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|2 Samuel 16:1|
When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.
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|2 Samuel 16:2|
The king asked Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the desert.”
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|2 Samuel 16:3|
The king then asked, “Where is your master’s grandson?” Ziba said to him, “He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, `Today the house of Israel will give me back my grandfather’s kingdom.’“
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|2 Samuel 16:4|
Then the king said to Ziba, “All that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” “I humbly bow,” Ziba said. “May I find favour in your eyes, my lord the king.”
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|2 Samuel 16:5|
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.
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|2 Samuel 16:6|
He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left.
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|2 Samuel 16:7|
As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you man of blood, you scoundrel!
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|2 Samuel 16:8|
The LORD has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The LORD has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a man of blood!”
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|2 Samuel 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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|2 Samuel 16:10|
But the king said, “What do you and I have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the LORD said to him, `Curse David,’ who can ask, `Why do you do this?’“
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