Verse 7
2 Samuel 16:7
New Living Translation
7
“Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” he shouted at David.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/כֹֽה אָמַ֥ר שִׁמְעִ֖י בְּ/קַֽלְל֑/וֹ צֵ֥א צֵ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הַ/דָּמִ֖ים וְ/אִ֥ישׁ הַ/בְּלִיָּֽעַל
English Translation
And thus said Shimei, "In cursing, go out, go out, man of bloods and man of worthlessness."
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Chapter 16 Context
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When David had gone a little beyond the summit of the Mount of Olives, Ziba, the servant of Mephibos...
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“What are these for?” the king asked Ziba. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s people to r...
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3
“And where is Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson?” the king asked him. “He stayed in Jerusalem,” Ziba rep...
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4
“In that case,” the king told Ziba, “I give you everything Mephibosheth owns.” “I bow before you,” Z...
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5
As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera...
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6
He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him.
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7
“Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” he shouted at David.
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“The LORD is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul’s clan. You stole his throne, and now the...
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9
“Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?” Abishai son of Zeruiah demanded. “Let me go over...
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10
“No!” the king said. “Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah! If the LORD has told him to curse...
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11
Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son is trying to kill me. Doesn’t this r...
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12
And perhaps the LORD will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses toda...
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13
So David and his men continued down the road, and Shimei kept pace with them on a nearby hillside, c...
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14
The king and all who were with him grew weary along the way, so they rested when they reached the Jo...
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15
Meanwhile, Absalom and all the army of Israel arrived at Jerusalem, accompanied by Ahithophel.
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16
When David’s friend Hushai the Arkite arrived, he went immediately to see Absalom. “Long live the ki...
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17
“Is this the way you treat your friend David?” Absalom asked him. “Why aren’t you with him?”
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18
“I’m here because I belong to the man who is chosen by the LORD and by all the men of Israel,” Husha...
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19
“And anyway, why shouldn’t I serve you? Just as I was your father’s adviser, now I will be your advi...
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20
Then Absalom turned to Ahithophel and asked him, “What should I do next?”
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21
Ahithophel told him, “Go and sleep with your father’s concubines, for he has left them here to look...
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22
So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had se...
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Absalom followed Ahithophel’s advice, just as David had done. For every word Ahithophel spoke seemed...
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