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2 Samuel 19:21

AbishaiShimeiZeruiah
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19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?

22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

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BSB
But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
KJV
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?
WEB
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
ASV
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah`s anointed?
DARBY
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed?
BLB
And Abishai son of Zeruiah answered and said, “In exchange for this, [shall] not Shimei be put to death, [in] that he cursed the anointed of YHWH?”
ÅB
Men Abisai, Serujas sønn, tok til orde og sa: Skal ikke Sime'i late livet - han som har bannet Herrens salvede?
OTB
Men Abisjai, Serujas sønn, svarte og sa: "Skulle ikke Sjimi bli satt til døden for dette, fordi han forbannet Herrens salvede?"
B1930
Men Abisai, Serujas sønn, tok til orde og sa: Skal ikke Sime'i late livet - han som har bannet Herrens salvede?

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  • Exodus 22:28

    Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:9

    And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?

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  • 1 Kings 21:10–11

    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 24:6

    And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

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  • 2 Samuel 16:5

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 16:7–8

    And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

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  • 2 Samuel 16:13

    And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

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