2 Samuel 16 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Ziba, a False Servant

16 Now when David had gone on ^(A)a little beyond the summit, behold, ^(B)Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him ^(C)with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine. ²And the king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” And Ziba said, “^(D)The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine, ^(E)for whoever is weary in the wilderness to drink.” ³Then the king said, “And where is ^(F)your master’s son?” And ^(G)Ziba 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.’” ⁴So the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said, “I prostrate myself; may I find favor in your sight, my lord, the king!”

David Is Cursed

⁵When King David came to ^(H)Bahurim, behold, a man was coming out from there from the family of the house of Saul, and ^(I)his name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he was coming out, ^(J)cursing as he came. ⁶He also threw stones at David and all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the warriors were on his right and on his left. ⁷This is what Shimei said when he cursed: “Go away, go away, ^(K)you man of bloodshed and worthless man! ⁸^(L)The Lord has brought back upon you all ^(M)the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have become king; and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. And behold, you are caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

⁹Then ^(N)Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should ^(O)this dead dog ^(P)curse my lord the king? Now let me go over and ^[a]cut off his head.” ¹⁰But the king said, “^[b]^(Q)What business of mine is yours, you sons of Zeruiah? ^(R)If he curses, and if the Lord has told him, ‘Curse David,’ ^(S)then who should say, ‘Why have you done so?’” ¹¹Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, ^(T)my son who came out of my own body seeks my life; how much more now this Benjaminite? Leave him alone and let him curse, ^(U)for the Lord has told him. ¹²Perhaps the Lord will look on my ^[c]misery and ^[d]^(V)return good to me instead of his cursing this day.” ¹³So David and his men went on the road; and Shimei kept going on the hillside close beside him, and as he went he cursed and threw stones and dirt at him. ¹⁴And the king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted, and he refreshed himself there.

Absalom Enters Jerusalem

¹⁵^(W)Then Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, entered Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. ¹⁶Now it came about, when ^(X)Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that ^(Y)Hushai said to Absalom, “^(Z)Long live the king! Long live the king!” ¹⁷But Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your ^[e]loyalty to your friend? ^(AA)Why did you not go with your friend?” ¹⁸So Hushai said to Absalom, “No! For whomever the Lord, this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I shall be, and with him I shall remain. ¹⁹Besides, ^(AB)whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? Just as I have served in your father’s presence, so I shall be in your presence.”

²⁰Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What should we do?” ²¹Ahithophel said to Absalom, “^(AC)Have relations with your father’s concubines, whom he has left behind to take care of the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. The hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.” ²²So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, ^(AD)and Absalom had relations with his father’s concubines ^(AE)in the sight of all Israel. ²³Now ^(AF)the advice of Ahithophel, which he ^[f]gave in those days, was taken as though one inquired of the word of God; ^(AG)so was all the advice of Ahithophel regarded by both David and Absalom.

Footnotes

2 Samuel 16:9 Lit take off
2 Samuel 16:10 Lit What to me and to you, an ancient idiom
2 Samuel 16:12 As in ancient versions; MT wrongdoing
2 Samuel 16:12 Lit the Lord will return
2 Samuel 16:17 Or faithfulness
2 Samuel 16:23 Lit advised

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2 Samuel 16 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

16 And David hath passed on a little from the top, and lo, Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth -- to meet him, and a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred [of] summer-fruit, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king saith unto Ziba, `What -- ...
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2 Samuel 16 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

16 And when David had passed a little (by) the top of the hill, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, appeared into his coming, with twain asses, that were charged with two hundred loaves, and with an hundred bundles of dried grapes, and with an hundred gobbets/an hundred pieces of pressed figs, and wi...
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2 Samuel 16 - World English Bible (WEB)

16 When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine. 2 The king said to Ziba, “What do you mea...
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2 Samuel 16 - The Voice (VOICE)

16 After David and his people passed over the crest of the Mount of Olives, the exiles met Ziba, who served Saul’s son Mephibosheth. Ziba led a couple of donkeys carrying goods: 200 loaves of bread, 100 clumps of raisins, 100 summer fruits, and a wineskin. David (to Ziba, seeing that Mephibosheth wa...
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2 Samuel 16 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

16 Now when David had passed a little beyond the summit, there was Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth to meet him with a pair of saddled donkeys, and on them 200 loaves of bread, 100 clusters of raisins, 100 fig cakes and a bottle of wine. 2 So the king asked Ziba, “What are you doing with these?”Zib...
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2 Samuel 16 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

David’s Adversaries16 When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephib′osheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine. 2 And the king said to Ziba, “Why hav...
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2 Samuel 16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

2 Samuel 16 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

David’s Adversaries16 When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth[a] met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, carrying two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred bunches of raisins, one hundred of summer fruits, and one skin of wine. 2 The king said to Ziba, “...
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2 Samuel 16 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

2 Samuel 16 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

2 Samuel 16 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

David’s Adversaries16 When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, carrying two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred bunches of raisins, one hundred of summer fruits, and one skin of wine.(A)2 The king said to Ziba, “Why...
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2 Samuel 16 - New Living Translation (NLT)

David and Ziba16 When David had gone a little beyond the summit of the Mount of Olives, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth,[a] was waiting there for him. He had two donkeys loaded with 200 loaves of bread, 100 clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of summer fruit, and a wineskin full of wine. 2 “What are ...
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2 Samuel 16 - New Life Version (NLV)

David and Ziba16 When David had gone a short way past the mountain top, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him with two donkeys ready for traveling. On them were 200 loaves of bread, 100 vines of dried grapes, 100 summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” A...
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2 Samuel 16 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Mephibosheth’s Servant16 When(A) David was a little past the top of the mountain, there was (B)Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. 2 A...
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2 Samuel 16 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

David and Ziba16 When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine. 2 The kin...
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2 Samuel 16 - New International Version (NIV)

David and Ziba16 When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba,(A) the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.(B) 2 T...
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2 Samuel 16 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

David and Ziba16 David went just beyond the top of the Mount of Olives. Ziba was waiting there to meet him. He was Mephibosheth’s manager. He had several donkeys with saddles on them. They were carrying 200 loaves of bread and 100 raisin cakes. They were also carrying 100 fig cakes and a bottle of w...
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2 Samuel 16 - New English Translation (NET)

David Receives Gifts from Ziba16 When David had gone a short way beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a couple of donkeys that were saddled, and on them were 200 loaves of bread, 100 raisin cakes, 100 baskets of summer fruit,[a] and a container of wine. 2...
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