9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying , The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies , and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
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Throughout the tribes of Israel, all the people were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he has fled the country to escape from Absalom;