2 Samuel 16

1 After David had gone a little way past the top of the mountain, there was Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, waiting to meet him. He had two donkeys already saddled with him carrying two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred raisin cakes, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

and David to pass little from [the] head: top and behold Ziba youth Mephibosheth Mephibosheth to/for to encounter: meet him and pair donkey to saddle/tie and upon them hundred food: bread and hundred cluster and hundred summer and bag wine

2 “What did you bring these for?” David asked Ziba. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king's family to ride on, the bread and summer fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who get worn out in the wilderness.”

and to say [the] king to(wards) Ziba what? these to/for you and to say Ziba [the] donkey to/for house: household [the] king to/for to ride (and [the] food: bread *Q(K)*) and [the] summer to/for to eat [the] youth and [the] wine to/for to drink [the] weary in/on/with wilderness

3 “Where is your master's grandson?” the king asked. Ziba answered, “He decided to stay in Jerusalem. He's saying, ‘Today the people of Israel will give me back my grandfather's kingdom.’”

and to say [the] king and where? son: descendant/people lord your and to say Ziba to(wards) [the] king behold to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem for to say [the] day to return: return to/for me house: household Israel [obj] kingdom father my

4 The king told Ziba, “I give you everything that belongs to Mephibosheth!” “I bow before you,” Ziba replied. “May you approve of me, Your Majesty.”

and to say [the] king to/for Ziba behold to/for you all which to/for Mephibosheth Mephibosheth and to say Ziba to bow to find favor in/on/with eye: seeing your lord my [the] king

5 As King David arrived at the town of Bahurim, a man from Saul's family was just leaving. His name was Shimei, son of Gera, and he was shouting out curses as he came.

and to come (in): come [the] king David till Bahurim and behold from there man to come out: come from family house: household Saul and name his Shimei son: child Gera to come out: come to come out: come and to lighten

6 He threw stones at David and all the king's officers, even though the king's men and all his bodyguards surrounded David.

and to stone in/on/with stone [obj] David and [obj] all servant/slave [the] king David and all [the] people and all [the] mighty man from right his and from left his

7 “Get out of here, just get out, you murderer, you wicked man!” Shimei said as he cursed.

and thus to say Shimei in/on/with to lighten he to come out: come to come out: come man [the] blood and man [the] Belial

8 “The Lord has paid you back for all of Saul's family that you killed, and for stealing Saul's throne. The Lord has given the kingdom to your son Absalom. Look how you've ended up in disaster because you're a murderer!”

to return: pay upon you LORD all blood house: household Saul which to reign (underneath: instead him *Q(K)*) and to give: give LORD [obj] [the] kingship in/on/with hand: power Absalom son: child your and look! you in/on/with distress: evil your for man blood you(m. s.)

9 Abishai, son of Zeruiah, asked the king, “Why should this dead dog curse Your Majesty? Let me go and cut off his head!”

and to say Abishai son: child Zeruiah to(wards) [the] king to/for what? to lighten [the] dog [the] to die [the] this [obj] lord my [the] king to pass please and to turn aside: remove [obj] head his

10 “What's that got to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah?” the king replied. “If he's cursing me because the Lord told him to, then who can question what he's doing?”

and to say [the] king what? to/for me and to/for you son: child Zeruiah (thus *Q(K)*) to lighten (for *Q(K)*) LORD to say to/for him to lighten [obj] David and who? to say why? to make: do so

11 David said to Abishai and to all his officers, “Look, if my very own son is trying to kill me, why shouldn't this Benjamite want to even more! Leave him alone; let him curse me, for the Lord told him to.

and to say David to(wards) Abishai and to(wards) all servant/slave his behold son: descendant/people my which to come out: produce from belly my to seek [obj] soul: life my and also for now Benjaminite [the] Benjaminite to rest to/for him and to lighten for to say to/for him LORD

12 Perhaps the Lord will see how I'm suffering and will pay me back with good for his curses today.”

perhaps to see: see LORD (in/on/with eye: sin my *Q(K)*) and to return: pay LORD to/for me welfare underneath: instead curse his [the] day: today [the] this

13 David and his men continued down the road, with Shimei keeping up with them on the hillside opposite. He went on cursing as he went along, throwing stones and dirt at David.

and to go: went David and human his in/on/with way: road and Shimei to go: walk in/on/with side [the] mountain: mount to/for close him to go: went and to lighten and to stone in/on/with stone to/for close him and to throw in/on/with dust

14 The king and everyone with him were tired out when they arrived at the Jordan. David rested there.

and to come (in): come [the] king and all [the] people which with him faint and be refreshed there

15 In the meantime Absalom and all the Israelites with him arrived in Jerusalem, along with Ahithophel.

and Absalom and all [the] people man Israel to come (in): come Jerusalem and Ahithophel with him

16 Hushai the Arkite, David's friend, went to see Absalom and declared, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

and to be like/as as which to come (in): come Hushai [the] Archite friend David to(wards) Absalom and to say Hushai to(wards) Absalom to live [the] king to live [the] king

17 “Is this how you show loyalty to your friend?” Absalom asked. “Why didn't you leave with your friend?”

and to say Absalom to(wards) Hushai this kindness your with neighbor your to/for what? not to go: went with neighbor your

18 “Certainly not!” Hushai replied. “I'm on the side of the one chosen by the Lord, by the army, and by all the people of Israel. I will remain loyal to him.

and to say Hushai to(wards) Absalom not for which to choose LORD and [the] people [the] this and all man Israel (to/for him *Q(K)*) to be and with him to dwell

19 In any case, why shouldn't I serve his son? In the same way I served your father I will serve you.”

and [the] second to/for who? I to serve: minister not to/for face: before son: child his like/as as which to serve: minister to/for face: before father your so to be (to/for face of your *LAB(h)*)

20 Then Absalom asked Ahithophel, “Give me your advice. What shall we do?”

and to say Absalom to(wards) Ahithophel to give to/for you counsel what? to make: do

21 Ahithophel told him, “Go and sleep with your father's concubines—the ones he left here to look after the palace. Then everyone in Israel will realize that you have so offended your father there's no turning back, which will encourage all your supporters.”

and to say Ahithophel to(wards) Absalom to come (in): come to(wards) concubine father your which to rest to/for to keep: guard [the] house: home and to hear: hear all Israel for to stink with father your and to strengthen: strengthen hand all which with you

22 So they put up a tent on the palace roof and Absalom went in and had sex with his father's concubines in the full view of everyone.

and to stretch to/for Absalom [the] tent upon [the] roof and to come (in): come Absalom to(wards) concubine father his to/for eye: seeing all Israel

23 At that time Ahithophel's advice was like receiving messages from God himself. This was how both David and Absalom viewed Ahithophel's advice.

and counsel Ahithophel which to advise in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) like/as as which (to ask man *Q(K)*) in/on/with word [the] God so all counsel Ahithophel also to/for David also to/for Absalom