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2 Samuel 19:16

DavidGeraJudahShimeiBahurim

14 So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”

15 So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.

Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,

17 along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king

18 and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king

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BSB
Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
KJV
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.
WEB
Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
BLB
And Shimei son of Gera the Benjamite, who [was] from Bahurim, hurried, and he came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
ÅB
Benjaminitten Sime'i, Geras sønn, fra Bahurim, skyndte seg og dro ned med Judas menn for å møte kong David,
OTB
Da skyndte Sjimi, Geras sønn, benjaminitten fra Bahurim, seg og kom ned med Judas menn for å møte kong David.
B1930
Benjaminitten Sime'i, Geras sønn, fra Bahurim, skyndte sig og drog ned med Judas menn for å møte kong David,

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 2:8

    Keep 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.’

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  • 2 Samuel 16:5–13

    As 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.

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  • Matthew 5:25

    Reconcile 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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  • 1 Kings 2:36–46

    Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.

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  • Proverbs 6:4–5

    Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

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  • Job 2:4

    “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.

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