2 Samuel 16:5 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 16:5

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.

BSB

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ASV

And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

Bahurim - See 2Sa 3:16 note. It seems to have lain off the road, on a ridge 2Sa 16:13, separated from it by a narrow ravine, so that Shimei was out of easy reach though within hearing, and within a stone’s throw 2Sa 16:6, 2Sa 16:9. Shimei, the son of Gera - In the title to Ps. 7 he is apparently called “Cush the Benjamite.” On Gera, see Jdg 3:15 note.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(3.) Because now he thought that Providence justified his reproaches, and that David's present afflictions proved him to be as bad a man as he was willing to represent him. Job's friends condemned him upon this false principle. Those that are under the rebukes of a gracious God must not think it strange if these bring upon them the reproaches of evil men.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

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

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבָ֛א	u.Va'	and he came	H935 →
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
דָּוִ֖ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים	ba.chu.Rim	Bahurim	H980 →
וְהִנֵּ֣ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
מִשָּׁם֩	mi.Sham	from there	H8033 →
אִ֨ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
יוֹצֵ֜א	yo.Tze'	[was] coming out	H3318 →
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת	mi.mish.Pa.chat	from [the] clan of	H4940 →
בֵּית־	beit-	[the] house of	H1004 →
שָׁא֗וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וּשְׁמוֹ֙	u.she.Mo	and name his	H8034 →
שִׁמְעִ֣י	shim.'I	[was] Shimei	H8096 →
בֶן־	ven-	[the] son of	H1121 →
גֵּרָ֔א	ge.Ra'	Gera	H1617 →
יֹצֵ֥א	yo.Tze'	[he was] coming out	H3318 →
יָצ֖וֹא	ya.Tzo'	continuously <to come>	H3318 →
וּמְקַלֵּֽל׃	u.me.ka.Lel	and cursing	H7043 →

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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
Exodus 22:28
You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
leads to
- Acts 23:5
  “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
- Ecclesiastes 10:20
  Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your…
- Jude 1:8
  Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
- Exodus 22:8–9
  If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
- Exodus 21:17
  Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Through
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.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 24:14
  Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
- 2 Samuel 9:8
  Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
- 2 Samuel 3:8
  Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to…

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