6. You know what to do; you must not let him die a natural death.
7. “But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai from Gilead and take care of them, because they were kind to me when I was fleeing from your brother Absalom.
8. “There is also Shimei son of Gera, from the town of Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me bitterly the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he met me at the River Jordan, I gave him my solemn promise in the name of the Lord that I would not have him killed.
9. But you must not let him go unpunished. You know what to do, and you must see to it that he is put to death.”
10. David died and was buried in David's City.
11. He had been king of Israel for forty years, ruling seven years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem.