Verse 5
2 Samuel 16:5
World English Bible, British Edition
5
When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of
Saul’s house came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out and cursed as he came.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/בָ֛א הַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד עַד בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה מִ/שָּׁם֩ אִ֨ישׁ יוֹצֵ֜א מִ/מִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת בֵּית שָׁא֗וּל וּ/שְׁמ/וֹ֙ שִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן גֵּרָ֔א יֹצֵ֥א יָצ֖וֹא וּ/מְקַלֵּֽל
English Translation
And King David came until the youths, and behold, from there a man was going out from the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei the son of Gera; he was going out and cursing.
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Chapter 16 Context
1
When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth
met him with a couple...
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2
The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?”
Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s house...
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3
The king said, “Where is your master’s son?”
Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusa...
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4
Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth
is yours.”
Ziba said, “I bow d...
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5
When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of
Saul’s house came out, whose name wa...
6
He cast stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all
the people and all the mighty...
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7
Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and
wicked fellow!
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8
The LORD has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose
place you have reigned! The LOR...
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9
Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should
this dead dog curse my lord the king?...
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10
The king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because
he curses, and because the...
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11
David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my son,
who came out of my bowels, seeks my...
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12
It may be that the LORD will look on the wrong done to me, and that
the LORD will repay me good for...
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13
So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the
hillside opposite him and cursed...
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14
The king and all the people who were with him arrived weary; and he
refreshed himself there.
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15
Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel with him.
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16
When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai
said to Absalom, “Long live the...
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17
Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend?
Why didn’t you go with your friend?”
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18
Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but whomever the LORD and this
people and all the men of Israel have ch...
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19
Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I serve in the presence of his
son? As I have served in your f...
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20
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel what we
shall do.”
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21
Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines
that he has left to keep the house. T...
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22
So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and
Absalom went in to his father’s concu...
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23
The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was
as if a man enquired at the inner sanctu...
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