2 Samuel 16:9
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2 Sam 16:9
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Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over now and cut off his head."
2 Sam 16:10
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But the king said, "What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses, and if the LORD has told him, `Curse David,' then who shall say, `Why have you done so?"'
2 Sam 16:11
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Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Behold, my son who came out from me seeks my life; how much more now this Benjamite? Let him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him.
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