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2 Samuel 16:7

2 Samuel 16:7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And thus said Shimei, when he cursed, come out, come out,.... Or rather, "go out, go out" (t); that is, out of the nation, where he deserved not to live, as he judged, and out of the kingdom, which he…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Come out - Rather, “Go out,” namely, of the land, into banishment. Compare Jer 29:16. Thou bloody man - See the margin. The Lord’s word to David 1Ch 22:8 was probably known to Shimei and now cast in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Samuel 16:5-14

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Come out, come out Out! out! from the land and from thy kingdom into exile.

thou bloody man Thou man of blood, thou murderer. Shimei seems to have supplied Cromwell's army with the terms of its…