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Text -- 2 Samuel 16:11-23 (NET)
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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 .
16:19 Moreover , whom should I serve ? Should it not be his son ? Just as I served your father , so I will serve you.”
16:20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel , “Give us your advice . What should we do ?”
16:21 Ahithophel replied to Absalom , “Have sex with your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace . All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father . Then your followers will be motivated to support you.”
16:22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof , and Absalom had sex with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel .
16:23 In those days Ahithophel’s advice was considered as valuable as a prophetic revelation . Both David and Absalom highly regarded the advice of Ahithophel .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Hushai |
David |
Israel |
HORSE |
Chronicles, Books of |
Absalom |
Friendship |
Rebellion |
Shimei |
Ahithophel |
Prayer |
Deception |
Diplomacy |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
Meekness |
House |
King |
Lies and Deceits |
Dust |
Clemency |
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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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NET Notes: 2Sa 16:18 Heb “No for with the one whom the Lord has chosen, and this people, and all the men of Israel, I will be and with him I will stay.” The tr...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 16:22 Heb “went to”; NAB “he visited his father’s concubines”; NIV “lay with his father’s concubines”; TEV &...
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