2Samuel:16

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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 . * And the king said unto Ziba , What meanest thou by these ? And Ziba said , The asses be for the kings 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 . * And the king said , And where is thy masters 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 . * 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 . * And when king David came to Bahurim , behold , thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul Sha #uwl #, whose name was Shimei Shim #iy #, the son of Gera : he came forth , 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 s @mo #wl #. * And thus said Shimei when he cursed , Come out , come out , thou bloody man , and thou man of Belial b @liya #al #: * The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul Sha #uwl #, 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 . * 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 ro #sh #. * 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 ? * And David said to Abishai , and to all his servants , Behold , my son , which came forth of my bowels me #ah #, seeketh my life : how much more now may this Benjamite Ben-y @miyniy # do it ? let him alone , and let him curse ; for the LORD hath bidden 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 . * And as David and his men went by the way , Shimei went along on the hills 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 . * And Absalom , and all the people the men of Israel Yisra #el #, came to Jerusalem , and Ahithophel with him . * And it came to pass , when Hushai the Archite , Davids friend re #eh #, was come unto Absalom , that Hushai said unto Absalom , God save the king , God save the king . * And Absalom said to Hushai , Is this thy kindness to thy friend ? why wentest thou not with thy friend ? * And Hushai said unto Absalom , Nay ; but whom the LORD , and this people , and all the men of Israel Yisra #el #, choose , 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 fathers presence , so will I be in thy presence . * Then said Absalom to Ahithophel , Give counsel among you what we shall do . * And Ahithophel said unto Absalom , Go in unto thy fathers 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 . * So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house ; and Absalom went in unto his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel Yisra #el #. * 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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