2 Samuel 16:7

7 As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel!

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2 Samuel 16:7 in Other Translations

KJV

7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

ESV

7 And Shimei said as he cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!

NLT

7 “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” he shouted at David.

MSG

7 To the accompaniment of curses he shouted, "Get lost, get lost, you butcher, you hellhound!

CSB

7 Shimei said as he cursed: "Get out, get out, you worthless murderer!

2 Samuel 16:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 16:7

And thus said Shimei, when he cursed, come out, come out
Or rather, "go out, go out" ^F20; that is, out of the nation, where he deserved not to live, as he judged, and out of the kingdom, which he had usurped, as he supposed; and the repeating the words not only denotes his vehement desire to have him gone, but the haste he should make to get out, or he was liable to be overtaken by Absalom and his forces; upbraiding him also with the hurry he was in, and the speedy flight he was making:

thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial;
or wicked man; perhaps referring by these characters in the one to the murder of Uriah, and in the other to his adultery with Bathsheba; and these crimes coming fresh into David's mind hereby, might make him more mild and humble under his reproaches.

FOOTNOTES:

F20 (au au) "egredere, egredere", Pagninus, Montanus

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 16:7 In-Context

5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.

6 He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left.

7 As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel!

8 The LORD has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The LORD has given the kingdom into the hands of your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a murderer!”

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.”