2 Samuel 16:5

When King David got to Bahurim, a man belonging to the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he was yelling curses as he approached.

2 Samuel 3:16

Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he went back.

Exodus 22:28

“You must not blaspheme God or curse a leader among your people.

“Keep an eye on Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim who is with you. He uttered malicious curses against me the day I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, and I swore to him by the Lord: ‘I will never kill you with the sword.’

1 Samuel 17:43

He said to David, “Am I a dog that you come against me with sticks?” Then he cursed David by his gods.

2 Samuel 17:18

However, a young man did see them and informed Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

1 Kings 2:36-46

Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but don’t leave there and go anywhere else.

2 Samuel 16:14

Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived exhausted, so they rested there.

2 Samuel 19:16-23

Shimei son of Gera, a Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

Psalm 69:26

For they persecute the one You struck
and talk about the pain of those You wounded.

Psalm 109:16-19

For he did not think to show kindness,
but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.

Psalm 109:28

Though they curse, You will bless.
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but Your servant will rejoice.

Proverbs 26:2

Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

Ecclesiastes 10:20

Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,
and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom,
for a bird of the sky may carry the message,
and a winged creature may report the matter.

Isaiah 8:21

They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.

Matthew 5:11-12

“You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Whose name

2 Samuel 19:16

1 Kings 2:8

General references

Job 31:29

Proverbs 17:11

Bible References

Whose name

Shimei son of Gera, a Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

General references

Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress,
or become excited when trouble came his way?

An evil man seeks only rebellion;
a cruel messenger

will be sent against him.