Verse
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Berean Standard Bible
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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
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.
“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
unto
Ziba, What
meanest
thou
by
these?
And
Ziba
said,
The asses
be
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
be
faint
in the wilderness may
drink
.
“
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
. ’”
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
shall
the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father
.
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 !”
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 .
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
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
.
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
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.
And as
he
yelled
curses,
Shimei
said, “Get
out, get
out, you
worthless
man of bloodshed!
And thus
said Shimei
when
he
cursed
, Come
out, come
out, thou
bloody
man ,
and
thou
man
of Belial:
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!”
The LORD hath
returned
upon
thee
all the blood of the house of Saul, 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 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 !”
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 .
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
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
?
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
.
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 LORD hath
bidden
him.
Perhaps
the LORD will see
my
affliction and repay
me with
good for the
cursing I
receive
today
. ”
It
may
be
that
the LORD will look
on
mine
affliction ,
and that
the
LORD
will
requite
me good for his
cursing this
day
.
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
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.
Finally,
the king and all the people with him arrived
, exhausted.
And there
he
refreshed himself
.
And
the king ,
and all the people that
were
with him, came
weary,
and refreshed themselves
there
.
Then
Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was
with him.
And
Absalom ,
and all the people
the
men of Israel ,
came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
And David’s
friend
Hushai the Archite went
to
Absalom and
said to
him
, “Long
live
the king !
Long
live
the king !”
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 .
“
Is this the
loyalty
you
show
your
friend? ”
Absalom
replied.
“
Why did
you
not go
with your
friend? ”
And
Absalom
said
to
Hushai,
Is this thy
kindness
to
thy
friend? why wentest
thou
not with thy
friend?
“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
Hushai said
unto
Absalom,
Nay;
but
whom
the LORD, and
this
people, and all the men of Israel ,
choose,
his will I
be, and with him will I
abide
.
Furthermore
, whom should I serve if
not the son? As I served in your
father’s
presence, so also
I
will serve
in yours
. ”
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
.
Then Absalom
said to Ahithophel, “
Give me
counsel .
What should
we do ?”
Then said Absalom
to Ahithophel, Give counsel among
you
what we shall
do .
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
. ”
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
.
So they pitched
a tent for
Absalom
on
the roof,
and he
slept
with
his father’s
concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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.
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
.
And
the counsel
of Ahithophel ,
which
he
counseled
in
those
days,
was as
if
a
man
had
inquired
at
the oracle
of God :
so
was all
the counsel
of
Ahithophel
both with
David and with
Absalom.
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