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35 (A)And the king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in his place, and the king appointed (B)Zadok the priest (C)in the place of Abiathar.

Shimei Put to Death

36 Then the king sent and called for (D)Shimei and said to him, “Build for yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go out from there to any place. 37 Now it will be on the day you go out and (E)cross over the [a]brook Kidron, that you will know for certain that you shall surely die; (F)your blood shall be on your own head.”

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  1. 1 Kings 2:37 Or wadi