2 Samuel16
1/And when Daivd was a lirrle 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 hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of fruits, and a bottle of wine.
2/And the king said unto ziba by these? and ziba said, The asses be for the king`s household to ride on; household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young mento eat; and the wine , that such as be faint in the widerness may drink.
3/and the king said , and where is thy master`s son? king ziba said unto the king, Behold unto the king, Behold, he abideth at5 Jerusalem: for he said ,To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of My father.
4/then said the king to Ziba, Behold , thine are all that pertained unto Mephbosheth, and ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may lord ,O king,
5/and when king David came to Bahurim, behould therece came out a man of the family of the house of Saul. whose namem was Shimei, the son of Gers: he came forth, and cursed still as he came .
6/And he cast stones at David, and at all the servant of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
7/And thus asid shimei when he cursed ,Come out , come out, thou bloodt man, and thou man of Belial:
8/The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of absalom thy son; and , behold, thou art taken in thy mischief , because thou art a bloody men .
9/then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead king? let 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 you ye him curse, because the LORD hath siid 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 Benjaite do it? let him alone , and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
12/It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
13/And as David and his men went by the way Shimei side voer against him , and cursed as he went and threw stones at6 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 came to pass, when hushai the Aechite Davids`s friens, was come unto Absalom, that hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king god save the king.
17/And Absalom said to hushal,I(s this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
18/and Hushai said unto Absalom, Zay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose , his willl I be, and with him will I abide.
19/And again , whom should I serve? should I not seve in the preaence of his son? 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 Ahithel, give counsel among you what we shall do.
21/And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, go in unto thy father`s concubines, which he hath lefr to Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father; then shall the hands od all that with rthee be sttong.
22/So they spresd Absalom a tent upon the top of the house;l and absalm went in untio his father`s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23/And the counsel of ahithophel, which he counselled in thouse 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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