# 1 Kings 2:8

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
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- Book: [1 Kings](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings)
- Chapter: [1 Kings 2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2)
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And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.