Shimei

Shimei

Father

Gera

• שִׁמְעִי·Shimei

Includes 8 verses that refer to Shimei without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. 2 Samuel 16:5
   As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
2. 2 Samuel 16:7
   And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
3. 2 Samuel 16:9Referred to, not named
   Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
4. 2 Samuel 16:10Referred to, not named
   But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
5. 2 Samuel 16:13
   So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.
6. 2 Samuel 19:16
   Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
7. 2 Samuel 19:17Referred to, not named
   …along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king
8. 2 Samuel 19:18
   …and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king
9. 2 Samuel 19:19Referred to, not named
   …and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
10. 2 Samuel 19:21
    But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
11. 2 Samuel 19:23
    So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.
12. 1 Kings 2:8
    Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
13. 1 Kings 2:9Referred to, not named
    Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
14. 1 Kings 2:36
    Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
15. 1 Kings 2:37Referred to, not named
    On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
16. 1 Kings 2:38
    “The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
17. 1 Kings 2:39
    After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
18. 1 Kings 2:40
    So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.
19. 1 Kings 2:41
    When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
20. 1 Kings 2:42
    …the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’
21. 1 Kings 2:43Referred to, not named
    So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
22. 1 Kings 2:44
    The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
23. 1 Kings 2:46Referred to, not named
    Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.