^2:8“Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim,²² who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim.²³ He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised²⁴ him by the Lord, ‘I will not strike you down²⁵ with the sword.’ ^2:9But now²⁶ don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him;²⁷ make sure he has a bloody death.”²⁸

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Footnotes

22 Heb “Look, with you is Shimei.…”
23 Heb “and he cursed me with a horrible curse on the day I went to Mahanaim.”
24 Or “swore an oath to.”
25 Heb “kill you.”
26 The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek and the have here “you” rather than “now.” The two words are homonyms in Hebrew.
27 Heb “what you should do to him.”
28 Heb “bring his grey hair down in blood [to] Sheol.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And there is also with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day when I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“And remember, you have with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord: ‘I will not put you to death by the sword.’ But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom; you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Keep an eye on Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim who is with you. He uttered malicious curses against me the day I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, and I swore to him by the Lord, ‘I will never kill you with the sword.’ So don’t let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man. You know how to deal with him to bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“And remember Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a terrible curse as I was fleeing to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I swore by the Lord that I would not kill him. But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And look, Shimei the son of Gera the son of the Benjaminite from Bahurim is with you. Now he cursed me severely when I went to Mahanaim, but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, so I swore to him by Yahweh, ‘I surely will not kill you with the sword.’ So then, do not leave him unpunished, for you are a wise man, and you will know what you must do to him. You must bring his grey hair down to Sheol with blood.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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. Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

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