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2 Samuel 15:30

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¶ And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
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  1. Esther 6:12Rank 1 from verse 30
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    12¶ And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

  2. 2 Samuel 19:4Rank 2 from verse 30
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    4But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  3. Luke 19:41Rank 3 from verse 30
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    41¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

  4. Acts 1:12Rank 4 from verse 30
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    12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.

  5. Ezekiel 24:17Rank 5 from verse 30
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    17Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.

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2 Samuel 15:30

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mount

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Sense 1: A hill, mountain, or elevated tract of land. Sense 2: An artificial raised mound used in siege. Sense 3: To rise, ascend, climb, get upon, or increase upward.

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head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

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covered

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Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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29Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

30¶ And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

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31¶ And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

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