18 Then a ferryboat went across to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan.

19 Then he said to the king, ^a“Do not let my lord impute iniquity to me, or remember what ^bwrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should ^ctake it to heart.  ‡

21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, ^abecause he ^bcursed the Lord’s anointed?”  ‡

22 And David said, ^a“What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? ^bShall any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?”  ‡