1 H1732And when DavidH4592was a littleH5674past[H8804] H7218the topH6717of the hill, behold, ZibaH5288the servantH4648of MephiboshethH7125met[H8800] H6776him, with a coupleH2543of assesH2280saddled[H8803] H3967, and upon them two hundredH3899loaves of breadH3967, and an hundredH6778bunches of raisinsH3967, and an hundredH7019of summer fruitsH5035, and a bottleH3196of wine. 2 H4428And the kingH559said[H8799] H6717unto ZibaH6717, What meanest thou by these? And ZibaH559said[H8799] H2543, The assesH4428be for the king'sH1004householdH7392to ride on[H8800] H3899; and the breadH7019and summer fruitH5288for the young menH398to eat[H8800] H3196; and the wineH3287, that such as be faintH4057in the wildernessH8354may drink[H8800] . 3 H4428And the kingH559said[H8799] H113, And where is thy master'sH1121sonH6717? And ZibaH559said[H8799] H4428unto the kingH3427, Behold, he abideth[H8802] H3389at JerusalemH559: for he said[H8804] H3117, To dayH1004shall the houseH3478of IsraelH7725restore[H8686] H4468me the kingdomH1of my father. 4 H559Then said[H8799] H4428the kingH6717to ZibaH4648, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto MephiboshethH6717. And ZibaH559said[H8799] H7812, I humbly[H8694] H4672beseech thee that I may find[H8799] H2580graceH5869in thy sightH113, my lordH4428, O king. 5 H4428And when kingH1732DavidH935came[H8804] H980to BahurimH3318, behold, thence came out[H8802] H376a manH4940of the familyH1004of the houseH7586of SaulH8034, whose nameH8096was ShimeiH1121, the sonH1617of GeraH3318: he came forth[H8802] H7043, and cursed[H8764] H3318still as he came[H8800] . 6 H5619And he cast[H8762] H68stonesH1732at DavidH5650, and at all the servantsH4428of kingH1732DavidH5971: and all the peopleH1368and all the mighty menH3225were on his right handH8040and on his left. 7 H559And thus said[H8804] H8096ShimeiH7043when he cursed[H8763] H3318, Come out[H8798] H3318, come out[H8798] H1818, thou bloodyH376manH376, and thou manH1100of Belial: 8 H3068The LORDH7725hath returned[H8689] H1818upon thee all the bloodH1004of the houseH7586of SaulH4427, in whose stead thou hast reigned[H8804] H3068; and the LORDH5414hath delivered[H8799] H4410the kingdomH3027into the handH53of AbsalomH1121thy sonH7451: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischiefH1818, because thou art a bloodyH376man. 9 H559Then said[H8799] H52AbishaiH1121the sonH6870of ZeruiahH4428unto the kingH4191, Why should this dead[H8801] H3611dogH7043curse[H8762] H113my lordH4428the kingH5674? let me go over[H8799] H5493, I pray thee, and take off[H8686] H7218his head. 10 H4428And the kingH559said[H8799] H1121, What have I to do with you, ye sonsH6870of ZeruiahH7043? so let him curse[H8762] H3068, because the LORDH559hath said[H8804] H7043unto him, Curse[H8761] H1732DavidH559. Who shall then say[H8799] H6213, Wherefore hast thou done so[H8804] ? 11 H1732And DavidH559said[H8799] H52to AbishaiH5650, and to all his servantsH1121, Behold, my sonH3318, which came forth[H8804] H4578of my bowelsH1245, seeketh[H8764] H5315my lifeH1145: how much more now may this BenjamiteH3240do it ? let him alone[H8685] H7043, and let him curse[H8762] H3068; for the LORDH559hath bidden[H8804] him. 12 H3068It may be that the LORDH7200will look[H8799] H5869on mine affliction[H8675] H6040 H3068, and that the LORDH7725will requite[H8689] H2896me goodH7045for his cursingH3117this day. 13 H1732And as DavidH582and his menH3212went[H8799] H1870by the wayH8096, ShimeiH1980went along[H8802] H2022on the hill'sH6763sideH5980over againstH7043him, and cursed[H8762] H1980as he went[H8800] H5619, and threw[H8762] H68stonesH5980atH6080him, and cast[H8765] H6083dust. 14 H4428And the kingH5971, and all the peopleH935that were with him, came[H8799] H5889wearyH5314, and refreshed[H8735] themselves there. 15 H53And AbsalomH5971, and all the peopleH376the menH3478of IsraelH935, came[H8804] H3389to JerusalemH302, and Ahithophel with him. 16 H2365And it came to pass, when HushaiH757the ArchiteH1732, David'sH7463friendH935, was come[H8804] H53unto AbsalomH2365, that HushaiH559said[H8799] H53unto AbsalomH2421, God save[H8799] H4428the kingH2421, God save[H8799] H4428the king. 17 H53And AbsalomH559said[H8799] H2365to HushaiH2617, Is this thy kindnessH7453to thy friendH1980? why wentest[H8804] H7453thou not with thy friend? 18 H2365And HushaiH559said[H8799] H53unto AbsalomH3068, Nay; but whom the LORDH5971, and this peopleH376, and all the menH3478of IsraelH977, choose[H8804] H3427, his will I be, and with him will I abide[H8799] . 19 H8145And againH5647, whom should I serve[H8799] H6440? should I not serve in the presenceH1121of his sonH5647? as I have served[H8804] H1in thy father'sH6440presenceH6440, so will I be in thy presence. 20 H559Then said[H8799] H53AbsalomH302to AhithophelH3051, Give[H8798] H6098counselH6213among you what we shall do[H8799] . 21 H302And AhithophelH559said[H8799] H53unto AbsalomH935, Go in[H8798] H1unto thy father'sH6370concubinesH3240, which he hath left[H8689] H8104to keep[H8800] H1004the houseH3478; and all IsraelH8085shall hear[H8804] H887that thou art abhorred[H8738] H1of thy fatherH3027: then shall the handsH2388of all that are with thee be strong[H8804] . 22 H5186So they spread[H8686] H53AbsalomH168a tentH1406upon the top of the houseH53; and AbsalomH935went in[H8799] H1unto his father'sH6370concubinesH5869in the sightH3478of all Israel. 23 H6098And the counselH302of AhithophelH3289, which he counselled[H8804] H3117in those daysH376, was as if a manH7592had enquired[H8799] H1697at the oracleH430of GodH6098: so was all the counselH302of AhithophelH1732both with DavidH53and with Absalom. |