# General Information:

King David continues to tell Solomon how to lead Israel.

# Shimei ... Gera

men's names (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Benjamite

descendant of Benjamin

# Bahurim ... Mahanaim

place names (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# do not let him go free from punishment

This can be expressed positively. AT: "be sure to punish him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])

# bring his gray head down to the grave with blood

Blood is a metonym for violent death, and the head is synecdoche for the whole person. AT: "make sure he dies a violent death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shimei]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/benjamin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jordanriver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/death]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/free]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise]]