16:1 And David passed on a little way from
Ros; and, behold, Siba the servant of Memphibosthe [came] to meet him; and
he had a couple of asses laden, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a
hundred [bunches of] raisins, and a hundred [cakes of] dates, and bottle of
wine.
16:2 And the king said to Siba, What meanest thou by these? and Siba, said,
The asses [are] for the household of the king to sit upon, and the loaves
and the dates [are] for the young men to eat, and the wine [is] for them
that are faint in the wilderness to drink.
16:3 And the king said, And where [is] the son of thy master? and Siba said
to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the
house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.
16:4 And the king said to Siba, Behold, all Memphibosthe's property [is]
thine. And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, let me find grace
in thine eyes.
16:5 And king David came to Baurim; and, behold, there came out from thence
a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name [was] Semei the son
of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,
16:6 and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and
all the people and all the mighty men were on the right and left hand of the
king.
16:7 And thus Semei said when he cursed him, Go out, go out, thou bloody
man, and man of sin.
16:8 Yehovah has returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul,
because thou hast reigned in his stead; and Yehovah has given the kingdom
into the hand of Abessalom thy son: and, behold, thou [art taken] in thy
mischief, because thou [art] a bloody man.
16:9 And Abessa the son of Saruia said to the king, Why does this dead dog
curse my lord the king? let me go over now and take off his head.
16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Saruia? even
let him alone, and so let him curse, for Yehovah has told him to curse
David: and who shall say, Why hast thou done thus?
16:11 And David said to Abessa and to all his servants, Behold, my son who
came forth out of my bowels seeks my life; still more now may the son of
Benjamin: let him curse, because Yehovah has told him.
16:12 If by any means Yehovah may look on my affliction, thus shall he
return me good for his cursing this day.
16:13 And David and all the men with him went on the way: and Semei went by
the side of the hill next to him, cursing as he went, and casting stones at
him, and sprinkling him with dirt.
16:14 And the king, and all the people with him, came away and refreshed
themselves there.
16:15 And Abessalom and all the men of Israel went into Jerusalem, and
Achitophel with him.
16:16 And it came to pass when Chusi the chief friend of David came to
Abessalom, that Chusi said to Abessalom, Let the king live.
16:17 And Abessalom said to Chusi, [Is] this thy kindness to thy friend? why
wentest thou not forth with thy friend?
16:18 And Chusi said to Abessalom, Nay, but following whom Yehovah, and
this people, and all Israel have chosen,-- his will I be, and with him I
will dwell.
16:19 And again, whom shall I serve? should I not in the presence of his
son? As I served in the sight of thy father, so will I be in thy presence.
16:20 And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate among yourselves
concerning what we should do.
16:21 And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Go in to thy father's concubines,
whom he left to keep his house; and all Israel shall hear that thou hast
dishonoured thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be
strengthened.
16:22 And they pitched a tent for Abessalom on the roof, and Abessalom went
in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
16:23 And the counsel of Achitophel, which he counseled in former days,
[was] as if one should enquire of the word of Elohim: so [was] all the counsel
of Achitophel both to David and also to Abessalom. |
16:1 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.
16:2 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.
16:3 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.
16:4 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.
16:5 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.
16:6 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.
16:7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody
man, and thou man of Belial:
16:8 Yehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in
whose stead thou hast reigned; and Yehovah 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.
16:9 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.
16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so
let him curse, because Yehovah hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall
then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
16:11 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 Yehovah hath bidden
him.
16:12 It may be that Yehovah will look on mine affliction, and that the
Yehovah will requite me good for his cursing this day.
16:13 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.
16:14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and
refreshed themselves there.
16:15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel with him.
16:16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come
unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, Elohim save the king, Elohim save the
king.
16:17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why
wentest thou not with thy friend?
16:18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom Yehovah, and this people,
and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
16:19 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.
16:20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall
do.
16:21 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.
16:22 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.
16:23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was
as if a man had inquired at the oracle of Elohim: so was all the counsel of
Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. |