2 Samuel 15:1 - Easy To Read Version After this, Absalom got a chariot [80] and horses for himself. He had 50 men run in front of him {while he drove the chariot}. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AFTER THIS, Absalom got a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. Common English Bible Some time later, Absalom got a chariot and horses for his own use, along with fifty men to run ahead of him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, after these things, Absalom obtained for himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men who went before him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now after these things, Absalom made himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. |
“This is what the Lord says: ‘I am bringing trouble against you. This trouble will come from your own family. I will take your wives from you and give them to a person who is very close to you. This person will sleep with your wives, and everyone will know it! [66]
Then the king said to them, “Take my officers with you. Put my son Solomon on my own mule. Take him to Gihon Spring. [3]
Some people trust their chariots. {\cf2\super [117]} \par Other people trust their soldiers.\par But we remember the Lord our God.\par
People that are proud and boast will become unimportant. But people who are humble will also become wise.
If a person is proud, then he is in danger of destruction. If a person thinks he is better than other people, then he is in danger of defeat.
A troublemaker loves to start arguments. A person that likes to brag is setting himself up for a fall. Both of them will end up in trouble. {\cf2\super [23]}
The king must not get more and more horses for himself. And he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses. Why? Because the Lord has told you, ‘You must never go back that way.’
Samuel said, “If you have a king ruling over you, this is what he will do: He will take away your sons. He will force your sons to serve him. He will force them to be soldiers—they must fight from his chariots and become horse soldiers in his army. Your sons will become guards running in front of the king’s chariot.