2 Samuel 16:5 meaning and explanation
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
2 Samuel 16:5, Berean Standard Bible
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David is fleeing Jerusalem barefoot and weeping after his son Absalom's coup (2 Samuel 15:30), and the road takes him past Bahurim, a Benjaminite town. Shimei son of Gera belongs to the clan of Saul, the king David replaced, so his curses carry old tribal grievance as well as grief over the present collapse.
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