2 Samuel 16:5 — Bible Verse (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.”
2 Samuel 16:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 16:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 16:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of Saul’s house came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out and cursed as he came.”
2 Samuel 16:5 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 16:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 16:5 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 16:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;”
2 Samuel 16:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 16:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed, ”
2 Samuel 16:5 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 16:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when king Dauid came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the familie of the house of Saul, named Shimei the sonne of Gera: and he came out, and cursed.”
2 Samuel 16:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 16:5 in Context — 2 Samuel 16
3 And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
5 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.
6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
What Does 2 Samuel 16:5 Mean?
2 Samuel 16:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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