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Then he said to the king , "
Do not let my lord impute iniquity to me ,
or remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem ,
that the king should take it to heart .
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For I ,
your servant ,
know that I have sinned .
Therefore here I am ,
the first to come today of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king ."
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But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said , "
Shall not Shimei be put to death for this ,
because he cursed the LORD '
s anointed ?"
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And David said , "
What have I to do with you ,
you sons of Zeruiah ,
that you should be adversaries to me today ?
Shall any man be put to death today in Israel ?
For do I not know that today I am king over Israel ?"
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Therefore the king said to Shimei , "
You shall not die ."
And the king swore to him .
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Now Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king .
And he had not cared for his feet ,
nor trimmed his mustache ,
nor washed his clothes ,
from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace .
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So it was ,
when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king ,
that the king said to him , "
Why did you not go with me ,
Mephibosheth ?"
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And he answered , "
My lord ,
O king ,
my servant deceived me .
For your servant said , "
I will saddle a donkey for myself ,
that I may ride on it and go to the king ,'
because your servant is lame .
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And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king ,
but my lord the king is like the angel of God .
Therefore do what is good in your eyes .
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For all my father '
s house were but dead men before my lord the king .
Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table .
Therefore what right have I still to cry out anymore to the king ?"
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So the king said to him , "
Why do you speak anymore of your matters ?
I have said , "
You and Ziba divide the land ."'
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Then Mephibosheth said to the king , "
Rather ,
let him take it all ,
inasmuch as my lord the king has come back in peace to his own house ."
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And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king ,
to escort him across the Jordan .
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Now Barzillai was a very aged man ,
eighty years old .
And he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim ,
for he was a very rich man .
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And the king said to Barzillai , "
Come across with me ,
and I will provide for you while you are with me in Jerusalem ."
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But Barzillai said to the king , "
How long have I to live ,
that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem ?
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I am today eighty years old .
Can I discern between the good and bad ?
Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink ?
Can I hear any longer the voice of singing men and singing women ?
Why then should your servant be a further burden to my lord the king ?
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Your servant will go a little way across the Jordan with the king .
And why should the king repay me with such a reward ?
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Please let your servant turn back again ,
that I may die in my own city ,
near the grave of my father and mother .
But here is your servant Chimham ;
let him cross over with my lord the king ,
and do for him what seems good to you ."
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And the king answered , "
Chimham shall cross over with me ,
and I will do for him what seems good to you .
Now whatever you request of me ,
I will do for you ."
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Then all the people went over the Jordan .
And when the king had crossed over ,
the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him ,
and he returned to his own place .