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2 Samuel 16:7 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 16 · verse 7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:2 Samuel 16:7 · King James Version
2 Samuel 16:7 in context
5And 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.
6And 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.
7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
9Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShimeiShimʻîyShimi, the name of twenty IsraelitesH8096 →
- cursedqâlalto be light, literally or figurativelyH7043 →
- bloodydâmblood of man or an animalH1818 →
- Belialbᵉlîyaʻalwithout profit, worthlessnessH1100 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We here find how David bore Shimei's curses much better than he had borne Ziba's flatteries. By the latter he was brought to pass a wrong judgment on another, by the former to pass a right judgment on himself. The world's smiles are more dangerous than its frowns. Observe here, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-14