2 Samuel 16:7 meaning and explanation

And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!

2 Samuel 16:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Shimei, a Benjamite from Saul's clan, shouts this at David as the king flees Jerusalem barefoot and weeping during Absalom's rebellion. He blames David for the deaths of Saul's house and calls him a man of bloodshed, seeing the coup as God's payback.

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