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When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came.
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A Lingering Resentment
Commentators explain that Shimei was not just a random angry man; he was from Saul's family and tribe. His curses represented the deep-seated resentment many Benjamites felt after the kingdom passed from their tribe to David. This outburst reveals the political tensions simmering just beneath the surface, which surfaced when David appeared weak.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Bahurim - See the note for 2 Samuel 3:16. It seems to have lain off the road on a ridge (2 Samuel 16:13), separated …
19th Century
Anglican
Bahurim. —See Note on 2 Samuel 3:16.
Of the family of the house of Saul. —That is, “of the fami…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when King David came to Bahurim The Targum is, Alemath, perhaps the same that is said to be a city of the Levite…
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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…
