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Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.”

2 Samuel 16:9 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 શમુએલ ૧૬:૯
પછી સરુયાના દીકરા અબિશાયે રાજાને કહ્યું કે, “આ મરેલો કૂતરો મારા માલિક રાજાને શા માટે શાપ આપે છે? કૃપા કરી મને જવા દે કે હું તેનું માથું કાપી નાખું.”
हिन्दी2 शमूएल १६:९
तब सरूयाह के पुत्र अबीशै ने राजा से कहा, “यह मरा हुआ कुत्ता मेरे प्रभु राजा को क्यों श्राप देने पाए? मुझे उधर जाकर उसका सिर काटने दे।”

In context

7Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!

8The LORD has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! The LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!”

9Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.”

10The king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curses, and because the LORD has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’”

11David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my son, who came out of my bowels, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD has invited him.

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