 Shemaiah said as he cursed, Away, away, you murderous and wicked man! The Lord has requited you for all the bloodshed in the family of Saul, in whose stead you became king, and the Lord has given over the kingdom to your son Absalom, and now you suffer ruin because you are a murderer. Abishri, son of Zerui, said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over, please, and lop off his head.