16:1 When
David
had
passed
a
little
beyond
the
summit,
Ziba
the
servant
of
Mephibosheth
met
him,
with
a
couple
of
donkeys
saddled,
bearing
two
hundred
loaves
of
bread,
a
hundred
bunches
of
raisins,
a
hundred
of
summer
fruits,
and
a
skin
of
wine.
16:2 And
the
king
said
to
Ziba,
"Why
have
you
brought
these"
Ziba
answered,
"The
donkeys
are
for
the
king's
household
to
ride
on,
the
bread
and
summer
fruit
for
the
young
men
to
eat,
and
the
wine
for
those
who
faint
in
the
wilderness
to
drink."
16:3 And
the
king
said,
"And
where
is
your
master's
son"
Ziba
said
to
the
king,
"Behold,
he
remains
in
Jerusalem,
for
he
said,
'Today
the
house
of
Israel
will
give
me
back
the
kingdom
of
my
father.'"
16:4 Then
the
king
said
to
Ziba,
"Behold,
all
that
belonged
to
Mephibosheth
is
now
yours."
And
Ziba
said,
"I
pay
homage;
let
me
ever
find
favor
in
your
sight,
my
lord
the
king."
16:5 When
King
David
came
to
Bahurim,
there
came
out
a
man
of
the
family
of
the
house
of
Saul,
whose
name
was
Shimei,
the
son
of
Gera,
and
as
he
came
he
cursed
continually.
16:6 And
he
threw
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.
16:7 And
Shimei
said
as
he
cursed,
"Get
out,
get
out,
you
man
of
blood,
you
worthless
man!
16:8 The
LORD
has
avenged
on
you
all
the
blood
of
the
house
of
Saul,
in
whose
place
you
have
reigned,
and
the
LORD
has
given
the
kingdom
into
the
hand
of
your
son
Absalom.
See,
your
evil
is
on
you,
for
you
are
a
man
of
blood."
16:9 Then
Abishai
the
son
of
Zeruiah
said
to
the
king,
"Why
should
this
dead
dog
curse
my
lord
the
king
Let
me
go
over
and
take
off
his
head."
16:10 But
the
king
said,
"What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
you
sons
of
Zeruiah
If
he
is
cursing
because
the
LORD
has
said
to
him,
'Curse
David,'
who
then
shall
say,
'Why
have
you
done
so'"
16:11 And
David
said
to
Abishai
and
to
all
his
servants,
"Behold,
my
own
son
seeks
my
life;
how
much
more
now
may
this
Benjaminite!
Leave
him
alone,
and
let
him
curse,
for
the
LORD
has
told
him
to.
16:12 It
may
be
that
the
LORD
will
look
on
the
wrong
done
to
me,
and
that
the
LORD
will
repay
me
with
good
for
his
cursing
today."
16:13 So
David
and
his
men
went
on
the
road,
while
Shimei
went
along
on
the
hillside
opposite
him
and
cursed
as
he
went
and
threw
stones
at
him
and
flung
dust.
16:14 And
the
king,
and
all
the
people
who
were
with
him,
arrived
weary
at
the
Jordan.
And
there
he
refreshed
himself.
16:15 Now
Absalom
and
all
the
people,
the
men
of
Israel,
came
to
Jerusalem,
and
Ahithophel
with
him.
16:16 And
when
Hushai
the
Archite,
David's
friend,
came
to
Absalom,
Hushai
said
to
Absalom,
"Long
live
the
king!
Long
live
the
king!"
16:17 And
Absalom
said
to
Hushai,
"Is
this
your
loyalty
to
your
friend
Why
did
you
not
go
with
your
friend"
16:18 And
Hushai
said
to
Absalom,
"No,
for
whom
the
LORD
and
this
people
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
have
chosen,
his
I
will
be,
and
with
him
I
will
remain.
16:19 And
again,
whom
should
I
serve
Should
it
not
be
his
son
As
I
have
served
your
father,
so
I
will
serve
you."
16:20 Then
Absalom
said
to
Ahithophel,
"Give
your
counsel.
What
shall
we
do"
16:21 Ahithophel
said
to
Absalom,
"Go
in
to
your
father's
concubines,
whom
he
has
left
to
keep
the
house,
and
all
Israel
will
hear
that
you
have
made
yourself
a
stench
to
your
father,
and
the
hands
of
all
who
are
with
you
will
be
strengthened."
16:22 So
they
pitched
a
tent
for
Absalom
on
the
roof.
And
Absalom
went
in
to
his
father's
concubines
in
the
sight
of
all
Israel.
16:23 Now
in
those
days
the
counsel
that
Ahithophel
gave
was
as
if
one
consulted
the
word
of
God;
so
was
all
the
counsel
of
Ahithophel
esteemed,
both
by
David
and
by
Absalom.