1 GLT And David crossed over a little from the top, and look— meeting him{ was} Ziba the young man of Mephibosheth and a pair of saddled donkeys, and on them 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches of raisins, 100 summer fruits, and a skin of wine. BSB BSB: When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
2 GLT And the king said to Ziba,“What{ are} these to you?” And Ziba said,“The donkeys{ are} for the house of the king to ride, and the bread and the summer fruits{ are for} the young men to eat, and the wine{ is for} the people who are faint in the wilderness to drink.” BSB BSB: “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
3 GLT And the king said,“And where{ is} the son of your lord?” And Ziba said to the king,“Look, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said,‘Today, the house of Israel will return the kingdom of my father to me.’” BSB BSB: “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”
4 GLT And the king said to Ziba,“Look, to you{ belongs} everything that{ belongs} to Mephibosheth.” And Ziba said,“I prostrate myself— I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king.” BSB BSB: So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
5 GLT And King David came to Bahurim. And look— from there a man from the family of the house of Saul was going out, and his name{ was} Shimei the son of Gera.{ He} was going out, going out and cursing. BSB BSB: As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
6 GLT And he threw stones at David and all the servants of King David and all the people and all the mighty men on his right and on his left. BSB BSB: He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.
7 GLT And thus Shimei said when he cursed:“Go out, go out, man of blood, man of worthlessness! BSB BSB: And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
8 GLT Yahweh has returned to you all the blood of the house of Saul who you are king in his place, and Yahweh has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. And look at you, at your evil, for you{ are} a man of blood.” BSB BSB: The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”
9 GLT And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king,“Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please, let me cross over and let me remove his head.” BSB BSB: 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!”
10 GLT And the king said,“What{ is} to me and to you, sons of Zeruiah? For he curses because Yahweh said to him,‘Curse David,’ and who will say,‘Why have you done thus?’” BSB BSB: But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
11 GLT And David said to Abishai and to all his servants,“Look, my son who went out from my belly is seeking my spirit. And how much more that now,{ this} Benjaminite. Leave him and let him curse, for Yahweh said to him. BSB BSB: Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
12 GLT Perhaps Yahweh will look at my iniquity, and Yahweh will return to me good instead of his cursing this day.” BSB BSB: Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
13 GLT And David and his men walked on the road, and Shimei was walking on the side of the mountain opposite him, walking, and he cursed, and he threw stones opposite him, and he flung dust. BSB BSB: So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.
14 GLT And the king and all the people who{ were} with him came, weary. And he refreshed himself there. BSB BSB: Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
15 GLT And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came{ to} Jerusalem, and Ahithophel{ was} with him. BSB BSB: Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
16 GLT And it happened when Hushai the Archite, a friend of David, came to Absalom, and Hushai said to Absalom,“May the king live! May the king live!” BSB BSB: And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
17 GLT And Absalom said to Hushai,“This{ is} your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?” BSB BSB: “Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”
18 GLT And Hushai said to Absalom,“No, for whom Yahweh and this people have chosen and all the men of Israel— to him I will belong, and with him I will stay. BSB BSB: “Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
19 GLT And the second{ thing}: to whom will I myself serve? Is it not to the face of his son? Just as I served to the face of your father, thus I will be to your face.” BSB BSB: Furthermore, whom should I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”
20 GLT And Absalom said to Ahithophel,“Give to us counsel. What will we do?” BSB BSB: Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”
21 GLT And Ahithophel said to Absalom,“Go to the concubines of your father who he left to guard the house, and all Israel will hear that you have made your father stink, and the hands of all who{ are} with you will be strengthened.” BSB BSB: Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
22 GLT And they spread for Absalom the tent on the roof. And Absalom went to the concubines of his father to the eyes of all Israel. BSB BSB: So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23 GLT And the counsel of Ahithphel that he counseled in those days{ was} just as if he inquired of the word of God. Thus{ was} all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom. BSB BSB: Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.
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