1And David numbered the people that were with…
2And David sent forth a third part of…
3But the people answered, Thou shalt not go…
4And the king said unto them, What seemeth…
5And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and…
6So the people went out into the field…
7Where the people of Israel were slain before…
8For the battle was there scattered over the…
9And Absalom met the servants of David. And…
10And a certain man saw it, and told…
11And Joab said unto the man that told…
12And the man said unto Joab, Though I…
13Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine…
14Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus…
15And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour…
16And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people…
17And they took Absalom, and cast him into…
18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and…
19Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let…
20And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not…
21Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the…
22Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet…
23But howsoever, said he, let me run. And…
24And David sat between the two gates: and…
25And the watchman cried, and told the king.…
26And the watchman saw another man running: and…
27And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running…
28And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king,…
29And the king said, Is the young man…
30And the king said unto him, Turn aside,…
31And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings,…
32And the king said unto Cushi, Is the…
33And the king was much moved, and went…
