1When Dauid was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the seruant of Mephibosheth mette him with a couple of asses sadled, and vpon them two hundreth cakes of bread, and an hundreth bunches of raisins, and an hundreth of dryed figges, and a bottel of wine.

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1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Samuel 25:18, 2 Samuel 15:32, 2 Samuel 15:32, 1 Samuel 16:20

2And the King said vnto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, They be asses for the kings housholde to ride on, and bread and dryed figges for the yong men to eate, and wine, that the faint may drinke in the wildernesse.

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2 Samuel 17:29, 2 Samuel 17:29, Judges 10:4, Judges 10:4, Judges 5:10

3And the king sayde, But where is thy masters sonne? Then Ziba answered the King, Beholde, he remayneth in Ierusalem: for he sayde, This day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdome of my father.

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2 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 9:10, Proverbs 1:19

4Then said the King to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that perteined vnto Mephibosheth. And Ziba saide, I beseech thee, let me finde grace in thy sight, my lord, O King.

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Proverbs 18:13, Proverbs 18:17, Proverbs 18:13, Proverbs 18:17, Proverbs 19:2

5And when king Dauid came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the familie of the house of Saul, named Shimei the sonne of Gera: and he came out, and cursed.

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2 Samuel 3:16, 2 Samuel 3:16, 1 Samuel 17:43, 1 Kings 2:8, 1 Kings 2:9

6And he cast stones at Dauid, and at all the seruants of King Dauid: and all the people, and all the men of warre were on his right hande, and on his left.

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7And thus sayde Shimei when hee cursed, Come forth, come foorth thou murtherer, and wicked man.

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2 Samuel 3:37, 1 Samuel 2:12, Psalms 51:14, 1 Kings 21:10, 1 Kings 21:13

8The Lord hath brought vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned: and the Lord hath deliuered thy kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and beholde, thou art taken in thy wickednesse, because thou art a murtherer.

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2 Samuel 1:16, 2 Samuel 1:16, 1 Kings 2:32, 1 Kings 2:33, Judges 9:56

9Then saide Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah vnto the King, Why doeth this dead dog curse my lord the King? let me goe, I pray thee, and take away his head.

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Exodus 22:28, Exodus 22:28, 2 Samuel 9:8, 2 Samuel 9:8, 2 Samuel 3:8

10But the King saide, What haue I to doe with you, ye sonnes of Zeruiah? for he curseth, eue because the Lord hath bidden him curse Dauid: who dare then say, Wherfore hast thou done so?

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2 Samuel 19:22, 2 Samuel 19:22, Romans 9:20, Romans 9:20, John 18:11

11And Dauid sayd to Abishai, and to all his seruants, Beholde, my sonne which came out of mine owne bowels, seeketh my life: then howe much more now may this sonne of Iemini? Suffer him to curse: for the Lord hath bidden him.

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Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 10:7, Genesis 15:4, Matthew 10:21, Genesis 45:5

12It may be that the Lord will looke on mine affliction, and doe me good for his cursing this day.

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Deuteronomy 23:5, Hebrews 12:10, Deuteronomy 23:5, Hebrews 12:10, Exodus 2:24

13And as Dauid and his men went by the way, Shimei went by the side of the mountaine ouer against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones against him, and cast dust.

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Acts 23:23, Acts 23:23, 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 16:6, 2 Samuel 16:5

14Then came the King and all the people that were with him wearie, and refreshed them selues there.

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15And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Ierusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

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2 Samuel 15:37, 2 Samuel 15:37, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:12

16And when Hushai the Archite Dauids friend was come vnto Absalom, Hushai said vnto Absalom, God saue the King, God saue the King.

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1 Samuel 10:24, 2 Kings 11:12, 1 Samuel 10:24, 2 Kings 11:12, 1 Kings 1:25

17Then Absalom sayd to Hushai, Is this thy kindenes to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend?

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2 Samuel 19:25, 2 Samuel 19:25, Proverbs 17:17, 2 Samuel 15:32, 2 Samuel 15:37

18Hushai then answered vnto Absalom, Nay, but whome the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel chuse, his will I be, and with him will I dwell.

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1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 5:1, 2 Samuel 5:3, 2 Samuel 5:1

19And moreouer vnto whome shall I doe seruice? not to his sonne? as I serued before thy father, so will I before thee.

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2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 15:34, Psalms 55:21, Psalms 55:21, Galatians 2:13

20Then spake Absalom to Ahithophel, Giue counsell what we shall doe.

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Proverbs 21:30, Acts 4:23, Acts 4:28, Exodus 1:10, Isaiah 29:15

21And Ahithophel said vnto Absalom, Goe in to thy fathers concubines, which he hath left to keepe the house: and when all Israel shall heare, that thou art abhorred of thy father, the hands of all that are with thee, shall be strong.

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2 Samuel 20:3, 2 Samuel 20:3, 2 Samuel 15:16, 2 Samuel 15:16, Leviticus 18:8

22So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.

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2 Samuel 12:11, 2 Samuel 12:12, 2 Samuel 15:16, 2 Samuel 12:11, 2 Samuel 12:12

23And the counsell of Ahithophel which he counseled in those dayes, was like as one had asked counsell at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with Dauid and with Absalom.

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2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 17:14, 2 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 17:14