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.  ‡

20 For I, your servant, know that I have sinned. Therefore here I am, the first to come today of all ^athe house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”  ‡

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?”  ‡

23 Therefore ^athe king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore to him.  ‡