Shimei: A Benjamite: Curses David; David's Magnanimity Toward

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses. …

Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,

These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. …