2 Samuel 19:6-23

6by lovingH157 those who hateH8130 you, and by hatingH8130 those who loveH157 you. For you have shownH5046 todayH3117 that 1princesH8269 and servantsH5650 are nothingH369 to you; for I knowH3045 this dayH3117 that ifH3863 AbsalomH53 were aliveH2416 and allH3605 of us were deadH4191 todayH3117, thenH227 2you would be pleasedH3474H5869. 7NowH6258 therefore ariseH6965, goH3318 out and speakH1696 3kindlyH3820 to your servantsH5650, for I swearH7650 by the LordH3068, ifH3588 you do not goH3318 out, surelyH518 4not a manH376 will passH3885 the nightH3915 with you, and thisH2088 will be worseH7489 for you thanH4480 allH3605 the evilH7463 that has comeH935 upon you from your youthH5271 untilH5704 nowH6258.” 8So the kingH4428 aroseH6965 and satH3427 in the gateH8179. When they toldH5046 allH3605 the peopleH5971, sayingH559, “BeholdH2009, the kingH4428 is 5sittingH3427 in the gateH8179,” then allH3605 the peopleH5971 cameH935 beforeH6440 the kingH4428.

Now 6IsraelH3478 had fledH5127, eachH376 to his tentH168. 9AllH3605 the peopleH5971 were quarrelingH1777 throughout allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, “7The kingH4428 deliveredH5337 us from the 8handH3709 of our enemiesH340 and 9savedH4422 us from the 10handH3709 of the PhilistinesH6430, but nowH6258 11he has fledH1272 out of the landH776 from AbsalomH53. 10However, AbsalomH53, whomH834 we anointedH4886 overH5921 us, has diedH4191 in battleH4421. NowH6258 then, whyH4100 are you silentH2790 about bringingH7725 the kingH4428 backH7725?”

11Then KingH4428 DavidH1732 sentH7971 to 12ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 the priestsH3548, sayingH559, “SpeakH1696 to the eldersH2205 of JudahH3063, sayingH559, ‘WhyH4100 are you the lastH314 to bringH7725 the kingH4428 backH7725 to his houseH1004, since the wordH1697 of allH3605 IsraelH3478 has comeH935 to the kingH4428, even to his houseH1004? 12You are my brothersH251; 13you are my boneH6106 and my fleshH1320. WhyH4100 then should you be the lastH314 to bringH7725 backH7725 the kingH4428?’ 13SayH559 to 14AmasaH6021, ‘Are you not my boneH6106 and my fleshH1320? 15May GodH430 doH6213 soH3541 to me, and moreH3254 alsoH3541, ifH518 you will not be 16commanderH8269 of the armyH6635 beforeH6440 me continuallyH3605H3117 17in placeH8478 of JoabH3097.’” 14Thus he turnedH5186 the heartsH3824 of allH3605 the menH376 of JudahH3063 18as oneH259 manH376, so that they sentH7971 word to the kingH4428, saying, “ReturnH7725, you and allH3605 your servantsH5650.” 15The kingH4428 then returnedH7725 and cameH935 as farH5704 as the JordanH3383. And JudahH3063 cameH935 to 19GilgalH1537 in order to goH1980 to meetH7122 the kingH4428, to bringH5674 the kingH4428 acrossH5674 the JordanH3383.

16Then 20ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of GeraH1617, the BenjamiteH1145 whoH834 was from BahurimH980, hurriedH4116 and cameH3381 downH3381 with the menH376 of JudahH3063 to meetH7122 KingH4428 DavidH1732. 17There were a thousandH505 menH376 of BenjaminH1144 with him, with 21ZibaH6717 the servantH5288 of the houseH1004 of SaulH7586, and his fifteenH2568H6240 sonsH1121 and his twentyH6242 servantsH5650 with him; and they rushedH6743 to the JordanH3383 beforeH6440 the kingH4428. 18Then they kept crossingH5674 the fordH5679 to bringH5674 overH5674 the king’sH4428 householdH1004, and to doH6213 whatH2896 was goodH2896 in his sightH5869. And ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of GeraH1617 fellH5307 downH5307 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 as he was about to crossH5674 the JordanH3383. 19So he saidH559 to the kingH4428, “22Let not my lordH113 considerH2803 me guiltyH5771, norH408 rememberH2142 whatH834 your servantH5650 didH5753 wrongH5753 on the dayH3117 whenH834 my lordH113 the kingH4428 cameH3318 out from JerusalemH3389, so that the kingH4428 would 23takeH7760 it to heartH3820. 20For your servantH5650 knowsH3045 that I have sinnedH2398; therefore beholdH2009, I have comeH935 todayH3117, 24the firstH7223 of allH3605 the houseH1004 of JosephH3130 to goH3381 downH3381 to meetH7122 my lordH113 the kingH4428.” 21But AbishaiH52 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 saidH559, “25Should not ShimeiH8096 be putH4191 to deathH4191 for thisH2088, 26becauseH3588 he cursedH7043 the Lord’sH3068 anointedH4899?” 22DavidH1732 then saidH559, “27WhatH4100 have I to do with you, O sonsH1121 of ZeruiahH6870, that you should this dayH3117 be an adversaryH7854 to me? 28Should anyH376 manH376 be putH4191 to deathH4191 in IsraelH3478 todayH3117? For do I not knowH3045 that I am kingH4428 overH5921 IsraelH3478 todayH3117?” 23The kingH4428 saidH559 to ShimeiH8096, “29You shall not dieH4191.” Thus the kingH4428 sworeH7650 to him.