Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Samuel 16:12
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Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
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It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
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It may be that the LORD will look on the wrong done to me, and that the LORD will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for [his] cursing of me this day.
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2 Samuel 16
10 But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
12 Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
13 So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.
14 Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
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