1 Kings 2:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶ So act consistently with your wisdom, and don’t let him die as a peaceful old man.^{[a] 7} Be gracious to the descendants of Barzillai the Gileadite, and provide for them in your household,^[b] because they helped me when I had to run from your brother Absalom.

⁸ “Pay attention now! You have with you Gera’s son Shimei the descendant of Benjamin from Bahurim. He cursed me violently that day when I had to leave for Mahanaim. When he visited me at the Jordan River,^[c] I made an oath to the Lord and told him, ‘I won’t execute you with a sword.’