2 Samuel 16 - LSB Bible Online

2 Samuel 16

Ziba Meets David

Now David had passed ^aa little beyond the summit, and behold, ^bZiba the young man of Mephibosheth met him ^cwith a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine. 2 And the king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” And Ziba said, “^aThe donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine, ^bfor whoever is faint in the wilderness to drink.” 3 Then the king said, “And where is ^ayour master’s son?” And ^bZiba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will return the kingdom of my father to me.’” 4 So the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said, “I prostrate myself; let me find favor in your sight, O my lord, the king!”

Shimei Curses David

5 And King David came to ^aBahurim, and behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul ^bwhose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out ^ccursing continually as he came. 6 He also threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the mighty men were at his right hand and at his left. 7 And thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out, ^ayou man of bloodshed, and vile fellow! 8 ^aYahweh has returned upon you all ^bthe bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and Yahweh has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. And behold, you are taken in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”
9 Then ^aAbishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should ^bthis dead dog ^ccurse my lord the king? Let me pass over now and remove his head.” 10 But the king said, “^aWhat have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? ^bIf he curses, and if Yahweh has told him, ‘Curse David,’ ^cthen who shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’” 11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, ^amy son who came forth from my body seeks my life; how much more now this Benjamite? Let him alone and let him curse, ^bfor Yahweh has told him. 12 Perhaps Yahweh will look on my affliction and ¹^areturn good to me instead of his cursing this day.” 13 So David and his men went on the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside parallel with him and as he went he cursed and cast stones and threw dust at him. 14 Then the king and all the people who were with him arrived weary and he refreshed himself there.

Absalom Enters Jerusalem

15 ^aNow Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, had entered Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 16 And it happened that when ^aHushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that ^bHushai said to Absalom, “^cLong live the king! Long live the king!” 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your lovingkindness to your friend? ^aWhy did you not go with your friend?” 18 Then Hushai said to Absalom, “No! For whom Yahweh, this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain. 19 Besides, ^awhom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence.”
20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What shall we do?” 21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “^aGo in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself odious to your father. The hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.” 22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, ^aand Absalom went in to his father’s concubines ^bin the sight of all Israel. 23 ^aNow the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if one asked of the word of God; ^bso was all the counsel of Ahithophel regarded by both David and Absalom.

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