2 Samuel 16:7
King James Version (KJV)
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
In context
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.
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.
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
2 Samuel 16:7 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
- WEB World English Bible
- Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
- ASV American Standard Version
- And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And thus said Shimei in his reviling, 'Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!
- DBY Darby Translation
- And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!
- WBS Webster Bible
- And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: