Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Samuel 16:7
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And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
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And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
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Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!
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And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
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2 Samuel 16
5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
6 He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.
7 And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
8 The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”
9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
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