¶ And when King David came to [a]Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, named Shimei, the son of Gera: and he came out and cursed.

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of King David: and all the people, and all the men of war were on his [b]right hand, and on his left.

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come forth, come forth thou [c]murderer, and [d]wicked man.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 16:5 Which was a city in the tribe of Benjamin.
  2. 2 Samuel 16:6 That is, round about him.
  3. 2 Samuel 16:7 Hebrew, man of blood.
  4. 2 Samuel 16:7 Hebrew, man of Belial.

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