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David: The Warrior King - Bible Verse List
A Novel of King David
David in 2 Samuel 15
(2 Samuel 15:1) And it happened after this, Absalom prepared himself chariots
and horses and fifty men to run before him.
(2 Samuel 15:2) And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate.
And it was so, if any man had a suit to come before the king for judgment, then
Absalom called to him and said, What city are you from? And he said, Your
servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
(2 Samuel 15:3) And Absalom said to him, See! Your matters are good and right.
But no listener from the king will hear you.
(2 Samuel 15:4) And Absalom said, Oh that I might be made judge in the land, so
that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him
justice!
(2 Samuel 15:5) And it was so, when any man came near to bow down to him, he put
forth his hand and took him and kissed him.
(2 Samuel 15:6) And in this way Absalom did to all Israel that came to the king
for judgment. And Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
(2 Samuel 15:7) And it happened at the end of forty years, Absalom said to the
king, Please let me go and pay my vow which I have vowed to Jehovah in Hebron.
(2 Samuel 15:8) For your servant vowed a vow while I lived at Geshur in Syria,
saying, If Jehovah will indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve
Jehovah.
(2 Samuel 15:9) And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to
Hebron.
(2 Samuel 15:10) But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel,
saying, As soon as you hear the sound of the ram's horn, then you shall say,
Absalom reigns in Hebron!
(2 Samuel 15:11) And with Absalom went two hundred called men out of Jerusalem.
And they went in their honesty, and did not know anything.
(2 Samuel 15:12) And Absalom sent for Ahithophel of Giloh, David's counselor,
from his city Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong,
for the people with Absalom grew more and more.
(2 Samuel 15:13) And a messenger came to David saying, The hearts of the men of
Israel are after Absalom.
(2 Samuel 15:14) And David said to all his servants with him at Jerusalem,
Arise, and let us flee! For otherwise we shall not escape from Absalom. Make
haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and bring evil upon us, and strike
the city with the edge of the sword.
(2 Samuel 15:15) And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants
will do whatever my lord the king shall choose.
(2 Samuel 15:16) And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And
the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house.
(2 Samuel 15:17) And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and
stayed in a place that was far off.
(2 Samuel 15:18) And all his servants passed on beside him. And all the
Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who
came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
(2 Samuel 15:19) Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why do you also go
with us? Return to your place, and stay with the king. For you are a stranger,
and also an exile.
(2 Samuel 15:20) Since you came only yesterday, should I make you go up and down
with us today? Since I go where I may, you may return and take back your
brothers. May mercy and truth be with you.
(2 Samuel 15:21) And Ittai answered the king and said, 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 will your servant be.
(2 Samuel 15:22) And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the
Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones with him.
(2 Samuel 15:23) And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people
passed over. The king himself also passed over the torrent Kidron, and all the
people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.
(2 Samuel 15:24) And lo, Zadok came also, and all the Levites were with him,
carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God. And
Abiathar went up until all the people had finished passing out of the city.
(2 Samuel 15:25) And the king said to Zadok, Carry the ark of God back into the
city. If I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovah, He will bring me again and
show it to me, and its dwelling place also.
(2 Samuel 15:26) But if He says this, I have no delight in you; behold me, and
let Him do to me as seems good to Him.
(2 Samuel 15:27) The king also said to Zadok the priest, Are you a seer? Return
to the city in peace, and your two sons with you. Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan
the son of Abiathar.
(2 Samuel 15:28) Behold, I will wait in the plain of the wilderness until there
comes word from you to tell me.
(2 Samuel 15:29) And Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to
Jerusalem. And they remained there.
(2 Samuel 15:30) And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet. And he wept as
he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot. And of all the
people with him, each man covered his head. And they went up, weeping as they
went.
(2 Samuel 15:31) And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the
conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray You, turn the
advice of Ahithophel to foolishness.
(2 Samuel 15:32) And it happened when David had come to the top, where he
worshiped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn
and earth upon his head.
(2 Samuel 15:33) David said to him, If you pass on with me, then you shall be a
burden to me.
(2 Samuel 15:34) But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, I will be
your servant, O king; I have been your father's servant until now, and now I
also will be your servant, then you may break down the advice of Ahithophel for
me.
(2 Samuel 15:35) And do you not have there with you Zadok and Abiathar the
priests? And it shall be, whatever you shall hear out of the king's house, you
shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
(2 Samuel 15:36) Behold, they have their two sons there with them, Ahimaaz,
Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son. And you shall send to me everything
that you hear by them.
(2 Samuel 15:37) And David's friend Hushai came to the city. And Absalom came
into Jerusalem.
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A List of the Characters in David: The
Warrior King with records in the Bible
Abner – Saul’s general - influential
cousin.
Achish – Philistine king.
Ahinoam – Saul’s wife.
Eliab – David’s eldest brother.
Jonathan – Saul’s son - eldest prince of Israel.
Michal – Saul’s daughter - David’s wife.
Abiathar – Priest to David who survived Saul’s slaughter at Nob - the son of
Ahimelech.
Abigail from Carmel – David’s second wife - the widow of Nabal.
Abinadab – David’s second eldest brother.
Abishai – Zeruiah’s second son.
Ahimelech – Priest who gave David bread and Goliath’s sword - was murdered
for his actions.
Ahinoam from Jezreel – servant to Abigail - David’s third wife.
Amasa – David’s nephew - his sister Abigail’s only son.
Asahel – Zeruiah’s youngest son
Bathsheba – Beautiful daughter of Eliel.
Doeg – Saul’s henchman.
Ish-bosheth – Saul’s youngest son.
Joab – Zeruiah’s oldest son.
Merab – Saul’s eldest daughter.
Pelet – David’s soldier
Rizpah – Saul’s concubine.
Samuel – Prophet who anoints David king.
Shammah – Daivd’s third eldest brother.
Abigail – David’s sister, her son is Amasa.
Abinadab ben Saul – Saul’s son.
Adriel – Merab’s husband and Saul’s son-in-law.
Hushai – One of David’s guards in the wildernesses.
Jaasiel – Abner’s son.
Malchi-shua – Saul’s son.
Mephibosheth – Jonathan’s only son.
Nethaneel – David’s fourth eldest brother.
Ozem – David’s sixth brother.
Raddai – David’s fifth brother.
Sérèn – Five princes of Philistine (Gath, Gaza, Ekron, Ashkelon, and Ashod).
Zeruiah – David’s sister - mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.
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