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Thus said Shimei when he cursed, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow:
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A Demand for Exile
Multiple commentators (Barnes, Ellicott, Gill) clarify that Shimei's cry, "Begone, begone," is more accurately translated as "Go out, go out!" This was not just a general insult but a specific demand for David to go into exile, effectively declaring that he had forfeited his right to be in the land and on the throne.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Come out - Rather, “Go out,” namely, from the land and into exile. ().
You bloody man - The Lord’s word to David in [Reference …
19th Century
Anglican
Come out, come out. —Rather, Go out, go out. It is doubtful whether by the words thou bloody man, Shime…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And thus said Shimei, when he cursed, come out, come out Or rather, "go out, go out" F20 ; that is, out o…
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