Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
David hath
passed
on
a little from
the top,
and
lo
, Ziba ,
servant of Mephibosheth --
to meet him ,
and
a couple
of asses
saddled ,
and
upon
them
two hundred loaves, and
a hundred bunches
of raisins, and
a hundred `of'
summer -fruit
, 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
saith
unto
Ziba,
`What
--
these to
thee
? '
and
Ziba saith
, `
The asses
for the household of
the
king
to ride on
, and
the bread and the
summer -
fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for
the
wearied
to drink
in the wilderness. '
“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
saith,
`And
where `
is '
the
son
of
thy
lord
? '
and
Ziba
saith
unto
the king, `Lo
, he is abiding
in Jerusalem, for he said, To-day
do
the house of Israel give
back
to 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
. ’”
And
the king saith
to Ziba, `Lo,
thine
`are'
all that Mephibosheth hath;'
and
Ziba
saith,
`
I have
bowed
myself
--
I find grace
in thine
eyes, 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
king David hath
come
in
unto
Bahurim, and
lo,
thence
a man is
coming
out,
of
the family of the house of Saul ,
and
his name `is'
Shimei ,
son of Gera, he cometh
out
, coming
out and
reviling;
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 stoneth
David
with
stones ,
and all the servants of king David
, and
all
the people,
and all the mighty men on his
right 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 in
his
reviling
, `Go
out, go
out, O
man
of
blood,
and
man of worthlessness
!
And as
he
yelled
curses,
Shimei said
, “Get
out, get
out, you
worthless
man of bloodshed
!
Jehovah
hath
turned
back on
thee
all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead
thou
hast
reigned, and Jehovah
doth
give
the kingdom in
to
the hand of Absalom
thy
son ;
and
lo,
thou
`art'
in
thine
evil
, for
a man of blood
thou
`art'.'
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!”
And
Abishai son of Zeruiah saith
unto
the king, `
Why doth
this dead dog revile
my lord the king? let me pass
over ,
I
pray
thee,
and I
turn
aside
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 saith
, `
What --
to
me
and
to you, O sons of Zeruiah? for
--
let
him
revile;
even
because Jehovah
hath
said
to
him, Revile
David ;
and
who saith
, 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 saith
unto
Abishai ,
and unto
all his servants, `Lo
, my son who
came
out
of
my bowels
is
seeking
my life, and
also
surely
now
the
Benjamite ;
leave him alone ,
and let him revile
, for Jehovah
hath
said
`so'
to
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
Jehovah
doth
look
on
mine
affliction ,
and Jehovah
hath
turned
back
to
me good for his
reviling
this
day
. '
Perhaps
the
LORD
will
see
my
affliction and repay
me with
good for the
cursing
I
receive
today
. ”
And
David goeth
with
his men in
the way,
and
Shimei is
going
at
the side
of the hill over-against
him ,
going
on
, and
he revileth
, and
stoneth
with
stones over-against
him
, and hath
dusted
with
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 cometh
in,
and all the people who
`are'
with him ,
wearied
, and they
are
refreshed
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 ,
have
come
in
to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him ,
Then
Absalom and all the men of Israel came
to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was
with him .
and it
cometh
to
pass,
when
Hushai the Archite ,
David's
friend,
hath
come
unto
Absalom,
that
Hushai
saith
unto
Absalom, `Let
the king live
! let
the king live
! '
And David’s
friend
Hushai the Archite went
to
Absalom and
said
to
him
, “Long
live
the king! Long
live
the king! ”
And
Absalom
saith
unto
Hushai,
`
This thy
kindness
with
thy
friend !
why hast
thou
not gone
with thy
friend? '
“Is
this the
loyalty
you
show
your
friend ?”
Absalom
replied.
“
Why did
you
not go
with your
friend? ”
And
Hushai
saith
unto
Absalom,
`Nay
, for he
whom
Jehovah
hath
chosen, and
this
people, even
all the men of Israel ,
his I am
, and with him 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
secondly
, for
whom do
I labour?
is
it
not before
his
son? as I served before
thy
father
so am
I before
thee
. '
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
Absalom saith
unto
Ahithophel, `
Give for
you
counsel what we do .'
Then
Absalom said
to
Ahithophel, “
Give me
counsel .
What should
we do ?”
And
Ahithophel saith
unto
Absalom
, `Go
in
unto
the
concubines of
thy
father
, whom he left to keep the house,
and
all Israel hath
heard
that thou
hast
been
abhorred
by
thy
father, and
the hands of all who `
are '
with thee
have
been
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
. ”
And
they spread
out
for Absalom the
tent
on the roof, and Absalom
goeth
in
unto
the
concubines
of
his father
before
the eyes
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
counselled
in those days `is'
as
`when'
one
inquireth
at
the word of God ;
so
`is'
all
the counsel
of
Ahithophel
both to
David and to
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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