2 Samuel 16:5

Translations

Modern

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And King David came to Bahurim, and behold, a man from there was going out from the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei son of Gera. And he came out, coming out cursing continuously.

Latin

Venit ergo rex David usque Bahurim: et ecce egrediebatur inde vir de cognatione domus Saul, nomine Semei, filius Gera: procedebatque egrediens, et maledicebat,

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English

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

Notes

2 Samuel 16:5

Bahurim was in the territory of Benjamin, east of the Mount of Olives, on the road to the Jordan River. Many people from Benjamin, the tribe of Saul, likely still felt resentment toward David’s rule. In Shimei’s case, this loyalty to Saul was even stronger because Shimei belonged to Saul’s own clan within the tribe of Benjamin.

Theme notes and profiles

Abishai Absalom David

Events

Reign of David

Related verses

2 Samuel 3:16
Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
Exodus 22:28
You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
1 Kings 2:8–9
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
1 Samuel 17:43
“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
2 Samuel 17:18
But a young man did see them and told 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.
1 Kings 2:36–46
Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
Psalm 109:28
Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
Psalm 69:26
For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
Matthew 5:11–12
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
2 Samuel 19:16–23
Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
Isaiah 8:21
They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
Proverbs 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Gera: Benjamite; cursed David during Absalom's rebellion; later sought forgiveness Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel Shimei: Benjamite who cursed David during Absalom's rebellion

Places

Bahurim: Village near Jerusalem, home of Shimei, who cursed David

Glossary

Abishai Absalom Baharum, Baharumite, Bahurim Curse, Cursed David Gera Gilead (Place) Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Samuel, Books of First and Second Shimei

Topics

Bahurim: A Village Between the Fords of the Jordan River and Jerusalem Blasphemy: Shimei, in his Malice Toward David Clemency of David Toward Disloyal Subjects: Shimei Cursing: Shimei Curses David Gera: The Son of Bela Imprecation: Shimei Malice: Shimei Malice: Shimei Toward David Shimei: A Benjamite: Curses David; David's Magnanimity Toward

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