2 Samuel 16:6
He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left.
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- 2 Sam 16:7-148 verses85%
7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
8 The LORD has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for 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!”
10 But the king said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the LORD has said to him,‘Curse David!’, who can say to him,‘Why have you done this?’”
11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants,“My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the LORD has spoken to him.
12 Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”
13 So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.
14 The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David refreshed himself.
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5 Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.
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8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised him by the LORD,‘I will not strike you down with the sword.’
- 2 Sam 19:16-194 verses74%
16 Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.
17 There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him, along with Ziba the servant of Saul’s household, and with him his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They hurriedly crossed the Jordan within sight of the king.
18 They crossed at the ford in order to help the king’s household cross and to do whatever he thought appropriate.Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king.
19 He said to the king,“Don’t think badly of me, my lord, and don’t recall the sin of your servant on the day when you, my lord the king, left Jerusalem! Please don’t call it to mind!
- 2 Sam 19:21-222 verses71%
21 Abishai son of Zeruiah replied,“For this should not Shimei be put to death? After all, he cursed the LORD’s anointed!”
22 But David said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? You are like my enemy today! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?”
- 1 Chr 12:1-22 verses71%
1 Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish.(They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.
2 They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin.) These were:
- 1 Chr 20:7-82 verses70%
7 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
8 These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.
- 2 Sam 1:14-163 verses70%
14 David replied to him,“How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
15 Then David called one of the soldiers and said,“Come here and strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.
16 David said to him,“Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying‘I have put the LORD’s anointed to death.’”
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21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, killed him.
- 1 Kgs 2:38-392 verses69%
38 Shimei said to the king,“My master the king’s proposal is acceptable. Your servant will do as you say.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
39 Three years later two of Shimei’s servants ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. Shimei was told,“Look, your servants are in Gath.”
- 1 Sam 17:40-412 verses69%
40 He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.
41 The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.
- 1 Sam 26:8-103 verses69%
8 Abishai said to David,“Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won’t be necessary!”
9 But David said to Abishai,“Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the LORD’s chosen one and remain guiltless?”
10 David went on to say,“As the LORD lives, the LORD himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.
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13 Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them.
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26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, while David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, but Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men so they could capture them.
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6 Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!
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18 All his servants were leaving with him, along with all the Kerethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites– some six hundred men who had come on foot from Gath. They were leaving with the king.
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11 and Saul threw the spear, thinking,“I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.
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5 O Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger.
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19 So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the LORD! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the LORD’s inheritance, saying,‘Go on, serve other gods!’
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49 David reached his hand into the bag and took out a stone. He slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank deeply into his forehead, and he fell down with his face to the ground.
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36 Next the king summoned Shimei and told him,“Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there– but you may not leave there to go anywhere!
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16 Among this army were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target.
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44 Then the king said to Shimei,“You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. The LORD will punish you for what you did.
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30 Then he turned from those who were nearby to someone else and asked the same question, but they gave him the same answer as before.
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12 On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.
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6 David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the LORD his God.
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21 Now David had been thinking,“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.
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4 So he sent another slave to them again. This one they struck on the head and treated outrageously.
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40 They will summon a mob who will stone you and hack you in pieces with their swords.
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9 David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?
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17 Then the king said to the messengers who were stationed beside him,“Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, for they too have sided with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm the priests of the LORD.