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2 Samuel 16:13-15
New English Translation
2 Samuel 16:13-15
New English Translation
13 So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.[a] 14 The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David[b] refreshed himself.
The Advice of Ahithophel
15 Now when Absalom and all the men[c] of Israel arrived in Jerusalem, Ahithophel was with him.
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- 2 Samuel 16:13 tn Heb “and he cursed and threw stones, opposite him, pelting [them] with dirt.” The offline veqatal construction in the last clause indicates an action that was complementary to the action described in the preceding clause. He simultaneously threw stones and dirt.
- 2 Samuel 16:14 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Samuel 16:15 tn Heb “and all the people, the men of Israel.”
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