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2 Samuel 16:7

Shimei

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.

6 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.

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.

9 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.

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BSB
And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
KJV
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
WEB
Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!
ASV
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
DARBY
And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!
BLB
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, “Go out, go out, man of bloodshed, and man of worthlessness!
ÅB
Og Sime'i bante ham med de ord: Bort, bort med deg, din blodhund, din niding!
OTB
Slik sa Sjimi da han forbannet, "Kom deg bort, kom deg bort, du blodige mann, du verdiløse mann!
B1930
Og Sime'i bante ham med de ord: Bort, bort med dig, din blodhund, din niding!

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  • Deuteronomy 13:13

    Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;

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  • 1 Kings 21:10

    And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:12

    Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:17

    Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:37

    For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:15–17

    And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

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  • Psalms 51:14

    Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:9

    Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

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