2 Samuel 16:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

2 Samuel 16:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 16:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 16:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

2 Samuel 16:6 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 16:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

2 Samuel 16:6 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 16:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he stoneth David with stones, and all the servants of king David, and all the people, and all the mighty men on his right and on his left.”

2 Samuel 16:6 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 16:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and 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. ”

2 Samuel 16:6 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 16:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he cast stones at Dauid, and at all the seruants of King Dauid: and all the people, and all the men of warre were on his right hande, and on his left.”

2 Samuel 16:6 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 16:6 in Context — 2 Samuel 16

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:

8 The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

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What Does 2 Samuel 16:6 Mean?

2 Samuel 16:6 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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