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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:25 NLT
“Why didn’t you come with me, Mephibosheth?” the king asked him.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:24 NLT
Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, came down from Jerusalem to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet, trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes since the day the king left Jerusalem.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:22-23 NLT
“Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah!” David exclaimed. “Why have you become my adversary today? This is not a day for execution, for today I am once again the king of Israel!” Then, turning to Shimei, David vowed, “Your life will be spared.”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:17-21 NLT
A thousand other men from the tribe of Benjamin were with him, including Ziba, the chief servant of the house of Saul, and Ziba’s fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan to meet the king. They crossed the shallows of the Jordan to bring the king’s household across the river, helping him in every way they could. David’s Mercy to Shimei As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei fell down before him. “My lord the king, please forgive me,” he pleaded. “Forget the terrible thing your servant did when you left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind. I know how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all Israel to greet my lord the king.” Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shimei should die, for he cursed the LORD’s anointed king!”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:14-16 NLT
Then Amasa convinced all the men of Judah, and they responded unanimously. They sent word to the king, “Return to us, and bring back all who are with you.” So the king started back to Jerusalem. And when he arrived at the Jordan River, the people of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the river. Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin, hurried across with the men of Judah to welcome King David.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:11-13 NLT
Then King David sent Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, to say to the elders of Judah, “Why are you the last ones to welcome back the king into his palace? For I have heard that all Israel is ready. You are my relatives, my own tribe, my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last ones to welcome back the king?” And David told them to tell Amasa, “Since you are my own flesh and blood, like Joab, may God strike me and even kill me if I do not appoint you as commander of my army in his place.”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:9-10 NLT
Now Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, is dead. Why not ask David to come back and be our king again?” And throughout all the tribes of Israel there was much discussion and argument going on. The people were saying, “The king rescued us from our enemies and saved us from the Philistines, but Absalom chased him out of the country.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:8 NLT
So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him. Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:7 NLT
Now go out there and congratulate your troops, for I swear by the LORD that if you don’t go out, not a single one of them will remain here tonight. Then you will be worse off than ever before.”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:6 NLT
You seem to love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that your commanders and troops mean nothing to you. It seems that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died, you would be pleased.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:5 NLT
Then Joab went to the king’s room and said to him, “We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:4 NLT
The king covered his face with his hands and kept on crying, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:2 NLT
As all the people heard of the king’s deep grief for his son, the joy of that day’s victory was turned into deep sadness.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 19:1 NLT
Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 18:33 NLT
The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 18:32 NLT
“What about young Absalom?” the king demanded. “Is he all right?” And the Ethiopian replied, “May all of your enemies, my lord the king, both now and in the future, share the fate of that young man!”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 18:31 NLT
Then the man from Ethiopia arrived and said, “I have good news for my lord the king. Today the LORD has rescued you from all those who rebelled against you.”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 18:30 NLT
“Wait here,” the king told him. So Ahimaaz stepped aside.
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 18:29 NLT
“What about young Absalom?” the king demanded. “Is he all right?” Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab told me to come, there was a lot of commotion. But I didn’t know what was happening.”
Mar 17
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highlighted 2 Samuel 18:27-28 NLT
“The first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok,” the watchman said. “He is a good man and comes with good news,” the king replied. Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, “Everything is all right!” He bowed before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise to the LORD your God, who has handed over the rebels who dared to stand against my lord the king.”
Mar 17