1 And it came to pass after this, that Avshalom the son of Dawid had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of Dawid loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for …
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2 Samuel 14
1 Now Yoav the son of Tseruyah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Avshalom. 2 And Yoav sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, “Please feign yourself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not yourself with oil, but be as a woman …
2 Samuel 15
1 And it came to pass after this, that Avshalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Avshalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then …
2 Samuel 16
1 And when Dawid was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the …
2 Samuel 17
1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Avshalom, “Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after Dawid this night. 2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I …
2 Samuel 18
1 And Dawid numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 2 And Dawid sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Yoav, and a third part under the hand of Avishai the son of Tseruyah, Yoav’s brother, and a third …
2 Samuel 19
1 And it was told Yoav, “Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Avshalom.” 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people; for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the …
2 Samuel 20
1 And there happened to be there a scoundrel (beliyaal) man, whose name was Sheva, the son of Bichri, a Benjamin (Binyamin); and he blew a shofar, and said: “We have no part in Dawid, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse (Yishai); every man to his tents, O Yisrael. 2 So every …
2 Samuel 21
1 Then there was a famine in the days of Dawid three years, year after year; and Dawid enquired of יהוה. And יהוה answered, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Giveonites.” 2 And the king called the Giveonites, and said unto them; (now the Giveonites were not of …
2 Samuel 22
1 And Dawid spake unto יהוה the words of this song in the day that יהוה had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul. 2 And he said, “יהוה is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 3 my God (Elohim), my rock; in …