And Shimei said unto the king, The saying [is] good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
Ver. 38. The saying is good: … so will thy servant do.] The false heart praiseth the law and promiseth obedience, but faileth in performance; here it "starteth aside, like a deceitful bow." Psa 78:57 See Trapp on " Psa 78:57 "
And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.] Till he had an occasion of doing otherwise. Augustine thanks God that the heart and temptation met not together.