en_tn_lite_do_not_use/1ki/02/08.md

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