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.
Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against
You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had
Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go an
Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry you
For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.