New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 16:7
2 Samuel 16:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
- New International Version (NIV)As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel!
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Shimei said as he cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue!
Context of 2 Samuel 16:7
5When King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out cursing continually as he came. 6He threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the mighty men were at his right hand and at his left. Thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, and worthless fellow! 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 hand of your son Absalom. And behold, you are taken in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!” 9Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over now and cut off his head.”
Read all of 2 Samuel 162 Samuel 16:7 word by word
וְכֹֽה־אָמַ֥ר שִׁמְעִ֖י בְּקַֽלְל֑וֹ צֵ֥א צֵ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הַדָּמִ֖ים וְאִ֥ישׁ הַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 16:7
- 2 Samuel 3:37So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the will of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.
- 2 Samuel 11:15He had written in the letter, saying, “Place Uriah in the front line of the fiercest battle and withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and die.”
- 2 Samuel 12:9Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
- Psalms 5:6You destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
- Deuteronomy 13:13some worthless men have gone out from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom you have not known),
- 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the Lord
- 1 Samuel 25:17Now therefore, know and consider what you should do, for evil is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.”
- 1 Kings 21:10and seat two worthless men before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Come out - Rather, “Go out,” namely, of the land, into banishment. Compare Jeremiah 29:16. Thou bloody man - See the margin. The Lord‘s word to David 1 Chronicles 22:8 was probably known to Shimei and now cast in David‘s teeth by him, with special reference to the innocent blood of Uriah.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. 7-8Shimei cursed David. He blamed David for the violent deaths of Saul and members of Saul’s family.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
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- 1. 2 Samuel 16:7 2 Sam 12:9 ↩
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
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