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1 Kings 2:7-9
Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 2:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 (A) The sons of Barzillai from Gilead helped me when I was running from your brother Absalom.[a] Be kind to them and let them eat at your table.
8 (B) Be sure to do something about Shimei son of Gera from Bahurim in the territory of Benjamin. He cursed and insulted me the day I went to Mahanaim. But later, when he came to meet me at the Jordan River, I promised that I wouldn't kill him.[b] 9 Now you must punish him. He's an old man, but you're wise enough to know that you must have him killed.
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