11וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אֲבִישַׁי וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָיו הִנֵּה בְנִי אֲשֶׁר־יָצָא מִמֵּעַי מְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־נַפְשִׁי וְאַף כִּי־עַתָּה בֶּן־הַיְמִינִי הַנִּחוּ לוֹ וִיקַלֵּל כִּי אָמַר־לוֹ יְהוָה ׃
2 Samuel 16 plunges us deeper into the chaos of Absalom’s rebellion, as David flees Jerusalem and faces a cascade of betrayals and humiliations. The chapter opens with Ziba’s deceptive gift and slander against Mephibosheth, then records Shimei’s vicious cursing of the king—a mome
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