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 said, “You don’t think like me at all, sons of Zeruiah. Let him curse. If the Lord has told him, ‘Curse David,’ should anyone ask, ‘Why do you do that?’ ” 11David told Abishai and all his servants, “My own son, my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. Why, then, shouldn’t this Benjaminite do this? Leave him alone. Let him curse, since the Lord has told him to do it. Maybe the Lord will see my misery and turn his curse into a blessing for me today.” 13As David and his men went along the road, Shimei was walking along the hillside parallel to him. Shimei cursed, hurled stones, and threw dirt at David. 14The king and all the people with him finally arrived ⌞at their destination⌟ and rested there.

2 Samuel 16:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• It may be that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will lookרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• on mine afflictionעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• on mine afflictionעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: sinH5869
• will requiteשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
• me goodטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• for his cursingקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
• this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 16:12

• Genesis 29:32Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben [Here’s My Son], because she said, “Certainly, the Lord has seen my misery; now my husband will love me!”
• Exodus 2:24God heard their groaning, and he remembered his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they’re suffering.
• 1 Samuel 1:11She made this vow, “Lord of Armies, if you will look at my misery, remember me, and give me a boy, then I will give him to you for as long as he lives. A razor will never be used on his head.”
• Psalms 25:18Look at my misery and suffering, and forgive all my sins.
• Deuteronomy 23:5But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned Balaam’s curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.
• Isaiah 27:7Will the Lord hurt Israel as he hurt others who hurt them? Will he kill them as he killed others?
• Matthew 5:11“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, lie, and say all kinds of evil things about you because of me.
• Romans 8:28We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17Our suffering is light and temporary and is producing for us an eternal glory that is greater than anything we can imagine.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7It is also right for God to give all of us relief from our suffering. He will do this when the Lord Jesus is revealed, ⌞coming⌟ from heaven with his mighty angels in a blazing fire.
• Hebrews 12:10For a short time our fathers disciplined us as they thought best. Yet, God disciplines us for our own good so that we can become holy like him.
• 1 Peter 4:12Dear friends, don’t be surprised by the fiery troubles that are coming in order to test you. Don’t feel as though something strange is 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