11 Then David said to Abishai and all his servants, “Look, my own son, my own flesh and blood,[a] intends to take my life(A)—how much more now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone and let him curse me; the Lord has told him to. 12 Perhaps the Lord will see my affliction[b] and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei’s curses today.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 16:11 Lit son who came from my belly
  2. 2 Samuel 16:12 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; one Hb tradition reads iniquity; alt Hb tradition reads eyes; ancient Jewish tradition reads will look with His eye

11 David then said to Abishai and all his officials, “My son,(A) my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.(B) 12 It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery(C) and restore to me his covenant blessing(D) instead of his curse today.(E)

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14 My servants will shout for joy from a glad heart,
but you will cry out from an anguished heart,
and you will lament out of a broken spirit.

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14 My servants will sing(A)
    out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out(B)
    from anguish of heart
    and wail in brokenness of spirit.

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