This is what Shimei said when he cursed: “Go away, go away, (A)you man of bloodshed and worthless man! (B)The Lord has brought back upon you all (C)the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have become king; and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. And behold, you are caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

Then (D)Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should (E)this dead dog (F)curse my lord the king? Now let me go over and [a]cut off his head.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 16:9 Lit take off

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