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2 Samuel 15:8-10
Living Bible
2 Samuel 15:8-10
Living Bible
7-8 After four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to sacrifice to the Lord in fulfillment of a vow I made to him while I was at Geshur—that if he would bring me back to Jerusalem, I would sacrifice to him.”
9 “All right,” the king told him, “go and fulfill your vow.”
So Absalom went to Hebron.[a] 10 But while he was there, he sent spies to every part of Israel to incite rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the trumpets,” his message read, “you will know that Absalom has been crowned in Hebron.”
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- 2 Samuel 15:9 So Absalom went to Hebron. Hebron was King David’s first capital, and it was also Absalom’s hometown, whose people doubtless were very proud of him.
2 Samuel 15:8-10
New International Version
2 Samuel 15:8-10
New International Version
8 While your servant was living at Geshur(A) in Aram, I made this vow:(B) ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.[a]’”
9 The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron.
10 Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets,(C) then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 15:8 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew does not have in Hebron.
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