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."
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- 1 Kings 2:8
"And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 16:5
"And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came."
Read in chapter → - 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 thine house."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 14:24
"And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 14:28
"So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 20:26
"A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 20:8
"A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes."
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