13<\/strong>. on the hill’s side<\/em> ] See note on 2Sa 16:6<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n Not that he could reach him or hurt him with it; but only as an expression of contempt. And the like is to be thought concerning the stones, wherewith he could not think to reach David, when he was encamped with his men on every side. <\/P> <\/p>\n 13. went along on the hill’s sideover against him<\/B>as he descended the rough road on the easternside of the Mount of Olives, “went along on the hill’sside”literally, “the rib of the hill.” <\/P> threw stones at him<\/B>asa mark of contempt and insult. <\/P> cast dust<\/B>As if to addinsult to injury, clouds of dust were thrown by this disloyal subjectin the path of his unfortunate sovereign.<\/P><\/p>\n And as David and his men went by the way<\/strong>,…. 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:<\/p>\n Shimei went along on the hill side over against him<\/strong>; as David and his men walked in the plain, he went on a range of hills that ran along right against them:<\/p>\n and cursed as he went<\/strong>; continued his curses and imprecations, to which he was the more emboldened by the behaviour of David and his men:<\/p>\n and threw stones at him, and cast dust<\/strong>; 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, Ps 7:1<\/span>.<\/p>\n “So David went with his men on the way, whilst Shimei went on the slope of the hill opposite to him, cursing continually, and pelted with stones over against him, and with earth.” means over against him in both instances. It is not expressly stated that Shimei threw stones and earth at David, but this is implied in the context. <\/p>\n 2Sa 16:13<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>And as David and his men went by the way, Shimeicast dust<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> When the Consul whom Dr. Pococke attended entered Cairo, the Doctor tells us, “according to an ancient custom of state, <\/em>a man went before, and sprinkled water on the ground to lay the dust.” Every one knows the convenience of this practice in dry and hot countries; but I do not remember to have met with the mention of it anywhere else, as an eastern way of<\/em> doing honour; <\/em>yet if it was not barely a thing thought at that time convenient, <\/em>but an ancient custom of state, <\/em>the same causes might occasion it to be used in other countries; and if it had been used in Judea before the time of David, in the days of the judges and of Saul, it will explain Shimei’s behaviour, and give it the greatest energy; who, in opposition to it, threw stones at the king, and dusted him with dust in the day of his affliction. <\/em>He had been wont to be honoured by having people go before him to take care that the ground should be moistened, and no dust raised where he was to pass: Shimei did the reverse. This honour is not confined, however, to royalty: an English Consul was thus treated. Private persons were also thus dishonoured; the Jews clamoured against St. Paul in the temple, and threw dust. <\/em>Act 22:23<\/span>. Observations, <\/em>p. 287. <\/p>\n (13) And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. (14) And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n No doubt the spirits of both the king and people were much bowed down, and needed refreshment. How sweet is it, under the persecutions of Satan and the world, when at any time JESUS refreshes the soul with the whispers of his grace!<\/p>\n “Handfuls of Purpose”<\/p>\n For All Gleaners<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n “Shimei… threw stones at him.” 2Sa 16:13<\/span><\/em> .<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n The man at whom the stones were thrown was David. Shimei was a coward as well as a profane person, for he took care to walk along the hill’s side over against David, and to throw stones from a distance. We must not be dismayed because men throw stones at us. Many stones are thrown which never reach their mark. Stone throwing may be an indication of cowardice, of an evil temper, of fretfulness, and of a spirit in no wise attractive. How difficult it is for some people to believe that a man can be right when other people are throwing stones at him! They say: How can he be a good man when he is so evil spoken of? How can he be wise when his policy is so much condemned? How can he be good when he has so many enemies? Reasoning of this kind would destroy the claim of Jesus Christ himself to be considered the Son of God. We ought to reason by an exactly contrary process, saying: How great is he when so many envy him! How good when so many oppose him! How wise when so few comprehend him! Burglars do not go to houses in which there are no riches or goods worthy of their attention. They do not go to half-built houses, but to houses wherein they expect to find treasure. Thieves do not go to orchards in the winter-time, but in the time when every branch is bowed down with heavy fruitage. When a man is thought worthy of public criticism, possibly there may be something in him that is of the highest quality. Jesus Christ was more opposed than any man who ever lived, and the reason is that no man could approach him in excellence, in dignity, in beneficence. Be sure that you do not deserve the stones. Remember the proverb which says that ashes always fly in the face of him who throws them.<\/p>\n 2Sa 16:13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.<\/p>\n Ver. 13. And cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.<\/strong> ] Heb., Dusted him with dust: and this he did all along the way, till David came to Bahurim. He bravely contemned all these contumelies and indignities; and by a happy composedness set himself above the flight of the injurious claw, wherein also he became a type of Christ, “who when he was reviled, reviled not again, when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed his cause to him that judgeth righteously.” 1Pe 2:23 <\/p>\n men. Hebrew. ‘enosh. App-14. <\/p>\n cast dust. Hebrew “dusted him with dust”. Figure of speech Polyptoton (App-6): i.e. cast much dust. <\/p>\n the True Kings Loyal Friend<\/p>\n 2Sa 16:13-23<\/p>\n There are always some alleviations in our trials. Every cloud is edged with a silver or golden fringe. Shimei may curse, but Ittai swears allegiance; Zadok and Abiathar forget their ancient rivalry in a common sorrow; Ahithophels defection may cut us to the quick, but Hushai is willing to plead our cause.<\/p>\n Beware of any advice which complies with and gratifies the impulses of your own lower nature. He who begins by counseling you to do what is morally wrong can never be trusted as an adviser in matters that require consummate prudence. He is no oracle of God who does not take his stand on righteousness and purity. The wisdom which is from above is first pure, then peaceable, and without hypocrisy, Jam 3:17. Let us not run hither and thither to seek counsel of man. If any lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not. The one characteristic of a heaven-guided man is his calm decision and deliberateness. They that believe do not make haste!<\/p>\n cursed: 2Sa 16:5, 2Sa 16:6 <\/p>\n cast dust: Heb. dusted him with dust, Act 23:23, It was an ancient custom, in those warm and arid countries, to lay the dust before a person of distinction, by sprinkling the ground with water. Dr. Pococke and the consul were treated with this respect when they entered Cairo. The same custom is alluded to in the well-known fable of Phedrus, in which a slave is represented going before Augustus and officiously laying the dust. To throw dust in the air while a person was passing was therefore an act of great disrespect; to do so before a sovereign prince, an indecent outrage. But it is probable that Shimei meant more than disrespect and outrage to this afflicted king. Sir John Chardin informs us, that in the East, in general, those who demand justice against a criminal throw dust upon him, signifying that he ought to be put in the grave, and hence the common imprecation among the Turks and Persians, “Be covered with earth,” or, “Earth be upon thy head. <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Sa 19:21 – cursed<\/p>\n 2Sa 16:13. Shimei went along on the hills side Davids patience but more inflamed Shimeis insolence. And as David and his servants marched along, Shimei kept pace with them upon the side of an adjacent hill; and still continued cursing, reviling, and throwing dust and stones unchastised. David, however, endured it all, and when he was reviled, he reviled not again; but committed his cause to Him that judgeth righteously. How far he was, in this instance, an emblem of his suffering Son, is not hard to discern, or adventurous to assert. Delaney.<\/p>\n And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. 13. on the hill’s side ] See note on 2Sa 16:6. 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