David Returns to Jerusalem

2 Samuel 19

8 Then the king arose and took his s seat in the gate. And the people were all told, "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate." And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had t fled every man to his own home. 9 And all the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, u "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and v saved us from the hand of the Philistines, and now w he has fled out of the land from Absalom. 10 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?"

11 And King David sent this message to x Zadok and Abiathar the priests: "Say to the elders of Judah, 'Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king? 1 12 You are my brothers; y you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?' 13 And say to Amasa, z 'Are you not my bone and my flesh? a God do so to me and more also, if you are not b commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.'" 14 And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah c as one man, so that they sent word to the king, "Return, both you and all your servants." 15 So the king came back to the Jordan, and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan.

  1. Cross References
    2 Samuel 18:4
    The king said to them, "Whatever seems best to you I will do." So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
    2 Samuel 18:24
    Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone.
    2 Samuel 18:33
    And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!
    Ruth 4:1
    Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, "Turn aside, friend; sit down here." And he turned aside and sat down.
  2. Cross References
    2 Samuel 18:17
    And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest and raised over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled every one to his own home.
  3. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:1 - 14
    After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
  4. Cross References
    2 Samuel 5:20
    And David came to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. And he said, "The Lord has burst through my enemies before me like a bursting flood." Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim.
    2 Samuel 8:1
    After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
  5. Cross References
    2 Samuel 15:14
    Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.
  6. Cross References
    2 Samuel 15:29
    So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they remained there.
  7. Cross References
    2 Samuel 5:1
    Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
    Genesis 29:14
    And Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh!" And he stayed with him a month.
  8. Cross References
    2 Samuel 17:25
    Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
  9. Cross References
    Ruth 1:17
    Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.
  10. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:16
    Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
  11. Cross References
    Judges 20:1
    Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at Mizpah.
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