He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left.
Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.
As he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
He said to the king, “Don’t think badly of me, my lord, and don’t recall the sin of your servant on the day when you, my lord the king, left Jerusalem! Please don’t call it to mind!