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And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David and at all the people and at all the mighty warriors on his right and on his left. Shimei said while cursing him, “Go out, go out, you man of bloodshed,[a] you man of wickedness.[b] Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of the household of Saul whom you have supplanted as king,[c] and Yahweh has given the kingship into the hand of Absalom your son. Look, you are in disaster for you are a man of blood.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 16:7 Literally “man of bloods”
  2. 2 Samuel 16:7 Literally “and man of the wickedness”
  3. 2 Samuel 16:8 Literally “who you have reigned in place of him”

He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left. As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel! The Lord has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned.(A) The Lord has given the kingdom into the hands of your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a murderer!”(B)

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