NET Bible
"As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!"
— 2 Samuel 16:7, NET Bible
“And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:”
“And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow: ”
“Shimei said when he cursed, "Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow!”
“And thus said Semei when he cursed the king: Come out, come out, thou man of blood, and thou man of Belial.”
“And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:”
“And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:”
The king said to Ziba,“Everything that was Mephibosheth’s now belongs to you.” Ziba replied,“I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.”
Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.
He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left.
As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
The LORD has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king,“Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
But the king said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the LORD has said to him,‘Curse David!’, who can say to him,‘Why have you done this?’”