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Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 16

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2 Samuel 16 NASB - New American Standard Bible2 Samuel 16 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 16 of 2 Samuel—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now when David had passed 1a little beyond the summit, behold, 2Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him 3with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.
  2. The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” And Ziba said, “4The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine, 5for whoever is faint in the wilderness to drink.”
  3. Then the king said, “And where is 6your master’s son?” And 7Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’”
  4. So the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said, “I prostrate myself; let me find favor in your sight, O my lord, the king!”
  5. ¶ When King David came to 8Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul 9whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out 10cursing continually as he came.
  6. He threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the mighty men were at his right hand and at his left.
  7. Thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out, 11you man of bloodshed, and worthless fellow!
  8. 12The LORD has returned upon you all 13the bloodshed 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. And behold, you are taken in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”
  9. ¶ Then 14Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should 15this dead dog 16curse my lord the king? Let me go over now and [a]cut off his head.”
  10. But the king said, “17What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? 18If he curses, and if the LORD has told him, ‘Curse David,’ 19then who shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’”
  11. Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, 20my son who came out from [b]me seeks my life; how much more now this Benjamite? Let him alone and let him curse, 21for the LORD has told him.
  12. Perhaps the LORD will look on my affliction and [c]22return good to me instead of his cursing this day.”
  13. So David and his men went on the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside parallel with him and as he went he cursed and cast stones and threw dust at him.
  14. The king and all the people who were with him arrived weary and he refreshed himself there.
  15. 23Then Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, entered Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
  16. Now it came about when 24Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that 25Hushai said to Absalom, “26Long live the king! Long live the king!”
  17. Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your [d]loyalty to your friend? 27Why did you not go with your friend?”
  18. Then Hushai said to Absalom, “No! For whom the LORD, this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain.
  19. Besides, 28whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence.”
  20. ¶ Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What shall we do?”
  21. Ahithophel said to Absalom, “29Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself odious to your father. The hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.”
  22. So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, 30and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines 31in the sight of all Israel.
  23. 32The advice of Ahithophel, which he [e]gave in those days, was as if one inquired of the word of God; 33so was all the advice of Ahithophel regarded by both David and Absalom.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit take off
  2. ^ Lit my body
  3. ^ Lit the Lord will return
  4. ^ Or kindness
  5. ^ Lit advised

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Sa 15:32
  2. ^ 2Sa 9:2-13
  3. ^ 1Sa 25:18
  4. ^ Jg 10:4
  5. ^ 2Sa 17:29
  6. ^ 2Sa 9:9, 10
  7. ^ 2Sa 19:26, 27
  8. ^ 2Sa 3:16; 17:18
  9. ^ 2Sa 19:16-23; 1Ki 2:8, 9, 44
  10. ^ Ex 22:28; 1Sa 17:43
  11. ^ 2Sa 12:9
  12. ^ 2Sa 21:1-9
  13. ^ 2Sa 1:16; 3:28, 29; 4:11, 12
  14. ^ 1Sa 26:8; 2Sa 19:21; Lu 9:54
  15. ^ 2Sa 9:8
  16. ^ Ex 22:28
  17. ^ 2Sa 3:39; 19:22
  18. ^ Jn 18:11
  19. ^ Ro 9:20
  20. ^ 2Sa 12:11
  21. ^ Ge 45:5; 1Sa 26:19
  22. ^ De 23:5; Ro 8:28
  23. ^ 2Sa 15:12, 37
  24. ^ 2Sa 15:37
  25. ^ 2Sa 15:34
  26. ^ 1Sa 10:24; 2Ki 11:12
  27. ^ 2Sa 19:25
  28. ^ 2Sa 15:34
  29. ^ 2Sa 15:16; 20:3
  30. ^ 2Sa 15:16; 20:3
  31. ^ 2Sa 12:11, 12
  32. ^ 2Sa 17:14, 23
  33. ^ 2Sa 15:12

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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