Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived exhausted, so they rested there.
2 Samuel 16:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When King David got to Bahurim, a man belonging to the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he was yelling curses as he approached. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When King David came to Bahurim, a man of the family of the house of Saul, Shimei son of Gera, came out and cursed continually as he came. American Standard Version (1901) And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came. Common English Bible When King David came to Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei; he was Gera’s son. He was cursing as he came out. Catholic Public Domain Version Then king David went as far as Bahurim. And behold, a man from the kindred of the house of Saul, named Shimei, the son of Gera, went out from there. And going out, he continued on, and he was cursing, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And king David came as far as Bahurim: and behold, there came out from thence a man of the kindred of the house of Saul named Semei, the son of Gera. And coming out he cursed as he went on. |
Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived exhausted, so they rested there.
The king said to Ziba, ‘All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours! ’ ‘I bow before you,’ Ziba said. ‘May I find favour with you, my lord the king! ’
He threw stones at David and at all the royal servants, the people and the warriors on David’s right and left.
However, a young man did see them and informed Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Abner said to him, ‘Go back.’ So he went back.
In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.
Because God has loosened my bowstring and oppressed me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
For it is his only covering; it is the clothing for his body. What will he sleep in? And if he cries out to me, I will listen because I am gracious.
Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry the message, and a winged creature may report the matter.
They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upwards, will curse their king and their God.
He said to David, ‘Am I a dog that you come against me with sticks? ’ Then he cursed David by his gods.