1 Kings 2:36

Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but don’t leave there and go anywhere else.

2 Samuel 14:24

However, the king added, “He may return to his house, but he may not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his house, but he did not see the king.

2 Samuel 14:28

Absalom resided in Jerusalem two years but never saw the king.

2 Samuel 16:5-9

When King David got to Bahurim, a man belonging to the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he was yelling curses as he approached.

1 Kings 1:53

So King Solomon sent for him, and they took him down from the altar. He came and paid homage to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your home.”

“Keep an eye on Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim who is with you. He uttered malicious curses against me the day I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, and I swore to him by the Lord: ‘I will never kill you with the sword.’

Proverbs 20:8

A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king separates out the wicked
and drives the threshing wheel over them.

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Summary

1 Kings 2:36

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

Shimei

1 Kings 2:8

2 Samuel 16:5

Proverbs 20:8

Build

1 Kings 1:53

2 Samuel 14:24

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