"But it happened that on the third year, two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish the king of Gath, the son of Maacah. And they told Shimei, saying, 'Behold, your servants are in Gath.'" — Three years pass, and two of Shimei's *servants* (*avadav*) *flee* to Achish, king of Gath (a Philistine city). The narrative presents the circumstance that will become Shimei's downfall. The flight of his servants creates a crisis: Shimei's household members are outside Jerusalem.

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