39 And I am (A)weak today, though anointed king; and these men, (B)the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. (C)May the Lord repay the evildoer in proportion to his evil.”

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39 And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah(A) are too strong(B) for me.(C) May the Lord repay(D) the evildoer according to his evil deeds!”

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

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 16:9 Lit take off
  2. 2 Samuel 16:10 Lit What to me and to you, an ancient idiom

Then Abishai(A) son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog(B) curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head.”(C)

10 But the king said, “What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah?(D) If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why do you do this?’”(E)

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