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23 And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people went forward. But the king passed over the brook Kidron. And all the people went over toward the way of the wilderness.
24 And lo, Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him, bearing the Ark of the Covenant of God. And they set the Ark of God down. And Abiathar went up until all the people had come out of the city.
25 Then, the king said to Zadok, “Carry the Ark of God back into the city. If I shall find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and show me it and its Tabernacle.
26 “But if He says this: “I have no delight in you,” behold, I am here. Let Him do to me as seems good in His Eyes.”
27 Again, the king said to Zadok the Priest, “Are you not a Seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you: Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.
28 “Behold, I will wait in the fields of the wilderness until some word comes from you to be told to me.”
29 Therefore, Zadok and Abiathar carried the Ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they waited there.
30 And David went up the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and went barefooted. And all the people who were with him (every man) had his head covered. And as they went up, they wept.
31 Then one told David, saying, “Ahithophel is one of those who have conspired with Absalom.” And David said, “O LORD, I pray! Turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
32 Then David came to the top of the Mount, where he worshipped God. And behold, Hushai the Archite came against him, with his coat torn and having earth upon his head,
33 to whom David said, “If you go with me, you shall be a burden to me.
34 “But if you return to the city, and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king! As I have been in time past your father’s servant, so will I now be your servant!’ then you may bring me the counsel of Ahithophel to nothing.
35 “And do you not have there with you Zadok and Abiathar, the priests? Therefore, whatever you shall hear out of the king’s house, you shall tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
36 “Behold, their two sons are there with them: Ahimaaz, Zadok’s, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s. By them also shall you send me everything that you can hear.”
37 So Hushai, David’s friend, went into the city. And Absalom came into Jerusalem.
16 When David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and two hundred cakes of bread upon them, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of dried figs, and a bottle of wine.
2 And the king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?” And Ziba said, “They are donkeys for the king’s household to ride on, and bread and dried figs for the young men to eat, and wine so that the faint may drink in the wilderness.
3 And the king said, “But where is your master’s son?” Then, Ziba answered the king, “Behold, he remains in Jerusalem. For he said, ‘This day shall the House of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.’”
4 Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said, “I beg you, let me find grace in your sight, my lord, O king!”
5 And when King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, named Shimei, the son of Gera. And he came out and cursed.
6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of King David, and all the people, and all the men of war on his right and on his left.
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, “Come forth! Come forth, you murderer and wicked man!
8 “The LORD has brought upon you all the blood of the House of Saul, in whose stead you have reigned! And the LORD has delivered your kingdom into the hand of Absalom, your son! And behold, you have been taken in your wickedness, because you are a murderer!”
9 Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king, “Why does this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please, let me go and take away his head.”
10 But the king said, ‘What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? For if he curses because the LORD has bid him curse David, who then dare says, ‘Why have you done so?’”
11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, “Behold, my son, who came out of my own bowels, seeks my life! How much more so, then, may this son of Benjamin? Allow him to curse! For the LORD has bid him!
12 “It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction and do me good for his cursing this day!”
13 And as David and his men went along the way, Shimei went along the side of the mountain, opposite him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones against him, and cast dust.
14 Then the king and all the people who were with him became weary and refreshed themselves there.
15 And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
16 And when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “God save the king! God save the king!”
17 Then Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?
18 Hushai then answered Absalom, “No, but whom the LORD and this people and all the men of Israel choose. His will I be. And with them will I dwell.
19 “And moreover, to whom shall I do service if not to his son? As I served before your father, so will I before you.”
20 Then Absalom spoke to Ahithophel, “Give counsel what we shall do.”
21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines whom he has left to keep the house. And when all Israel shall hear that you are abhorred by your father, the hands of all who are with you shall be strong.”
22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house. And Absalom went in to his father’s concubines, in the sight of all Israel.
23 And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counseled in those days was as if one had asked counsel of the oracle of God. So was all the counsel of Ahithophel, both with David and with Absalom.
25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. And they said to him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.”
26 One of the servants of the High Priest, his cousin, whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with Him?”
27 Peter then denied again. And immediately the cock crew.
28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the common hall. Now it was morning, and they themselves did not go into the common hall (so that they would not be defiled, and that they might eat the Passover).
29 Then Pilate went out to them, and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”
30 They answered, and said to him, “If He were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”
31 Then Pilate said to them, “Take Him, and judge Him after your own Law.” Then the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,”
32 so that the Word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which He spoke signifying what death He would die.
33 So Pilate entered into the common hall again; and called Jesus, and said to him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
34 Jesus answered him, “Do you say that of yourself, or did others tell it to you about Me?”
35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation, and the High Priest, have delivered You to me. What have You done?”
36 Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world, My servants would surely fight, so that I might not be delivered to the Jews. But now, My Kingdom is not from here.”
37 Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You a King, then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a King. For this reason, I am born. And for this reason, I came into the world; that I should bear witness to the Truth. Everyone that is of the Truth, hears My voice.”
38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said that, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no guilt in Him at all.
39 “But you have a custom that I should release one to you at the Passover. Shall I then release to you the King of the Jews?”
40 Then they all cried again, saying, “Not Him, but Barabbas!” Now, this Barabbas was a murderer.
19 Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head. And they put a purple garment on Him,
3 and said, “Hail King of the Jews!” And they struck Him.
4 Then Pilate went forth again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring Him out to you, so that you may know that I find no fault in Him at all!”
5 Then Jesus came forth, wearing a crown of thorns and a purple garment. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”
6 Then, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him and crucify Him! For I find no fault in Him!”
7 The Jews answered Him, “We have a law! And by our law, He ought to die. Because He made himself the Son of God!”
8 Then, when Pilate heard that word, he was all the more afraid,
9 and again went into the common hall and said to Jesus, “From where do You come?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Then Pilate said to Him, “Will You not speak to me? Don’t you know that I have power to crucify You, and have power to free You?
11 Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it were given to you from above. Therefore, the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.
12 From then on, Pilate sought to free Him. But the Jews cried, saying, “If you release Him, you are not a friend of Caesar’s! For whoever makes himself a king, speaks against Caesar!”
13 When Pilate heard this word, he brought Jesus forth and sat down in the judgment seat (in a place called the Stone Pavement; and in Hebrew, Gabbatha).
14 And it was the Day of Preparation of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King.”
15 But they cried, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”
16 Then he delivered Him to them, to be crucified. And they took Jesus and led Him away.
17 And He bore His own cross and came to a place named for dead men’s skulls (which is called in Hebrew ‘Golgotha’),
18 where they crucified Him and two others with Him (one on either side and Jesus in between).
19 And Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross. And on it was written, “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS”.
20 Then, many of the Jews read this title. For the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’; but that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews’.”
22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
SAMECH
113 I hate doublemindedness. But Your Law do I love.
114 You are my refuge and shield, and I trust in Your Word.
115 Away from me, you wicked, for I will keep the Commandments of my God.
116 Establish me according to Your Promise, that I may live. And do not disappoint my hope.
117 Hold me up, and I shall be safe; and I will delight continually in Your Statutes.
118 You have rejected all those who depart from Your Statutes, for their deceit is useless.
119 You have taken away all the wicked of the Earth like dross, therefore I love Your Testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles for the fear of You, and I am afraid of Your Judgments.
AIN
121 I have executed judgment and justice, leave me not to my oppressors.
122 Answer for Your servant in that which is good, and do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes have failed, longing for Your salvation and for Your just Promise.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy and teach me Your Statutes.
125 I am Your servant. Grant me, therefore, understanding, that I may know Your Testimonies.
126 It is time for You, LORD, to work. For they have destroyed Your Law.
127 Therefore I love Your Commandments above gold—yea, above most fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all Your Precepts most just and hate all false ways.
10 A divine sentence shall be in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
11 A true weight and balance are of the LORD. And the weights of the bag are His work.
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