Somebody told Shimei, "Look! Your servants went to Gath!" So Shimei got up, saddled a donkey, and traveled to Gath to find his servants. He found them and brought them back from Gath.

But three years later, two of Shimei's servants escaped to Maacah's son Achish, the king of Gath.

Later, Solomon found out that Shimei had left Jerusalem, gone to Gath, and had returned,