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 you, and take off his head.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Dog. David's nephew was moved with indignation. He could easily have punished the insolence of Semei. (Haydock)