2 Samuel 19:19He said to the king, "Don't let my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do you remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
The setting
Jordan River crossing, Israel, ~970 BC. King David returns from exile after his son Absalom's failed coup. Shimei, who cursed David during his flight, now begs for mercy...
The emotion here: desperate terror mixed with fragile hope
The original word
avon (עָוֹן) — twisted guilt, the weight of moral failure that bends the soul
Why it matters
Shimei threw stones and dirt at David while cursing him as he fled Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Samuel 19:19
Shimei is speaking from a position of total vulnerability — one word from David means death
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows David as merciful, but David actually postponed judgment — he told Solomon to deal with Shimei later (1 Kings 2:8-9).
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Samuel 19:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Samuel 19:19 comes from the book of 2 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Shimei. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include confession, mercy, forgiveness. Notable phrases: don't let my lord impute iniquity; your servant did perversely. This verse is a prayer.
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Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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