Come out, come out. — Rather, Go out, go out. It is doubtful whether by the words, “thou bloody man,” Shimei meant anything more than that he considered David responsible for “the blood of the house of Saul”, (2 Samuel 16:8), especially in the case of Ishbosheth and of Abner, and the execution of Saul’s seven descendants at the demand of the Gibeonites (2 Samuel 21:1-9). Yet he may have known of the crime in regard to Uriah, and have wished to point his curse with the charge of shedding that innocent blood.
Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 16:7
2 Samuel 16:7
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloodyc man, and thou man of Belial: