2 Samuel 16:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:”
2 Samuel 16:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 16:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 16:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!”
2 Samuel 16:7 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 16:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow: ”
2 Samuel 16:7 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 16:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And thus said Shimei in his reviling, `Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!”
2 Samuel 16:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 16:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial! ”
2 Samuel 16:7 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 16:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And thus sayde Shimei when hee cursed, Come forth, come foorth thou murtherer, and wicked man.”
2 Samuel 16:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 16:7 in Context — 2 Samuel 16
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.
9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
What Does 2 Samuel 16:7 Mean?
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