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New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Holman Bible
Shimei son of Gera,
International Standard Version
The men of Judah went out as far as Gilgal to greet the king and escort him across the Jordan River while Gera's son Shimei, a descendant of Benjamin from Bahurim, accompanied them to meet King David.
A Conservative Version
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hastened and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
American Standard Version
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Amplified
Then Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men [from the tribe of] of Judah to meet King David,
Bible in Basic English
And Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, got up quickly and went down with the men of Judah for the purpose of meeting King David;
Darby Translation
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Julia Smith Translation
And Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, will hasten and come down with the man Judah to meet king David.
King James 2000
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Shimei the son of Gera, the son of the Benjaminite, who [was] from Bahurim quickly came down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
Modern King James verseion
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Shimei the son of Gera the son of Benjamin which was of Bahurim, hasted and came with the men of Judah against king David,
NET Bible
Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.
New Heart English Bible
Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
The Emphasized Bible
Then hastened Shimei, son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, - and came down, with the men of Judah, to meet King David.
Webster
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
World English Bible
Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite, who is from Bahurim, hasteth, and cometh down with the men of Judah, to meet king David,
Themes
Amnesty » For political offenses » To shimei
Bahurim » A village between the fords of the jordan river and jerusalem
Benjamin » Tribe of » Subsequently joins david
tribe of Benjamin » A thousand of, with shimei came to meet david on his return to jerusalem
Clemency » Of david toward disloyal subjects » Shimei
David » King of israel » Shimei begs for clemency
Shimei » A benjamite » Curses david; david's magnanimity toward
Topics
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Ben-y@miyniy
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 19:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Pardons His Enemies
15
So the king returned and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over the Jordan.
16 Then
Cross References
1 Kings 2:8
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei, the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
2 Samuel 16:5-13
And when King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came forth, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came forth cursing
1 Kings 2:36-46
Afterward the king sent and called for Shimei and said unto him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go forth from there anywhere.
Job 2:4
And Satan answered the LORD and said, Skin for skin, all that a man has he will give for his life.
Proverbs 6:4-5
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Matthew 5:25
Conciliate with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.