And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
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Gill's Exposition
And the king said, what have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah?.... It seems as if Joab, the brother of Abishai, joined with him in this request to have leave to take off the head of Shimei; and…
Barnes' Notes
What have I to do ... - See the marginal references compare Mat 8:29; Joh 2:4, and a similar complaint about the sons of Zeruiah 2Sa 3:39. And for a like striking incident in the life of the Son of…
Adam Clarke
Because the Lord hath said - The particle וכי vechi should be translated for if, not because. For If the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David, who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so!
We here find how David bore Shimei's curses much better than he had borne Ziba's flatteries. By the latter he was brought to pass a wrong judgment on another, by the former to pass a right judgment on…
Cambridge Bible
What have I to do with you -What have we in common? leave me alone." The phrase is used to repel an unwelcome suggestion, and repudiate participation in the thoughts and feelings of another. Cp. ch.…
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