2 Samuel 16:6
4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.
- KJV
- And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
- WEB
- He cast stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
- ASV
- And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
- DARBY
- and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
- BLB
- And he stoned David with stones, and all the servants of King David. And all the people and all the mighty men [were] on his right hand and on his left.
- ÅB
- og kastet med stein etter David og alle kong Davids tjenere, mens alt folket og alle de djerveste krigsmenn gikk med ham, både på høyre og venstre side.
- OTB
- Han kastet steiner på David og på alle kong Davids tjenere, selv om alle folket og alle de mektige mennene var ved hans høyre og venstre.
- B1930
- og kastet med sten efter David og alle kong Davids tjenere, mens alt folket og alle de djerveste krigsmenn gikk med ham, både på høire og venstre side.