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, “What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David!’, who can say to him, ‘Why have you done this?’” 11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the Lord has spoken to him. Perhaps the Lord will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.” 13So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them. 14The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David refreshed himself.

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 29:32So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”
• Exodus 2:24God heard their groaning, God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,
• Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
• 1 Samuel 1:11She made a vow saying, “O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the suffering of your female servant, remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.”
• Psalms 25:18See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!
• Deuteronomy 23:5But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam and changed the curse to a blessing, for the Lord your God loves you.
• Isaiah 27:7Has the Lord struck down Israel like he did their oppressors? Has Israel been killed like their enemies?
• Matthew 5:11“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.
• Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.
• Hebrews 12:10For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.
• 1 Peter 4:12Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among 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