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Chapter 16
And
when
David
was
a
little
past
the
top
of
the
hill,
behold,
Ziba
the
servant
of
Mephibosheth
met
him,
with
a
couple
of
asses
saddled,
and
upon
them
two
hundred
loaves
of
bread,
and
an
hundred
bunches
of
raisins,
and
an
hundred
of
summer
fruits,
and
a
bottle
of
wine.
2
And
the
king
said
unto
Ziba,
What
meanest
thou
by
these?
And
Ziba
said,
The
asses
be
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
be
faint
in
the
wilderness
may
drink.
3
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
shall
the
house
of
Israel
restore
me
the
kingdom
of
my
father.
4
Then
said
the
king
to
Ziba,
Behold,
thine
are
all
that
pertained
unto
Mephibosheth.
And
Ziba
said,
I
humbly
beseech
thee
that
I
may
find
grace
in
thy
sight,
my
lord,
O
king.
5
And
when
king
David
came
to
Bahurim,
behold,
thence
came
out
a
man
of
the
family
of
the
house
of
Saul,
whose
name
was
Shimei,
the
son
of
Gera:
he
came
forth,
and
cursed
still
as
he
came.
6
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.
7
And
thus
said
Shimei
when
he
cursed,
Come
out,
come
out,
thou
bloody
man,
and
thou
man
of
Belial:
8
The
Lord
hath
returned
upon
thee
all
the
blood
of
the
house
of
Saul,
in
whose
stead
thou
hast
reigned;
and
the
Lord
hath
delivered
the
kingdom
into
the
hand
of
Absalom
thy
son:
and,
behold,
thou
art
taken
in
thy
mischief,
because
thou
art
a
bloody
man.
9
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.
10
And
the
king
said,
What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
ye
sons
of
Zeruiah?
so
let
him
curse,
because
the
Lord
hath
said
unto
him,
Curse
David.
Who
shall
then
say,
Wherefore
hast
thou
done
so?
11
And
David
said
to
Abishai,
and
to
all
his
servants,
Behold,
my
son,
which
came
forth
of
my
bowels,
seeketh
my
life:
how
much
more
now
may
this
Benjamite
do
it?
let
him
alone,
and
let
him
curse;
for
the
Lord
hath
bidden
him.
12
It
may
be
that
the
Lord
will
look
on
mine
affliction,
and
that
the
Lord
will
requite
me
good
for
his
cursing
this
day.
13
And
as
David
and
his
men
went
by
the
way,
Shimei
went
along
on
the
hill’s
side
over
against
him,
and
cursed
as
he
went,
and
threw
stones
at
him,
and
cast
dust.
14
And
the
king,
and
all
the
people
that
were
with
him,
came
weary,
and
refreshed
themselves
there.
15
And
Absalom,
and
all
the
people
the
men
of
Israel,
came
to
Jerusalem,
and
Ahithophel
with
him.
16
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
Hushai
the
Archite,
David’s
friend,
was
come
unto
Absalom,
that
Hushai
said
unto
Absalom,
God
save
the
king,
God
save
the
king.
17
And
Absalom
said
to
Hushai,
Is
this
thy
kindness
to
thy
friend?
why
wentest
thou
not
with
thy
friend?
18
And
Hushai
said
unto
Absalom,
Nay;
but
whom
the
Lord,
and
this
people,
and
all
the
men
of
Israel,
choose,
his
will
I
be,
and
with
him
will
I
abide.
19
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.
20
Then
said
Absalom
to
Ahithophel,
Give
counsel
among
you
what
we
shall
do.
21
And
Ahithophel
said
unto
Absalom,
Go
in
unto
thy
father’s
concubines,
which
he
hath
left
to
keep
the
house;
and
all
Israel
shall
hear
that
thou
art
abhorred
of
thy
father:
then
shall
the
hands
of
all
that
are
with
thee
be
strong.
22
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.
23
And
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel,
which
he
counselled
in
those
days,
was
as
if
a
man
had
inquired
at
the
oracle
of
God:
so
was
all
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel
both
with
David
and
with
Absalom.
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