Shimei, David's tormentors during his flight before Absalom
In Biblical Names the meaning of the name Shimi is: That hears or obeys, my reputation, my fame.
Why didn't David kill Shimei?
David did not kill him. Instead, he accepted Shimei's curse as Yahweh's way of dealing with his (David's) distress. Absalom has driven out David, unsettling him, turning him into a migrant, me- topographically speaking.
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