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2 Samuel 16:1
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And when David was a little past the top of
the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of
asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters
of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:2 |
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And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou
by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and
the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as
are faint in the wilderness may drink. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:3 |
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And the king said, And where is thy master's
son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem, for he said,
To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:4 |
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Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is
all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find
favor in thy sight, my lord, O king. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:5 |
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And when king David came to Bahurim, behold,
there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was
Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:6 |
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And he cast stones at David, and at all the
servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his
right hand and on his left. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:7 |
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And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone,
begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow: |
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| 2 Samuel 16:8 |
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Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood
of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered
the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine
own mischief, because thou art a man of blood. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:9 |
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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. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:10 |
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And the king said, What have I to do with you,
ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him,
Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so? |
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| 2 Samuel 16:11 |
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And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants,
Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more
may this Benjamite now do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for Jehovah hath
bidden him. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:12 |
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It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong
done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for his cursing of me this
day. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:13 |
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So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei
went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw
stones at him, and cast dust. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:14 |
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And the king, and all the people that were with
him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:15 |
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And Absalom, and all the people, the men of
Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:16 |
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And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite,
David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, Long live
the king, Long live the king. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:17 |
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And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness
to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? |
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| 2 Samuel 16:18 |
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And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom
Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be,
and with him will I abide. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:19 |
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And again, whom should I serve? should I not
serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so
will I be in thy presence. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:20 |
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Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel
what we shall do. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:21 |
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And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto
thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will
hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are
with thee be strong. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:22 |
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So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of
the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all
Israel. |
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| 2 Samuel 16:23 |
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And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave
in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel
of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. |
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