2 Samuel 16:11-13

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹¹ And David said to Abi′shai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! Let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord has bidden him. ¹² It may be that the Lord will look upon my affliction,^[a] and that the Lord will repay me with good for this cursing of me today.” ¹³ So David and his men went on the road, while Shim′e-i went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him and flung dust.