2 Samuel 19:21

New Living Translation

Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shimei should die, for he cursed the Lord’s anointed king!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:13

So David and his men continued down the road, and Shimei kept pace with them on a nearby hillside, cursing and throwing stones and dirt at David.

2 Samuel 16:5

As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family.

2 Samuel 16:9

“Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?” Abishai son of Zeruiah demanded. “Let me go over and cut off his head!”

Psalm 84:9

O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield! Show favor to the one you have anointed.

Exodus 22:28

“You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers.

Lamentations 4:20

Our king—the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation— was caught in their snares. We had thought that his shadow would protect us against any nation on earth!

1 Samuel 24:6

He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this to my lord the king. I shouldn’t attack the Lord’s anointed one, for the Lord himself has chosen him.”

1 Samuel 26:9

“No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the Lord’s anointed one?