2 Samuel 18:17 KJV
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
Matthew Henry
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Parallel Passages
- Joshua 7:26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
- 2 Samuel 19:8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Joshua 7:26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
- Joshua 8:29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
- Joshua 10:27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
- 2 Samuel 19:8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
- 2 Samuel 20:1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
- 2 Samuel 20:22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
- Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
- Jeremiah 22:18–19 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! …
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Kings of Israel & Judah
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Hebrew and Strong’s
- And they took וַיִּקְחוּ wayyiqḥû לָקַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- Absalom אֶת ʾet Object marker אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾabšālôm אֲבִישָׁלוֹם Proper name
- and cast וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ wayyašlîkû שָׁלַךְ Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- him into a great הַגָּדוֹל haggādôl גָּדוֹל Adjective · masculine singular · with the
- pit אֶל ʾel Preposition הַפַּחַת happaḥat פַּחַת Noun · masculine singular · with the
- in the wood אֹתוֹ ʾōtô Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine singular בַיַּעַר bayyaʿar יַעַר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- and laid וַיַּצִּבוּ wayyaṣṣibû נָצַב Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- a very מְאֹד mĕʾōd מְאֹד Adverb
- great גָּדוֹל gādôl גָּדוֹל Adjective · masculine singular
- heap עָלָיו ʿālāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular גַּל gal גַּל Noun · masculine singular construct
- of stones אֲבָנִים ʾăbānîm אֶבֶן Noun · feminine plural
- upon him: and all Israel וְכָל wĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with and יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- fled נָסוּ nāsû נוּס Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- every one אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
- to his tent לְאֹהָלָיו lĕʾōhālāyw אֹהֶל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
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