^{36 Ref} Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Make a house for yourself in Jerusalem and keep there and go to no other place.

^{37 Ref} For be certain that on the day when you go out and go over the stream Kidron, death will overtake you: and your blood will be on your head.

^{38 Ref} And Shimei said to the king, Very well! as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. And for a long time Shimei went on living in Jerusalem.

^{39 Ref} But after three years, two of the servants of Shimei went in flight to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And word was given to Shimei that his servants had gone to Gath.

^{40 Ref} Then Shimei got up, and making ready his ass, he went to Gath, to Achish, in search of his servants; and he sent and got them from Gath.

⁴¹ And news was given to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back again.

^{42 Ref} Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well!