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Text -- 2 Samuel 16:1-9 (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 !”
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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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