[19:18] As the king was getting ready to cross, Shimei threw himself down in front of him
[19:19] and said, “Your Majesty, please forget the wrong I did that day you left Jerusalem. Don't hold it against me or think about it any more.
[19:20] I know, sir, that I have sinned, and this is why I am the first one from the northern tribes to come and meet Your Majesty today.”
[19:21] Abishai son of Zeruiah spoke up: “Shimei should be put to death because he cursed the one whom the Lord chose as king.”
[19:22] But David said to Abishai and his brother Joab, “Who asked your opinion? Are you going to give me trouble? I am the one who is king of Israel now, and no Israelite will be put to death today.”
[19:23] And he said to Shimei, “I give you my word that you will not be put to death.”