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Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee
that
I may find grace in thy sight, my lord,
O king.
5
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.
6
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.
7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come
out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8
The L
ORD
hath returned upon thee all
the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the L
ORD
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.
9
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.
10
And the king said, What have I to do
with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the L
ORD
hath said unto him, Curse David.
Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11
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 L
ORD
hath bidden him.
12
It may
be that the L
ORD
will look on mine affliction, and that the L
ORD
will requite me good for his cursing
this day.
13
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.
14
And the king, and all
the people that
were
with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
15
And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with
him.
16
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.
17
And Absalom said to
Hushai,
Is
this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
18
And Hushai
said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the L
ORD
, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose,
his will I be, and with him will I abide.
19
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.
20
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
21
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.
22
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.
23
And the counsel of Ahithophel,
which he counselled in those days,
was
as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so
was
all
the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
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