2 Samuel 16:6 - Easy To Read Version

⁶ Shimei began throwing stones at David and his officers. But the people and the soldiers gathered around David—they were all around him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

⁶ He threw rocks at David and at all of King David’s servants, even though the entire army and all the warriors were on either side of him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ and throwing stones against David and against all the servants of king David. And all the people and all the warriors were traveling to the right and to the left sides of the king.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And he threw stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people, and all the warriors walked on the right, and on the left side of the king.

2 Samuel 16:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:5

David came to Bahurim. A man from Saul’s family came out from Bahurim. This man’s name was Shimei son of Gera. Shimei came out saying bad things to David. And he kept saying bad things again and again.

2 Samuel 16:7

Shimei cursed David. He said, “Get out, get out, you no-good murderer! [94]

2 Samuel 19:19

Shimei said to the king, “My lord, don’t think about the wrong things I did. My lord and king, don’t remember the bad things I did when you left Jerusalem.