Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you.*
1 Samuel 17:43 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The Pelishti said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? The Pelishti cursed David by his gods. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you should come to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. American Standard Version (1901) And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. Common English Bible The Philistine asked David, “Am I some sort of dog that you come at me with sticks?” And he cursed David by his gods. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you approach against me with a staff?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Philistine said to David: Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a staff? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. |
Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you.*
When king David came to Bachurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Sha'ul came out, whose name was Shim`i, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came.
Then said Avishai the son of Tzeru'yah to the king, *Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.*
Then was Aviner very angry for the words of Ish-Boshet, and said, Am I a dog's head that belongs to Yehudah? This day do I show kindness to the house of Sha'ul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman.
He did obeisance, and said, *What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?*
Ben-Hadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Shomron shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.
Chaza'el said, But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? Elisha answered, the LORD has shown me that you shall be king over Syria.
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.
They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Avimelekh.
The men of the garrison answered Yonatan and his armor bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. Yonatan said to his armor bearer, Come up after me; for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Yisra'el.
After whom is the king of Yisra'el come out? after whom do you pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.