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2 Samuel 15 Translation Questions
Q? What did Absalom prepare for himself?
A. Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself. [15:1]
Q? Who ran before Absalom and his chariot?
A. Fifty men ran before Absalom and his chariot. [15:1]
Q? Who would Absalom call to as he stood beside the road leading to the city gate?
A. If any man had a dispute for which he was coming to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him. [15:2]
Q? What would Absalom say concerning the cases of the men who had come to the king for judgment?
A. Absalom would tell these men that their cases were good and right, but that there was no one empowered by the king to hear their cases. [15:3]
Q? What reason did Absalom give for saying he wished he were made judge in the land?
A. Absalom said he wished he were made judge in the land so every man who had a dispute or cause might come and receive justice from Absalom. [15:4]
Q? What did Absalom do to any man that came to honor him?
A. Absalom would put out his hand and take hold of and kiss any man that came to honor him. [15:5]
Q? What did Absalom steal from the men of Israel?
A. Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. [15:6]
Q? What reason did Absalom give to the king for having to go to Hebron?
A. Absalom said he had to go to Hebron to pay a vow he had made to Yahweh. [15:7]
Q? What did the spies that Absalom sent throughout all the tribes of Israel say?
A. The spies said, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you must say, 'Absalom is king in Hebron.'" [15:10]
Q? Did the two hundred men that went with Absalom to Hebron know of Absalom's plans?
A. No, the two hundred men went in their innocence, not knowing anything that Absalom had planned. [15:11]
Q? Briefly, what did David tell his servants after a messenger told him, "The hearts of the men of Israel are following after Absalom"?
A. David told his servants who were at Jerusalem, "Arise and let us flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom." [15:14]
Q? Who did the king leave behind in Jerusalem to keep the palace?
A. The king left behind ten women, who were concubines, to keep the palace. [15:16]
Q? Who marched with the king as he left Jerusalem?
A. All the king's army marched with him as well as all the Cherethites, Pelethites, and Gittites – six hundred men who had followed him from Gath. [15:18]
Q? What did Ittai the Gittite tell the king after the king told him to return and stay with King Absalom?
A. Ittai told the king he would go wherever the king went, whether it meant living or dying. [15:21]
Q? Which way did David and all those with him go as they left Jerusalem?
A. David and all those with him passed over the Kidron Valley and traveled on the road toward the wilderness. [15:23]
Q? What did the king tell Zadok the priest concerning the ark of the covenant of God?
A. The king told Zadok the priest to carry the ark of God back into the city. [15:25]
Q? Why was David going to wait at the fords of Arabah?
A. David was going to wait at the fords of Arabah to hear word from Zadok the priest to inform David. [15:28]
Q? What did David pray when someone told him that Ahithophel was among the conspirators with Absalom?
A. David prayed, "O Yahweh, please turn Ahithophel's advice into foolishness." [15:31]
Q? Who came to meet David as he arrived at the top of the road, where God used to be worshiped?
A. Hushai the Archite came to meet David. [15:32]
Q? What did David want Hushai the Archite to do for him?
A. David wanted Hushai the Archite to return to the city and tell Absalom he would be Absalom's servant so that Hushai would confuse Ahithophel's advice for David. [15:34]
Q? Which people did David want Hushai to tell everything that he heard in the king's palace?
A. David wanted Hushai to tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests everything he heard in the king's palace. [15:35]