The kingalso saidto Shimei,"You knowallthe evilwhichyou acknowledgein your heart,whichyou didto my fatherDavid;therefore the LORDshall returnyour evilon your own head.
"Whythen have you not keptthe oathof the LORD,and the commandwhichI have laidon you?"
When Athaliahthe motherof Ahaziahsawthat her sonwas dead,she roseand destroyedallthe royaloffspring.
Then he broughtthe king'ssonout and putthe crownon him and [gave him] the testimony;and they madehim kingand anointedhim, and they clappedtheir handsand said,"[Long] livethe king!"
Let thisbe the rewardof my accusersfrom the LORD,And of those who speakevilagainstmy soul.
His mischiefwill returnupon his own head,And his violencewill descendupon his own pate.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"As I live,surelyMy oathwhichhe despisedand My covenantwhichhe broke,I will inflicton his head.
And it will be, like people,like priest;So I will punishthem for their waysAnd repaythem for their deeds.
When they heardit, they [began] to goout oneby one,beginningwith the older ones,and He was leftalone,and the woman,where she was, in the center[of the court].
in that they showthe workof the Lawwrittenin their hearts,their consciencebearing witnessand their thoughtsalternatelyaccusingorelsedefendingthem,
in whateverour heartcondemnsus; for Godis greaterthan our heartand knowsall things.
When Davidheardthat Nabalwas dead,he said,"Blessedbe the LORD,whohas pleadedthe causeof my reproachfrom the handof Nabaland has keptbackHis servantfrom evil.The LORDhas also returnedthe evildoingof Nabalon his own head."Then Davidsenta proposalto Abigail,to takeher as his wife.
