Bible Quiz The Bible Quiz - Why did Shim'i ben (the son of) Gera curse David, according to David? Topic Q 3364 Question 1 of 1 Shmuel II (Samuel II) Score of 60 Why did Shim'i ben (the son of) Gera curse David, according to David? Because Shim'i hated David Because Shim'i was evil and disrespectful Because Shim'i was jealous that David was the king Because Hashem (G-d) told Shim'i to curse him Menu Click For Source Shmuel II (Samuel II) 16:10 64 people have so far answered this question That is correct59.4% of people got this wrong. That is not correctOnly 40.6% of people got it right.