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16 Then (A)Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite who was from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 Now there were one thousand men of Benjamin with him, with (B)Ziba the young man of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they rushed to the Jordan before the king. 18 Then they kept passing over the ford to cause the king’s household to pass over, and to do what was good in his sight. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was about to pass over the Jordan. 19 So he said to the king, “(C)Let not my lord consider me guilty, nor remember what your servant did wrong on the day when my lord the king went out from Jerusalem, so that the king would [a]take it to heart. 20 For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore behold, I have come today, (D)the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.” 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah said, “(E)Should not Shimei be put to death for this, (F)because he cursed the anointed of Yahweh?” 22 David then said, “(G)What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be an adversary to me? (H)Should any man be put to death in Israel today? For do I not know that I am king over Israel today?” 23 And the king said to Shimei, “(I)You shall not die.” Thus the king swore to him.

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  1. 2 Samuel 19:19 Lit set

16 And (A)Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 There were a thousand men of (B)Benjamin with him, and (C)Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king. 18 Then a ferryboat went across to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good.

David’s Mercy to Shimei

Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan. 19 Then he said to the king, (D)“Do not let my lord [a]impute iniquity to me, or remember what (E)wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should (F)take it to heart. 20 For I, your servant, know that I have sinned. Therefore here I am, the first to come today of all (G)the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”

21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, (H)because he (I)cursed the Lord’s anointed?”

22 And David said, (J)“What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? (K)Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?” 23 Therefore (L)the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore to him.

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  1. 2 Samuel 19:19 charge me with iniquity