2 Samuel 16:10-12

New American Standard Bible

¹⁰ But the king said, “^[a](A)What business of mine is yours, you sons of Zeruiah? ^(B)If he curses, and if the Lord has told him, ‘Curse David,’ ^(C)then who should say, ‘Why have you done so?’” ¹¹ Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, ^(D)my son who came out of my own body seeks my life; how much more now this Benjaminite? Leave him alone and let him curse, ^(E)for the Lord has told him. ¹² Perhaps the Lord will look on my ^[b]misery and ^[c](F)return good to me instead of his cursing this day.”