When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out whose name was Shimei the son of Gera — and he came out cursing as he came — Shimei, of Saul's house, appears at Bahurim cursing David. His emergence from hiding suggests that he has been waiting for this moment: the vulnerable king fleeing the capital gives Shimei the opportunity to voice the grievances of Saul's line. His cursing (*mekalel*—to curse, to dishonor) is an act of rebellion against the LORD's anointed.

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