2 Samuel 16:9 - Tree of Life Version

Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why let this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over now and take off his head!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then said [David's nephew] Abishai son of Zeruiah to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

Zeruiah’s son Abishai said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my master the king? Let me go over and cut his head off!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king: "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go and cut off his head."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Abisai the son of Sarvia said to the king: Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? I will go, and cut off his head.

2 Samuel 16:9 Cross References

2 Samuel 19:21

For your servant knows that I have sinned. So behold, I have come today the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”

2 Samuel 19:22

But Abishai son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Adonai’s anointed?”

2 Samuel 3:30

So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battle.

2 Samuel 3:8

But Abner became very angry over Ish-bosheth’s words and said, “Am I a dog’s head from Judah? To this day I’ve been loyal to the house of Saul your father, to his kinsmen, and to his friends, and I haven’t handed you over to David—yet today you are accusing me of wrongdoing with this woman.

2 Samuel 9:8

Then he bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should turn to look at such a dead dog like me?”

Exodus 22:28

“Do not hold back the fullness of your crops or your vintage. You are to present the firstborn of your sons to Me.

Luke 9:54

When His disciples Jacob and John saw this, they said, “Master, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

Acts 23:5

Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he is the kohen gadol . For it has been written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

1 Peter 2:17

Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

1 Samuel 24:14

Whom has the king of Israel come after? Who are you chasing? A dead dog? A single flea?