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Passage Lookup: 2 Samuel 18:1-17

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2 Samuel 18:1
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Then David (F1)took a count of the people who were with him and (C1)appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
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2 Samuel 18:2
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And David sent the people out, (C1)a third (F1)under the command of Joab, a third (F1)under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third (F1)under the command of (C2)Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, "I myself will certainly go out with you also."
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2 Samuel 18:3
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But the people said, "(C1)You should not go out; for if in fact we flee, they will not care about us; and if half of us die, they will not care about us. But (F1)you are (F2)worth ten thousand of us; so now it is better that you will be ready to help us from the city."
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2 Samuel 18:4
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Then the king said to them, "Whatever seems best to you I will do." So (C1)the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and thousands.
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2 Samuel 18:5
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But the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently with the young man Absalom for my sake." And (C1)all the people heard when the king commanded all the commanders regarding Absalom.
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2 Samuel 18:6
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Then the people went out to the field against Israel, and the battle took place in (C1)the forest of Ephraim.
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2 Samuel 18:7
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The people of Israel were (F1)defeated there by the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, twenty thousand men.
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2 Samuel 18:8
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For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
2 Samuel 18:9
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Now Absalom encountered the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the branches of a massive oak. Then (C1)his head caught firmly in the oak, and he was (F1)left hanging between the sky and earth, while the mule that was under him kept going.
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2 Samuel 18:10
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When a certain man saw him, he informed Joab and said, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
2 Samuel 18:11
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Then Joab said to the man who had informed him, "So behold, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? And it would have been (F1)my duty to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt."
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2 Samuel 18:12
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But the man said to Joab, "Even if I were to (F1)receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king's son; for (C1)in our hearing the king commanded you, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, '(F2)Protect the young man Absalom for me!'
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2 Samuel 18:13
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"Otherwise, if I had dealt treacherously against (F1)his life (and (C1)there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have (F2)avoided me."
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2 Samuel 18:14
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Then Joab said, "I will not (F1)waste time here with you." (C1)So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the (F2)midst of the oak.
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2 Samuel 18:15
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And ten young men who carried Joab's armor gathered around and struck Absalom and killed him.
2 Samuel 18:16
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Then (C1)Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
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2 Samuel 18:17
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And they took Absalom and threw him into (F1)a deep pit in the forest, and (C1)erected over him a very large pile of stones. And (C2)all Israel fled, each to his own tent.
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