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And
when David was
a little past
the
top
`of
the ascent',
behold
, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met
him ,
with
a couple
of asses
saddled ,
and
upon
them
two hundred loaves of bread, and
a hundred clusters of raisins, and
a hundred of
summer fruits, and a bottle
of wine.
When David had
gone
a little beyond
the summit
, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was
there
to
meet
him .
He
had
a pair
of saddled donkeys
loaded
with
two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin
of wine.
And
the
king
said
unto
Ziba,
What
meanest
thou
by
these? And
Ziba said
, The asses
are 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
are
faint
in the wilderness may
drink
.
“Why
do
you
have
these? ”
asked
the
king.
Ziba replied
, “
The donkeys
are for the king’s
household to ride ,
the bread and summer fruit are
for the young men to eat ,
and the wine is
to
refresh
those
who
become
exhausted
in the wilderness. ”
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, To-day
will
the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father
.
“
Where is your
master’s
grandson
? ”
asked
the king .
And
Ziba
answered
, “Indeed
, he is
staying
in
Jerusalem ,
for he has
said, ‘Today,
the house of Israel will
restore to
me the kingdom of my grandfather
. ’”
Then
said
the king to Ziba, Behold,
thine
is
all that pertaineth
unto
Mephibosheth .
And
Ziba
said
, I do
obeisance;
let
me
find favor in thy
sight
, my lord ,
O
king .
So
the king said
to Ziba, “
All that belongs
to
Mephibosheth is
now
yours!”
“I
humbly
bow
before
you
, ”
said
Ziba.
“May
I find favor in your
eyes
, my lord the
king !”
And
when
king David came
to
Bahurim, behold,
there
came
out
thence
a man of
the family of the house of Saul ,
whose
name was Shimei ,
the
son of Gera ;
he
came
out
, and cursed
still
as he came
.
As
King David approached
Bahurim, a man from
the family of the house of Saul was
just
coming
out.
His
name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached,
he
kept
yelling
out
curses
.
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.
He threw
stones at David and at all the servants of the
king ,
though
the troops
and all the mighty men were on David’s
right and left.
And thus
said
Shimei
when
he cursed
, Begone
, begone
, thou
man of blood,
and
base
fellow:
And as
he yelled
curses
, Shimei
said
, “Get
out
, get
out,
you
worthless
man of bloodshed!
Jehovah
hath
returned
upon
thee
all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead
thou
hast
reigned ;
and Jehovah
hath
delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom
thy
son ;
and,
behold,
thou
art
`taken'
in
thine
own
mischief
, because thou
art
a man of blood.
The
LORD
has
paid
you
back
for
all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place
you
have
reigned ,
and the
LORD
has
delivered the kingdom into the hand of your
son Absalom.
See
, you
have
come
to
ruin
because you
are
a man of bloodshed!”
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 .
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said
to
the king, “
Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut
off his head !”
And
the king said
, What have I to do with you, ye
sons of Zeruiah? Because
he curseth,
and
because Jehovah
hath
said
unto
him, Curse David ;
who then
shall
say
, Wherefore
hast
thou
done
so
?
But
the king replied
, “
What have I to do with you, O
sons of Zeruiah? If
he curses
me
because the
LORD
told
him, ‘
Curse David ,’
who can
ask
, ‘Why
did
you
do
this
? ’”
And
David said to Abishai ,
and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who
came
forth
from
my bowels
, seeketh
my life :
how much more `may'
this Benjamite now
`do
it'?
let
him alone ,
and let him curse ;
for Jehovah
hath
bidden
him.
Then
David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “
Behold, my own
son, my own
flesh
and
blood
, seeks
my life .
How much more ,
then,
this Benjamite !
Leave
him alone and let him curse me,
for the
LORD
has
told
him so
.
It
may
be
that
Jehovah
will
look
on
the wrong
done
unto
me,
and
that
Jehovah
will requite
me good for `his'
cursing of
me
this
day
.
Perhaps
the LORD
will see
my
affliction
and
repay
me with
good for the
cursing I
receive
today
. ”
So David and his men went
by
the way;
and
Shimei went along on
the hill -side
over
against
him ,
and
cursed
as he
went, and
threw stones at
him
, and cast
dust.
So David and his men proceeded
along
the road
as
Shimei went along the ridge
of
the
hill opposite
him .
As Shimei
went, he
yelled
curses,
threw stones, and flung
dust at
David
.
And
the king ,
and all the people that
were
with him, came
weary;
and he refreshed himself there
.
Finally,
the king and all the people with him arrived
, exhausted.
And there
he refreshed himself.
And
Absalom ,
and all the people,
the
men of Israel ,
came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
Then
Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was
with him.
And it
came
to
pass,
when
Hushai the Archite ,
David's
friend,
was
come
unto
Absalom ,
that
Hushai
said unto
Absalom
, `
Long '
live the king ,
`
Long '
live the king .
And David’s
friend
Hushai the Archite went
to
Absalom and
said to
him
, “
Long live the king !
Long live the king !”
And
Absalom
said
to
Hushai,
Is this thy
kindness
to
thy
friend? why wentest
thou
not with thy
friend?
“
Is this the
loyalty
you
show
your
friend? ”
Absalom
replied.
“
Why did
you
not go
with your
friend? ”
And
Hushai
said
unto
Absalom
, Nay;
but
whom
Jehovah
, and
this
people, and all the men of Israel have
chosen,
his will
I be, and with him will
I abide
.
“Not
at
all
, ”
Hushai
answered.
“For
the
one
chosen
by
the
LORD
, by
the
people, and by
all the men of Israel —
his I will
be, and with him I will
remain
.
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
.
Furthermore
, whom should I serve if
not the son? As I served in your
father’s
presence, so also
I will
serve
in yours
. ”
Then said
Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your
counsel what we shall
do .
Then Absalom said
to Ahithophel, “
Give me
counsel .
What should
we do ?”
And
Ahithophel said
unto
Absalom
, Go
in
unto
thy
father's
concubines, that
he hath
left to keep the house;
and
all Israel will
hear
that thou
art
abhorred
of
thy
father :
then will
the hands of all that
are with thee
be strong
.
Ahithophel replied
, “Sleep
with
your
father’s
concubines, whom
he has
left to keep the palace.
When
all Israel hears
that you
have
become
a
stench
to
your
father ,
then the hands of all who
are with you
will
be strengthened
. ”
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.
So they pitched
a tent for
Absalom
on
the roof,
and he
slept
with
his father’s
concubines in the sight of all Israel.
And
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel,
which
he
gave
in those days ,
was as
if
a
man
inquired
at
the oracle
of God :
so
was all
the counsel
of
Ahithophel
both with
David and with
Absalom.
Now
in those days the
advice
of
Ahithophel
was like
the consultation
of the
word
of
God .
Such
was the regard
that
both David and Absalom had
for
Ahithophel’s
advice
.
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