2 Samuel 16:7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
In other versions
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
ASV
And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:
BBE
And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!
DBY
Thus said Shimei when he cursed, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow:
WEB
And thus said Shimei in his reviling, `Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!
YLT
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, you bloody man, and you man of Belial:
ENG
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
WBT
And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
BSB
In context
5And 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.
6And 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.
7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8The 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.
9Then 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Shimei