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2 Samuel 19:8

So 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.

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ASV

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he satH3427 →
בַּשָּׁ֑עַרba.Sha.'arin the gateH8179 →
וּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-and to allH3605 →
הָעָ֞םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.dupeople toldH5046 →
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!H2009 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
יוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[is] sittingH3427 →
בַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arin the gateH8179 →
וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'and it cameH935 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'Eland IsraelH3478 →
נָ֖סnasit had fledH5127 →
אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH376 →
לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.Lavto tents hisH168 →

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2 Samuel 18:24Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.2 Samuel 18:4“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.1 Kings 22:36As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”2 Samuel 19:3So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.2 Samuel 18:17They 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.2 Samuel 18:6–8So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.2 Samuel 15:2He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”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.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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