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1. 2 Samuel 18:2הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · And the king
   He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
2. 2 Samuel 18:4 (2×)הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · So he
   “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.
3. 2 Samuel 18:5 (2×)הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ · Now the king; הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ · the king’s
   Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.
4. 2 Samuel 18:12 (2×)הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · of the king; הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ · the king
   The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’
5. 2 Samuel 18:13הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · the king
   If I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
6. 2 Samuel 18:18הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · in the King’s
   During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
7. 2 Samuel 18:19הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · and tell the king
   Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”
8. 2 Samuel 18:20הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king’s
   But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”
9. 2 Samuel 18:21לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king
   So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.
10. 2 Samuel 18:25 (2×)לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king
    So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
11. 2 Samuel 18:26הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king
    …the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.
12. 2 Samuel 18:27הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the king
    The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
13. 2 Samuel 18:28 (3×)הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the king; לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ · before the king; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the king
    Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
14. 2 Samuel 18:29 (2×)הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · The king; הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ · the king’s
    The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”
15. 2 Samuel 18:30הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king
    “Move aside,” said the king, “and stand here.” So he stepped aside.
16. 2 Samuel 18:31הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king
    Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
17. 2 Samuel 18:32 (2×)הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · The king; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king
    The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you to harm you be like that young man.”
18. 2 Samuel 18:33הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ · The king
    The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
19. 2 Samuel 19:1הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ · The king
    Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
20. 2 Samuel 19:2הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · The king
    And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”
21. 2 Samuel 19:4 (2×)וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · But the king; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
    But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
22. 2 Samuel 19:5הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · to the king
    Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.
23. 2 Samuel 19:8 (3×)הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · So the king; הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the king; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king
    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.
24. 2 Samuel 19:9הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · The king
    And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
25. 2 Samuel 19:10הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס · the king
    But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
26. 2 Samuel 19:11 (3×)וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · Then King; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king
    Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?
27. 2 Samuel 19:12הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the king
    You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
28. 2 Samuel 19:14הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king
    So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
29. 2 Samuel 19:15 (3×)הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · So the king; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · [him]; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · and escort him
    So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.
30. 2 Samuel 19:16הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · King
    Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
31. 2 Samuel 19:17הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the king
    …along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king
32. 2 Samuel 19:18 (2×)הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king’s; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king
    …and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king
33. 2 Samuel 19:19 (2×)הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king
    …and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.