2 Samuel 16:12 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 16:12

Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”

BSB

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ASV

It may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.

KJV

It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction,.... Through the rebellion of his son, and now aggravated by the cursing of Shimei; that is, with an eye of pity and commiseration, and deliver him out of it: or "look upon my eye" (x); for there is a various reading; the tear of mine eye, as the Targum; so Jarchi and R.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

On the Duties of the Clergy 1.48.236-38 (397)

We can show, too, that holy David was like Paul in this same class of virtue. When … Shimei cursed him and charged him with heavy offenses, at the first he was silent and humbled himself, and was silent even about his good deeds, that is, his knowledge of good works. Then he even asked to be cursed; for when he was cursed he hoped to gain divine pity.But see how he stored up humility and justice and prudence so as to merit grace from the Lord!

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

His cursing - Another reading has “my curse,” i. e., the curse that has fallen upon me. David recognizes in every word and action that he was receiving the due reward of his sin, and that which Nathan had foretold.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

It is, however, only the confines of the district that are here meant. Shimei, . . . a man of the family of Saul--The misfortune of his family, and the occupation by David of what they considered their rightful possessions, afforded a natural, if not a justifiable cause for this ebullition of rude insults and violence.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אוּלַ֛י	'u.Lai	perhaps	H194 →
יִרְאֶ֥ה	yir.'Eh	he will look	H7200 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
בְּעֵינִ֑י	be.'o.ni	on sin my	H5869 →
וְהֵשִׁ֨יב	ve.he.Shiv	and he will repay	H7725 →
יְהוָ֥ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לִי֙	li	to <the> me
טוֹבָ֔ה	to.Vah	good	H2896 →
תַּ֥חַת	Ta.chat	in place of	H8478 →
קִלְלָת֖וֹ	ki.la.To	curse his	H7045 →
הַיּ֥וֹם	hai.Yom	the day	H3117 →
הַזֶּֽה׃	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- Genesis 50:20
  As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
- Romans 5:3–5
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
  Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Through
Deuteronomy 23:5
Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 7:7–8
  The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Through
Hebrews 12:10
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
leads to
- 2 Peter 1:4
  Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused…

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