ The king⁴⁴²⁸ saved⁵³³⁷ us out of the hand^{4480 3709} of our enemies,³⁴¹ and he¹⁹³¹ delivered⁴⁴²² us out of the hand^{4480 3709} of the Philistines;⁶⁴³⁰ and now⁶²⁵⁸ he is fled¹²⁷² out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the land⁷⁷⁶ for^{4480 5921} Absalom.⁵³

10  And Absalom,⁵³ whom⁸³⁴ we anointed⁴⁸⁸⁶ over⁵⁹²¹ us, is dead⁴¹⁹¹ in battle.⁴⁴²¹ Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore why⁴¹⁰⁰ speak²⁷⁹⁰ ye⁸⁵⁹ not a word of bringing^{7725 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ back?

11  And king⁴⁴²⁸ David¹⁷³² sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to⁴¹³ Zadok⁶⁶⁵⁹ and to⁴¹³ Abiathar⁵⁴ the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto⁴¹³ the elders²²⁰⁵ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Why⁴¹⁰⁰ are¹⁹⁶¹ ye the last³¹⁴ to bring^{7725 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ back to⁴¹³ his house?¹⁰⁰⁴ seeing the speech¹⁶⁹⁷ of all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ is come⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ even to⁴¹³ his house.¹⁰⁰⁴

12  Ye⁸⁵⁹ are my brethren,²⁵¹ ye⁸⁵⁹ are my bones⁶¹⁰⁶ and my flesh:¹³²⁰ wherefore⁴¹⁰⁰ then are¹⁹⁶¹ ye the last³¹⁴ to bring back^{7725 853} the king?⁴⁴²⁸

13  And say⁵⁵⁹ ye to Amasa,⁶⁰²¹ Art thou⁸⁵⁹ not³⁸⁰⁸ of my bone,⁶¹⁰⁶ and of my flesh?¹³²⁰ God⁴³⁰ do⁶²¹³ so³⁵⁴¹ to me, and more³²⁵⁴ also,³⁵⁴¹ if⁵¹⁸ thou be¹⁹⁶¹ not³⁸⁰⁸ captain⁸²⁶⁹ of the host⁶⁶³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me continually^{3605 3117} in the room⁸⁴⁷⁸ of Joab.³⁰⁹⁷

14  And he bowed^{5186 853} the heart³⁸²⁴ of all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ even as the heart of one²⁵⁹ man;³⁷⁶ so that they sent⁷⁹⁷¹ this word unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ Return⁷⁷²⁵ thou,⁸⁵⁹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ thy servants.⁵⁶⁵⁰

15  So the king⁴⁴²⁸ returned,⁷⁷²⁵ and came⁹³⁵ to⁵⁷⁰⁴ Jordan.³³⁸³ And Judah³⁰⁶³ came⁹³⁵ to Gilgal,¹⁵³⁷ to go¹⁹⁸⁰ to meet⁷¹²⁵ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ to conduct the king over^{5674 853 4428 853} Jordan.³³⁸³

16  And Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Gera,¹⁶¹⁷ a Benjamite,¹¹⁴⁵ which⁸³⁴ was of Bahurim,^{4480 980} hasted⁴¹¹⁶ and came down³³⁸¹ with⁵⁹⁷³ the men³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ to meet⁷¹²⁵ king⁴⁴²⁸ David.¹⁷³²

17  And there were a thousand⁵⁰⁵ men³⁷⁶ of Benjamin^{4480 1144} with⁵⁹⁷³ him, and Ziba⁶⁷¹⁷ the servant⁵²⁸⁸ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ and his fifteen^{2568 6240} sons¹¹²¹ and his twenty⁶²⁴² servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ with⁸⁵⁴ him; and they went over⁶⁷⁴³ Jordan³³⁸³ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

18  And there went over⁵⁶⁷⁴ a ferry boat⁵⁶⁷⁹ to carry over^{5674 853} the king's⁴⁴²⁸ household,¹⁰⁰⁴ and to do⁶²¹³ what he thought⁵⁸⁶⁹ good.²⁸⁹⁶ And Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Gera¹⁶¹⁷ fell down⁵³⁰⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ as he was come over⁵⁶⁷⁴ Jordan;³³⁸³

19  And said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ Let not⁴⁰⁸ my lord¹¹³ impute²⁸⁰³ iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ unto me, neither⁴⁰⁸ do thou remember^{2142 853} that which⁸³⁴ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ did perversely⁵⁷⁵³ the day³¹¹⁷ that⁸³⁴ my lord¹¹³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ went out³³¹⁸ of Jerusalem,^{4480 3389} that the king⁴⁴²⁸ should take⁷⁷⁶⁰ it to⁴¹³ his heart.³⁸²⁰

20  For³⁵⁸⁸ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ doth know³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ I⁵⁸⁹ have sinned:²³⁹⁸ therefore, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ I am come⁹³⁵ the first⁷²²³ this day³¹¹⁷ of all³⁶⁰⁵ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Joseph³¹³⁰ to go down³³⁸¹ to meet⁷¹²⁵ my lord¹¹³ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

21  But Abishai⁵² the son¹¹²¹ of Zeruiah⁶⁸⁷⁰ answered⁶⁰³⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Shall not³⁸⁰⁸ Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ be put to death⁴¹⁹¹ for⁸⁴⁷⁸ this,²⁰⁶³ because³⁵⁸⁸ he cursed^{7043 853} the LORD's³⁰⁶⁸ anointed?⁴⁸⁹⁹

22  And David¹⁷³² said,⁵⁵⁹ What⁴¹⁰⁰ have I to do with you, ye sons¹¹²¹ of Zeruiah,⁶⁸⁷⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ ye should this day³¹¹⁷ be¹⁹⁶¹ adversaries⁷⁸⁵⁴ unto me? shall there any man³⁷⁶ be put to death⁴¹⁹¹ this day³¹¹⁷ in Israel?³⁴⁷⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ do not³⁸⁰⁸ I know³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ I⁵⁸⁹ am this day³¹¹⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ Israel?³⁴⁷⁸

23  Therefore the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Shimei,⁸⁰⁹⁶ Thou shalt not³⁸⁰⁸ die.⁴¹⁹¹ And the king⁴⁴²⁸ swore⁷⁶⁵⁰ unto him.

24  And Mephibosheth⁴⁶⁴⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ came down³³⁸¹ to meet⁷¹²⁵ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and had neither³⁸⁰⁸ dressed⁶²¹³ his feet,⁷²⁷² nor³⁸⁰⁸ trimmed⁶²¹³ his beard,⁸²²² nor³⁸⁰⁸ washed³⁵²⁶ his clothes,⁸⁹⁹ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ the day³¹¹⁷ the king⁴⁴²⁸ departed¹⁹⁸⁰ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ the day³¹¹⁷ he came⁹³⁵ again in peace.⁷⁹⁶⁵

25  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when³⁵⁸⁸ he was come⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ to meet⁷¹²⁵ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ that the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Wherefore⁴¹⁰⁰ wentest¹⁹⁸⁰ not³⁸⁰⁸ thou with⁵⁹⁷³ me, Mephibosheth?⁴⁶⁴⁸

26  And he answered,⁵⁵⁹ My lord,¹¹³ O king,⁴⁴²⁸ my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ deceived⁷⁴¹¹ me: for³⁵⁸⁸ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ said,⁵⁵⁹ I will saddle²²⁸⁰ me an ass,²⁵⁴³ that I may ride⁷³⁹² thereon,⁵⁹²¹ and go¹⁹⁸⁰ to⁸⁵⁴ the king;⁴⁴²⁸ because³⁵⁸⁸ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ is lame.⁶⁴⁵⁵

27  And he hath slandered⁷²⁷⁰ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ unto⁴¹³ my lord¹¹³ the king;⁴⁴²⁸ but my lord¹¹³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ is as an angel⁴³⁹⁷ of God:⁴³⁰ do⁶²¹³ therefore what is good²⁸⁹⁶ in thine eyes.⁵⁸⁶⁹

28  For³⁵⁸⁸ all³⁶⁰⁵ of my father's¹ house¹⁰⁰⁴ were¹⁹⁶¹ but^{3588 518} dead⁴¹⁹⁴ men³⁷⁶ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ my lord¹¹³ the king:⁴⁴²⁸ yet didst thou set^{7896 853} thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ among them that did eat³⁹⁸ at thine own table.⁷⁹⁷⁹ What⁴¹⁰⁰ right⁶⁶⁶⁶ therefore have³⁴²⁶ I yet⁵⁷⁵⁹ to cry²¹⁹⁹ any more⁵⁷⁵⁰ unto⁴¹³ the king?⁴⁴²⁸

29  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Why⁴¹⁰⁰ speakest¹⁶⁹⁶ thou any more⁵⁷⁵⁰ of thy matters?¹⁶⁹⁷ I have said,⁵⁵⁹ Thou⁸⁵⁹ and Ziba⁶⁷¹⁷ divide^{2505 853} the land.⁷⁷⁰⁴

30  And Mephibosheth⁴⁶⁴⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ Yea,¹⁵⁷¹ let him take^{3947 853} all,³⁶⁰⁵ forasmuch^{310 834} as my lord¹¹³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ is come again⁹³⁵ in peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ unto⁴¹³ his own house.¹⁰⁰⁴

31  And Barzillai¹²⁷¹ the Gileadite¹⁵⁶⁹ came down³³⁸¹ from Rogelim,^{4480 7274} and went over⁵⁶⁷⁴ Jordan³³⁸³ with⁸⁵⁴ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ to conduct him over^{7971 853} Jordan.³³⁸³

32  Now Barzillai¹²⁷¹ was a very³⁹⁶⁶ aged²²⁰⁴ man, even fourscore⁸⁰⁸⁴ years⁸¹⁴¹ old:¹¹²¹ and he¹⁹³¹ had provided ⁸⁵³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of sustenance³⁵⁵⁷ while he lay⁷⁸⁷¹ at Mahanaim;⁴²⁶⁶ for³⁵⁸⁸ he¹⁹³¹ was a very³⁹⁶⁶ great¹⁴¹⁹ man.³⁷⁶

33  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Barzillai,¹²⁷¹ Come⁵⁶⁷⁴ thou⁸⁵⁹ over with⁸⁵⁴ me, and I will feed³⁵⁵⁷ thee with⁵⁹⁷³ me in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

34  And Barzillai¹²⁷¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ How⁴¹⁰⁰ long^{3117 8141} have I to live,²⁴¹⁶ that³⁵⁸⁸ I should go up⁵⁹²⁷ with⁸⁵⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ unto Jerusalem?³³⁸⁹

35  I⁵⁹⁵ am this day³¹¹⁷ fourscore⁸⁰⁸⁴ years⁸¹⁴¹ old:¹¹²¹ and can I discern³⁰⁴⁵ between⁹⁹⁶ good²⁸⁹⁶ and evil?⁷⁴⁵¹ can⁵¹⁸ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ taste^{2938 853} what⁸³⁴ I eat³⁹⁸ or what⁸³⁴ I drink?⁸³⁵⁴ can⁵¹⁸ I hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ any more⁵⁷⁵⁰ the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of singing men⁷⁸⁹¹ and singing women?⁷⁸⁹¹ wherefore⁴¹⁰⁰ then should thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ be¹⁹⁶¹ yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ a burden⁴⁸⁵³ unto⁴¹³ my lord¹¹³ the king?⁴⁴²⁸

36  Thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ will go a little way over^{5674 4592 853} Jordan³³⁸³ with⁸⁵⁴ the king:⁴⁴²⁸ and why⁴¹⁰⁰ should the king⁴⁴²⁸ recompense¹⁵⁸⁰ it me with such²⁰⁶³ a reward?¹⁵⁷⁸

37  Let thy servant,⁵⁶⁵⁰ I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ turn back again,⁷⁷²⁵ that I may die⁴¹⁹¹ in mine own city,⁵⁸⁹² and be buried by⁵⁹⁷³ the grave⁶⁹¹³ of my father¹ and of my mother.⁵¹⁷ But behold²⁰⁰⁹ thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ Chimham;³⁶⁴³ let him go over⁵⁶⁷⁴ with⁵⁹⁷³ my lord¹¹³ the king;⁴⁴²⁸ and do⁶²¹³ to him ⁸⁵³ what⁸³⁴ shall seem⁵⁸⁶⁹ good²⁸⁹⁶ unto thee.

38  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ answered,⁵⁵⁹ Chimham³⁶⁴³ shall go over⁵⁶⁷⁴ with⁸⁵⁴ me, and I⁵⁸⁹ will do⁶²¹³ to him ⁸⁵³ that which shall seem⁵⁸⁶⁹ good²⁸⁹⁶ unto thee: and whatsoever^{834 3605} thou shalt require⁹⁷⁷ of⁵⁹²¹ me, that will I do⁶²¹³ for thee.

39  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ went over^{5674 853} Jordan.³³⁸³ And when the king⁴⁴²⁸ was come over,⁵⁶⁷⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ kissed⁵⁴⁰¹ Barzillai,¹²⁷¹ and blessed¹²⁸⁸ him; and he returned⁷⁷²⁵ unto his own place.⁴⁷²⁵

40  Then the king⁴⁴²⁸ went on⁵⁶⁷⁴ to Gilgal,¹⁵³⁷ and Chimham³⁶⁴³ went on⁵⁶⁷⁴ with⁵⁹⁷³ him: and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Judah³⁰⁶³ conducted^{5674 853} the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and also¹⁵⁷¹ half²⁶⁷⁷ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

41  And, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ came⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ Why⁴⁰⁶⁹ have our brethren²⁵¹ the men³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ stolen thee away,¹⁵⁸⁹ and have brought^{5674 853} the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and his household,¹⁰⁰⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁵ David's¹⁷³² men³⁷⁶ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, over ⁸⁵³ Jordan?³³⁸³

42  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ answered^{6030 5921} the men³⁷⁶ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ Because³⁵⁸⁸ the king⁴⁴²⁸ is near of kin⁷¹³⁸ to⁴¹³ us: wherefore^{4100 2088} then be ye angry²⁷³⁴ for⁵⁹²¹ this²⁰⁸⁸ matter?¹⁶⁹⁷ have we eaten at all^{398 398} of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ cost? or⁵¹⁸ hath he given us any gift?^{5379 5375}

43  And the men³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ answered^{6030 853} the men³⁷⁶ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and said,⁵⁵⁹ We have ten⁶²³⁵ parts³⁰²⁷ in the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and we⁵⁸⁹ have also¹⁵⁷¹ more right in David¹⁷³² than⁴⁴⁸⁰ ye: why⁴⁰⁶⁹ then did ye despise⁷⁰⁴³ us, that our advice¹⁶⁹⁷ should not³⁸⁰⁸ be¹⁹⁶¹ first⁷²²³ had in bringing back^{7725 853} our king?⁴⁴²⁸ And the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of the men³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ were fiercer⁷¹⁸⁵ than the words^{4480 1697} of the men³⁷⁶ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

Sep

1 καὶ ἐταράχθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον τῆς πύλης καὶ ἔκλαυσεν καὶ οὕτως εἶπεν ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτόν υἱέ μου Αβεσσαλωμ υἱέ μου υἱέ μου Αβεσσαλωμ τίς δῴη τὸν θάνατόν μου ἀντὶ σοῦ ἐγὼ ἀντὶ σοῦ Αβεσσαλωμ υἱέ μου υἱέ μου

2 καὶ ἀνηγγέλη τῷ Ιωαβ λέγοντες ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεὺς κλαίει καὶ πενθεῖ ἐπὶ Αβεσσαλωμ

3 καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ σωτηρία ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ εἰς πένθος παντὶ τῷ λαῷ ὅτι ἤκουσεν ὁ λαὸς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ λέγων ὅτι λυπεῖται ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ

4 καὶ διεκλέπτετο ὁ λαὸς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καθὼς διακλέπτεται ὁ λαὸς οἱ αἰσχυνόμενοι ἐν τῷ αὐτοὺς φεύγειν ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ

5 καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἔκρυψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔκραξεν ὁ βασιλεὺς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγων υἱέ μου Αβεσσαλωμ Αβεσσαλωμ υἱέ μου

6 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Ιωαβ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα εἰς τὸν οἶκον καὶ εἶπεν κατῄσχυνας σήμερον τὸ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν δούλων σου τῶν ἐξαιρουμένων σε σήμερον καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν τῶν υἱῶν σου καὶ τῶν θυγατέρων σου καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν τῶν γυναικῶν σου καὶ τῶν παλλακῶν σου

7 τοῦ ἀγαπᾶν τοὺς μισοῦντάς σε καὶ μισεῖν τοὺς ἀγαπῶντάς σε καὶ ἀνήγγειλας σήμερον ὅτι οὔκ εἰσιν οἱ ἄρχοντές σου οὐδὲ παῖδες ὅτι ἔγνωκα σήμερον ὅτι εἰ Αβεσσαλωμ ἔζη πάντες ἡμεῖς σήμερον νεκροί ὅτι τότε τὸ εὐθὲς ἦν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου

8 καὶ νῦν ἀναστὰς ἔξελθε καὶ λάλησον εἰς τὴν καρδίαν τῶν δούλων σου ὅτι ἐν κυρίῳ ὤμοσα ὅτι εἰ μὴ ἐκπορεύσῃ σήμερον εἰ αὐλισθήσεται ἀνὴρ μετὰ σοῦ τὴν νύκτα ταύτην καὶ ἐπίγνωθι σεαυτῷ καὶ κακόν σοι τοῦτο ὑπὲρ πᾶν τὸ κακὸν τὸ ἐπελθόν σοι ἐκ νεότητός σου ἕως τοῦ νῦν

9 καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν τῇ πύλῃ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἀνήγγειλαν λέγοντες ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεὺς κάθηται ἐν τῇ πύλῃ καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ Ισραηλ ἔφυγεν ἀνὴρ εἰς τὰ σκηνώματα αὐτοῦ

10 καὶ ἦν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς κρινόμενος ἐν πάσαις φυλαῖς Ισραηλ λέγοντες ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυιδ ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐξείλατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς ἀλλοφύλων καὶ νῦν πέφευγεν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ Αβεσσαλωμ

11 καὶ Αβεσσαλωμ ὃν ἐχρίσαμεν ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν ἀπέθανεν ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ καὶ νῦν ἵνα τί ὑμεῖς κωφεύετε τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι τὸν βασιλέα καὶ τὸ ῥῆμα παντὸς Ισραηλ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα

12 καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυιδ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς Σαδωκ καὶ πρὸς Αβιαθαρ τοὺς ἱερεῖς λέγων λαλήσατε πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους Ιουδα λέγοντες ἵνα τί γίνεσθε ἔσχατοι τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι τὸν βασιλέα εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ καὶ λόγος παντὸς Ισραηλ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα

13 ἀδελφοί μου ὑμεῖς ὀστᾶ μου καὶ σάρκες μου ὑμεῖς καὶ ἵνα τί γίνεσθε ἔσχατοι τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι τὸν βασιλέα εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

14 καὶ τῷ Αμεσσαϊ ἐρεῖτε οὐχὶ ὀστοῦν μου καὶ σάρξ μου σύ καὶ νῦν τάδε ποιήσαι μοι ὁ θεὸς καὶ τάδε προσθείη εἰ μὴ ἄρχων δυνάμεως ἔσῃ ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἀντὶ Ιωαβ

15 καὶ ἔκλινεν τὴν καρδίαν παντὸς ἀνδρὸς Ιουδα ὡς ἀνδρὸς ἑνός καὶ ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα λέγοντες ἐπιστράφητι σὺ καὶ πάντες οἱ δοῦλοί σου

16 καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἦλθεν ἕως τοῦ Ιορδάνου καὶ ἄνδρες Ιουδα ἦλθαν εἰς Γαλγαλα τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς ἀπαντὴν τοῦ βασιλέως διαβιβάσαι τὸν βασιλέα τὸν Ιορδάνην

17 καὶ ἐτάχυνεν Σεμεϊ υἱὸς Γηρα υἱοῦ τοῦ Ιεμενι ἐκ Βαουριμ καὶ κατέβη μετὰ ἀνδρὸς Ιουδα εἰς ἀπαντὴν τοῦ βασιλέως Δαυιδ

18 καὶ χίλιοι ἄνδρες μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ Βενιαμιν καὶ Σιβα τὸ παιδάριον τοῦ οἴκου Σαουλ καὶ δέκα πέντε υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἴκοσι δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεύθυναν τὸν Ιορδάνην ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ βασιλέως

19 καὶ ἐλειτούργησαν τὴν λειτουργίαν τοῦ διαβιβάσαι τὸν βασιλέα καὶ διέβη ἡ διάβασις ἐξεγεῖραι τὸν οἶκον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ εὐθὲς ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ Σεμεϊ υἱὸς Γηρα ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως διαβαίνοντος αὐτοῦ τὸν Ιορδάνην

20 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα μὴ διαλογισάσθω ὁ κύριός μου ἀνομίαν καὶ μὴ μνησθῇς ὅσα ἠδίκησεν ὁ παῖς σου ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ὁ κύριός μου ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐξεπορεύετο ἐξ Ιερουσαλημ τοῦ θέσθαι τὸν βασιλέα εἰς τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ

21 ὅτι ἔγνω ὁ δοῦλός σου ὅτι ἐγὼ ἥμαρτον καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἦλθον σήμερον πρότερος παντὸς οἴκου Ιωσηφ τοῦ καταβῆναι εἰς ἀπαντὴν τοῦ κυρίου μου τοῦ βασιλέως

22 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Αβεσσα υἱὸς Σαρουιας καὶ εἶπεν μὴ ἀντὶ τούτου οὐ θανατωθήσεται Σεμεϊ ὅτι κατηράσατο τὸν χριστὸν κυρίου

23 καὶ εἶπεν Δαυιδ τί ἐμοὶ καὶ ὑμῖν υἱοὶ Σαρουιας ὅτι γίνεσθέ μοι σήμερον εἰς ἐπίβουλον σήμερον οὐ θανατωθήσεταί τις ἀνὴρ ἐξ Ισραηλ ὅτι οὐκ οἶδα εἰ σήμερον βασιλεύω ἐγὼ ἐπὶ τὸν Ισραηλ

24 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Σεμεϊ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃς καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεύς

25 καὶ Μεμφιβοσθε υἱὸς Ιωναθαν υἱοῦ Σαουλ κατέβη εἰς ἀπαντὴν τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ οὐκ ἐθεράπευσεν τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ ὠνυχίσατο οὐδὲ ἐποίησεν τὸν μύστακα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔπλυνεν ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἧς ἀπῆλθεν ὁ βασιλεύς ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ἧς αὐτὸς παρεγένετο ἐν εἰρήνῃ

26 καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς Ιερουσαλημ εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεύς τί ὅτι οὐκ ἐπορεύθης μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ Μεμφιβοσθε

27 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Μεμφιβοσθε κύριέ μου βασιλεῦ ὁ δοῦλός μου παρελογίσατό με ὅτι εἶπεν ὁ παῖς σου αὐτῷ ἐπίσαξόν μοι τὴν ὄνον καὶ ἐπιβῶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν καὶ πορεύσομαι μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως ὅτι χωλὸς ὁ δοῦλός σου

28 καὶ μεθώδευσεν ἐν τῷ δούλῳ σου πρὸς τὸν κύριόν μου τὸν βασιλέα καὶ ὁ κύριός μου ὁ βασιλεὺς ὡς ἄγγελος τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ποίησον τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου

29 ὅτι οὐκ ἦν πᾶς ὁ οἶκος τοῦ πατρός μου ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ὅτι ἄνδρες θανάτου τῷ κυρίῳ μου τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ ἔθηκας τὸν δοῦλόν σου ἐν τοῖς ἐσθίουσιν τὴν τράπεζάν σου καὶ τί ἐστίν μοι ἔτι δικαίωμα καὶ τοῦ κεκραγέναι με ἔτι πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα

30 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεύς ἵνα τί λαλεῖς ἔτι τοὺς λόγους σου εἶπον σὺ καὶ Σιβα διελεῖσθε τὸν ἀγρόν

31 καὶ εἶπεν Μεμφιβοσθε πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καί γε τὰ πάντα λαβέτω μετὰ τὸ παραγενέσθαι τὸν κύριόν μου τὸν βασιλέα ἐν εἰρήνῃ εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

32 καὶ Βερζελλι ὁ Γαλααδίτης κατέβη ἐκ Ρωγελλιμ καὶ διέβη μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως τὸν Ιορδάνην ἐκπέμψαι αὐτὸν τὸν Ιορδάνην

33 καὶ Βερζελλι ἀνὴρ πρεσβύτερος σφόδρα υἱὸς ὀγδοήκοντα ἐτῶν καὶ αὐτὸς διέθρεψεν τὸν βασιλέα ἐν τῷ οἰκεῖν αὐτὸν ἐν Μαναϊμ ὅτι ἀνὴρ μέγας ἐστὶν σφόδρα

34 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Βερζελλι σὺ διαβήσῃ μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ καὶ διαθρέψω τὸ γῆράς σου μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ

35 καὶ εἶπεν Βερζελλι πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα πόσαι ἡμέραι ἐτῶν ζωῆς μου ὅτι ἀναβήσομαι μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως εἰς Ιερουσαλημ

36 υἱὸς ὀγδοήκοντα ἐτῶν ἐγώ εἰμι σήμερον μὴ γνώσομαι ἀνὰ μέσον ἀγαθοῦ καὶ κακοῦ ἢ γεύσεται ὁ δοῦλός σου ἔτι ὃ φάγομαι ἢ πίομαι ἢ ἀκούσομαι ἔτι φωνὴν ᾀδόντων καὶ ᾀδουσῶν ἵνα τί ἔσται ἔτι ὁ δοῦλός σου εἰς φορτίον ἐπὶ τὸν κύριόν μου τὸν βασιλέα

37 ὡς βραχὺ διαβήσεται ὁ δοῦλός σου τὸν Ιορδάνην μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ἵνα τί ἀνταποδίδωσίν μοι ὁ βασιλεὺς τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν ταύτην

38 καθισάτω δὴ ὁ δοῦλός σου καὶ ἀποθανοῦμαι ἐν τῇ πόλει μου παρὰ τῷ τάφῳ τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ τῆς μητρός μου καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ δοῦλός σου Χαμααμ διαβήσεται μετὰ τοῦ κυρίου μου τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ποίησον αὐτῷ τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου

39 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ διαβήτω Χαμααμ κἀγὼ ποιήσω αὐτῷ τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐκλέξῃ ἐπ᾽ ἐμοί ποιήσω σοι

40 καὶ διέβη πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τὸν Ιορδάνην καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς διέβη καὶ κατεφίλησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Βερζελλι καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτόν καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ

41 καὶ διέβη ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς Γαλγαλα καὶ Χαμααμ διέβη μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς Ιουδα διαβαίνοντες μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως καί γε τὸ ἥμισυ τοῦ λαοῦ Ισραηλ

42 καὶ ἰδοὺ πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ παρεγένοντο πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ εἶπον πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα τί ὅτι ἔκλεψάν σε οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν ἀνὴρ Ιουδα καὶ διεβίβασαν τὸν βασιλέα καὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ τὸν Ιορδάνην καὶ πάντες ἄνδρες Δαυιδ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

43 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ιουδα πρὸς ἄνδρα Ισραηλ καὶ εἶπαν διότι ἐγγίζει πρός με ὁ βασιλεύς καὶ ἵνα τί οὕτως ἐθυμώθης περὶ τοῦ λόγου τούτου μὴ βρώσει ἐφάγαμεν ἐκ τοῦ βασιλέως ἢ δόμα ἔδωκεν ἢ ἄρσιν ἦρεν ἡμῖν

44 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ τῷ ἀνδρὶ Ιουδα καὶ εἶπεν δέκα χεῖρές μοι ἐν τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ πρωτότοκος ἐγὼ ἢ σύ καί γε ἐν τῷ Δαυιδ εἰμὶ ὑπὲρ σέ καὶ ἵνα τί τοῦτο ὕβρισάς με καὶ οὐκ ἐλογίσθη ὁ λόγος μου πρῶτός μοι τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι τὸν βασιλέα ἐμοί καὶ ἐσκληρύνθη ὁ λόγος ἀνδρὸς Ιουδα ὑπὲρ τὸν λόγον ἀνδρὸς Ισραηλ

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‎1 ‏וַיִּרְגַּ֣ז הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיַּ֛עַל עַל־עֲלִיַּ֥ת הַשַּׁ֖עַר וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וְכֹ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר בְּלֶכְתּ֗וֹ בְּנִ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ בְּנִ֣י בְנִ֣י אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן מוּתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י תַחְתֶּ֔יךָ אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃

‎2 ‏וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְיוֹאָ֑ב הִנֵּ֨ה הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ בֹּכֶ֛ה וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃

‎3 ‏וַתְּהִ֨י הַתְּשֻׁעָ֜ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֛וּא לְאֵ֖בֶל לְכָל־הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֣ע הָעָ֗ם בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נֶעֱצַ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־בְּנֽוֹ׃

‎4 ‏וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב הָעָ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לָב֣וֹא הָעִ֑יר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב הָעָם֙ הַנִּכְלָמִ֔ים בְּנוּסָ֖ם בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

‎5 ‏וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לָאַ֣ט אֶת־פָּנָ֔יו וַיִּזְעַ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל בְּנִי֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃ ס

‎6 ‏וַיָּבֹ֥א יוֹאָ֛ב אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הַבָּ֑יִת וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ הַיּ֜וֹם אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ הַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤ים אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֵ֨ת נֶ֤פֶשׁ בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ נָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ פִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃

‎7 ‏לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ אֶת־שֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָ וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א אֶת־אֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י׀ הִגַּ֣דְתָּ הַיּ֗וֹם כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין לְךָ֙ שָׂרִ֣ים וַעֲבָדִ֔ים כִּ֣י׀ יָדַ֣עְתִּי הַיּ֗וֹם כִּ֠י לא ל֣וּ אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם חַי֙ וְכֻלָּ֤נוּ הַיּוֹם֙ מֵתִ֔ים כִּי־אָ֖ז יָשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

‎8 ‏וְעַתָּה֙ ק֣וּם צֵ֔א וְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־לֵ֣ב עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ כִּי֩ בַיהוָ֨ה נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּי כִּי־אֵינְךָ֣ יוֹצֵ֗א אִם־יָלִ֨ין אִ֤ישׁ אִתְּךָ֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְרָעָ֧ה לְךָ֣ זֹ֗את מִכָּל־הָרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אָה עָלֶ֔יךָ מִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָ עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ ס

‎9 ‏וַיָּ֥קָם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב בַּשָּׁ֑עַר וּֽלְכָל־הָעָ֞ם הִגִּ֣ידוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִנֵּ֤ה הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיָּבֹ֤א כָל־הָעָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נָ֖ס אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ ס

‎10 ‏וַיְהִ֤י כָל־הָעָם֙ נָד֔וֹן בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ הִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀ מִכַּ֣ף אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ וְה֤וּא מִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙ מִכַּ֣ף פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְעַתָּ֛ה בָּרַ֥ח מִן־הָאָ֖רֶץ מֵעַ֥ל אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

‎11 ‏וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָשַׁ֣חְנוּ עָלֵ֔ינוּ מֵ֖ת בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֗ה לָמָ֥ה אַתֶּ֛ם מַחֲרִשִׁ֖ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

‎12 ‏וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד שָׁ֠לַח אֶל־צָד֨וֹק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָ֥ר הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ לֵאמֹר֒ דַּבְּר֞וּ אֶל־זִקְנֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיוּ֙ אַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וּדְבַר֙ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּ֥א אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

‎13 ‏אַחַ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אַתֶּ֑ם וְלָ֧מָּה תִהְי֛וּ אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎14 ‏וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ תֹּֽמְר֔וּ הֲל֛וֹא עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם־לֹ֠א שַׂר־צָבָ֞א תִּהְיֶ֧ה לְפָנַ֛י כָּל־הַיָּמִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָֽב׃

‎15 ‏וַיַּ֛ט אֶת־לְבַ֥ב כָּל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁ֥וּב אַתָּ֖ה וְכָל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃

‎16 ‏וַיָּ֣שָׁב הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּבֹ֖א עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וִיהוּדָ֞ה בָּ֣א הַגִּלְגָּ֗לָה לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהַעֲבִ֥יר אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

‎17 ‏וַיְמַהֵ֗ר שִׁמְעִ֤י בֶן־גֵּרָא֙ בֶּן־הַיְמִינִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ עִם־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה לִקְרַ֖את הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִֽד׃

‎18 ‏וְאֶ֨לֶף אִ֣ישׁ עִמּוֹ֮ מִבִּנְיָמִן֒ וְצִיבָ֗א נַ֚עַר בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥ר בָּנָ֛יו וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים עֲבָדָ֖יו אִתּ֑וֹ וְצָלְח֥וּ הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎19 ‏וְעָבְרָ֣ה הָעֲבָרָ֗ה לַֽעֲבִיר֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַטּ֖וֹב בעינו בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְשִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־גֵּרָ֗א נָפַל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּעָבְר֖וֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

‎20 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אַל־יַחֲשָׁב־לִ֣י אֲדֹנִי֮ עָוֹן֒ וְאַל־תִּזְכֹּ֗ר אֵ֚ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱוָ֣ה עַבְדְּךָ֔ בַּיּ֕וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יָׅצָ֥ׅאׅ⁴ אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לָשׂ֥וּם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־לִבּֽוֹ׃

‎21 ‏כִּ֚י יָדַ֣ע עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י חָטָ֑אתִי וְהִנֵּֽה־בָ֣אתִי הַיּ֗וֹם רִאשׁוֹן֙ לְכָל־בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֔ף לָרֶ֕דֶת לִקְרַ֖את אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

‎22 ‏וַיַּ֨עַן אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הֲתַ֣חַת זֹ֔את לֹ֥א יוּמַ֖ת שִׁמְעִ֑י כִּ֥י קִלֵּ֖ל אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה׃ ס

‎23 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד מַה־לִּ֤י וְלָכֶם֙ בְּנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֔ה כִּי־תִֽהְיוּ־לִ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם לְשָׂטָ֑ן הַיּ֗וֹם י֤וּמַת אִישׁ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֚י הֲל֣וֹא יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם אֲנִי־מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎24 ‏וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־שִׁמְעִ֖י לֹ֣א תָמ֑וּת וַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽע ל֖וֹ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

‎25 ‏וּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בֶּן־שָׁא֔וּל יָרַ֖ד לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹא־עָשָׂ֨ה רַגְלָ֜יו וְלֹא־עָשָׂ֣ה שְׂפָמ֗וֹ וְאֶת־בְּגָדָיו֙ לֹ֣א כִבֵּ֔ס לְמִן־הַיּוֹם֙ לֶ֣כֶת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד־הַיּ֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

‎26 ‏וַיְהִ֛י כִּי־בָ֥א יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֛מָּה לֹא־הָלַ֥כְתָּ עִמִּ֖י מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃

‎27 ‏וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַבְדִּ֣י רִמָּ֑נִי כִּֽי־אָמַ֨ר עַבְדְּךָ֜ אֶחְבְּשָׁה־לִּי֩ הַחֲמ֨וֹר וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י פִסֵּ֖חַ עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

‎28 ‏וַיְרַגֵּ֣ל בְּעַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

‎29 ‏כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הָיָ֜ה כָּל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֗י כִּ֤י אִם־אַנְשֵׁי־מָ֙וֶת֙ לַאדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ בְּאֹכְלֵ֖י שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָ וּמַה־יֶּשׁ־לִ֥י עוֹד֙ צְדָקָ֔ה וְלִזְעֹ֥ק ע֖וֹד אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ

‎30 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֛מָּה תְּדַבֵּ֥ר ע֖וֹד דְּבָרֶ֑יךָ אָמַ֕רְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה וְצִיבָ֔א תַּחְלְק֖וּ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃

‎31 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ גַּ֥ם אֶת־הַכֹּ֖ל יִקָּ֑ח אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞א אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶך¹ בְּשָׁל֖וֹם אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ ס

‎32 ‏וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ הַגִּלְעָדִ֔י יָרַ֖ד מֵרֹגְלִ֑ים וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר אֶת־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לְשַׁלְּח֖וֹ אֶת־בירדן הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

‎33 ‏וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֔ד בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וְהֽוּא־כִלְכַּ֤ל אֶת־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּשִׁיבָת֣וֹ בְמַחֲנַ֔יִם כִּֽי־אִ֛ישׁ גָּד֥וֹל ה֖וּא מְאֹֽד׃

‎34 ‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־בַּרְזִלָּ֑י אַתָּה֙ עֲבֹ֣ר אִתִּ֔י וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֥י אֹתְךָ֛ עִמָּדִ֖י בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎35 ‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר בַּרְזִלַּ֖י אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כַּמָּ֗ה יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔י כִּי־אֶעֱלֶ֥ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎36 ‏בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָה֩ אָנֹכִ֨י הַיּ֜וֹם הַאֵדַ֣ע׀ בֵּין־ט֣וֹב לְרָ֗ע אִם־יִטְעַ֤ם עַבְדְּךָ֙ אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֹכַל֙ וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה אִם־אֶשְׁמַ֣ע ע֔וֹד בְּק֖וֹל שָׁרִ֣ים וְשָׁר֑וֹת וְלָמָּה֩ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה עַבְדְּךָ֥ עוֹד֙ לְמַשָּׂ֔א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎37 ‏כִּמְעַ֞ט יַעֲבֹ֧ר עַבְדְּךָ֛ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלָ֙מָּה֙ יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַגְּמוּלָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

‎38 ‏יָֽשָׁב־נָ֤א עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְאָמֻ֣ת בְּעִירִ֔י עִ֛ם קֶ֥בֶר אָבִ֖י וְאִמִּ֑י וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ עַבְדְּךָ֣ כִמְהָ֗ם יַֽעֲבֹר֙ עִם־אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַעֲשֵׂה־ל֕וֹ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ט֖וֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ ס

‎39 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אִתִּי֙ יַעֲבֹ֣ר כִּמְהָ֔ם וַאֲנִי֙ אֶעֱשֶׂה־לּ֔וֹ אֶת־הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־תִּבְחַ֥ר עָלַ֖י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃

‎40 ‏וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר כָּל־הָעָ֛ם אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ עָבָ֑ר וַיִּשַּׁ֨ק הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ לְבַרְזִלַּי֙ וַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּ וַיָּ֖שָׁב לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ ס

‎41 ‏וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֔לָה וְכִמְהָ֖ן עָבַ֣ר עִמּ֑וֹ וְכָל־עַ֤ם יְהוּדָה֙ ויעברו הֶעֱבִ֣ירוּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְגַ֕ם חֲצִ֖י עַ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎42 ‏וְהִנֵּ֛ה כָּל־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּאִ֣ים אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ מַדּוּעַ֩ גְּנָב֨וּךָ אַחֵ֜ינוּ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּעֲבִ֨רוּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י דָוִ֖ד עִמּֽוֹ׃ ס

‎43 ‏וַיַּעַן֩ כָּל־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה עַל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּֽי־קָר֤וֹב הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵלַ֔י וְלָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ חָרָ֣ה לְךָ֔ עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה הֶאָכ֤וֹל אָכַ֙לְנוּ֙ מִן־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־נִשֵּׂ֥את נִשָּׂ֖א לָֽנוּ׃ ס

‎44 ‏וַיַּ֣עַן אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עֶֽשֶׂר־יָד֨וֹת לִ֣י בַמֶּלֶךְ֮ וְגַם־בְּדָוִד֮ אֲנִ֣י מִמְּךָ֒ וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ הֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִי וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה דְבָרִ֥י רִאשׁ֛וֹן לִ֖י לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־מַלְכִּ֑י וַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙ דְּבַר־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְּבַ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס

Vul

1 Nuntiatum est autem Joab quod rex fleret et lugeret filium suum,

2 et versa est victoria in luctum in die illa omni populo: audivit enim populus in die illa dici: Dolet rex super filio suo.

3 Et declinavit populus in die illa ingredi civitatem, quomodo declinare solet populus versus et fugiens de prælio.

4 Porro rex operuit caput suum, et clamabat voce magna: Fili mi Absalom, Absalom fili mi, fili mi.

5 Ingressus ergo Joab ad regem in domum, dixit: Confudisti hodie vultus omnium servorum tuorum, qui salvam fecerunt animam tuam, et animam filiorum tuorum et filiarum tuarum, et animam uxorum tuarum, et animam concubinarum tuarum.

6 Diligis odientes te, et odio habes diligentes te: et ostendisti hodie quia non curas de ducibus tuis et de servis tuis: et vere cognovi modo, quia si Absalom viveret, et omnes nos occubuissemus, tunc placeret tibi.

7 Nunc igitur surge, et procede, et alloquens satisfac servis tuis: juro enim tibi per Dominum quod si non exieris, ne unus quidem remansurus sit tecum nocte hac: et pejus erit hoc tibi quam omnia mala quæ venerunt super te ab adolescentia tua usque in præsens.

8 Surrexit ergo rex et sedit in porta: et omni populo nuntiatum est quod rex sederet in porta. Venitque universa multitudo coram rege: Israël autem fugit in tabernacula sua.

9 Omnis quoque populus certabat in cunctis tribubus Israël, dicens: Rex liberavit nos de manu inimicorum nostrorum; ipse salvavit nos de manu Philisthinorum: et nunc fugit de terra propter Absalom.

10 Absalom autem, quem unximus super nos, mortuus est in bello: usquequo siletis, et non reducitis regem?

11 Rex vero David misit ad Sadoc et Abiathar sacerdotes, dicens: Loquimini ad majores natu Juda, dicentes: Cur venitis novissimi ad reducendum regem in domum suam? (Sermo autem omnis Israël pervenerat ad regem in domo ejus.)

12 Fratres mei vos, os meum, et caro mea vos, quare novissimi reducitis regem?

13 Et Amasæ dicite: Nonne os meum, et caro mea es? hæc faciat mihi Deus, et hæc addat, si non magister militiæ fueris coram me omni tempore pro Joab.

14 Et inclinavit cor omnium virorum Juda quasi viri unius: miseruntque ad regem, dicentes: Revertere tu, et omnes servi tui.

15 Et reversus est rex, et venit usque ad Jordanem: et omnis Juda venit usque in Galgalam ut occurreret regi, et traduceret eum Jordanem.

16 Festinavit autem Semei filius Gera filii Jemini de Bahurim, et descendit cum viris Juda in occursum regis David,

17 cum mille viris de Benjamin, et Siba puer de domo Saul: et quindecim filii ejus, ac viginti servi erant cum eo: et irrumpentes Jordanem, ante regem

18 transierunt vada, ut traducerent domum regis, et facerent juxta jussionem ejus: Semei autem filius Gera prostratus coram rege, cum jam transisset Jordanem,

19 dixit ad eum: Ne reputes mihi, domine mi, iniquitatem, neque memineris injuriarum servi tui in die qua egressus es, domine mi rex, de Jerusalem, neque ponas, rex, in corde tuo.

20 Agnosco enim servus tuus peccatum meum: et idcirco hodie primus veni de omni domo Joseph, descendique in occursum domini mei regis.

21 Respondens vero Abisai filius Sarviæ, dixit: Numquid pro his verbis non occidetur Semei, quia maledixit christo Domini?

22 Et ait David: Quid mihi et vobis, filii Sarviæ? cur efficimini mihi hodie in satan? ergone hodie interficietur vir in Israël? an ignoro hodie me factum regem super Israël?

23 Et ait rex Semei: Non morieris. Juravitque ei.

24 Miphiboseth quoque filius Saul descendit in occursum regis, illotis pedibus et intonsa barba: vestesque suas non laverat a die qua egressus fuerat rex, usque ad diem reversionis ejus in pace.

25 Cumque Jerusalem occurrisset regi, dixit ei rex: Quare non venisti mecum, Miphiboseth?

26 Et respondens ait: Domine mi rex, servus meus contempsit me: dixique ei ego famulus tuus ut sterneret mihi asinum, et ascendens abirem cum rege: claudus enim sum servus tuus.

27 Insuper et accusavit me servum tuum ad te dominum meum regem: tu autem, domine mi rex, sicut angelus Dei es: fac quod placitum est tibi.

28 Neque enim fuit domus patris mei, nisi morti obnoxia domino meo regi: tu autem posuisti me servum tuum inter convivas mensæ tuæ: quid ergo habeo justæ querelæ? aut quid possum ultra vociferari ad regem?

29 Ait ergo ei rex: Quid ultra loqueris? fixum est quod locutus sum: tu et Siba dividite possessiones.

30 Responditque Miphiboseth regi: Etiam cuncta accipiat, postquam reversus est dominus meus rex pacifice in domum suam.

31 Berzellai quoque Galaadites, descendens de Rogelim, traduxit regem Jordanem, paratus etiam ultra fluvium prosequi eum.

32 Erat autem Berzellai Galaadites senex valde, id est, octogenarius, et ipse præbuit alimenta regi cum moraretur in castris: fuit quippe vir dives nimis.

33 Dixit itaque rex ad Berzellai: Veni mecum, ut requiescas securus mecum in Jerusalem.

34 Et ait Berzellai ad regem: Quot sunt dies annorum vitæ meæ, ut ascendam cum rege in Jerusalem?

35 Octogenarius sum hodie: numquid vigent sensus mei ad discernendum suave aut amarum? aut delectare potest servum tuum cibus et potus? vel audire possum ultra vocem cantorum atque cantatricum? quare servus tuus sit oneri domino meo regi?

36 Paululum procedam famulus tuus ab Jordane tecum: non indigeo hac vicissitudine,

37 sed obsecro ut revertar servus tuus, et moriar in civitate mea, et sepeliar juxta sepulchrum patris mei et matris meæ. Est autem servus tuus Chamaam: ipse vadat tecum, domine mi rex, et fac ei quidquid tibi bonum videtur.

38 Dixit itaque ei rex: Mecum transeat Chamaam, et ego faciam ei quidquid tibi placuerit: et omne quod petieris a me, impetrabis.

39 Cumque transisset universus populus et rex Jordanem, osculatus est rex Berzellai, et benedixit ei: et ille reversus est in locum suum.

40 Transivit ergo rex in Galgalam, et Chamaam cum eo.
Omnis autem populus Juda traduxerat regem, et media tantum pars adfuerat de populo Israël.

41 Itaque omnes viri Israël concurrentes ad regem dixerunt ei: Quare te furati sunt fratres nostri viri Juda, et traduxerunt regem et domum ejus Jordanem, omnesque viros David cum eo?

42 Et respondit omnis vir Juda ad viros Israël: Quia mihi propior est rex: cur irasceris super hac re? numquid comedimus aliquid ex rege, aut munera nobis data sunt?

43 Et respondit vir Israël ad viros Juda, et ait: Decem partibus major ego sum apud regem, magisque ad me pertinet David quam ad te: cur fecisti mihi injuriam, et non mihi nuntiatum est priori, ut reducerem regem meum? Durius autem responderunt viri Juda viris Israël.