KJV King James Version
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
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2 Samuel 16:9
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
WEB World English Bible
Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.”
ASV American Standard Version
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 16
6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men [were] on his right hand and on his left.
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou [art taken] in thy mischief, because thou [art] a bloody man.
9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now [may this] Benjamite [do it]? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֲבִישַׁ֤יH52 · a.vi.shayAbishaiבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childצְרוּיָה֙H6870 · tse.ru.yahZeruiahאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingלָ֣מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?יְקַלֵּ֞לH7043 · qa.lalto lightenהַכֶּ֤לֶבH3611 · ke.levdogהַמֵּת֙H4191 · mutto dieהַזֶּ֔הH2088 · zehthisאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲדֹנִ֖יH113 · a.donlordהַמֶּ֑לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאֶעְבְּרָה־H5674 · a.varto passנָּ֖אH4994 · napleaseוְאָסִ֥ירָהH5493 · surto turn aside: removeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סH7218 · roshhead
Cross-references
Exodus 22:28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.2 Samuel 9:8And he bowed himself, and said, What [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I [am]?2 Samuel 3:8Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, [Am] I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?1 Samuel 24:14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.Job 31:30-31Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.Jeremiah 40:13-16Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that [were] in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,Acts 23:5Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.1 Peter 2:17Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.Luke 9:54And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?2 Samuel 3:30So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.1 Samuel 26:6-11Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
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