2Sa 16:5-13 | NASB2020 | STEP | When King David came to Bahurim , behold , a man was coming out from there from the family of the house of Saul , and his name was Shimei , the son of Gera ; he was coming out , cursing as he came .

2 Samuel 16:5-13

David Is Cursed

5 When King David came to ^aBahurim, behold, a man was coming out from there from the family of the house of Saul, and ^bhis name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he was coming out, ^ccursing as he came. 6 He also threw stones at David and all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the warriors were on his right and on his left. 7 This is what Shimei said when he cursed: “Go away, go away, ^dyou man of bloodshed and worthless man! 8 ^eThe Lord has brought back upon you all ^fthe bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have become king; and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. And behold, you are caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

9 Then ^gAbishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should ^hthis dead dog ⁱcurse my lord the king? Now let me go over and ^{▼▼Lit take off}cut off his head.” 10 But the king said, “ ^{▼▼Lit What to me and to you, an ancient idiom
,} ^lWhat business of mine is yours, you sons of Zeruiah? ^mIf he curses, and if the Lord has told him, ‘Curse David,’ ⁿthen who should say, ‘Why have you done so?’” 11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, ^omy son who came out of my own body seeks my life; how much more now this Benjaminite? Leave him alone and let him curse, ^pfor the Lord has told him. 12 Perhaps the Lord will look on my ^{▼▼As in ancient versions; MT wrongdoing}misery and ^{▼▼Lit the Lord will return
,} ^sreturn good to me instead of his cursing this day.” 13 So David and his men went on the road; and Shimei kept going on the hillside close beside him, and as he went he cursed and threw stones and dirt at him.