2 Samuel 16:7

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

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.

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FOOTNOTES:

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

2 Samuel 16:7 In-Context

5 As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family.

6 He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him.

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

8 “The LORD is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul’s clan. You stole his throne, and now the LORD has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!”

9 “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?” Abishai son of Zeruiah demanded. “Let me go over and cut off his head!”