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2 Samuel 15:1
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After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run before him.
It happened after this, that Avshalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
It happened afterward that Absalom made himself a chariot with horses and fifty men running before him.
After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
After this, Absalom got a chariot and horses for himself and fifty men to run before him.
Some time later Absalom managed to acquire a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.
After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.
Now it came about after this that Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.
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Now it happened afterwards, that Absalom prepared for himself a chariot and horses and fifty men as runners before him.
Some time later, Absalom got himself a chariot with horses to pull it, and he had fifty men run in front.
Some time later, Avshalom prepared himself a chariot and horses, with fifty men to run ahead of him.
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
After this, Absalom got a chariot and horses for himself. He had 50 men run in front of him while he drove the chariot.
AND after this, Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
After this, Absalom provided a chariot and horses for himself, and an escort of fifty men.
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Therfor aftir these thingis Absolon made a chaar to hym, and knyytis, and fifti men, that schulden go bifor hym.
And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
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After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.
After this, Absalom got a war-wagon and horses, and fifty men to run in front of him.
After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.
And it came to pass, after this, that Absolom prepared him chariots and horses, - and fifty men, to run before him.
Now after these things Absalom made himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
After this Ab'salom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
As time went on, Absalom took to riding in a horse-drawn chariot, with fifty men running in front of him. Early each morning he would take up his post beside the road at the city gate. When anyone showed up with a case to bring to the king for a decision, Absalom would call him over and say, "Where do you hail from?" And the answer would come, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel."
Now it came about after this that Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses and fifty men as runners before him.
Contextual Overview
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Absalom: 2 Samuel 12:11, Deuteronomy 17:16, 1 Samuel 8:11, 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:33, 1 Kings 10:26-29, Psalms 20:7, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 17:19, Jeremiah 22:14-16
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:17 - footmen 2 Samuel 3:3 - Absalom 2 Samuel 16:2 - What meanest 1 Kings 14:27 - guard Psalms 3:1 - when Psalms 86:14 - O God Psalms 132:1 - all his afflictions Proverbs 15:5 - fool John 12:15 - sitting
Cross-References
After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
And he believed in the Lord ; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it came to pass after this,.... After the reconciliation of David and Absalom, and the latter was admitted to court again:
that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses; to make himself look grand and respectable among the people; perhaps he got these from his grandfather at Geshur in Syria:
and fifty men to run before him; which added to his pomp and magnificence; and such great personages in later time have had; Nero the Roman emperor never went on a journey with less than a thousand calashes or chariots, and a great number of men that ran before him c: and this was tacitly setting himself up for king, at least preparing for it, as Adonijah afterwards did in the same way and manner, 1 Kings 1:5.
c Suetonius in Vit. Neron. c. 30. Vid. Senecae, Ep. 87. & 123.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And it came to pass ... - The working out of Nathan’s prophecy (marginal reference) is the clue to the course of the narrative. How long after Absalom’s return these events occurred we are not told.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XV
Absalom conspires against his father, and uses various methods
to seduce the people from their allegiance to their king, 14.
Under pretence of paying a vow at Hebron, he obtains leave from
David to go thither; and, by emissaries sent through the land,
prepares the people for revolt, 7-11.
He gains over Ahithophel, David's counsellor, 12.
David is informed of the general defection of the people; on
which he, and his life-guards and friends, leave the city, and
go towards the wilderness, 13-18.
The steadfast friendship of Ittai, the Gittite, 19-22.
David's affecting departure from the city, 23.
He sends Zadok and Abiathar with the ark back to Jerusalem,
24-29.
He goes up Mount Olivet; prays that the counsel of Ahithophel
may be turned into foolishness, 30-31.
He desires Hushai to return to Jerusalem, and to send him word
of all that occurs, 32-37.
NOTES ON CHAP. XV
Verse 2 Samuel 15:1. Absalom prepared him chariots and horses — After all that has been said to prove that horses here mean horsemen, I think it most likely that the writer would have us to understand chariots drawn by horses; not by mules or such like cattle.
Fifty men to run before him. — Affecting in every respect the regal state by this establishment. Of this man Calmet collects the following character: "He was a bold, violent, revengeful, haughty, enterprising, magnificent, eloquent, and popular prince; he was also rich, ambitious, and vain of his personal accomplishments: after the death of Amnon, and his reconciliation to his father, he saw no hindrance in his way to the throne. He despised Solomon because of the meanness of his birth, and his tender years. He was himself of the blood royal, not only by his father David, but also by his mother Maacah, daughter to Talmai, king of Geshur: and, doubtless, in his own apprehension, of sufficient age, authority, and wisdom, to sustain the weight of government. There was properly now no competitor in his way: Amnon, David's first-born, was dead. Of Chileab, his second son by Abigail, we hear nothing; and Absalom was the third: see 2 Samuel 3:2-5. He, therefore, seemed to stand nearest to the throne; but his sin was, that he sought it during his father's life, and endeavoured to dethrone him in order to sit in his stead."
