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And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, let me find grace in thine eyes.<p> <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">Shimei Curses David<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And king David came to Baurim; and, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name <i>was</i> Semei the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went, <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on the right and left hand of the king. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And thus Semei said when he cursed him, Go out, go out, thou bloody man, and man of sin. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The Lord has returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, because thou hast reigned in his stead; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Abessalom thy son: and, behold, thou <i>art taken</i> in thy mischief, because thou <i>art</i> a bloody man.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And Abessa the son of Saruia said to the king, Why does this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over now and take off his head. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Saruia? even let him alone, and so let him curse, for the Lord has told him to curse David: and who shall say, Why hast thou done thus? <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And David said to Abessa and to all his servants, Behold, my son who came forth out of my bowels seeks my life; still more now may the son of Benjamin: let him curse, because the Lord has told him. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If by any means the Lord may look on my affliction, thus shall he return me good for his cursing this day. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And David and all the men with him went on the way: and Semei went by the side of the hill next to him, cursing as he went, and casting stones at him, and sprinkling him with dirt. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And the king, and all the people with him, came away and refreshed themselves there.<p> <A name="16"></a><p class="hdg">The Counsel of Ahithophel and Hushai<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And Abessalom and all the men of Israel went into Jerusalem, and Achitophel with him. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And it came to pass when Chusi the chief friend of David came to Abessalom, that Chusi said to Abessalom, Let the king live. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And Abessalom said to Chusi, <i>Is</i> this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not forth with thy friend? <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And Chusi said to Abessalom, Nay, but following whom the Lord, and this people, and all Israel have chosen, - his will I be, and with him I will dwell. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And again, whom shall I serve? should I not in the presence of his son? As I served in the sight of thy father, so will I be in thy presence.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate among yourselves concerning what we should do. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Go in to thy father's concubines, whom he left to keep his house; and all Israel shall hear that thou hast dishonoured thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be strengthened. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And they pitched a tent for Abessalom on the roof, and Abessalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And the counsel of Achitophel, which he counselled in former days, <i>was</i> as if one should enquire of the word of God: so <i>was</i> all the counsel of Achitophel both to David and also to Abessalom.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>