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World English Bible

2 Samuel 16 (WEBP)

[1] When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine.
[2] The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.”
[3] The king said, “Where is your master’s son?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.’”
[4] Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”
[5] When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of Saul’s house came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out and cursed as he came.
[6] 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.
[7] Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!
[8] Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!”
[9] Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.”
[10] The king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curses, and because Yahweh has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’”
[11] David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my son, who came out of my bowels, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh has invited him.
[12] It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”
[13] So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him, and threw dust.
[14] The king and all the people who were with him arrived weary; and he refreshed himself there.
[15] Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
[16] When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
[17] Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?”
[18] Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but whomever Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, I will be his, and I will stay with him.
[19] Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I 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 counsel what we shall do.”
[21] Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines that he has left to keep the house. Then all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong.”
[22] So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
[23] The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel was like this both with David and with Absalom.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 16 (KJVS)

[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[7] And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
[8] the Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord 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.
[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.
[10] And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
[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 the Lord hath bidden him.
[12] It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
[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.
[14] And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
[15] And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
[16] And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
[17] And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
[18] And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
[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.
[20] Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
[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.
[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.
[23] And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

2 Samuel 16:4 Heb. I do obeisance
2 Samuel 16:5 Or, he still came forth and cursed
2 Samuel 16:7 Heb. man of blood
2 Samuel 16:12 Or, tears: Heb. eye
2 Samuel 16:13 Heb. dusted him with dust
2 Samuel 16:16 Heb. let the king live
2 Samuel 16:23 Heb. word

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 16 (BYZ)

[1] καὶ () Δαυιδ () παρῆλθεν () βραχύ () τι () ἀπὸ () τῆς () Ροως, καὶ () ἰδοὺ () Σιβα τὸ () παιδάριον () Μεμφιβοσθε εἰς () ἀπαντὴν αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ζεῦγος () ὄνων () ἐπισεσαγμένων, καὶ () ἐπ’ () αὐτοῖς () διακόσιοι () ἄρτοι () καὶ () ἑκατὸν () σταφίδες καὶ () ἑκατὸν () φοίνικες () καὶ () νεβελ οἴνου. ()
[2] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () πρὸς () Σιβα Τί () ταῦτά () σοι; () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Σιβα Τὰ () ὑποζύγια () τῇ () οἰκίᾳ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () τοῦ () ἐπικαθῆσθαι, καὶ () οἱ () ἄρτοι () καὶ () οἱ () φοίνικες () εἰς () βρῶσιν () τοῖς () παιδαρίοις, () καὶ () ὁ () οἶνος () πιεῖν () τοῖς () ἐκλελυμένοις () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ. ()
[3] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεύς () Καὶ () ποῦ () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () κυρίου () σου; () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Σιβα πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () Ἰδοὺ () κάθηται () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ, () ὅτι () εἶπεν () Σήμερον () ἐπιστρέψουσίν () μοι () ὁ () οἶκος () Ισραηλ () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τοῦ () πατρός () μου. ()
[4] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τῷ () Σιβα Ἰδοὺ () σοὶ () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐστὶν () τῷ () Μεμφιβοσθε. Καὶ () εἶπεν () Σιβα προσκυνήσας () Εὕροιμι () χάριν () ἐν () ὀφθαλμοῖς () σου, () κύριέ () μου () βασιλεῦ. ()—
[5] καὶ () ἦλθεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Δαυιδ () ἕως () Βαουριμ· καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ἐκεῖθεν () ἀνὴρ () ἐξεπορεύετο () ἐκ () συγγενείας () οἴκου () Σαουλ, () καὶ () ὄνομα () αὐτῷ () Σεμει () υἱὸς () Γηρα· ἐξῆλθεν () ἐκπορευόμενος () καὶ () καταρώμενος ()
[6] καὶ () λιθάζων () ἐν () λίθοις () τὸν () Δαυιδ () καὶ () πάντας () τοὺς () παῖδας () τοῦ () βασιλέως () Δαυιδ, () καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () ἦν () καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () δυνατοὶ () ἐκ () δεξιῶν () καὶ () ἐξ () εὐωνύμων () τοῦ () βασιλέως. ()
[7] Καὶ () οὕτως () ἔλεγεν () Σεμει () ἐν () τῷ () καταρᾶσθαι () αὐτόν () Ἔξελθε () ἔξελθε, () ἀνὴρ () αἱμάτων () καὶ () ἀνὴρ () ὁ () παράνομος·
[8] ἐπέστρεψεν () ἐπὶ () σὲ () κύριος () πάντα () τὰ () αἵματα () τοῦ () οἴκου () Σαουλ, () ὅτι () ἐβασίλευσας () ἀντ’ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () κύριος () τὴν () βασιλείαν () ἐν () χειρὶ () Αβεσσαλωμ τοῦ () υἱοῦ () σου· () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () σὺ () ἐν () τῇ () κακίᾳ () σου, () ὅτι () ἀνὴρ () αἱμάτων () σύ. ()
[9] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Αβεσσα υἱὸς () Σαρουιας πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () Ἵνα () τί () καταρᾶται () ὁ () κύων () ὁ () τεθνηκὼς () οὗτος () τὸν () κύριόν () μου () τὸν () βασιλέα; () Διαβήσομαι () δὴ () καὶ () ἀφελῶ () τὴν () κεφαλὴν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[10] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεύς () Τί () ἐμοὶ () καὶ () ὑμῖν, () υἱοὶ () Σαρουιας; Ἄφετε () αὐτὸν () καὶ () οὕτως () καταράσθω, () ὅτι () κύριος () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () καταρᾶσθαι () τὸν () Δαυιδ, () καὶ () τίς () ἐρεῖ () Ὡς () τί () ἐποίησας () οὕτως; ()
[11] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Δαυιδ () πρὸς () Αβεσσα καὶ () πρὸς () πάντας () τοὺς () παῖδας () αὐτοῦ () Ἰδοὺ () ὁ () υἱός () μου () ὁ () ἐξελθὼν () ἐκ () τῆς () κοιλίας () μου () ζητεῖ () τὴν () ψυχήν () μου, () καὶ () προσέτι νῦν () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () Ιεμινι· ἄφετε () αὐτὸν () καταρᾶσθαι, () ὅτι () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () κύριος· ()
[12] εἴ () πως () ἴδοι () κύριος () ἐν () τῇ () ταπεινώσει () μου () καὶ () ἐπιστρέψει () μοι () ἀγαθὰ () ἀντὶ () τῆς () κατάρας () αὐτοῦ () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ταύτῃ. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () Δαυιδ () καὶ () οἱ () ἄνδρες () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () τῇ () ὁδῷ, () καὶ () Σεμει () ἐπορεύετο () ἐκ () πλευρᾶς () τοῦ () ὄρους () ἐχόμενα () αὐτοῦ () πορευόμενος () καὶ () καταρώμενος () καὶ () λιθάζων () ἐν () λίθοις () ἐκ () πλαγίων αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τῷ () χοὶ () πάσσων.
[14] Καὶ () ἦλθεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἐκλελυμένοι () καὶ () ἀνέψυξαν () ἐκεῖ. ()
[15] Καὶ () Αβεσσαλωμ καὶ () πᾶς () ἀνὴρ () Ισραηλ () εἰσῆλθον () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () Αχιτοφελ μετ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐγενήθη () ἡνίκα () ἦλθεν () Χουσι ὁ () Αρχι ἑταῖρος () Δαυιδ () πρὸς () Αβεσσαλωμ, καὶ () εἶπεν () Χουσι πρὸς () Αβεσσαλωμ Ζήτω () ὁ () βασιλεύς. ()
[17] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Αβεσσαλωμ πρὸς () Χουσι Τοῦτο () τὸ () ἔλεός () σου () μετὰ () τοῦ () ἑταίρου () σου; () Ἵνα () τί () οὐκ () ἀπῆλθες () μετὰ () τοῦ () ἑταίρου () σου; ()
[18] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Χουσι πρὸς () Αβεσσαλωμ Οὐχί, () ἀλλὰ () κατόπισθεν οὗ () ἐξελέξατο () κύριος () καὶ () ὁ () λαὸς () οὗτος () καὶ () πᾶς () ἀνὴρ () Ισραηλ, () αὐτῷ () ἔσομαι () καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () καθήσομαι· ()
[19] καὶ () τὸ () δεύτερον () τίνι () ἐγὼ () δουλεύσω; () Οὐχὶ () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () υἱοῦ () αὐτοῦ; () Καθάπερ () ἐδούλευσα () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () πατρός () σου, () οὕτως () ἔσομαι () ἐνώπιόν () σου. ()
[20] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Αβεσσαλωμ πρὸς () Αχιτοφελ Φέρετε () ἑαυτοῖς () βουλὴν () τί () ποιήσωμεν. ()
[21] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Αχιτοφελ πρὸς () Αβεσσαλωμ Εἴσελθε () πρὸς () τὰς () παλλακὰς τοῦ () πατρός () σου, () ἃς () κατέλιπεν () φυλάσσειν () τὸν () οἶκον () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἀκούσεται () πᾶς () Ισραηλ () ὅτι () κατῄσχυνας () τὸν () πατέρα () σου, () καὶ () ἐνισχύσουσιν () αἱ () χεῖρες () πάντων () τῶν () μετὰ () σοῦ. ()
[22] Καὶ () ἔπηξαν () τὴν () σκηνὴν () τῷ () Αβεσσαλωμ ἐπὶ () τὸ () δῶμα, () καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () Αβεσσαλωμ πρὸς () τὰς () παλλακὰς τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () κατ’ () ὀφθαλμοὺς () παντὸς () Ισραηλ. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἡ () βουλὴ () Αχιτοφελ, ἣν () ἐβουλεύσατο () ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () ταῖς () πρώταις, ὃν () τρόπον () ἐπερωτήσῃ () ἐν () λόγῳ () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () οὕτως () πᾶσα () ἡ () βουλὴ () τοῦ () Αχιτοφελ καί () γε () τῷ () Δαυιδ () καί () γε () τῷ () Αβεσσαλωμ.—

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.