2 Samuel 16:6 meaning and explanation
He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.
2 Samuel 16:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Saul's clan, is cursing David as the king flees Jerusalem during Absalom's rebellion. The verse stresses the sheer audacity of the scene: a lone man hurls stones at the king and his officials while David's troops and mighty men stand on his right and left.
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