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2 Samuel 16:9 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 16 · verse 9
Then 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.2 Samuel 16:9 · King James Version
2 Samuel 16:9 in context
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.
10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AbishaiʼĂbîyshayAbishai, an IsraeliteH52 →
- ZeruiahTsᵉrûwyâhTserujah, an IsraelitessH6870 →
- curseqâlalto be light, literally or figurativelyH7043 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- deadmûwthto dieH4191 →
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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