28 See, I will wait at (A)the fords of (B)the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

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16 Now therefore send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not stay tonight at (A)the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be (B)swallowed up.’”

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23 And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed (A)the brook (B)Kidron, and all the people passed on toward (C)the wilderness.

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Hushai Saves David

17 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.

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And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, (A)“The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who (B)faint in the wilderness to drink.”

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