And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
Someone told Solomon that Shimei had left Jerusalem and gone to Gath, and then returned.
This verse describes Solomon being informed that Shimei had broken his oath by leaving Jerusalem and traveling to Gath.
📚 Historical Context
In the early days of King Solomon's reign, after his father David had died, Solomon was consolidating his power by addressing potential threats from those who had opposed his family. Shimei, a man who had cursed David during Absalom's rebellion, was placed under house arrest in Jerusalem and explicitly forbidden to leave under penalty of death. This verse describes how Shimei disobeyed by traveling to Gath to retrieve his runaway slaves and then returning, which was reported to Solomon as a violation of his command.
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