What does 2 Samuel 16:7 mean?
ESV: And Shimei said as he cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!
NIV: As he cursed, Shimei said, "Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel!
NASB: This is what Shimei said when he cursed: 'Go away, go away, you man of bloodshed and worthless man!
CSB: Shimei said as he cursed: "Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
NLT: Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!' he shouted at David.
KJV: And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
NKJV: Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue!
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Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.
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