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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And perhaps the Lord will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses today.”

Context of 2 Samuel 16:12

10But the king said, “What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why do you do this?’ ” 11David then said to Abishai and all his officials, “My son, my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to. It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.” 13So David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt. 14The king and all the people with him arrived at their destination 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

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, for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.”
• Exodus 2:24God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
• Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.
• 1 Samuel 1:11And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”
• Psalms 25:18Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
• Deuteronomy 23:5However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.
• Isaiah 27:7Has the Lord struck her as he struck down those who struck her? Has she been killed as those were killed who killed her?
• Matthew 5:11“Blessed 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 in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.
• Hebrews 12:10They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.
• 1 Peter 4:12Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test 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