2 Samuel 16:3-5

New American Standard Bible 1995

³ Then the king said, “And where is ^(A)your master’s son?” And ^(B)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.’” 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!”

David Is Cursed

⁵ When King David came to ^(C)Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul ^(D)whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out ^(E)cursing continually as he came.