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2 Samuel 18:17

They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

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ASV

And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.Chuand they tookH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53 →
וַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuand they threwH7993 →
אֹת֤וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
בַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arin the forestH3293 →
אֶל־'el-intoH413 →
הַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatthe pitH6354 →
הַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
וַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuand they set upH5324 →
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavover himH5921 →
גַּל־gal-a heap ofH1530 →
אֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimstonesH68 →
גָּד֣וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdveryH3966 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
נָ֖סוּNa.suthey fledH5127 →
אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH376 →
לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loto tents hisH168 →

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Joshua 8:29He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.Joshua 7:26And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.2 Kings 14:12And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.1 Samuel 4:10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.Genesis 31:46and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.Joshua 10:27At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.2 Samuel 20:1Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”2 Samuel 19:8So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.Jeremiah 22:18–19Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’2 Samuel 20:22Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.2 Kings 8:21So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.Acts 5:6Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.Psalms 119:96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.

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