“The Lord is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul’s clan. You stole his throne, and now the Lord has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!”

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

All the blood of the house of Saul - Shimei probably held David accountable for a series of deaths: Saul, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Melchishua…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Lord has returned upon you all the blood of the house of
Saul ;
Which he would sugg…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

David bore Shimei's curses much better than Ziba's flatteries; by these he was led to make a wrong judgment about another, by those to make a right…