16 Her husband, however, went with her, weeping behind her all the way to Bahurim.(A) Then Abner said to him, “Go back home!” So he went back.

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16 Shimei(A) son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

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Shimei Curses David

As King David approached Bahurim,(A) a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei(B) son of Gera, and he cursed(C) as he came out.

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“And remember, you have with you Shimei(A) son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim.(B) When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore(C) to him by the Lord: ‘I will not put you to death by the sword.’

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18 But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So the two of them left at once and went to the house of a man in Bahurim.(A) He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

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17     “Stolen water is sweet;
    food eaten in secret is delicious!(A)
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
    that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(B)

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