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19 He pleaded with the king, |Don't remember the crime I committed the day you left Jerusalem. Don't hold it against me or even think about it, Your Majesty. 20 I know I've sinned. Today I've come as the first of all the house of Joseph to meet you.| 21 But Abishai, Zeruiah's son, replied, |Shouldn't Shimei be put to death for cursing the LORD's anointed king?| 22 David responded, |Are you sure we're from the same family, sons of Zeruiah? You are my enemies today. Should anyone in Israel be killed today? Don't I know that I'm king of Israel again?| 23 The king promised Shimei, |You won't die,| and the king swore to it. 2 Samuel 19:19-23, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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