King David and all his people came to the Jordan River. They were tired, so they rested and refreshed themselves there.
So David and his men went on their way down the road. Shimei kept following David. He walked on the other side of the road by the side of the hill. He kept cursing David on his way. Shimei also threw stones and dirt at David.
Meanwhile, Absalom, Ahithophel, and all the Israelites came to Jerusalem.
I will catch him while he is tired and weak. I will frighten him, and all his people will run away. But I will kill only King David.
As David came to Bahurim, a man from Saul’s family, Shimei son of Gera, came out cursing David again and again.