9 Then Abishai (my father is a gift) son of Zeruiah (balsam) said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

10 But the king replied, “What have I to do with you⁺, O sons of Zeruiah (balsam)? If he curses me because the LORD {YHWH} told him, ‘Curse David (beloved),’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”

2 Samuel 16:9-10, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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