“But show kindness(A) to the sons of Barzillai(B) of Gilead and let them be among those who eat at your table.(C) They stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

“And remember, you have with you Shimei(D) son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim.(E) When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore(F) to him by the Lord: ‘I will not put you to death by the sword.’ But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom;(G) you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.”

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