And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
WEB
And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
YLT
And thus said Shimei in his reviling, `Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!
DBT
And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign