2 Samuel 19:16-23
New King James Version
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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- 2 Samuel 19:19 charge me with iniquity
2 Samuel 19:16-23
21st Century King James Version
16 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hastened and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and 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 And there went over a ferryboat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was coming over the Jordan,
19 and said unto the king, “Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart;
20 for thy servant doth know that I have sinned. Therefore, behold, I have come the first this day of all 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, because he cursed the Lord’S anointed?”
22 And David said, “What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? Shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? For do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?”
23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, “Thou shalt not die.” And the king swore unto him.
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