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2 Samuel 16:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord is punishing you because you killed people in Saul’s family. You stole Saul’s place as king. But now the same bad things are happening to you. The Lord has given the kingdom to your son Absalom, because you are a murderer.”

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The people have spilled the blood of your holy people and your prophets. Now you have given those people blood to drink. This is what they deserve.”

Men, how long will you try to dishonor me? Do you enjoy wasting your time searching for new lies against me? Selah

They say to themselves, “God will not rescue him!” Selah

David gave these seven men to the Gibeonites who then brought them to Mount Gibeah and hanged them in front of the Lord. Those seven men died together in the spring, during the first days of the barley harvest.

Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Let’s kill him for all the bad things he said about the Lord’s chosen king.”

While David was king, there was a famine that continued for three years. So David prayed to the Lord. And the Lord answered, “Saul and his family of murderers are the reason for the famine, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

My enemies shout at me and threaten me. In their anger they attack me. They bring troubles crashing down on me.

Shimei said to the king, “My lord, don’t think about the wrong things I did. My lord and king, don’t remember the bad things I did when you left Jerusalem.

“And remember, Shimei son of Gera is still around. He is the Benjamite from Bahurim who cursed me when I ran away to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I made a promise to him before the Lord that I would not kill him.

I have done nothing to hurt a friend or to help his enemies.

Don’t worry when someone curses you for no reason. Nothing bad will happen. Such words are like birds that fly past and never stop.




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