2Sa 16:5 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:5

5: As David and his party passed Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, a member of Saul's family.

Palti followed along behind her as far as Bahurim, weeping as he went. Then Abner told him, "Go back home!" So Palti returned.

"And remember Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a terrible curse as I was fleeing to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I swore by the LORD that I would not kill him.
But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him."

"Am I a dog," he roared at David, "that you come at me with a stick?" And he cursed David by the names of his gods.

The king then sent for Shimei and told him, "Build a house here in Jerusalem and live there. But don't step outside the city to go anywhere else.
On the day you cross the Kidron Valley, you will surely die; your blood will be on your own head."
Shimei replied, "Your sentence is fair; I will do whatever my lord the king commands." So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
But three years later, two of Shimei's slaves escaped to King Achish of Gath. When Shimei learned where they were,
he saddled his donkey and went to Gath to search for them. When he had found them, he took them back to Jerusalem.

But a boy saw them leaving En-rogel to go to David, and he told Absalom about it. Meanwhile, they escaped to Bahurim, where a man hid them inside a well in his courtyard.

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an unfair curse will not land on its intended victim.

My people will be led away as captives, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and shake their fists at heaven and curse their king and their God.

The king and all who were with him grew weary along the way, so they rested when they reached the Jordan River.

For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.
He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don't you bless him.
Cursing is as much a part of him as his clothing, or as the water he drinks, or the rich food he eats.
Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; may they be tied around him like a belt.

Then Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin, hurried across with the men of Judah to welcome King David.
A thousand men from the tribe of Benjamin were with him, including Ziba, the servant of Saul, and Ziba's fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan to arrive ahead of the king.
They all crossed the ford and worked hard ferrying the king's household across the river, helping them in every way they could. As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei fell down before him.
"My lord the king, please forgive me," he pleaded. "Forget the terrible thing I did when you left Jerusalem.
I know how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all Israel to greet you."

Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts. And don't make fun of a rich man, either. A little bird may tell them what you have said.

"God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers.
Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.

Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!

To those you have punished, they add insult to injury; they scoff at the pain of those you have hurt.

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