2 Samuel 19:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,”
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“Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite, who <FI>is<Fi> from Bahurim, hasteth, and cometh down with the men of Judah, to meet king David,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 19:16 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 10:8And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
- 2 Samuel 16:5As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
- 1 Kings 2:8Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
- 1 Kings 2:36Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
- Job 2:4“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
- Proverbs 6:4Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
- Matthew 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
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