Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, ‘Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but don’t leave there and go anywhere else.
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
A king sitting on a throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
So King Solomon sent for him, and they took him down from the altar. He came and paid homage to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, ‘Go to your home.’
Absalom resided in Jerusalem for two years but never saw the king.
However, the king added, ‘He may return to his house, but he may not see my face.’ So Absalom returned to his house, but he did not see the king.