43 So the Philistine (A)said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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43 He said to David, “Am I a dog,(A) that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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13 So Hazael said, “But what (A)is your servant—a dog, that he should do this gross thing?”

And Elisha answered, (B)“The Lord has shown me that you will become king over Syria.”

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13 Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog,(A) accomplish such a feat?”

“The Lord has shown me that you will become king(B) of Aram,” answered Elisha.

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Then he bowed himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look upon such (A)a dead dog as I?”

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Mephibosheth(A) bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog(B) like me?”

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Then Abner became very angry at the words of Ishbosheth, and said, “Am I (A)a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show loyalty to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman?

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Abner was very angry because of what Ish-Bosheth said. So he answered, “Am I a dog’s head(A)—on Judah’s side? This very day I am loyal to the house of your father Saul and to his family and friends. I haven’t handed you over to David. Yet now you accuse me of an offense involving this woman!

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14 After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? (A)A dead dog? (B)A flea?

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14 “Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog?(A) A flea?(B)

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

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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)

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Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So (A)a curse without cause shall not alight.

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Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
    an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(A)

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27 So they went out into the fields, and gathered grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and [a]made merry. And they went into (A)the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:27 rejoiced

27 After they had gone out into the fields and gathered the grapes and trodden(A) them, they held a festival in the temple of their god.(B) While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek.

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11 ‘Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overpower them and drive them out.’ ”

12 And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for (A)they are blessed.”

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11 ‘A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.’”

12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.(A)

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(A)Therefore please come at once, (B)curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

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Now come and put a curse(A) on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land.(B) For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”

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29 (A)Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And (B)let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
(C)Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”

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29 May nations serve you
    and peoples bow down to you.(A)
Be lord over your brothers,
    and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.(B)
May those who curse you be cursed
    and those who bless you be blessed.(C)

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