Now the kingsentand calledfor Shimeiand saidto him, "Buildfor yourself a housein Jerusalemand livethere,and do not goout from thereto anyplace.
A wisekingwinnowsthe wicked,And drivesthe [threshing] wheeloverthem.
A kingwho sitson the throneof justiceDispersesallevilwith his eyes.
So KingSolomonsent,and they broughthim downfrom the altar.And he cameand prostratedhimself before KingSolomon,and Solomonsaidto him, "Goto your house."
Now Absalomlivedtwo fullyearsin Jerusalem,and did not seethe king'sface.
However the kingsaid,"Let him turnto his own house,and let him not seemy face."So Absalomturnedto his own houseand did not seethe king'sface.
