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

4Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. 5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 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. 7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: 8Yhwh hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; And Yhwh hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

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

• And he castסָקַלsâqal · to stoneH5619
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• at Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and at all the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and all the mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• on his right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · 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
• Finger (1)
• 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