2 SAMUEL 16:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.”
The LORD has returned upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead you have reigned — and the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom — behold, you are taken in your own evil, for you are a man of blood — Shimei claims that the LORD has brought this judgment upon David: the blood of Saul's house is being repaid, and Absalom's rebellion is divine punishment. His interpretation of events as God's judgment is theologically sophisticated, even if motivated by clan loyalty. Shimei frames Absalom's rebellion as the LORD's instrument of retribution.
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