2 Samuel 16 · Verse 12

2 Samuel 16:12

It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
2 Samuel 16:12, King James Version

2 Samuel 16:12 in other translations

BSBPerhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
WEBIt may be that the LORD will look on the wrong done to me, and that the LORD will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”
ASVIt may be that Jehovah will look on the wrong done unto me, and that Jehovah will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.
YLTit may be Jehovah doth look on mine affliction, and Jehovah hath turned back to me good for his reviling this day.'
DARBYIt may be that Jehovah will look on mine affliction, and that Jehovah will requite me good for my being cursed this day.
BBEIt may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.
WebsterIt may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

What does 2 Samuel 16:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 16:5-12

5-12. when king David came to Bahurim--a city of Benjamin (2Sa 3:16; 19:16). It is, however, only the confines of the district that are here meant. Shimei, ... a man of the family of Saul--The misfortune of his family, and the occupation by David of what they considered their rightful possessions, afforded a natural, if not a justifiable cause for this ebullition of rude insults and violence. He upbraided David as…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 16:5-14

David bore Shimei's curses much better than Ziba's flatteries; by these he was brought to pass a wrong judgment on another, by those to pass a right judgment on himself: the world's smiles are more dangerous than its frowns. Once and again David spared Saul's life, while Saul sought his. But innocence is no defence against malice and falsehood; nor are we to think it strange, if we are charged with that which we…

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2 Samuel 16:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אוּלַ֛י'u.LaiperhapsH194
יִרְאֶ֥הyir.'Ehhe will lookH7200
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּעֵינִ֑יbe.'o.nion sin myH5869
וְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.Shivand he will repayH7725
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לִי֙lito <the> me
טוֹבָ֔הto.VahgoodH2896
תַּ֥חַתTa.chatin place ofH8478
קִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.Tocurse hisH7045
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 16:12

  • Deuteronomy 23:5

    Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.

  • Hebrews 12:10

    For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

  • Psalms 25:18

    Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

  • Romans 8:28

    And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  • Exodus 2:24-25

    And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.

  • Matthew 5:11-12

    Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

  • 1 Samuel 1:11

    And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:7

    And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

  • Genesis 29:32-33

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:17

    For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

  • 1 Peter 4:12-19

    Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters. …

  • Isaiah 27:7

    Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
Ge 29:32,33; Ex 2:24,25; 3:7,8; 1Sa 1:11; Ps 25:18
affliction. or, tears. Heb. eye. requite.
De 23:5; Isa 27:7; Mt 5:11,12; Ro 8:28; 2Co 4:17; 2Th 1:7
Heb 12:10; 1Pe 4:12-19

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 16:11

    And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.

  • 2 Samuel 16:12

    It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

  • 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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2 Samuel 16:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Quizá mirará Jehová á mi aflicción, y me dará Jehová bien por sus maldiciones de hoy.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Peut-être l’ Éternel regardera mon affliction, et l’ Éternel me rendra le bien pour la malédiction qui tombe aujourd’hui sur moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Vielleicht wird Jehova mein Elend ansehen, und Jehova mir Gutes erstatten dafür, daß mir geflucht wird an diesem Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
si forte respiciat Dominus afflictionem meam, et reddat mihi Dominus bonum pro maledictione hac hodierna.