2 Samuel 16
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And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephib'osheth met
him, 2 Sam. 9.9, 10 with a
couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of
bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer
fruits, and a bottle of wine.
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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.
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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, Today shall the house of Israel restore me
the kingdom of my father.
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Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephib'osheth. And Ziba
said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy
sight, my lord, O king.
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And when king David came to Bahu'rim,
behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul,
whose name was Shim'e-i, the son of Gera: he came forth, and
cursed still as he came.
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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.
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And thus said Shim'e-i when he cursed,
Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of
Be'li-al.
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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 Ab'salom thy son: and,
behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
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Then said Ab'ishai the son of Zeru-i'ah
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.
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And the king said, What have I to do with
you, ye sons of Zeru-i'ah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then
say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
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And David said to Ab'ishai, 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.
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It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this
day.
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And as David and his men went by the way,
Shim'e-i went along on the hillside over against him, and cursed as
he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
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And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves
there.
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And Ab'salom, and all the people the
men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahith'ophel with
him.
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And it came to pass, when Hu'shai the
Archite, David's friend, was come unto Ab'salom, that Hu'shai said
unto Ab'salom, God save the king, God save the king.
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And Ab'salom said to Hu'shai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy
friend?
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And Hu'shai said unto Ab'salom, 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.
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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.
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Then said Ab'salom to Ahith'ophel, Give
counsel among you what we shall do.
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And Ahith'ophel said unto Ab'salom, 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.
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So they spread Ab'salom a tent upon the
top of the house; and Ab'salom went in unto his father's concubines
in the sight of all Israel. 2 Sam. 12.11, 12
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And the counsel of Ahith'ophel, which he
counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the
oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahith'ophel both
with David and with Ab'salom.
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