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.
Went along on the hill's side over against him - as he descended the rough road on the eastern side of the mount of Olives; 'went along the side,' literally, the rib, of the hill.
Threw stones at him - as a mark of contempt and insult.
Cast dust. As if to add insult to injury, clouds of dust were thrown by this disloyal subject in the path of his unfortunate sovereign. But the throwing of dust is a significant mode, used in the East, of demanding public justice on a criminal (cf. Acts 22:23).