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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] και δαυιδ παρηλθεν βραχυ τι απο της ροως και ιδου σιβα το παιδαριον μεμφιβοσθε εις απαντην αυτου και ζευγος ονων επισεσαγμενων και επ αυτοις διακοσιοι αρτοι και εκατον σταφιδες και εκατον φοινικες και νεβελ οινου
[2] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς σιβα τι ταυτα σοι και ειπεν σιβα τα υποζυγια τη οικια του βασιλεως του επικαθησθαι και οι αρτοι και οι φοινικες εις βρωσιν τοις παιδαριοις και ο οινος πιειν τοις εκλελυμενοις εν τη ερημω
[3] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς και που ο υιος του κυριου σου και ειπεν σιβα προς τον βασιλεα ιδου καθηται εν ιερουσαλημ οτι ειπεν σημερον επιστρεψουσιν μοι ο οικος ισραηλ την βασιλειαν του πατρος μου
[4] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς τω σιβα ιδου σοι παντα οσα εστιν τω μεμφιβοσθε και ειπεν σιβα προσκυνησας ευροιμι χαριν εν οφθαλμοις σου κυριε μου βασιλευ
[5] και ηλθεν ο βασιλευς δαυιδ εως βαουριμ και ιδου εκειθεν ανηρ εξεπορευετο εκ συγγενειας οικου σαουλ και ονομα αυτω σεμει υιος γηρα εξηλθεν εκπορευομενος και καταρωμενος
[6] και λιθαζων εν λιθοις τον δαυιδ και παντας τους παιδας του βασιλεως δαυιδ και πας ο λαος ην και παντες οι δυνατοι εκ δεξιων και εξ ευωνυμων του βασιλεως
[7] και ουτως ελεγεν σεμει εν τω καταρασθαι αυτον εξελθε εξελθε ανηρ αιματων και ανηρ ο παρανομος
[8] επεστρεψεν επι σε κυριος παντα τα αιματα του οικου σαουλ οτι εβασιλευσας αντ αυτου και εδωκεν κυριος την βασιλειαν εν χειρι αβεσσαλωμ του υιου σου και ιδου συ εν τη κακια σου οτι ανηρ αιματων συ
[9] και ειπεν αβεσσα υιος σαρουιας προς τον βασιλεα ινα τι καταραται ο κυων ο τεθνηκως ουτος τον κυριον μου τον βασιλεα διαβησομαι δη και αφελω την κεφαλην αυτου
[10] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς τι εμοι και υμιν υιοι σαρουιας αφετε αυτον και ουτως καταρασθω οτι κυριος ειπεν αυτω καταρασθαι τον δαυιδ και τις ερει ως τι εποιησας ουτως
[11] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αβεσσα και προς παντας τους παιδας αυτου ιδου ο υιος μου ο εξελθων εκ της κοιλιας μου ζητει την ψυχην μου και προσετι νυν ο υιος του ιεμινι αφετε αυτον καταρασθαι οτι ειπεν αυτω κυριος
[12] ει πως ιδοι κυριος εν τη ταπεινωσει μου και επιστρεψει μοι αγαθα αντι της καταρας αυτου τη ημερα ταυτη
[13] και επορευθη δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εν τη οδω και σεμει επορευετο εκ πλευρας του ορους εχομενα αυτου πορευομενος και καταρωμενος και λιθαζων εν λιθοις εκ πλαγιων αυτου και τω χοι πασσων
[14] και ηλθεν ο βασιλευς και πας ο λαος αυτου εκλελυμενοι και ανεψυξαν εκει
[15] και αβεσσαλωμ και πας ανηρ ισραηλ εισηλθον εις ιερουσαλημ και αχιτοφελ μετ αυτου
[16] και εγενηθη ηνικα ηλθεν χουσι ο αρχι εταιρος δαυιδ προς αβεσσαλωμ και ειπεν χουσι προς αβεσσαλωμ ζητω ο βασιλευς
[17] και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ προς χουσι τουτο το ελεος σου μετα του εταιρου σου ινα τι ουκ απηλθες μετα του εταιρου σου
[18] και ειπεν χουσι προς αβεσσαλωμ ουχι αλλα κατοπισθεν ου εξελεξατο κυριος και ο λαος ουτος και πας ανηρ ισραηλ αυτω εσομαι και μετ αυτου καθησομαι
[19] και το δευτερον τινι εγω δουλευσω ουχι ενωπιον του υιου αυτου καθαπερ εδουλευσα ενωπιον του πατρος σου ουτως εσομαι ενωπιον σου
[20] και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ προς αχιτοφελ φερετε εαυτοις βουλην τι ποιησωμεν
[21] και ειπεν αχιτοφελ προς αβεσσαλωμ εισελθε προς τας παλλακας του πατρος σου ας κατελιπεν φυλασσειν τον οικον αυτου και ακουσεται πας ισραηλ οτι κατησχυνας τον πατερα σου και ενισχυσουσιν αι χειρες παντων των μετα σου
[22] και επηξαν την σκηνην τω αβεσσαλωμ επι το δωμα και εισηλθεν αβεσσαλωμ προς τας παλλακας του πατρος αυτου κατ οφθαλμους παντος ισραηλ
[23] και η βουλη αχιτοφελ ην εβουλευσατο εν ταις ημεραις ταις πρωταις ον τροπον επερωτηση εν λογω του θεου ουτως πασα η βουλη του αχιτοφελ και γε τω δαυιδ και γε τω αβεσσαλωμ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.