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16:1 大卫刚过山顶，见米非波设的仆人洗巴拉着备好了的两匹驴，驴上驮着二百面饼，一百葡萄饼，一百个夏天的果饼，一皮袋酒来迎接他。
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
16:2 王问洗巴说，你带这些来是什么意思呢。洗巴说，驴是给王的家眷骑的。面饼和夏天的果饼是给少年人吃的。酒是给在旷野疲乏人喝的。
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
16:3 王问说，你主人的儿子在哪里呢。洗巴回答王说，他仍在耶路撒冷，因他说，以色列人今日必将我父的国归还我。
And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
16:4 王对洗巴说，凡属米非波设的都归你了。洗巴说，我叩拜我主我王，愿我在你眼前蒙恩。
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
16:5 大卫王到了巴户琳，见有一个人出来，是扫罗族基拉的儿子，名叫示每。他一面走一面咒骂，
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
16:6 又拿石头砍大卫王和王的臣仆。众民和勇士都在王的左右。
And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
16:7 示每咒骂说，你这流人血的坏人哪，去吧去吧。
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
16:8 你流扫罗全家的血，接续他作王。耶和华把这罪归在你身上，将这国交给你儿子押沙龙。现在你自取其祸，因为你是流人血的人。
The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
16:9 洗鲁雅的儿子亚比筛对王说，这死狗岂可咒骂我主我王呢。求你容我过去，割下他的头来。
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
16:10 王说，洗鲁雅的儿子，我与你们有何关涉呢。他咒骂是因耶和华吩咐他说，你要咒骂大卫。如此，谁敢说你为什么这样行呢。
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
16:11 大卫又对亚比筛和众臣仆说，我亲生的儿子尚且寻索我的性命，何况这便雅悯人呢。由他咒骂吧。因为这是耶和华吩咐他的。
And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
16:12 或者耶和华见我遭难，为我今日被这人咒骂，就施恩与我。
It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
16:13 于是大卫和跟随他的人往前行走。示每在大卫对面山坡，一面行走一面咒骂，又拿石头砍他，拿土扬他。
And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
16:14 王和跟随他的众人疲疲乏乏地到了一个地方，就在那里歇息歇息。
And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
16:15 押沙龙和以色列众人来到耶路撒冷。亚希多弗也与他同来。
And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
16:16 大卫的朋友亚基人户筛去见押沙龙，对他说，愿王万岁。愿王万岁。
And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
16:17 押沙龙问户筛说，这是你恩待朋友吗。为什么不与你的朋友同去呢。
And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
16:18 户筛对押沙龙说，不然，耶和华和这民，并以色列众人所拣选的，我必归顺他，与他同住。
And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
16:19 再者，我当服事谁呢。岂不是前王的儿子吗。我怎样服事你父亲，也必照样服事你。
And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
16:20 押沙龙对亚希多弗说，你们出个主意，我们怎样行才好。
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
16:21 亚希多弗对押沙龙说，你父所留下看守宫殿的妃嫔，你可以与她们亲近。以色列众人听见你父亲憎恶你，凡归顺你人的手就更坚强。
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
16:22 于是人为押沙龙在宫殿的平顶上支搭帐棚。押沙龙在以色列众人眼前，与他父的妃嫔亲近。
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
16:23 那时亚希多弗所出的主意好像人问神的话一样。他昔日给大卫，今日给押沙龙所出的主意，都是这样。
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
撒母耳记下16参考
洗巴的话中含有甚么意思？
16:3 扫罗是米非波设的祖父。洗巴极可能是想得大卫的赏赐，为了谋夺主人的产业而撒谎（参19:24-30，米非波设对这事的答辩）。米非波设的事请参看第9章。
谣言止于智者，轻信那些在别人背后的指控，不单伤害别人，也有损于己……
16:4 大卫相信洗巴对米非波设的诬陷，并未细察也不怀疑。不要轻易相信人对别人的指责，尤其是在指控者可能会因别人的败落而得好处的情况下。洗巴对他主人的描述，大卫应当存疑，然后亲自查明再作定夺。
听到无理的咒鮭不做声，大卫能做到，我能吗？
16:5-14 示每滔滔不绝地咒骂大卫。咒诅虽然毫无理由，因为大卫对扫罗的死毫无参与，可是大卫和跟随他的人却默然忍受侮辱。在你面对不公平的抨击时，当保持从容自若；情境可能令人痛苦难堪，情绪也可能大受激动，但是，若你不能堵住抨击者之口，最好的方法就是不加理会。记住：神明白你所忍受的痛苦，如果你没有过错的话，他必为你伸冤。
即是大卫犯罪的结果，押沙龙的行为是否罪不在自己？
16:21-22 这件事应验了拿单的预言，因为大卫犯罪，别人必与他的妃嫔同寝（12:11-12）。（参3:6-7的经文注释，可知此件事的意义。）
君王喜听谋士之意，现代人爱找专家谘询，但要注意的是……
16:23 亚希多弗是押沙龙的谋士。君王多有谋士，帮助他们在政策上作抉择。他们很可能也为君王安排婚姻，因为通常会有基于政治动机的结合。但是神使亚希多弗的计谋“变为愚拙”，正如大卫所求的（15:31）。