Malice: Shimei

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2 Samuel 16:5
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
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1 Kings 2:8,9
And, behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword.
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Library

Allegation 3 "The Predestination of the Stoics, and the Fatalism ...
... they willed and did; but He used those who wished, of their own malice and envy ... that
God is declared, in 2 Samuel 16:10, to have said unto Shimei, "Curse David ...
/.../the works of james arminius vol 3/allegation 3 the predestination of.htm

Christian Meekness
... He takes everything in the best sense and conquers malice with mildness. ... When Shimei
cursed David, and Abishai, one of David's lifeguard, would have beheaded ...
/.../watson/the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/12 christian meekness.htm

Gratitude for Deliverance from the Grave
... may come distinctly from man, as the result of persecution or malice; and yet ... Thus,
when Shimei reviled David, and Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said unto king ...
/.../spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/gratitude for deliverance from the.htm

The Providence of God
... Shimei cursed David, it was wicked and sinful, for it was the fruit of his malice;
but as his cursing was ordered by God's providence, it was an act of God's ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/14 the providence of god.htm

The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He ...
... are so under the hand and authority of God, that he directs their malice to whatever ...
him to be a just judge, confesses that the curses of Shimei are uttered by ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 18 the instrumentality of.htm

Concerning Persecution
... God bade Shimei curse. Shimei's tongue was the arrow, but it was God that shot it.
God's Design. ... This causes an uproar. 3 From the malice of Satan. ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/21 concerning persecution.htm

Use to be Made of the Doctrine of Providence.
... So when David was assailed by Shimei with stones and curses, had he ... When unjustly
assailed by men, overlooking their malice (which could only aggravate our ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 17 use to be.htm

The Ninth Commandment
... Psalm 19:9. Because it cleanses the heart from malice, and the tongue from slander. ...
When Shimei railed on David, David made a sanctified use of it. ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 9 the ninth commandment.htm

2 Cor. I. 23
... his versatility, his craftiness, his evil devices, his malice, his capacity to ... For
instance, when Shimei was bespattering him with reproaches without number (2 ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily iv 2 cor i.htm

Of Civil Government.
... the bloody testament, not to allow the grey hairs of Joab and Shimei to go ... tending
to prepare the just and pious man patiently to sustain the malice of those ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 20 of civil government.htm

Subtopics

Malfeasance in office: The Leasees of the Vineyard, in One of the Parables of Jesus

Malfeasance in office: The Steward Mentioned in One of the Parables of Jesus

Malice

Malice: A Hindrance to Growth in Grace

Malice: Ahaziah Toward Elijah

Malice: Ahithophel Toward David

Malice: Ammonites Toward the Israelites

Malice: Brings Its own Punishment

Malice: Cain

Malice: Cain Toward Abel

Malice: Christian Liberty not to be a Cloak For