“Get up, go down and meet King Ahab of Israel who lives in Samaria. He is at the vineyard of Naboth; he has gone down there to take possession of it.

For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king&#8217;s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment<n id="1" /> they are having a feast<n id="2" /> in his presence, and they have declared, &#8216;Long live King Adonijah!&#8217;<n id="3" />

<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;