2 Samuel 16:7 - Plain English Version

⁷ And he cursed David like this, “You are a no good trouble maker. You are a cheeky one, a murderer. You are boss for nothing. Go away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Shimei said as he cursed, Get out, get out, you man of blood, you base fellow!

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:

Common English Bible

⁷ This is what Shimei said as he cursed David: “Get out of here! Get out of here! You are a murderer! You are despicable!

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And so, as he was cursing the king, Shimei said: "Go away, go away, you man of blood, and you man of Belial!

2 Samuel 16:7 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:9

But you didn’t take notice of God’s word. You did something that is really wrong. God says it is really bad. You took Uriah’s wife, and you killed him. Yes, you sent Uriah into the middle of the fight. You knew that the Ammon mob would kill him. So really, you murdered him to get his wife for yourself.

2 Samuel 16:6

And he threw stones at them. David’s soldiers and guards were standing with David, but Shimmey kept on throwing stones at all of them.

1 Samuel 2:12

Eli’s 2 sons both looked after God’s ceremonies, but they were no good. They didn’t respect God.

1 Samuel 25:17

This boss of ours has made trouble for us now. Something really bad might happen to us here. Can you do something about it? He’s no good. I can’t talk to him at all.”