²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

²⁷ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

²¹ Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest^(A) with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.”

⁹ Even now, he is hidden in a cave or some other place.^(A) If he should attack your troops first,^[a] whoever hears about it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

¹¹ My name will be great^(A) among the nations,^(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.^(C) In every place incense^(D) and pure offerings^(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.