2 Samuel 16:8-10

New American Standard Bible

^8 (A)The Lord has brought back upon you all ^(B)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!”

⁹ Then ^(C)Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should ^(D)this dead dog ^(E)curse my lord the king? Now let me go over and ^[a]cut off his head.” ¹⁰ But the king said, “^[b](F)What business of mine is yours, you sons of Zeruiah? ^(G)If he curses, and if the Lord has told him, ‘Curse David,’ ^(H)then who should say, ‘Why have you done so?’”