2 Samuel 19:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²¹ But Ab´ishai the son of Zeru-i´ah answered and said, Shall not Shim´e-i be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah’s anointed?

Common English Bible

²¹ Zeruiah’s son Abishai responded, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for that—for cursing the LORD’s anointed?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Yet truly, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, responding, said, "Should not Shimei, because of these words, be killed, since he cursed the Christ of the Lord?"

2 Samuel 19:21 Cross References

Exodus 22:28

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

1 Samuel 26:9

And David said to Ab´ishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?

2 Samuel 16:13

And as David and his men went by the way, Shim´e-i went along on the hillside over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

2 Samuel 16:5

And when king David came to Bahu´rim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shim´e-i, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

1 Samuel 24:6

And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.

2 Samuel 16:9

Then said Ab´ishai the son of Zeru-i´ah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

Psalm 84:9

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Lamentations 4:20

The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.