1 Kings 2:8

And behold thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim ,.... Of whom, and of his native place; see Gill on 2 Samuel 16:5 ; he was now at Jerusalem, and so with Solomon, or near at hand; and was on his side, and of his party; see 1 Kings 1:8 ; but not to be trusted, or looked upon as a real friend:

which cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went to Mahanaim ; a place on the other side Jordan, of which place, and the curses this man cursed David, with, see 2 Samuel 16:7 ;

but he came down to me at Jordan ; after the defeat of Absalom, and when David was returning, and humbled himself to him, and begged his pardon:

and I sware unto him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword ; but this oath was not binding upon his successor, and especially should he commit a new crime.