^{16 17} And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite who was from Baḥurim, hastened and came·​·down with the men^◦ of Judah to meet king David.

⁸ And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Baḥurim, and he^◦ reviled me with a reviling that was·​·grievous in the day of my going to Mahanaim; but he^◦ came·​·down to meet me at the Jordan, and I promised to him by Jehovah, saying, I will· not^▫ ·put· thee ·to·​·death with the sword.