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2 Samuel 16 – King James Version (KJV)

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Ziba, a False Servant

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2Sa 16:1 - And when David^H1732 was^H5674^➔ a little^H4592 past^➔^H5674 the top^H7218 of the hill, behold,^H2009 Ziba^H6717 the servant^H5288 of Mephibosheth^H4648^H4648 met him,^H7122 with a couple^H6776 of asses^H2543 saddled,^H2280 and upon them^H5921 two hundred^H3967 loaves of bread,^H3899 and an hundred^H3967 bunches of raisins,^H6778 and an hundred^H3967 of summer fruits,^H7019 and a bottle^H5035 of wine.^H3196

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2Sa 16:2 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Ziba,^H6717 What meanest^H4100 thou by these?^H428 And^H559^➔ Ziba^H6717 said,^➔^H559 The asses^H2543 be for^H1004^➔ the king's^H4428 household^➔^H1004 to ride on;^H7392 and the bread^H3899 and summer fruit^H7019 for the young men^H5288 to eat;^H398 and the wine,^H3196 that such as be faint^H3287 in the wilderness^H4057 may drink.^H8354

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2Sa 16:3 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said,^➔^H559 And where^H346 is thy master's^H113 son?^H1121 And^H559^➔ Ziba^H6717 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 Behold,^H2009 he abideth^H3427 at Jerusalem:^H3389 for^H3588 he said,^H559 To day^H3117 shall^H7725^➔ the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 restore^➔^H7725 me^H589 the kingdom^H4468 of my father.^H1

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2Sa 16:4 - Then said^H559 the king^H4428 to Ziba,^H6717 Behold,^H2009 thine are all^H3605 that^H834 pertained unto Mephibosheth.^H4648^H4648 And^H559^➔ Ziba^H6717 said,^➔^H559 I humbly beseech thee^H7812 that I may find^H4672 grace^H2580 in thy sight,^H5869 my lord,^H113 O king.^H4428

David Is Cursed

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2Sa 16:5 - And when^H935^➔ king^H4428 David^H1732 came^➔^H935 to^H5704 Bahurim,^H980 behold,^H2009 thence^H8033 came out^H3318 a man^H376 of the family^H4940 of the house^H1004 of Saul,^H7586 whose name^H8034 was Shimei,^H8096 the son^H1121 of Gera:^H1617 he came forth,^H3318 and cursed^H7043 still as he came.^H3318

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2Sa 16:6 - And he cast^H5619 stones^H68 at David,^H1732 and at^H853 all^H3605 the servants^H5650 of king^H4428 David:^H1732 and all^H3605 the people^H5971 and all^H3605 the mighty men^H1368 were on his right hand^H3225 and on his left.^H8040

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2Sa 16:7 - And thus^H3541 said^H559 Shimei^H8096 when he cursed,^H7043 Come out,^H3318^➔ come out,^H3318^➔ thou^➔^H3318 bloody^H1818 man,^H376 and^H376^➔ thou^➔^H3318 man^➔^H376 of Belial:^H1100

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2Sa 16:8 - The LORD^H3068 hath returned^H7725 upon thee^H5921 all^H3605 the blood^H1818 of the house^H1004 of Saul,^H7586 in^H8478^➔ whose^H834 stead^➔^H8478 thou hast reigned;^H4427 and^H5414^➔ the LORD^H3068 hath delivered^➔^H5414 the kingdom^H4410 into the hand^H3027 of Absalom^H53 thy son:^H1121 and, behold, thou^H2005 art taken in thy mischief,^H7451 because^H3588 thou^H859 art a bloody^H1818 man.^H376

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2Sa 16:9 - Then said^H559 Abishai^H52 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 Why^H4100 should^H7043^➔ this^H2088 dead^H4191 dog^H3611 curse^➔^H7043 my lord^H113 the king?^H4428 let me go over,^H5674 I pray thee,^H4994 and take off^H5493 his head.^H7218

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2Sa 16:10 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said,^➔^H559 What have^H4100^➔ I to do^➔^H4100 with you, ye sons^H1121 of Zeruiah?^H6870 so^H3541 let him curse,^H7043 because^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath said^H559 unto him, Curse^H7043 David.^H1732 Who^H4310^➔ shall^H559^➔ then^➔^H4310 say,^➔^H559 Wherefore^H4069 hast thou done^H6213 so?^H3651

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2Sa 16:11 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 to^H413 Abishai,^H52 and to^H413 all^H3605 his servants,^H5650 Behold,^H2009 my son,^H1121 which^H834 came forth^H3318 of my bowels,^H4578 seeketh^H1245 my life:^H5315 how much more^H637^H3588 now^H6258 may this^H1145 Benjamite^H1145 do it? let^H3240^➔ him alone,^➔^H3240 and let him curse;^H7043 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath bidden^H559 him.

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2Sa 16:12 - It may be that^H194 the LORD^H3068 will look^H7200 on mine affliction,^H5869 and that^H7725^➔ the LORD^H3068 will requite^➔^H7725 me^H589 good^H2896 for^H8478 his cursing^H7045 this^H2088 day.^H3117

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2Sa 16:13 - And as^H3212^➔ David^H1732 and his men^H376 went^➔^H3212 by the way,^H1870 Shimei^H8096 went along^H1980 on^H6763^➔ the hill's^H2022 side^➔^H6763 over against him,^H5980 and cursed^H7043 as he went,^H1980 and threw^H5619 stones^H68 at him,^H5980 and cast^H6080 dust.^H6083

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2Sa 16:14 - And^H935^➔ the king,^H4428 and all^H3605 the people^H5971 that^H834 were with him,^H854 came^➔^H935 weary,^H5889 and refreshed themselves^H5314 there.^H8033

Absalom Enters Jerusalem

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2Sa 16:15 - And Absalom,^H53 and all^H3605 the people^H5971 the men^H376 of Israel,^H3478 came^H935 to Jerusalem,^H3389 and Ahithophel^H302 with him.^H854

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2Sa 16:16 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H834 Hushai^H2365 the Archite,^H757 David's^H1732 friend,^H7463 was come^H935 unto^H413 Absalom,^H53 that^H559^➔ Hushai^H2365 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Absalom,^H53 God save^H2421 the king,^H4428 God save^H2421 the king.^H4428

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2Sa 16:17 - And^H559^➔ Absalom^H53 said^➔^H559 to^H413 Hushai,^H2365 Is this^H2088 thy kindness^H2617 to^H854 thy friend?^H7453 why^H4100 wentest thou^H1980 not^H3808 with^H854 thy friend?^H7453

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2Sa 16:18 - And^H559^➔ Hushai^H2365 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Absalom,^H53 Nay;^H3808 but^H3588 whom^H834 the LORD,^H3068 and^H5971^➔ this^H2088 people,^➔^H5971 and all^H3605 the men^H376 of Israel,^H3478 choose,^H977 his^H3808 will I be,^H1961 and with him^H854 will I abide.^H3427

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2Sa 16:19 - And again,^H8145 whom^H4310 should^H5647^➔ I^H589 serve?^➔^H5647 should I not^H3808 serve in the presence^H6440 of his son?^H1121 as^H834 I have served^H5647 in^H6440^➔ thy father's^H1 presence,^➔^H6440 so^H3651 will I be^H1961 in thy presence.^H6440

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2Sa 16:20 - Then said^H559 Absalom^H53 to^H413 Ahithophel,^H302 Give^H3051 counsel^H6098 among you what^H4100 we shall do.^H6213

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2Sa 16:21 - And^H559^➔ Ahithophel^H302 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Absalom,^H53 Go in^H935 unto^H413 thy father's^H1 concubines,^H6370 which^H834 he hath left^H3240 to keep^H8104 the house;^H1004 and^H8085^➔ all^H3605 Israel^H3478 shall hear^➔^H8085 that^H3588 thou art abhorred^H887 of thy father:^H1 then shall^H2388^➔ the hands^H3027 of all^H3605 that^H834 are with thee^H854 be strong.^➔^H2388

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2Sa 16:22 - So they spread^H5186 Absalom^H53 a tent^H168 upon^H5921 the top of the house;^H1406 and^H935^➔ Absalom^H53 went in^➔^H935 unto^H413 his father's^H1 concubines^H6370 in the sight^H5869 of all^H3605 Israel.^H3478

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2Sa 16:23 - And the counsel^H6098 of Ahithophel,^H302 which^H834 he counselled^H3289 in^H3117^➔ those^H1992 days,^➔^H3117 was as if^H834 a man had enquired^H7592 at the oracle^H1697 of God:^H430 so^H3651 was all^H3605 the counsel^H6098 of Ahithophel^H302 both^H1571 with David^H1732 and^H1571 with Absalom.^H53

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