{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_sa2015_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_sa2015_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_sa2015_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/poly/sa2015.htm","summary":"This is a biblical text \u2014 2 Samuel 15 \u2014 presented in a scholarly parallel format: the King James Version with embedded Strong's Concordance numbers (the superscript numerals after each word) alongside the Greek Septuagint (LXX). The chapter narrates Absalom's conspiracy to overthrow his father King David, opening with Absalom's calculated campaign to win popular support by positioning himself at the city gate, hearing grievances, and promising better justice than the king provides \u2014 a portrait of political manipulation that culminates in the summary line \"Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.\" Using a false pretext of fulfilling a religious vow, Absalom travels to Hebron, where he launches an open revolt, sending spies and rallying a growing faction. David, upon learning that the conspiracy has gained critical mass, flees Jerusalem on foot with his household, his foreign mercenary guard, and loyal priests \u2014 a scene of public mourning, with the people weeping and the king going barefoot with his head covered. The passage closes with two notable acts of strategic loyalty: Ittai the Gittite, a recent foreign arrival, pledges to follow David unto death in language that closely echoes Ruth's oath to Naomi, and David dispatches his advisor Hushai back into Jerusalem as a double agent to undermine the counsel of Ahithophel, who has joined Absalom's side.","tags":["Book of Acts","Greek New Testament","Polyglot Bible"],"text":null,"title":"Polyglot Bible: 2 Samuel: 2 Samuel 15","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":3638}