1And David numbered the people that were with…
2And David sent forth the people, a third…
3But the people said, 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…
7And the people of Israel were smitten there…
8For the battle was there spread over the…
9And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of…
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 if I had dealt falsely against his…
14Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus…
15And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor…
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 the Cushite, Go, tell…
22Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet…
23But come what may, [said he], I will…
24Now David was sitting between the two gates:…
25And the watchman cried, and told the king.…
26And the watchman saw another man running; and…
27And the watchman said, I think the running…
28And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king,…
29And the king said, Is it well with…
30And the king said, Turn aside, and stand…
31And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite…
32And the king said unto the Cushite, Is…
33And the king was much moved, and went…
