2 Samuel 19:6-23

6in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee. For thou hast declaredH559 this dayH3117, that princes and servantsH5650 are nought unto thee: for this dayH3117 I perceive, that ifH1121 Absalom had livedH5315, and allH3605 weH3117 had died this dayH3117, then it had pleased thee well.

7NowH3117 therefore arise, go forthH3045 and speak comfortably unto thy servantsH5650: for I swearH3588 by the LORD, ifH3588 thou go notH369 forthH3045, there will notH369 tarry a manH4191 with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee thanH3605 allH3605 the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until nowH3117.

8Then the kingH5921 aroseH6965, and sat in the gate. And they toldH1696 unto allH3605 the peopleH376, sayingH1696, Behold, the kingH5921 doth sitH935 in the gate: and allH3605 the peopleH376 cameH935 beforeH5704 the kingH5921. NowH6258 Israel had fled everyH3605 manH376 to his tent.

9And allH3605 the peopleH5971 were at strife throughoutH3605 allH3605 the tribes of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, The kingH4428 delivered usH5046 outH6440 of the hand of our enemiesH6965, and he saved usH5046 outH6440 of the hand of the Philistines; and nowH2009 he is fledH5127 outH6440 of the landH6440 from Absalom.

10And AbsalomH53, whom weH6258 anointed over usH5921, is dead in battle. NowH6258 therefore why speakH559 ye notH1961 a wordH559 of bringing the kingH4428 back?

11And kingH4428 David sentH7725 to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, WhyH4100 are ye the last to bringH7725 the kingH4428 backH7725 to his house? seeing the speech of all IsraelH4421 is comeH7725 to the kingH4428, to bringH7725 him to his house.

12Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the lastH314 to bringH935 backH7725 the kingH4428?

13And say ye to Amasa, Art thou notH1961 my boneH6106 and my fleshH1320? God doH4100 soH1961 to meH7725, and more also, ifH1961 thou be notH1961 captain of the host before meH7725 continually in the room of Joab.

14And he bowed the heart of allH3605 the menH3605 of Judah, evenH3808 as the heart of one manH3605; soH6213 that they sentH559 unto the king, sayingH559, ReturnH8478 thou, and allH3605 thy servants.

15SoH7971 the kingH4428 returnedH7725, and cameH413 to Jordan. And JudahH3063 cameH413 to Gilgal, to goH7971 to meet the kingH4428, to bringH7725 the kingH4428 over Jordan.

16And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and cameH935 down with the men of JudahH3063 to meetH7125 kingH4428 David.

17And there were a thousand menH376 of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sonsH1121 and his twenty servantsH376 with him; and they wentH3381 through Jordan in the presenceH5973 of the kingH4428.

18And there wentH376 over a ferry boat to bring over the king’sH4428 householdH1004, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the sonH1121 of Gera fell downH6440 beforeH6440 the kingH4428, when he was come over JordanH3383.

19And he said unto the kingH4428, Let notH1121 my lord impute iniquity unto meH6440, neither doH6213 thou remember that whichH5869 thy servant didH6213 perversely the day that my lord the kingH4428 wentH6440 outH6440 of Jerusalem, that the kingH4428 should take it to his heart.

20For thy servantH5650 doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am comeH3318 this dayH3117 the firstH3117 of allH3117 the house of JosephH413 to goH3318 downH7760 to meetH3318 my lordH113 the kingH4428.

21But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answeredH935 and said, Shall notH3588 Shimei be putH935 to death for this, becauseH3588 he cursed the LORD’SH113 anointed?

22And David saidH559, WhatH2063 have I to do with youH3588, ye sonsH1121 of ZeruiahH6870, that ye should this day be adversaries unto meH4191? shall there anyH3588 manH1121 be putH4191 to deathH4191 this day in Israel? for do notH3808 I know that I am this day king over Israel?

23And the kingH4428 saidH559 unto Shimei, Thou shalt notH3808 dieH4191. And the kingH4428 sware unto him.