36. Next, the king sent for Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house here in Jerusalem to live in and don’t leave the city.
37. If you leave the city and go any further than Kidron Brook, you will be killed, and it will be your own fault.”
38. Shimei answered, “Yes, my king. I will obey you.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
39. But three years later, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away. They went to King Achish of Gath, who was the son of Maacah. Shimei heard that his slaves were in Gath,