 If my own son, who came forth from my loins, is seeking my life, how much more might this Benjamin might do so? Let him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to. Perhaps the Lord will look on my affliction and make it up to me with benefits for the curses he is uttering this day. David and his men continued on the road, while Shemaiah kept abreast of them on the hillside, all the while cursing and throwing stones and dirt as he went.