2 Samuel 16:6
And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
2 Samuel 16:6 in other translations
| BSB | He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left. |
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| WEB | He cast stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. |
| ASV | And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. |
| YLT | and he stoneth David with stones, and all the servants of king David, and all the people, and all the mighty men on his right and on his left. |
| DARBY | and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. |
| BBE | And he sent stones at David and at all the king's servants and at all the people and at all the men of war by his side, on the right hand and on the left. |
| Webster | And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. |
What does 2 Samuel 16:6 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…
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…
2 Samuel 16:6 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Samuel 16:5
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.
- 2 Samuel 16:6
And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
- 2 Samuel 16:7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
2 Samuel 16:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y echando piedras contra David, y contra todos los siervos del rey David: y todo el pueblo, y todos los hombres valientes estaban á su diestra y á su siniestra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et lança des pierres contre David et contre tous les serviteurs du roi David; et tout le peuple et tous les hommes forts étaient à sa droite et à sa gauche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und warf mit Steinen nach David und nach allen Knechten des Königs David; und alles Volk und alle Helden waren zu seiner Rechten und zu seiner Linken. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | mittebatque lapides contra David et contra universos servos regis David: omnis autem populus, et universi bellatores, a dextro et a sinistro latere regis incedebant. |