...mouth, because he saw, that Shimei was the Lord's rod to chasten him for his sins. Therefore he said, Let him alone, and let him curse. -for the Lord hath bidden him. [2 Sam. xvi. 11.] There are no doubt times, when all the friends of God have similar feelings under...

...my son, which came forth of my bowels, sceketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamito doit? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him. 12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and lhat the LORD will requite me good for...

...displayed a noble forbearance, and expressed an humble hope in the protection of the Almighty : — " Let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden : it may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good fer...

...patiently bore it, and would suffer no harm to be done him for it, saying, as in 2 Sam. xvi. 11. '' Let him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord hath bidden him." Consider the patience of holy Eli, when, though he heard such news, as, like a sudden clap of thunder,...

...must David, in exiled majesty, have felt the attacks of Shimei ! Yet, in the depth of woe, he said, " Let him alone, and let him curse ; for the Lord hath bidden him," — a strong orientalism of speech, implying, The Lord hath put David in circumstances which give this...

...devil: do not wonder, then, at any horrible thoughts, however horrible, darting across your minds. Let him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord hath bidden him : the Lord will look on your affliction, and requite you good for his cursing at length. View our Lord...

...be punished, as he really deserved. " The Lord," says he, " hath said " unto him, Curse David c." " Let him alone, and let ** him curse ; for the Lord hath bidden him d." A very wise and a just reflection. Not that the Lord had directly ordered Shimei to curse David,...

...punishment, for that hand which the holy God hath in their offensive actions. .Yet David can sav. ' Let him alone. and let him curse, for the Lord hath bidden him;' as meanmg to give a reason of his own patience, rather than Shimei's impunity. The issue showed, how...

...fury and folly, malice and madness, in raving and raging at him, in cursing and reproaching him, says, Let him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord hath bidden him. " God," says he, " will by his wise providence turn his cursing into blessing. I see the justice of...

...gracious to me, that the child may live 5 — 2 Sam. xii. 22. Let him alone, and let him curse, &c. it may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.— 2 Sam. xvi. 1 1, 12. Why sit we here...