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== Shmuel II (Book of 2 Samuel), Chapter 16 ==

<named id="1"/>1 And when David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

<named id="2"/>2 And the king said unto Ziba: 'What meanest thou by these?' And Ziba said: 'The asses 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 such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.'

<named id="3"/>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 will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.'

<named id="4"/>4 Then said the king to Ziba: 'Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth.' And Ziba said: 'I prostrate myself; let me find favour in thy sight, my lord, O king.'

<named id="5"/>5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and kept on cursing as he came.

<named id="6"/>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.

<named id="7"/>7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed: 'Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow;

<named id="8"/>8 HaShem hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and HaShem hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.'

<named id="9"/>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.'

<named id="10"/>10 And the king said: 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because HaShem hath said unto him: Curse David; who then shall say: Wherefore hast thou done so?'

<named id="11"/>11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants: 'Behold, my son, who came forth of my body, seeketh my life; how much more this Benjamite now? let him alone, and let him curse; for HaShem hath bidden him.

<named id="12"/>12 It may be that HaShem will look on mine eye, and that HaShem will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.'

<named id="13"/>13 So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

<named id="14"/>14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there.

<named id="15"/>15 And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

<named id="16"/>16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Long live the king, long live the king.'

<named id="17"/>17 And Absalom said to Hushai: 'Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?'

<named id="18"/>18 And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Nay; but whom HaShem, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

<named id="19"/>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.'

<named id="20"/>20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel: 'Give your counsel what we shall do.'

<named id="21"/>21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom: 'Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father; then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.'

<named id="22"/>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.--

<named id="23"/>23 Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man inquired of the word of G-d; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

== See also ==
* [[Shmuel II 15|Previous Chapter]]
* [[Shmuel II 16 Commentaries]]
* [[Shmuel II 17|Next Chapter]]

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