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King James Version
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And
when David was a little past the top of the hill
, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses
saddled, and upon
them two hundred loaves of bread, and an
hundred bunches
of raisins, and an
hundred of
summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
When David was a little past the top [
of the ascent]
, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys
saddled, and on
them two hundred loaves of bread, and one
hundred clusters
of raisins, and one
hundred summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
And
the king said unto
Ziba, What meanest
thou
by these? And
Ziba said, The asses
be
for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be
faint in the wilderness may drink.
The king said to
Ziba, What do
you
mean
by these? Ziba said, The donkeys
are
for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are
faint in the wilderness may drink.
And
the king said, And
where is thy
master's son? And
Ziba said unto
the king, Behold, he abideth
at Jerusalem :
for he said, To
day
shall
the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
The king said, Where is your
master's son? Ziba said to
the king, Behold, he abides
at Jerusalem ;
for he said, Today
will
the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine
are
all that pertained
unto
Mephibosheth. And
Ziba said, I humbly
beseech
thee
that
I
may
find grace
in thy
sight, my lord, O king.
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, all that pertains
to
Mephibosheth is
yours
. Ziba said, I do
obeisance;
let
me
find favor
in your
sight, my lord, O king.
And
when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence
came
out
a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera :
he came forth
, and cursed still as he came.
When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came
out
, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera .
He came out
, and cursed still as he came.
And
he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
He cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
And
thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come
out
, come
out
, thou
bloody
man, and thou
man
of
Belial
:
Thus said Shimei when he cursed, Be
gone
, be
gone
, you
man of
blood
, and base
fellow
:
The
LORD
hath
returned upon
thee
all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead
thou
hast
reigned; and the
LORD
hath
delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy
son :
and, behold, thou
art
taken in thy
mischief, because thou
art
a bloody
man.
Yahweh
has
returned on
you
all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place
you
have
reigned; and Yahweh
has
delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your
son ;
and, behold, you
are
[
taken ]
in your
own
mischief, because you
are
a man of
blood
.
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto
the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over ,
I
pray
thee,
and take off his head.
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah to
the king, "
Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please
let me go over and take off his head. "
And
the king said, What have I to do with you, ye
sons of Zeruiah? so
let
him
curse
, because the
LORD
hath
said unto
him, Curse David .
Who shall
then say, Wherefore
hast
thou
done so?
The king said, What have I to do with you, you
sons of Zeruiah? Because
he
curses
, and
because Yahweh
has
said to
him, Curse David ;
who then shall
say, Why
have
you
done so?
And
David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which
came forth of
my bowels, seeketh
my life: how much more now
may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the
LORD
hath
bidden
him.
David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who
came forth from
my bowels, seeks
my life: how much more [
may ]
this Benjamite now
[
do it ]
? let him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh
has
invited
him.
It may be that the
LORD
will look on mine
affliction
, and that the
LORD
will requite me good for his cursing this day.
It may be that Yahweh
will look on the
wrong
done
to
me
, and that Yahweh
will requite me good for [
his ]
cursing of
me
this day.
And
as
David and his men went by the way ,
Shimei went along on the hill's
side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
So
David and his men went by the way ;
and
Shimei went along on the hill-
side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
And
the king, and all the people that
were with him, came weary ,
and refreshed themselves
there.
The king, and all the people who
were with him, came weary ;
and he
refreshed himself
there.
And
Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
Absalom, and all the people ,
the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
And
it came
to
pass
, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto
Absalom, that Hushai said unto
Absalom, God
save
the king, God
save
the king.
It happened
, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come to
Absalom, that Hushai said to
Absalom, [Long]
live
the king, [Long]
live
the king.
And
Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy
kindness to thy
friend? why wentest
thou
not
with thy
friend?
Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your
kindness to your
friend? Why didn't
you
go
with your
friend?
And
Hushai said unto
Absalom, Nay
; but whom the
LORD
, and this people, and all the men of Israel ,
choose
, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
Hushai said to
Absalom, No
; but whom Yahweh
, and this people, and all the men of Israel have
chosen
, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
And
again, whom should I serve? should
I not
serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy
father's presence, so will I be in thy
presence.
Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't
I serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in your
father's presence, so will I be in your
presence.
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among
you
what we shall do.
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your
counsel what we shall do.
And
Ahithophel said unto
Absalom, Go in unto
thy
father's concubines, which
he hath
left to keep the house; and all Israel shall
hear that thou
art
abhorred of thy
father: then shall
the hands of all that
are with thee
be strong.
Ahithophel said to
Absalom, Go in to
your
father's concubines, that
he has
left to keep the house; and all Israel will
hear that you
are
abhorred of your
father: then will
the hands of all who
are with you
be strong.
So they spread Absalom a tent upon
the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto
his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
So they spread Absalom a tent on
the top of the house; and Absalom went in to
his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
And
the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled
in those days, was as if a man had
inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave
in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
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