Parallel Verses
Amplified
This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless and useless man!
New American Standard Bible
Thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out,
King James Version
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
Holman Bible
Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you worthless murderer!
International Standard Version
"Get out of here! Get out!" Shimei yelled as he cursed. "You murderer! You who think you're above the law!
A Conservative Version
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow.
American Standard Version
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
Bible in Basic English
And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:
Darby Translation
And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!
Julia Smith Translation
And thus said Shimei in his cursing, Come forth, come forth, thou man of bloods and man of
King James 2000
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, you bloody man, and you man of Belial:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Shimei said while cursing him, "Go out, go out, [you] {man of bloodshed}, [you] {man of wickedness}.
Modern King James verseion
And Shimei said this in his cursing, Go out, O man of blood, O man of Belial.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thus said this Shimei as he cursed, "Come forth, come forth thou blood shedder and thou unthrifty man!
NET Bible
As he yelled curses, Shimei said, "Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
New Heart English Bible
Shimei said when he cursed, "Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow.
The Emphasized Bible
And, thus, said Shimei, when he cursed, - Out! Out! thou man of bloodshed, and man of the Abandoned One!
Webster
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
World English Bible
Shimei said when he cursed, "Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow!
Youngs Literal Translation
And thus said Shimei in his reviling, 'Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!
Themes
Clemency » Of david toward disloyal subjects » Shimei
Malice » Instances of » Shimei toward david
Reviling and reproaching » Exemplified » Shimei
Shimei » A benjamite » Curses david; david's magnanimity toward
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 16:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Shimei Curses David
6
He threw stones at David and at all the
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:9
Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife. You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.
Deuteronomy 13:13
that some worthless and evil men have gone out from among you and have tempted the inhabitants of their city [to sin], saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom you have not known),
1 Samuel 2:12
The sons of Eli [Hophni and Phinehas] were
1 Samuel 25:17
Now then, know this and consider what you should do, for evil is [already] planned against our master and against all his household; but he is such a
2 Samuel 3:37
So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the will of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.
2 Samuel 11:15-17
He wrote in the letter, “Put Uriah in the front line of the heaviest fighting and leave him, so that he may be struck down and die.”
1 Kings 21:10
and seat two worthless and unprincipled men opposite him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘You
1 Kings 21:13
Two worthless and unprincipled men came in and sat down opposite him; and they testified against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed and renounced God and the king.” Then they brought him outside the city and stoned him to death.
Psalm 5:6
You destroy those who tell lies;
The Lord detests and rejects the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Psalm 51:14
Rescue me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;
Then my tongue will sing joyfully of Your righteousness and Your justice.