SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:13
Y como David y los suyos iban por el camino, Semei iba por el lado del monte delante de él, andando y maldiciendo, y arrojando piedras delante de él, y esparciendo polvo.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. And as David and his men went by the way , etc.] In the high road that led to Bahurim, taking no notice of the cursing of Shimei, which made him bolder and more impudent; here is a large pause in the Hebrew text, in the midst of this verse: Shimei went along on the hill side over against him ; as David and his men walked in the plain, he went on a range of hills that ran along right against them: and cursed as he went ; continued his curses and imprecations, to which he was the more emboldened by the behaviour of David and his men: and threw stones at him, and cast dust ; in a way of contempt, though the stones recoiled on his own head, and the dust flew in his own face, as the consequence of things showed; and now David composed and penned the seventh psalm, ( Psalm 7:1-17).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 5-14 - David bore Shimei's curses much better than Ziba's flatteries; by thes he was brought to pass a wrong judgment on another, by those to pass right judgment on himself: the world's smiles are more dangerous tha its frowns. Once and again David spared Saul's life, while Saul sough his. But innocence is no defence against malice and falsehood; nor ar we to think it strange, if we are charged with that which we have bee most careful to keep ourselves from. It is well for us, that men ar not to be our judges, but He whose judgment is according to truth. Se how patient David was under this abuse. Let this remind us of Christ who prayed for those who reviled and crucified him. A humble spiri will turn reproaches into reproofs, and get good from them, instead of being provoked by them. David the hand of God in it, and comfort himself that God would bring good out of his affliction. We may depen upon God to repay, not only our services, but our sufferings.
Original Hebrew
וילך 1980 דוד 1732 ואנשׁיו 376 בדרך 1870 ושׁמעי 8096 הלך 1980 בצלע 6763 ההר 2022 לעמתו 5980 הלוך 1980 ויקלל 7043 ויסקל 5619 באבנים 68 לעמתו 5980 ועפר 6080 בעפר׃ 6083
