2 Samuel 16:9 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 16:9

7 Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You¹ bloodthirsty man, ^ayou rogue!

8 The Lord has ^abrought upon you all ^bthe blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a¹ bloodthirsty man!”

9 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this ^adead dog ^bcurse my lord the king? Please, let me go over and take off his head!”

10 But the king said, ^a“What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because ^bthe Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ ^cWho then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’ ”

11 And David said to Abishai and all his servants, “See how ^amy son who ^bcame from my own body seeks my life. How much more now may this Benjamite? Let him alone, and let him curse; for so the Lord has ordered him.

12 It may be that the Lord will look on¹ my affliction, and that the Lord will ^arepay me with ^bgood for his cursing this day.”

13 And as David and his men went along the road, Shimei went along the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him and¹ kicked up dust.

14 Now the king and all the people who were with him became weary; so they refreshed themselves there.

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 16:9

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American Standard Version
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

Amplified® Bible
Then said [David's nephew] Abishai son of Zeruiah to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head.

Contemporary English Version
Abishai said, "Your Majesty, this man is as useless as a dead dog! He shouldn't be allowed to curse you. Let me go over and chop off his head."

Darby English Version
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

Good News Bible
Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, said to the king, "Your Majesty, why do you let this dog curse you? Let me go over there and cut off his head!"

King James Version
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

New American Standard Bible
Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over now and cut off his head."

New International Version
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."

New King James Version
Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please, let me go over and take off his head!”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over now and cut off his head."

Revised Standard Version
Then Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head."

Young's Literal Translation
And Abishai son of Zeruiah saith unto the king, `Why doth this dead dog revile my lord the king? let me pass over, I pray thee, and I turn aside his head.'

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