2 Samuel 16:6

2 Samuel 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he threw 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he threw 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.

Context of 2 Samuel 16:6

4Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is [now] yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down [in honor and gratitude]; let me find favor in your sight, O my lord the king.” 5When King David came to Bahurim, a man named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there. He was of the family of Saul’s household and he was cursing continually as he came out. He threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David; yet all the people and all the warriors remained on his right and on his left. 7This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless and useless man! 8The Lord has returned upon you all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hands of Absalom your son. And behold, you are caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

2 Samuel 16:6 word by word

וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד וְאֶת־כָּל־עַבְדֵ֖י הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וְכָל־הָעָם֙ וְכָל־הַגִּבֹּרִ֔ים מִימִינ֖וֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he castסָקַלsâqal · to stoneH5619
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• at Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and at all the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and all the mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• on his right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• and on his leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16:6

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 David bore Shimei's curses much better than Ziba's flatteries; by these he was brought to pass a wrong judgment on another, by those to pass a right judgment on himself: the world's smiles are more dangerous than its frowns. Once and again David spared Saul's life, while Saul sought his. But innocence is no defence against malice and falsehood; nor are we to think it strange, if we are charged with that which we have been most careful to keep…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-125-12. when king David came to Bahurim--a city of Benjamin (2Sa 3:16; 19:16). It is, however, only the confines of the district that are here meant. Shimei, ... a man of the family of Saul--The misfortune of his family, and the occupation by David of what they considered their rightful possessions, afforded a natural, if not a justifiable cause for this ebullition of rude insults and violence. He upbraided David as an ambitious usurper, and charged him, as…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 16:6

• Clemency
• Cursing
• Malice
• Shimei
• Tob

In the dictionaries

• David
• Shimei
• Bible, the
• Finger (1)
• Horse
• Israel, History of
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon
• Bahurim

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings