But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed YHWH’s anointed?”
2 Samuel 16:9 - Y'all Version Bible Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed YHWH’s anointed?”
David said, “What have I to do with y’all, sons of Zeruiah? Have y’all become my adversaries today? Should anyone be put to death today in Israel? Do I not know that I am king over Israel today?”
So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
Then Abner was very angry about Ish-bosheth’s words, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to your father Saul’s house, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman!
He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”
When his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven to destroy them?”
Paul said, “Brothers, I didn’t realize that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.’”
Y’all are to honor all people and love the family of siblings. Y’all are to fear God and honor the emperor.
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?