2 Samuel 16:7
And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
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Cross References
1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
2 Samuel 3:37So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
2 Samuel 12:9Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
1 Kings 21:13And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Psalms 55:4My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:6-15
David Cursed by Shimei. ( b. c. 1023.) 5 And 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. 6 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. 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: 8 The Lord hath returned upon thee all… Read the whole commentary →