2 Samuel 16

1 When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine.

and David to pass little from [the] head: top and behold Ziba youth Mephibosheth Mephibosheth to/for to encounter: meet him and pair donkey to saddle/tie and upon them hundred food: bread and hundred cluster and hundred summer and bag wine

2 The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.”

and to say [the] king to(wards) Ziba what? these to/for you and to say Ziba [the] donkey to/for house: household [the] king to/for to ride (and [the] food: bread *QK) and [the] summer to/for to eat [the] youth and [the] wine to/for to drink [the] weary in/on/with wilderness

3 The king said, “Where is your master’s son?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.’”

and to say [the] king and where? son: descendant/people lord your and to say Ziba to(wards) [the] king behold to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem for to say [the] day to return: return to/for me house: household Israel [obj] kingdom father my

4 Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”

and to say [the] king to/for Ziba behold to/for you all which to/for Mephibosheth Mephibosheth and to say Ziba to bow to find favor in/on/with eye: seeing your lord my [the] king

5 When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of Saul’s house came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out and cursed as he came.

and to come (in): come [the] king David till Bahurim and behold from there man to come out: come from family house: household Saul and name his Shimei son: child Gera to come out: come to come out: come and to lighten

6 He cast stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

and to stone in/on/with stone [obj] David and [obj] all servant/slave [the] king David and all [the] people and all [the] mighty man from right his and from left his

7 Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!

and thus to say Shimei in/on/with to lighten he to come out: come to come out: come man [the] blood and man [the] Belial

8 Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!”

to return: pay upon you LORD all blood house: household Saul which to reign (underneath: instead him *Qk) and to give: give LORD [obj] [the] kingship in/on/with hand: power Absalom son: child your and look! you in/on/with distress: evil your for man blood you(m. s.)

9 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.”

and to say Abishai son: child Zeruiah to(wards) [the] king to/for what? to lighten [the] dog [the] to die [the] this [obj] lord my [the] king to pass please and to turn aside: remove [obj] head his

10 The king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curses, and because Yahweh has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’”

and to say [the] king what? to/for me and to/for you son: child Zeruiah (thus *QK) to lighten (for *QK) LORD to say to/for him to lighten [obj] David and who? to say why? to make: do so

11 David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my son, who came out of my bowels, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh has invited him.

and to say David to(wards) Abishai and to(wards) all servant/slave his behold son: descendant/people my which to come out: produce from belly my to seek [obj] soul: life my and also for now Benjaminite [the] Benjaminite to rest to/for him and to lighten for to say to/for him LORD

12 It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”

perhaps to see: see LORD (in/on/with eye: sin my *QK) and to return: pay LORD to/for me welfare underneath: instead curse his [the] day: today [the] this

13 So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him, and threw dust.

and to go: went David and human his in/on/with way: road and Shimei to go: walk in/on/with side [the] mountain: mount to/for close him to go: went and to lighten and to stone in/on/with stone to/for close him and to throw in/on/with dust

14 The king and all the people who were with him arrived weary; and he refreshed himself there.

and to come (in): come [the] king and all [the] people which with him faint and be refreshed there

15 Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

and Absalom and all [the] people man Israel to come (in): come Jerusalem and Ahithophel with him

16 When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

and to be like/as as which to come (in): come Hushai [the] Archite friend David to(wards) Absalom and to say Hushai to(wards) Absalom to live [the] king to live [the] king

17 Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?”

and to say Absalom to(wards) Hushai this kindness your with neighbor your to/for what? not to go: went with neighbor your

18 Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but whomever Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, I will be his, and I will stay with him.

and to say Hushai to(wards) Absalom not for which to choose LORD and [the] people [the] this and all man Israel (to/for him *QK) to be and with him to dwell

19 Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence.”

and [the] second to/for who? I to serve: minister not to/for face: before son: child his like/as as which to serve: minister to/for face: before father your so to be to/for face of your

20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel what we shall do.”

and to say Absalom to(wards) Ahithophel to give to/for you counsel what? to make: do

21 Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines that he has left to keep the house. Then all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong.”

and to say Ahithophel to(wards) Absalom to come (in): come to(wards) concubine father your which to rest to/for to keep: guard [the] house: home and to hear: hear all Israel for to stink with father your and to strengthen: strengthen hand all which with you

22 So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

and to stretch to/for Absalom [the] tent upon [the] roof and to come (in): come Absalom to(wards) concubine father his to/for eye: seeing all Israel

23 The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel was like this both with David and with Absalom.

and counsel Ahithophel which to advise in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) like/as as which (to ask man *QK) in/on/with word [the] God so all counsel Ahithophel also to/for David also to/for Absalom