Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriyah the Chittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of `Ammon.
2 Samuel 16:7 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Thus said Shim`i when he cursed, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shimei said as he cursed, Get out, get out, you man of blood, you base fellow! American Standard Version (1901) And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow: Common English Bible 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 And so, as he was cursing the king, Shimei said: "Go away, go away, you man of blood, and you man of Belial! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thus said Semei when he cursed the king: Come out, come out, thou man of blood, and thou man of Belial. |
Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriyah the Chittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of `Ammon.
He cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
But Avishai the son of Tzeru'yah answered, Shall Shim`i not be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?
There happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheva, the son of Bikhri, a Binyamini: and he blew the shofar, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Yishai: every man to his tents, Yisra'el.
So all the people and all Yisra'el understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Aviner the son of Ner.
and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, You did curse God and the king. Then carry him out, and stone him to death.
The two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bore witness against him, even against Navot, in the presence of the people, saying, Navot did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
Many there are who say of my soul, *There is no help for him in God.* Selah.
You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of you, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;
Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow that one can't speak to him.