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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Gill's Exposition
And when King David came to Bahurim,.... The Targum is, Alemath, perhaps the same that is said to be a city of the Levites, given unto them out of the tribe of Benjamin, Ch1 6:60 for the man next…
Barnes' Notes
Bahurim - See 2Sa 3:16 note. It seems to have lain off the road, on a ridge 2Sa 16:13, separated from it by a narrow ravine, so that Shimei was out of easy reach though within hearing, and within a…
Adam Clarke
David came to Bahurim - This place lay northward of Jerusalem, in the tribe of Benjamin. It is called Almon, Jos 21:18; and Alemeth, Ch1 6:60. Bahurim signifies youths, and Almuth youth; so the names…
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…
David cursed by Shimei
5. Bahurim See note on ch. 2Sa 3:16.
Shimei See ch. 2Sa 19:16-23; 1Ki 2:8-9. His connexion with the clan of Saul accounts for the virulence of his hatred.
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