KJV King James Version
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name [was] Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
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2 Samuel 16:5
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name [was] Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
WEB World English Bible
When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came.
ASV American Standard Version
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name is Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 16
2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses [be] for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
3 And the king said, And where [is] thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine [are] all that [pertained] unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee [that] I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name [was] Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men [were] on his right hand and on his left.
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou [art taken] in thy mischief, because thou [art] a bloody man.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבָ֛אH935 · boto come (in): comeהַמֶּ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingדָּוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidעַד־H5704 · adtillבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםH980 · ba.chu.rimBahurimוְהִנֵּ֣הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdמִשָּׁם֩H8033 · shamthereאִ֨ישׁH376 · ishmanיוֹצֵ֜אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceשָׁא֗וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוּשְׁמוֹ֙H8034 · shemnameשִׁמְעִ֣יH8096 · shim.iShimeiבֶן־H1121 · benson: childגֵּרָ֔אH1617 · ge.raGeraיֹצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeיָצ֖וֹאH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃H7043 · qa.lalto lighten
Cross-references
2 Samuel 3:16And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.Exodus 22:28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said unto David, [Am] I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.1 Kings 2:8-9And, behold, [thou hast] with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.1 Kings 2:36-46And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.2 Samuel 17:18Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.Ecclesiastes 10:20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.Psalm 69:26For they persecute [him] whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.Proverbs 26:2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.Matthew 5:11-12Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.2 Samuel 19:16-23And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which [was] of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.Psalm 109:16-19Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.Isaiah 8:21And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.Psalm 109:28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.2 Samuel 16:14And the king, and all the people that [were] with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
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