2 Samuel 16:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

David was near the town of Bahurim when a man came out and started cursing him. The man was Shimei the son of Gera, and he was one of Saul's distant relatives.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:16

Paltiel followed Michal and the men all the way to Bahurim, crying as he walked. But he went back home after Abner ordered him to leave.

1 Samuel 17:43

“Do you think I'm a dog?” Goliath asked. “Is that why you've come after me with a stick?” He cursed David in the name of the Philistine gods

Exodus 22:28

Don't speak evil of me or of the ruler of your people.

2 Samuel 17:18

But a young man saw them and went to tell Absalom. So Jonathan and Ahimaaz left and hurried to the house of a man who lived in Bahurim. Then they climbed down into a well in the courtyard.

Isaiah 8:21

They will go around in great pain and will become so hungry that they will angrily curse their king and their gods. And when they try to find help in heaven

Ecclesiastes 10:20

Don't let yourself think about cursing the king; don't curse the rich, not even in secret. A little bird might hear and tell everything.

Proverbs 26:2

A curse you don't deserve will take wings and fly away like a sparrow or a swallow.

Psalm 109:28

I don't care if they curse me, as long as you bless me. You will make my enemies fail when they attack, and you will make me glad to be your servant.

Psalm 69:26

They cause trouble for people you have already punished; their gossip hurts those you have wounded.

2 Samuel 16:14

When David and those with him came to the Jordan River, they were tired out. But after they rested, they felt much better.

2 Samuel 16:4

David then told him, “Everything that used to belong to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba said, “Your Majesty, I am your humble servant, and I hope you will be pleased with me.”

2 Samuel 16:6

He threw stones at David, at his soldiers, and at everyone else, including the bodyguards who walked on each side of David.

Psalm 102:8

My enemies insult me all day, and they use my name for a curse word.

Exodus 22:27

because that is the only cover the poor have when they sleep at night. I am a merciful God, and when they call out to me, I will come to help them.

Esther 2:5

At this time a Jew named Mordecai was living in Susa. His father was Jair, and his grandfather Shimei was the son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin.

Job 30:11

God has destroyed me, and so they don't care what they do.