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Text -- 2 Samuel 16:1-18 (NET)
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David Receives Gifts from Ziba
16:1 When David had gone a short way beyond the summit , Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a couple of donkeys that were saddled , and on them were two hundred loaves of bread , a hundred raisin cakes , a hundred baskets of summer fruit , and a container of wine .
16:2 The king asked Ziba , “Why did you bring these things?” Ziba replied , “The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat , and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert .”
16:3 The king asked , “Where is your master’s grandson ?” Ziba replied to the king , “He remains in Jerusalem , for he said , ‘Today the house of Israel will give back to me my grandfather’s kingdom .’”
16:4 The king said to Ziba , “Everything that was Mephibosheth’s now belongs to you.” Ziba replied , “I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight , my lord the king .”
Shimei Curses David and His Men
16:5 Then King David reached Bahurim . There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out , yelling curses as he approached.
16:6 He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants , as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left .
16:7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said , “Leave ! Leave ! You man of bloodshed , you wicked man !
16:8 The Lord has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul , in whose place you rule . Now the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom . Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed !”
16:9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king , “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king ? Let me go over and cut off his head !”
16:10 But the king said , “What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah ? If he curses because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David !’, who can say to him, ‘Why have you done this ?’”
16:11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants , “My own son , my very own flesh and blood , is trying to take my life . So also now this Benjaminite ! Leave him alone so that he can curse , for the Lord has spoken to him.
16:12 Perhaps the Lord will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse .”
16:13 So David and his men went on their way . But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.
16:14 The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David refreshed himself.
The Advice of Ahithophel
16:15 Now when Absalom and all the men of Israel arrived in Jerusalem , Ahithophel was with him.
16:16 When David’s friend Hushai the Arkite came to Absalom , Hushai said to him , “Long live the king ! Long live the king !”
16:17 Absalom said to Hushai , “Do you call this loyalty to your friend ? Why didn’t you go with your friend ?”
16:18 Hushai replied to Absalom , “No , I will be loyal to the one whom the Lord , these people , and all the men of Israel have chosen .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Shimei |
David |
HORSE |
Absalom |
Friendship |
Rebellion |
Chronicles, Books of |
Israel |
Mephibosheth |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
Ziba |
Clemency |
Hushai |
Meekness |
Forgiveness |
Servant |
Gera |
Summer |
Diplomacy |
Malice |
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NET Notes: 2Sa 16:5 Heb “And look, from there a man was coming out from the clan of the house of Saul and his name was Shimei son of Gera, continually going out and...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 16:11 Heb “who came out from my entrails.” David’s point is that is his own son, his child whom he himself had fathered, was now wanting t...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 16:13 Heb “and he cursed and threw stones, opposite him, pelting [them] with dirt.” The offline vÿqatal construction in the last clause ind...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 16:14 Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: 2Sa 16:15 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 2Sa 16:16 Heb “to Absalom.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “him” in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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