2 Samuel 16

2 Samuel 16:1 When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, Mephibosheth’s boy, was right there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred bunches of summer fruit, and a clay jar of wine.

2 Samuel 16:2 The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the boys to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who become exhausted in the wilderness.”

2 Samuel 16:3 “Where is your master’s grandson?” the king asked. “Why, he’s staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied to the king, “for he said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore my grandfather’s kingdom to me.'”

2 Samuel 16:4 The king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I bow before you,” Ziba said. “May I find favor with you, my lord the king!”

2 Samuel 16:5 When King David got to Bahurim, a man belonging to the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he was yelling curses as he approached.

2 Samuel 16:6 He threw stones at David and at all the royal servants, the people and the warriors on David’s right and left.

2 Samuel 16:7 Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you wicked man!

2 Samuel 16:8 Yahveh has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul in whose place you became king, and Yahveh has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. Look, you are in trouble because you’re a man of bloodshed!”

2 Samuel 16:9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and remove his head!”

2 Samuel 16:10 The king replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything? He curses me this way because Yahveh told him, ‘Curse David! ‘ Therefore, who can say, ‘Why did you do that? ‘”

2 Samuel 16:11 Then David said to Abishai and all his servants, “Look, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my throat — how much more now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone and let him curse me; Yahveh has told him to.

2 Samuel 16:12 Perhaps Yahveh will see my affliction and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei’s curses today.”

2 Samuel 16:13 So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei was going along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he cursed David, threw stones at him, and kicked up dust.

2 Samuel 16:14 Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived exhausted, so they rested there.

2 Samuel 16:15 Absalom and all the Israelites came to Jerusalem and Ahithophel was with him.

2 Samuel 16:16 When David’s friend Hushai the Archite came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

2 Samuel 16:17 “Is this your loyalty to your friend?” Absalom asked Hushai. “Why didn’t you go with your friend?”

2 Samuel 16:18 “Not at all,” Hushai answered Absalom. “I am on the side of the one that Yahveh, this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen. I will stay with him.

2 Samuel 16:19 Furthermore, whom will I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, I will also serve in yours.”

2 Samuel 16:20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me your advice. What should we do?”

2 Samuel 16:21 Ahithophel replied to Absalom, “Sleep with your father’s concubines whom he left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become repulsive to your father, everyone with you will be encouraged.”

2 Samuel 16:22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

2 Samuel 16:23 Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone asking about a word from God — such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

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Ezra 2

Ezra 2:1 These are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town.

Ezra 2:2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of Israelite men included

Ezra 2:3 Parosh’s descendants: 2,172.

Ezra 2:4 Shephatiah’s descendants: 372.

Ezra 2:5 Arah’s descendants: 775.

Ezra 2:6 Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,812.

Ezra 2:7 Elam’s descendants: 1,254.

Ezra 2:8 Zattu’s descendants: 945.

Ezra 2:9 Zaccai’s descendants: 760.

Ezra 2:10 Bani’s descendants: 642.

Ezra 2:11 Bebai’s descendants: 623.

Ezra 2:12 Azgad’s descendants: 1,222.

Ezra 2:13 Adonikam’s descendants: 666.

Ezra 2:14 Bigvai’s descendants: 2,056.

Ezra 2:15 Adin’s descendants: 454.

Ezra 2:16 Ater’s descendants of Hezekiah: 98.

Ezra 2:17 Bezai’s descendants: 323.

Ezra 2:18 Jorah’s descendants: 112.

Ezra 2:19 Hashum’s descendants: 223.

Ezra 2:20 Gibbar’s descendants: 95.

Ezra 2:21 Bethlehem’s people: 123.

Ezra 2:22 Netophah’s men: 56.

Ezra 2:23 Anathoth’s men: 128.

Ezra 2:24 Azmaveth’s people: 42.

Ezra 2:25 Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people: 743.

Ezra 2:26 Ramah’s and Geba’s people: 621.

Ezra 2:27 Michmas’s men: 122.

Ezra 2:28 Bethel’s and Ai’s men: 223.

Ezra 2:29 Nebo’s people: 52.

Ezra 2:30 Magbish’s people: 156.

Ezra 2:31 the other Elam’s people: 1,254.

Ezra 2:32 Harim’s people: 320.

Ezra 2:33 Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people: 725.

Ezra 2:34 Jericho’s people: 345.

Ezra 2:35 Senaah’s people: 3,630.

Ezra 2:36 The priests included Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua: 973.

Ezra 2:37 Immer’s descendants: 1,052.

Ezra 2:38 Pashhur’s descendants: 1,247.

Ezra 2:39 and Harim’s descendants: 1,017.

Ezra 2:40 The Levites included Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants: 74.

Ezra 2:41 The singers included Asaph’s descendants: 128.

Ezra 2:42 The gatekeepers’ descendants included Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, and Shobai’s descendants: in all 139.

Ezra 2:43 The temple servants included Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants, Tabbaoth’s descendants,

Ezra 2:44 Keros’s descendants, Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

Ezra 2:45 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants,

Ezra 2:46 Hagab’s descendants, Shalmai’s descendants, Hanan’s descendants,

Ezra 2:47 Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants, Reaiah’s descendants,

Ezra 2:48 Rezin’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,

Ezra 2:49 Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants, Besai’s descendants,

Ezra 2:50 Asnah’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants, Nephusim’s descendants,

Ezra 2:51 Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants, Harhur’s descendants,

Ezra 2:52 Bazluth’s descendants, Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,

Ezra 2:53 Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants, Temah’s descendants,

Ezra 2:54 Neziah’s descendants, and Hatipha’s descendants.

Ezra 2:55 The descendants of Solomon’s slaves[1] included Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, Peruda’s descendants,

Ezra 2:56 Jaalah’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,

Ezra 2:57 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants.

Ezra 2:58 All the temple slaves and the descendants of Solomon’s slaves: 392.

Ezra 2:59 The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral houses and their seed[2] were Israelite:

Ezra 2:60 Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants: 652

Ezra 2:61 and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai– who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name.[3]

Ezra 2:62 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records but could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

Ezra 2:63 The governor ordered them not to consume[4] the most sacred[5] things until a priest could consult the Lights[6] and Darks.[7]

Ezra 2:64 The whole combined congregation[8] numbered 42,360,

Ezra 2:65 which did not include their 7,337 male and female slaves[9] and 200 male and female singers.

Ezra 2:66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

Ezra 2:67 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

Ezra 2:68 After they arrived at Yahveh’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads donated money to rebuild the house of God on its original site.

Ezra 2:69 Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project.

Ezra 2:70 The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns.

[1] עֶבֶד = slave. Ezra 2:55, 58, 65; 9:9, 11.

[2] זֶרָע = seed. Ezra 2:59; 9:2.

[3] קָרָא = invite, cry out, convene, name. Ezra 2:61; 8:21.

[4] אָכַל = consume. Ezra 2:63; 6:21; 9:12; 10:6.

[5] קֹדֶשׁ = sacred. Ezra 2:63; 8:28; 9:2, 8.

[6] אוּרִים = lights. Ezra 2:63.

[7] תֻּמִּים = darks. Ezra 2:63.

[8] קָהָל = congregation. Ezra 2:64; 10:1, 8, 12, 14.

[9] אָמָה = female slave. Ezra 2:65.

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