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20 I, your servant, know that what I did was wrong. That’s why I’ve come today, to be the first of all the house of Joseph to greet my king.

21 Abishai, Zeruiah’s son, remembered Shimei well.

Abishai: My lord, shouldn’t Shimei be executed for cursing the Eternal’s anointed king with such contempt?

David: 22 What business is that of yours, sons of Zeruiah? Why should you make yourself my opponent? Will I execute anyone in Israel on a day like this? Don’t I know that today I am the king of Israel?

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