What Does 2 Samuel 19:21 Mean?

“answered”

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,

“But Abishai”

abishai, an israelite

“the son”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of Zeruiah”

tserujah, an israelitess

“and said”

to say (used with great latitude)

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

this (often used adverb)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“be put to death”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

“Shall not Shimei”

shimi, the name of twenty israelites

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“for this because he cursed”

to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“anointed”

anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the messiah

“the LORD'S”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god