Also Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor from his town Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. So the conspiracy gained momentum for the people following Absalom continued to increase.
Proverbs 17:11 - Tree of Life Version An evil man seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a stern and pitiless messenger shall be sent against him. American Standard Version (1901) An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Common English Bible Evil people seek only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against them. Catholic Public Domain Version The evil one continually seeks conflicts. But a cruel Angel shall be sent against him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him. |
Also Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor from his town Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. So the conspiracy gained momentum for the people following Absalom continued to increase.
Then ten young men who were Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck and finished him off.
Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Let me now run and bring the king news that Adonai has vindicated him against the hand of his enemies.”
Now a worthless fellow happened to be there, a Benjamite named Sheba son of Bichri. He blew the shofar and said, “We have no portion in David, no inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to his tents, O Israel!”
Then the woman approached all the people wisely. So they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it over to Joab. He then blew the shofar and they were dismissed from the city, each to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
Then the king commanded him: “Do as he has said—strike him down. Then bury him. So you will remove the blood that Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.
So the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, so that he died. Thus the kingdom was secured in the hand of Solomon.
A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred lashes on a fool.
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to deal with a fool in his folly.
“He will bring those miserable men to a miserable end,” they said to Him, “and will lease the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the fruits in their seasons.”
Now the king became furious! Sending his troops, he destroyed those murderers and set fire to their city.
But those hostile to me, who didn’t want me to reign over them, bring them here and execute them before me.’”