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And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name [is] Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;
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and he stoneth David with stones, and all the servants of king David, and all the people, and all the mighty men on his right and on his left.
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And thus said Shimei in his reviling, `Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!
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Jehovah hath turned back on thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Jehovah doth give the kingdom in to the hand of Absalom thy son; and lo, thou [art] in thine evil, for a man of blood thou [art].'
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And Abishai son of Zeruiah saith unto the king, `Why doth this dead dog revile my lord the king? let me pass over, I pray thee, and I turn aside his head.'
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And the king saith, `What -- to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah? for -- let him revile; even because Jehovah hath said to him, Revile David; and who saith, Wherefore hast Thou done so?'
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And David saith unto Abishai, and unto all his servants, `Lo, my son who came out of my bowels is seeking my life, and also surely now the Benjamite; leave him alone, and let him revile, for Jehovah hath said [so] to him;
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it may be Jehovah doth look on mine affliction, and Jehovah hath turned back to me good for his reviling this day.'
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And David goeth with his men in the way, and Shimei is going at the side of the hill over-against him, going on, and he revileth, and stoneth with stones over-against him, and hath dusted with dust.
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And the king cometh in, and all the people who [are] with him, wearied, and they are refreshed there.
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And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, have come in to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him,