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

4So the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said, “I prostrate myself; may I find favor in your sight, my lord, the king!” 5When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man was coming out from there from the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he was coming out, cursing as he came. He also threw stones at David and all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the warriors were on his right and on his left. 7This is what Shimei said when he cursed: “Go away, go away, you man of bloodshed and worthless man! 8The Lord has brought back upon you all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have become king; and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. 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

• He also threwסָקַלsâqal · to stoneH5619
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• at Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the warriorsגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• were on his rightיָמִיןyâmîyn · 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
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• 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