THEOSIS2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 19:21Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
But Abisai the son of Sarvia answering, said: Shall Semei for these words not be put to death, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?
כִּ֚י יָדַ֣ע עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י חָטָ֑אתִי וְהִנֵּֽה־בָ֣אתִי הַיּ֗וֹם רִאשׁוֹן֙ לְכָל־בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֔ף לָרֶ֕דֶת לִקְרַ֖את אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Ex 22:28Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.
- 1 Sam 26:9And David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless?
- 1 Sam 24:6After which David's heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul's robe.
- 2 Sam 16:5And king David came as far as Bahurim: and behold there came out from thence a man of the kindred of the house of Saul named Semei, the son of Gera, and coming out he cursed as he went on,
- 2 Sam 16:7And thus said Semei when he cursed the king: Come out, come out, thou man of blood, and thou man of Belial.
- 2 Sam 16:8The Lord hath repaid thee for all the blood of the house of Saul: because thou hast usurped the kingdom in his stead, and the Lord hath given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and behold thy evils press upon thee, because thou art a man of blood.
- 2 Sam 16:13And David and his men with him went by the way. And Semei by the hill's side went over against him, cursing, and casting stones at him, and scattering earth.