2 Samuel 16:5–13

⁵And when king David came to ^hBahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was ⁱShimei, the son of Gera: ^||he came forth, and cursed still as he came. ⁶And 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. ⁷And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou ^†bloody man, and thou ^kman of Belial: ⁸The Lord ^lhath returned upon thee ^mall the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, ^†behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. ⁹Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this ⁿdead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. ¹⁰And the king said, ^oWhat have I to do with you, ^pye 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? ¹¹And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which ^qcame 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. ^12rIt may be that the Lord ^swill look on mine ^||affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day. ¹³And 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.