Shmuel | Samuel

The king then said, “And where is your master’s son [Mephibosheth]?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the House of Israel will restore my father’s kingdom to me.’”
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King David came until Bahurim, and behold — a man of Saul’s family was coming out from there, named Shimei son of Gera, and he was cursing as he was coming out.
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He pelted David and all of King David’s servants with stones, as well as the people and the soldiers, to his right and to his left.
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And this is what Shimei said as he cursed, “Go out, go out, you man of bloodshed, you base man!
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Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? I will go on ahead and take off his head!”
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But the king said, “What does it matter to me or to you, O sons of Zeruiah? He is cursing because Hashem has said to him, ‘Curse David. Who can then say, ‘Why have you done this?’”
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David then said to Abishai and all his servants, “Here my own son, who has issued from my innards, seeks my life, so what now of this Benjamite? Let him be; let him curse, for Hashem has told him to.
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Perhaps Hashem will see [the tears in] my eye and Hashem will repay me with goodness instead of his curse this day.”
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Daily Holy Bible Reading

1And David was a little past the top (of the mount), and behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth (came) toward him, with a pair of saddled asses, and upon them (were) two hundred (loaves) of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred summer fruit, and a flask of wine.
2And the king said to Ziba, “What for are these to you?” And Ziba said, ‘the asses are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and the summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine for the faint to drink in the wilderness’.
3And the king said, “And where is your master’s son?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold he lives in Jerusalem, for he said, “Today the house of Israel will restore my father’s kingdom to me.”
4And 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 eyes, my lord O’ king.”
5And king David came to Bahurim and, behold, there came out of there a man from the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera, coming forth and cursing.
6And he threw stones at David, and at all king David’s servants and at all the people and at all the mighty men who were on his right and on his left hand.
7And so said Shimei in his curse, “Begone, begone, you man of blood, and you wicked man.
8The Lord has returned upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead you have reigned; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hands of Absalom your son; and behold you are in your own evil for you are a man of blood.”
9And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I beg you, and remove his head.”
10And the king said, “What is it between me and you, sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the Lord has [surely] said to him, ‘Curse David’; who then shall [have the right to] say, ‘Why have you done so’?”
11And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold my son who came from my body seeks my life; how much more now [that] the Benjamite [should do it]? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord has bidden him.
12Perhaps the Lord will see (the tears of) my eye, and the Lord will return to me good instead of his curse on this day.”
13And David and his men went by the road; and Shimei went along the hillside opposite him, going and cursing and he threw stones toward him, and he threw earth.
14And the king, and all the people that were with him were weary, and he refreshed himself there.
15And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem; and Ahithophel [was] with him.
16And it came to pass when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, “[long] live the king, [long] live the king.”
17And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend? why did you not go with your friend?”
18And Hushai said to Absalom, “No, but to whom the Lord and these people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, to him will I be, and with him will I abide.
19Secondly, whom should I serve? [should I] not [serve] in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so will I be in your presence.”
20And Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give yourself counsel what we shall do.”
21And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Come in to your father’s concubines that he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred of your father; then the hands of all that are with you will be strengthened.”
22And they spread for Absalom a tent upon the roof; and Absalom came to his father’s concubines before the eyes of all Israel.
23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days was as if a man inquired of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.

Exposé | Moral

All Things May Fail Except Hashem

It is a proven fact that people love you because you have this and that.

Try to live a life barely living, and you will see that to some extent even your own family will disown you.

In this chapter, learn how David did not even exercise his authority being King of Israel during such difficult times during his reign.