In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends: for thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither thy [a]princes, nor servants: therefore this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and we all had died this day, that then it would have [b]pleased thee well.

Now therefore up, come out, and speak [c]comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the Lord, except thou come out, there will not tarry one man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee, than all the evil that fell on thee from thy youth hitherto.

Then the king arose, and sat in the [d]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: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 19:6 Or, captains.
  2. 2 Samuel 19:6 Hebrew, been right in thine eyes.
  3. 2 Samuel 19:7 Hebrew, to the heart of thy servant.
  4. 2 Samuel 19:8 Where the most resort of the people haunted.

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