2 Samuel 15:10
And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall ye say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
9And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Chebron.
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:11And the days which David reigned in Chebron over the house of Juda were seven years and six months.
2 Samuel 5:5Seven years and six months he reigned in Chebron over Juda, and thirty-three years he reigned over all Israel and Juda in Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 14:30And Abessalom said to his servants, Behold, Joab's portion in the field is next to mine, and he has in it barley; go and set it on fire. And the servants of Abessalom set the field on fire: and the servants of Joab come to him with their clothes rent, and they said to him, The servants of Abessalom have set the field on fire.
1 Kings 1:11And Nathan spoke to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonias the son of Aggith + 1:11 Gr. reigned.reigns, and our lord David + 1:11 Gr. knew.knows it not?
2 Kings 9:13And when they heard it, they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the + 9:13 Heb. word in Gr.top of the stairs, and blew with the trumpet, and said, Ju + 9:13 Lit. has reigned.is king.
1 Chronicles 12:23For daily men came to David, till they amounted to a great force, as the force of God.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 15:8-13
Absalom's Rebellion. ( b. c. 1023.) 7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord , in Hebron. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord . 9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. 10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the… Read the whole commentary →