These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
BIBLES
King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
2 Samuel 16
Tanakh 23 verses
- 1 And when was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the 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.
- 2 And the 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.’
- 3 And the said: ‘And where is thy master’s son?’ And Ziba said unto the : ‘Behold, he abideth at ; for he said: To-day will the house of restore me the of my father.’
- 4 Then said the 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 .’
- 5 And when came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of , whose was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and kept on cursing as he came.
- 6 And he cast stones at , and at all the servants of ; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
- 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed: ‘Begone, begone, thou man of , and base fellow;
- 8 hath returned upon thee all the of the house of , in whose stead thou hast reigned; and hath delivered the into the hand of thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of .’
- 9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the : ‘Why should this dead dog my lord the ? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.’
- 10 And the said: ‘What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? So let him , because hath said unto him: Curse ; who then shall say: Wherefore hast thou done so?’
- 11 And 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 ; for hath bidden him.
- 12 It may be that will look on mine eye, and that will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.’
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So 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.
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- 14 And the , and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there.
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And , and all the people, the men of , came to , and Ahithophel with him.
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And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto , that Hushai said unto : ‘Long live the , long live the .’
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And said to Hushai: ‘Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?’
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And Hushai said unto : ‘Nay; but whom , and this people, and all the men of have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
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And again, whom should I ? should I not in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.’
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Then said to Ahithophel: ‘Give your counsel what we shall do.’
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- 21 And Ahithophel said unto : ‘Go in unto thy father’s concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all will that thou art abhorred of thy father; then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.’
- 22 So they spread a tent upon the top of the house; and went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all .—
- 23 Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man inquired of the of ; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with and with .