2 Samuel 16:12

2 Samuel 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
• New International Version (NIV)It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today."
• New King James Version (NKJV)It may be that the Lord will look on my affliction, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing this day.”

Context of 2 Samuel 16:12

10But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’” 11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so. Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.” 13So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David. 14Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.

2 Samuel 16:12 word by word

אוּלַ֛י יִרְאֶ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה בְּעֵינִ֑י וְהֵשִׁ֨יב יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ טוֹבָ֔ה תַּ֥חַת קִלְלָת֖וֹ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Perhapsאוּלַי'ûlay 'ûlay · perhapsH194
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• my afflictionעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• and repayשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
• with goodטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• forתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• the cursingקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
• todayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• todayזֶהzeh · thisH2088

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 16:12

• Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
• Exodus 2:24So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
• 1 Samuel 1:11And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
• Psalms 25:18Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
• Deuteronomy 23:5Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
• Isaiah 27:7Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?
• Matthew 5:11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
• Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
• Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
• 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12His cursing - Another reading has “my curse,” i. e., the curse that has fallen upon me. David recognizes in every word and action that he was receiving the due reward of his sin, and that which Nathan had foretold.Read the comment
• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12How much more: David understood why someone who supported Saul might hate him.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 16:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Clemency
• Forgiveness
• Meekness
• Prayer
• Shimei

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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