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2 Samuel 19:10

Absalom

8 So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.

9 And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”

11 Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?

12 You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
KJV
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
WEB
Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don’t you speak a word of bringing the king back?”
ASV
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
DARBY
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle; and now why are ye silent as to bringing the king back?
BLB
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in the battle. And now, why are you⁺ silent about bringing back the king?”
ÅB
Men Absalom, som vi hadde salvet til konge over oss, er død i krigen; hvorfor sier dere da ikke et ord om å føre kongen tilbake?
OTB
Og Absalom, som vi salvet over oss, er død i kamp. Hvorfor sier dere da ingenting om å bringe kongen tilbake?"
B1930
Men Absalom, som vi hadde salvet til konge over oss, er død i krigen; hvorfor sier I da ikke et ord om å føre kongen tilbake?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 18:14

    But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:12–13

    While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

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  • Judges 18:9

    They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!

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  • Hosea 8:4

    They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.

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