2 Samuel 15:10
And Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall ye say, Absalom is become king in Hebron.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
9And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Hebron.
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:11And the days which David reigned in Hebron over the house of Judah were seven years and six months.
2 Samuel 5:5Seven years and six months he reigned in Hebron over Judah, and thirty-three years he reigned over all Israel and Judah in Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 14:30And Absalom 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 Absalom 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 Absalom have set the field on fire.
1 Kings 1:11And Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and our lord David knows it not?
2 Kings 9:13And when they heard it, they hastened, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with the trumpet, and said, Jehu 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 →