<p class="bodytext">Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin.p>

Shimei said to the king, &#8220;My master the king&#8217;s proposal is acceptable.<n id="1" /> Your servant will do as you say.&#8221;<n id="2" /> So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.<n id="3" />p>

So Shimei got up, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to find his servants; Shimei went and brought back his servants from Gath.

When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had then returned,

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim,<n id="1" /> who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim.<n id="2" /> He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised<n id="3" /> him by the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8216;I will not strike you down<n id="4" /> with the sword.&#8217;

Then the king said to Shimei, &#8220;You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David.<n id="1" /> The <sc>Lordsc> will punish you for what you did.<n id="2" />