2Sa 16:5-13 | NASB1995 | STEP | When King David came to Bahurim , behold , there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei , the son of Gera ; he came out cursing continually as he came .

2 Samuel 16:5-13

David Is Cursed

5 When King David came to ^aBahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul ^bwhose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out ^ccursing continually as he came. 6 He threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the mighty men were at his right hand and at his left. 7 Thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out, ^dyou man of bloodshed, and worthless fellow! 8 ^e“The Lord has returned upon you all ^fthe bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. And behold, you are taken 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? Let me go over now and ^{▼▼ Lit take off}cut off his head.” 10 But the king said, ^k“What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? ^lIf he curses, and if the Lord has told him, ‘Curse David,’ ^mthen who shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’” 11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, ⁿmy son who came out from ^{▼▼ Lit my body}me seeks my life; how much more now this Benjamite? Let him alone and let him curse, ^pfor the Lord has told him. 12 “Perhaps the Lord will look on my affliction and ^{▼▼ Lit the Lord will return
,} ^rreturn good to me instead of his cursing this day.” 13 So David and his men went on the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside parallel with him and as he went he cursed and cast stones and threw dust at him.