Bible Cross References
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2 Samuel 15:1-18
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After this, Absalom provided a chariot and horses for himself, and an escort of fifty men.
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He would get up early and go and stand by the road at the city gate. Whenever someone came there with a dispute that he wanted the king to settle, Absalom would call him over and ask him where he was from. And after the man had told him what tribe he was from,
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Absalom would say, "Look, the law is on your side, but there is no representative of the king to hear your case."
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And he would add, "How I wish I were a judge! Then anyone who had a dispute or a claim could come to me, and I would give him justice."
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When the man would approach Absalom to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out, take hold of him, and kiss him.
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Absalom did this with every Israelite who came to the king for judgment, and so he won their loyalty.
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After four years Absalom said to King David, "Sir, let me go to Hebron and keep a promise I made to the LORD.
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While I was living in Geshur in Syria, I promised the LORD that if he would take me back to Jerusalem, I would worship him in Hebron."
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"Go in peace," the king said. So Absalom went to Hebron.
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But he sent messengers to all the tribes of Israel to say, "When you hear the sound of trumpets, shout, 'Absalom has become king at Hebron!' "
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There were two hundred men who at Absalom's invitation had gone from Jerusalem with him; they knew nothing of the plot and went in all good faith.
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And while he was offering sacrifices, Absalom also sent to the town of Gilo for Ahithophel, who was one of King David's advisers. The plot against the king gained strength, and Absalom's followers grew in number.
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A messenger reported to David, "The Israelites are pledging their loyalty to Absalom."
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So David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, "We must get away at once if we want to escape from Absalom! Hurry! Or else he will soon be here and defeat us and kill everyone in the city!"
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"Yes, Your Majesty," they answered. "We are ready to do whatever you say."
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So the king left, accompanied by all his family and officials, except for ten concubines, whom he left behind to take care of the palace.
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As the king and all his men were leaving the city, they stopped at the last house.
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All his officials stood next to him as the royal bodyguards passed by in front of him. The six hundred soldiers who had followed him from Gath also passed by,
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2 Samuel 15:12
And while he was offering sacrifices, Absalom also sent to the town of Gilo for Ahithophel, who was one of King David's advisers. The plot against the king gained strength, and Absalom's followers grew in number.
2 Samuel 16:15
Absalom and all the Israelites with him entered Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with them.
2 Samuel 17:11-13
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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.
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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 city into the valley below. Not a single stone will be left there on top of the hill."
Matthew 27:25
The whole crowd answered, "Let the responsibility for his death fall on us and on our children!"
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Psalm 17:7
Reveal your wonderful love and save me; at your side I am safe from my enemies.
Matthew 10:21
"People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.