2 Samuel 16:9

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

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As David fled Absalom’s revolt, he left Jerusalem, crossed the Jordan region, and wept along the Mount of Olives east of the city. These places mark his humiliating exile from his royal capital, explaining why Shimei’s cursing was especially painful yet received with submission to God’s providence.

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2 Samuel 16:9 mentions Jerusalem, Jordan and Mount of Olives.

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