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2 Samuel 15
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
2 Samuel 15
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Absalom’s Revolt
15 After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run before him.(A) 2 He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate.(B) Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked, ‘What city are you from? ’ If he replied, ‘Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,’ 3 Absalom said to him, ‘Look, your claims are good and right, but the king does not have anyone to listen to you.’ 4 He added, ‘If only someone would appoint me judge in the land. Then anyone who had a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would make sure he received justice.’ 5 When a person approached to pay homage to him, Absalom reached out his hand, took hold of him, and kissed him.(C) 6 Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for a settlement. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 When four[a] years had passed, Absalom said to the king, ‘Please let me go to Hebron to fulfil a vow I made to the Lord. 8 For your servant made a vow when I lived in Geshur of Aram,(D) saying, “If the Lord really brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.” ’[b](E)
9 ‘Go in peace,’ the king said to him.(F) So he went to Hebron.
10 Then Absalom sent agents throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: ‘When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn,(G) you are to say, “Absalom has become king in Hebron! ” ’(H)
11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem went with Absalom. They had been invited and were going innocently, for they did not know the whole situation. 12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom sent for David’s adviser Ahithophel the Gilonite,(I) from his city of Giloh. So the conspiracy grew strong, and the people supporting Absalom continued to increase.
13 Then an informer came to David and reported, ‘The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.’
14 David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, ‘Get up. We have to flee, or we will not escape from Absalom!(J) Leave quickly, or he will overtake us quickly, heap disaster on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.’
15 The king’s servants said to the king, ‘Whatever my lord the king decides, we are your servants.’ 16 Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace. 17 So the king set out, and all the people followed him. They stopped at the last house 18 while all his servants marched past him. Then all the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and the people of Gath– six hundred men who came with him from there(K) – marched past the king.
19 The king said to Ittai of Gath,(L) ‘Why are you also going with us? Go back and stay with the new king since you’re both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland. 20 Besides, you only arrived yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I go wherever I can? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the Lord show you[c] kindness and faithfulness.’
21 But in response, Ittai vowed to the king, ‘As the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king is, whether it means life or death, your servant will be there! ’(M)
22 ‘March on,’ David replied to Ittai. So Ittai of Gath marched past with all his men and the dependents who were with him. 23 Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly while all the people were marching out of the city. As the king was crossing the Kidron Valley, all the people were marching past on the road that leads to the wilderness.
24 Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set the ark of God down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices[d] until the people had finished marching past.(N) 25 Then the king instructed Zadok, ‘Return the ark of God to the city.(O) If I find favour with the Lord, he will bring me back and allow me to see both it and its[e] dwelling place.(P) 26 However, if he should say, “I do not delight in you,” then here I am – he can do with me whatever pleases him.’[f](Q)
27 The king also said to the priest Zadok,(R) ‘Look,[g] return to the city in peace and your two sons with you: your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. 28 Remember, I’ll wait at the fords[h] of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.’ 29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.
30 David was climbing the slope of the Mount of Olives,(S) weeping as he ascended. His head was covered,(T) and he was walking barefoot.(U) All of the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they ascended.
31 Then someone reported to David, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’
‘Lord,’ David pleaded, ‘please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ’(V)
32 When David came to the summit where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite(W) was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head. 33 David said to him, ‘If you go away with me, you’ll be a burden to me, 34 but if you return to the city and tell Absalom, “I will be your servant, Your Majesty! Previously, I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant,” then you can counteract Ahithophel’s counsel for me. 35 Won’t the priests Zadok and Abiathar be there with you? Report everything you hear from the palace to the priests Zadok and Abiathar. 36 Take note: their two sons are there with them – Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. Send them to tell me everything you hear.’ 37 So Hushai,(X) David’s personal adviser, entered Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
2 Samuel 15
New King James Version
2 Samuel 15
New King James Version
Absalom’s Treason
15 After this (A)it happened that Absalom (B)provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a (C)lawsuit[a] came to the king for a decision, that Absalom would call to him and say, “What city are you from?” And he would say, “Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Israel.” 3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your [b]case is good and right; but there is no [c]deputy of the king to hear you.” 4 Moreover Absalom would say, (D)“Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice.” 5 And so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and (E)kiss him. 6 In this manner Absalom acted toward all Israel who came to the king for judgment. (F)So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 Now it came to pass (G)after [d]forty years that Absalom said to the king, “Please, let me go to (H)Hebron and pay the vow which I made to the Lord. 8 (I)For your servant (J)took a vow (K)while I dwelt at Geshur in Syria, saying, ‘If the Lord indeed brings me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.’ ”
9 And the king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron.
10 Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom (L)reigns in Hebron!’ ” 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men (M)invited from Jerusalem, and they (N)went along innocently and did not know anything. 12 Then Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, (O)David’s counselor, from his city—from (P)Giloh—while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom (Q)continually increased in number.
David Escapes from Jerusalem
13 Now a messenger came to David, saying, (R)“The hearts of the men of Israel are [e]with Absalom.”
14 So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us (S)flee, or we shall not escape from Absalom. Make haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
15 And the king’s servants said to the king, “We are your servants, ready to do whatever my lord the king commands.” 16 Then (T)the king went out with all his household after him. But the king left (U)ten women, concubines, to keep the house. 17 And the king went out with all the people after him, and stopped at the outskirts. 18 Then all his servants passed [f]before him; (V)and all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, (W)six hundred men who had followed him from Gath, passed before the king.
19 Then the king said to (X)Ittai the Gittite, “Why are you also going with us? Return and remain with the king. For you are a foreigner and also an exile from your own place. 20 In fact, you came only yesterday. Should I make you wander up and down with us today, since I go (Y)I know not where? Return, and take your brethren back. Mercy and truth be with you.”
21 But Ittai answered the king and said, (Z)“As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also your servant will be.”
22 So David said to Ittai, “Go, and cross over.” Then Ittai the Gittite and all his men and all the little ones who were with him crossed over. 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the (AA)wilderness.
24 There was (AB)Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, bearing the (AC)ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and (AD)Abiathar went up until all the people had finished crossing over from the city. 25 Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, He (AE)will bring me back and show me both it and (AF)His dwelling place. 26 But if He says thus: ‘I have no (AG)delight in you,’ here I am, (AH)let Him do to me as seems good to Him.” 27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a (AI)seer?[g] Return to the city in peace, and (AJ)your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 28 See, (AK)I will wait in the plains of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” 29 Therefore Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem. And they remained there.
30 So David went up by the Ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he (AL)had his head covered and went (AM)barefoot. And all the people who were with him (AN)covered their heads and went up, (AO)weeping as they went up. 31 Then someone told David, saying, (AP)“Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, (AQ)turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
32 Now it happened when David had come to the top of the mountain, where he worshiped God—there was Hushai the (AR)Archite coming to meet him (AS)with his robe torn and dust on his head. 33 David said to him, “If you go on with me, then you will become (AT)a burden to me. 34 But if you return to the city, and say to Absalom, (AU)‘I will be your servant, O king; as I was your father’s servant previously, so I will now also be your servant,’ then you may defeat the counsel of Ahithophel for me. 35 And do you not have Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? Therefore it will be that whatever you hear from the king’s house, you shall tell to (AV)Zadok and Abiathar the priests. 36 Indeed they have there (AW)with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them you shall send me everything you hear.”
37 So Hushai, (AX)David’s friend, went into the city. (AY)And Absalom came into Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 15:2 Lit. controversy
- 2 Samuel 15:3 Lit. words
- 2 Samuel 15:3 Lit. listener
- 2 Samuel 15:7 LXX mss., Syr., Josephus four
- 2 Samuel 15:13 Lit. after
- 2 Samuel 15:18 Lit. by his hand
- 2 Samuel 15:27 prophet
2 Samuel 15
King James Version
2 Samuel 15
King James Version
15 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron.
8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.
9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
15 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
24 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
28 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
30 And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
32 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.
37 So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 15
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2 Samuel 15
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Absalom’s Conspiracy
15 In the course of time,(A) Absalom provided himself with a chariot(B) and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him. 2 He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate.(C) Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.” 3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.”(D) 4 And Absalom would add, “If only I were appointed judge in the land!(E) Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.”
5 Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him. 6 Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts(F) of the people of Israel.
7 At the end of four[a] years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord. 8 While your servant was living at Geshur(G) in Aram, I made this vow:(H) ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.[b]’”
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,(I) then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’” 11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter. 12 While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel(J) the Gilonite, David’s counselor,(K) to come from Giloh,(L) his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.(M)
David Flees
13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”
14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee,(N) or none of us will escape from Absalom.(O) We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”
15 The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”
16 The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines(P) to take care of the palace. 17 So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city. 18 All his men marched past him, along with all the Kerethites(Q) and Pelethites; and all the six hundred Gittites who had accompanied him from Gath marched before the king.
19 The king said to Ittai(R) the Gittite, “Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner,(S) an exile from your homeland. 20 You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander(T) about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”[c](U)
21 But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be.”(V)
22 David said to Ittai, “Go ahead, march on.” So Ittai the Gittite marched on with all his men and the families that were with him.
23 The whole countryside wept aloud(W) as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley,(X) and all the people moved on toward the wilderness.
24 Zadok(Y) was there, too, and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark(Z) of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God, and Abiathar(AA) offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving the city.
25 Then the king said to Zadok, “Take the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the Lord’s eyes, he will bring me back and let me see it and his dwelling place(AB) again. 26 But if he says, ‘I am not pleased with you,’ then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him.(AC)”
27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Do you understand?(AD) Go back to the city with my blessing. Take your son Ahimaaz with you, and also Abiathar’s son Jonathan.(AE) You and Abiathar return with your two sons. 28 I will wait at the fords(AF) in the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” 29 So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.
30 But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping(AG) as he went; his head(AH) was covered and he was barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads too and were weeping as they went up. 31 Now David had been told, “Ahithophel(AI) is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”
32 When David arrived at the summit, where people used to worship God, Hushai(AJ) the Arkite(AK) was there to meet him, his robe torn and dust(AL) on his head. 33 David said to him, “If you go with me, you will be a burden(AM) to me. 34 But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘Your Majesty, I will be your servant; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,’(AN) then you can help me by frustrating(AO) Ahithophel’s advice. 35 Won’t the priests Zadok and Abiathar be there with you? Tell them anything you hear in the king’s palace.(AP) 36 Their two sons, Ahimaaz(AQ) son of Zadok and Jonathan(AR) son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with anything you hear.”
37 So Hushai,(AS) David’s confidant, arrived at Jerusalem as Absalom(AT) was entering the city.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 15:7 Some Septuagint manuscripts, Syriac and Josephus; Hebrew forty
- 2 Samuel 15:8 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew does not have in Hebron.
- 2 Samuel 15:20 Septuagint; Hebrew May kindness and faithfulness be with you
2 Samuel 15
Reina Valera Actualizada
2 Samuel 15
Reina Valera Actualizada
Absalón conspira contra su padre
15 Aconteció después de esto que Absalón consiguió un carro, caballos y cincuenta hombres que corrieran delante de él. 2 Absalón se levantaba muy de mañana y se ponía de pie a un lado del camino que conduce a la puerta de la ciudad, y a todo el que tenía pleito e iba a juicio ante el rey, Absalón lo llamaba y preguntaba:
—¿De qué ciudad eres?
Él respondía:
—Tu siervo es de una de las tribus de Israel…
3 Entonces Absalón le decía:
—Mira, tu causa es buena y justa. Pero no tienes quién te oiga de parte del rey. 4 —Y añadía Absalón—: ¡Quién me pusiera por juez en el país, para que viniera a mí todo el que tuviera pleito o causa, y yo le haría justicia!
5 Sucedía que cuando alguno se acercaba para postrarse ante él, este extendía su mano, lo asía y lo besaba. 6 De esta manera hacía Absalón con todos los israelitas que iban al rey para juicio. Así robaba Absalón el corazón de los hombres de Israel.
7 Aconteció que después de cuatro años[a]Absalón dijo al rey:
—Permíteme ir a Hebrón a cumplir mi voto que hice al SEÑOR. 8 Porque tu siervo hizo un voto cuando estaba en Gesur, en Siria, diciendo: “Si el SEÑOR me hace volver a Jerusalén, yo serviré al SEÑOR”.
9 El rey le dijo:
—Ve en paz.
Entonces él se levantó y se fue a Hebrón. 10 Pero envió espías por todas las tribus de Israel, diciendo: “Cuando escuchen el sonido de la corneta, dirán: ‘¡Absalón reina en Hebrón!’”.
11 Con Absalón fueron doscientos hombres de Jerusalén, invitados por él. Ellos fueron inocentemente, sin tener conocimiento de nada. 12 Entonces, mientras ofrecía los sacrificios, Absalón mandó llamar a Ajitofel el gilonita, consejero de David, de Gilo su ciudad. La conspiración se hizo poderosa, y el pueblo que estaba de parte de Absalón seguía aumentando.
David y su séquito huyen de Jerusalén
13 Un mensajero vino a David y dijo:
—¡El corazón de los hombres de Israel se va tras Absalón!
14 Entonces David dijo a todos sus servidores que estaban con él en Jerusalén:
—Levántense, y huyamos, porque no podremos escapar ante Absalón. Dense prisa a partir, no sea que apresurándose nos alcance, eche sobre nosotros el mal y hiera la ciudad a filo de espada.
15 Los servidores del rey le dijeron:
—He aquí que tus siervos estamos listos para todo lo que nuestro señor el rey decida.
16 El rey salió, y lo siguió toda su familia; pero dejó a diez concubinas para que guardaran el palacio. 17 Salió, pues, el rey con toda la gente en pos de él, y se detuvieron en la casa más distante[b]. 18 Todos sus servidores pasaban a su lado, con todos los quereteos y todos los peleteos. Y todos los geteos, seiscientos hombres que habían venido tras él desde Gat, pasaron delante del rey.
19 Entonces el rey dijo a Itai el geteo:
—¿Para qué vienes tú también con nosotros? Vuelve y quédate con el rey, puesto que tú eres un extranjero y también un desterrado de tu lugar de origen. 20 Viniste solo ayer. ¿Y he de hacer hoy que andes errante por ir con nosotros, mientras yo voy sin rumbo fijo? Vuélvete y haz volver a tus hermanos, y que la misericordia y la verdad sean contigo[c].
21 Pero Itai respondió al rey diciendo:
—¡Vive el SEÑOR y vive mi señor el rey, que sea para muerte o sea para vida, dondequiera esté mi señor el rey, allí estará también tu siervo!
22 Entonces David dijo a Itai:
—Ven, pues, y pasa adelante.
Así pasó Itai el geteo, con todos sus hombres y todos sus pequeños que estaban con él.
23 Todo el mundo lloraba en alta voz, mientras toda la gente cruzaba. También cruzaron el arroyo de Quedrón el rey y toda la gente, rumbo al camino del desierto. 24 Y he aquí que también iba Sadoc, y con él todos los levitas que llevaban el arca del pacto de Dios. Ellos asentaron el arca de Dios, hasta que todo el pueblo terminó de salir de la ciudad. Entonces subió Abiatar.
David envía espías a Jerusalén
25 El rey dijo a Sadoc:
—Haz volver el arca de Dios a la ciudad; pues si hallo gracia ante los ojos del SEÑOR, él me hará volver y me permitirá ver el arca y su morada. 26 Pero si dice: “No me agradas”, heme aquí; que él haga de mí lo que le parezca bien. 27 —Además, el rey dijo al sacerdote Sadoc—: ¿No eres tú un vidente? Regresa en paz a la ciudad, y regresen con ustedes sus dos hijos: tu hijo Ajimaas y Jonatán hijo de Abiatar. 28 Miren, yo me detendré en las llanuras[d] del desierto, hasta que venga palabra de parte de ustedes para informarme.
29 Entonces Sadoc y Abiatar devolvieron el arca de Dios a Jerusalén, y se quedaron allí. 30 Pero David subió la cuesta del monte de los Olivos; la subió llorando, con la cabeza cubierta y los pies descalzos. También todo el pueblo que estaba con él cubrió cada uno su cabeza, y lloraban mientras subían.
31 E informaron a David diciéndole:
—Ajitofel está entre los que han conspirado con Absalón.
Entonces David dijo:
—Frustra, por favor, oh SEÑOR, el consejo de Ajitofel.
32 Sucedió que cuando David llegó a la cumbre del monte donde se solía adorar a Dios, he aquí que Husai el arquita le salió al encuentro, con sus vestiduras rasgadas y tierra sobre su cabeza. 33 Entonces David le dijo:
—Si vienes conmigo, me serás una carga. 34 Pero si vuelves a la ciudad y le dices a Absalón: “Oh rey, yo seré tu siervo; como he sido siervo de tu padre en el pasado, así seré ahora siervo tuyo”, entonces tú frustrarás a mi favor el consejo de Ajitofel. 35 ¿No estarán allí contigo los sacerdotes Sadoc y Abiatar? Todo lo que oigas en la casa del rey se lo comunicarás a los sacerdotes Sadoc y Abiatar. 36 He aquí que están allí con ellos sus dos hijos, Ajimaas hijo de Sadoc y Jonatán hijo de Abiatar. Por medio de ellos me enviarán información de todo lo que oigan”.
37 Así Husai, amigo de David, llegó a la ciudad. Y Absalón entró en Jerusalén.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 15:7 Según vers. antiguas; heb., cuarenta.
- 2 Samuel 15:17 Otra trad., en Bet-hamerjac.
- 2 Samuel 15:20 LXX tiene y que el SEÑOR haga contigo misericordia y verdad.
- 2 Samuel 15:28 Según Qere; cf. 2 Sam. 17:16; Ketiv, vados.
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