Key Verse Spotlight
2 Samuel 16:6 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd 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.β
2 Samuel 16:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine {are} all that {pertained} unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee {that} I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. {I humbly...: Heb. I do obeisance}
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. {he came forth...: or, he still came forth and cursed}
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.
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: {bloody...: Heb. man of blood}
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. {behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil}
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