Cross Reference 1 KINGS 2:8 AND BEHOLD THOU HAST WITH THEE SHIMEI THE SON OF GERA A BENJAMITE OF BAHURIM WHICH CURSED ME WITH A GRIEVOUS CURSE IN THE DAY WHEN I WENT TO MAHANAIM BUT HE CAME DOWN TO MEET ME AT JORDAN AND I SWARE TO HIM BY THE LORD SAYING I WILL NOT PUT THEE TO DEATH WITH THE SWORD

{1 Kings 2:8} And, behold, x2009 [thou hast] with x5973 thee Shimei 8096 the son 1121 of Gera, 1617 a Benjamite 1145 of Bahurim, 980 x4480 which x1931 cursed 7043 z8765 me with a grievous 4834 z8737 curse 7045 in the day 3117 when I went y3212 z8800 x1980 to Mahanaim: 4266 but he x1931 came down 3381 z8804 to meet 7125 z8800 me at Jordan, 3383 and I sware 7650 z8735 to him by the LORD, 3068 saying, 559 z8800 I will not x518 put thee to death 4191 z8686 with the sword. 2719

Shimei:
"And the kingª sentª ° and calledª ° for Shimei,ª and saidª ° unto him, Buildª ° thee an houseª in Jerusalem,ª and dwellª ° there,¹ and go not forthª °¹ thence¹ ¹ any¹ whither.ª ... So the kingª commandedª °¹ Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiada;ª which went out,ª ° and fellª ° upon him, that he died.ª ° And the kingdomª was establishedª ° in the handª of Solomon.ª" {1Kg 2:36-46} + "And when kingª Davidª cameª ° to¹ Bahurim,ª behold,¹ thence¹ ¹ came outª ° a manª of the familyª ¹ of the houseª of Saul,ª whose nameª [was] Shimei,ª the sonª of Gera:ª he came forth,ª ° and cursedª ° still as he came.ª ° ... The LORDª hath returnedª ° upon¹ thee all¹ the bloodª of the houseª of Saul,ª in whose¹ stead¹ thou hast reigned;ª ° and the LORDª hath deliveredª °¹ the kingdomª into the handª of Absalomª thy son:ª and, behold,¹ thou [art taken] in thy mischief,ª because¹ thou¹ [art] a bloodyª man.ª" {2Sm 16:5-8}

he came:
"And Shimeiª the sonª of Gera,ª a Benjamite,ª which¹ [was] of Bahurim,ª ¹ hastedª ° and came downª ° with¹ the menª of Judahª to meetª ° kingª David.ª ... Therefore the kingª saidª ° unto¹ Shimei,ª Thou shalt not¹ die.ª ° And the kingª swareª ° unto him." {2Sm 19:16-23} + "And thou shalt swear,ª ° The LORDª liveth,ª in truth,ª in judgment,ª and in righteousness;ª and the nationsª shall bless² ° themselves¹ in him, and in him shall they glory.ª °" {Jer 4:2}