Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
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Bible References
Shimei
1 Kings 2:8
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei, the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
2 Samuel 16:5
And when King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came forth, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came forth cursing
Proverbs 20:8
A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
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1 Kings 1:53
So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to King Solomon. And Solomon said unto him, Go to thy house.
2 Samuel 14:24
But the king said, Let him go to his own house and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and did not see the king's face.