2 Samuel 16:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

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  • 2 Sam 16:5-6 : 5 And when King David came to Bahurim, behold, there 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. 6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of King David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
  • Acts 23:23 : 23 And he called two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night;

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  • 2 Sam 16:5-7
    3 verses
    88%

    5And when King David came to Bahurim, behold, there 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.

    6And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of King David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

    7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, you bloody man, and you man of Belial:

  • 2 Sam 16:9-12
    4 verses
    83%

    9Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray you, and take off his head.

    10And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD has said to him, Curse David. Who then shall say, Why have you done so?

    11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth from my own body, seeks my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? Let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD has bidden him.

    12It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me good for his cursing this day.

  • 2 Sam 19:16-19
    4 verses
    78%

    16And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

    17And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king.

    18And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was crossing over Jordan;

    19And said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither remember what your servant did perversely the day my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 2:8
    77%

    8And behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day 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 you to death with the sword.

  • 2 Sam 19:21-23
    3 verses
    76%

    21But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?

    22And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be adversaries unto me? Shall any man be put to death this day in Israel? For do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

    23Therefore the king said to Shimei, You shall not die. And the king swore to him.

  • 2 Sam 16:14
    74%

    14And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

  • 1 Kgs 2:36-42
    7 verses
    74%

    36And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go anywhere else.

    37For it shall be that on the day you go out and cross the brook Kidron, you shall know certainly that you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head.

    38And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do. So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

    39And it happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants are in Gath.

    40So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to seek his servants; and Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.

    41And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come back.

    42And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you swear by the Lord, and warned you, saying, Know for certain, on the day you go out and walk abroad anywhere, that you shall surely die? And you said to me, The word I have heard is good.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    71%

    41The Philistine came closer and closer to David, and the man who carried his shield went in front of him.

  • 1 Kgs 2:44
    71%

    44The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which your heart knows very well, that you did to David my father; therefore the Lord will return your wickedness upon your own head.

  • Ps 109:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.

    18As he clothed himself with cursing as with a garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    70%

    13Then David went over to the other side and stood on the top of a hill a great distance away, a large space being between them.

  • 2 Sam 15:30
    70%

    30And David went up by the ascent of Mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

  • 1 Sam 26:10
    70%

    10David said furthermore, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish."

  • 2 Sam 1:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15And David called one of the young men and said, Go near, and strike him. And he smote him that he died.

    16And David said to him, Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

  • 1 Sam 17:43
    70%

    43The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

  • 1 Sam 23:26
    69%

    26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men, intending to capture them.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    69%

    21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missing of all that belonged to him, and he has repaid me evil for good.

  • 1 Sam 23:13
    69%

    13Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; and he refrained from going forth.

  • Job 16:10
    69%

    10They gape upon me with their mouth; they strike me on the cheek reproachfully; they gather themselves together against me.

  • 1 Sam 26:19
    69%

    19Now, therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, cursed are they before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'

  • Ps 102:8
    69%

    8My enemies reproach me all day long; those who are mad against me are sworn against me.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    69%

    9And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your harm?

  • 2 Sam 15:18
    69%

    18And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

  • Ps 109:28
    68%

    28Let them curse, but you bless; when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.

  • Ezek 16:40
    68%

    40They shall also bring up an assembly against you, and they shall stone you with stones, and thrust you through with their swords.

  • 1 Sam 17:26-28
    3 verses
    68%

    26David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?

    27The people answered him in this manner, saying, So shall it be done for the man who kills him.

    28Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men and Eliab's anger burned against David. He said, Why have you come down here? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the wickedness of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.

  • 1 Sam 25:12-13
    2 verses
    68%

    12So David's young men turned away, and went back, and came and told him all these words.

    13And David said to his men, Each of you gird on his sword. And each one girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword; and about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • Mark 12:4
    68%

    4Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
    68%

    21And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had also made to stay at the brook Besor: and they went out to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he greeted them.