1 Kings 2:42
in 1 Kings 2the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not adjure thee by Jehovah, and protest unto thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The saying that I have heard is good.
KJV
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
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This verse in 1 Kings 2
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Did I not make thee to swear - The Septuagint add to 1Ki 2:37 a clause stating that Solomon “made Shimei swear” on the day when he commanded him to reside at Jerusalem.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
), that he had put a great contempt upon the authority and wrath both of God and the king, that he had broken the oath of the Lord and disobeyed the commandment of his prince, and by this it appeared what manner of spirit he was of, that he would not be held by the bonds of gratitude or conscience.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation+unbalanced-parens
5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
And the king sent and called for Shimei,....
Shimei forfeits his recognizance, which was the thing Solomon expected; and God was righteous in suffering him to do it, that he might now suffer for his old sins. Two of his servants (it seems, though he was a prisoner, he lived like himself, well attended) ran from him to the land of the Philistines,
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיִּקְרָ֣א | vaiyikra' | and he summoned | H7121 → | 733 times |
| לְשִׁמְעִ֗י | leshimi | <to> Shimei | H8096 → | 43 times |
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלָ֜יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הֲל֧וֹא | halo' | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָ | hishba'tikha | did I make swear you | H7650 → | 186 times |
| בַֽיהוָ֗ה | bayahweh | by Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וָאָעִ֤ד | vaaid | and did I warn? | H5749 → | 44 times |
| בְּךָ֙ | bekha | <in> you | ||
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| בְּי֣וֹם | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| צֵאתְךָ֗ | tzetekha | going out you | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ | vehalakhta | and you will go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אָ֣נֶה | ʾaneh | where? | H575 → | 41 times |
| וָאָ֔נָה | vaanah | and where? | H575 → | 41 times |
| יָדֹ֥עַ | yadoa' | certainly <to know> | H3045 → | 945 times |
| תֵּדַ֖ע | teda' | you will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מ֣וֹת | mot | certainly <to die> | H4191 → | 839 times |
| תָּמ֑וּת | tamut | you will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וַתֹּ֧אמֶר | vatomer | and you said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלַ֛י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| ט֥וֹב | tov | [is] good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| הַדָּבָ֖ר | hadavar | the word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ | shamaeti | I have heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he summoned
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
לְשִׁמְעִ֗י<to> Shimei
leshimiH8096 →43 times
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלָ֜יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
הֲל֧וֹא¿ not
halo'H3808 →5168 times
הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָdid I make swear you
hishba'tikhaH7650 →186 times
בַֽיהוָ֗הby Yahweh
bayahwehH3068 →6520 times
וָאָעִ֤דand did I warn?
vaaidH5749 →44 times
בְּךָ֙<in> you
bekha
לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
בְּי֣וֹםon [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
צֵאתְךָ֗going out you
tzetekhaH3318 →1067 times
וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙and you will go
vehalakhtaH1980 →1546 times
אָ֣נֶהwhere?
ʾanehH575 →41 times
וָאָ֔נָהand where?
vaanahH575 →41 times
יָדֹ֥עַcertainly <to know>
yadoa'H3045 →945 times
תֵּדַ֖עyou will know
teda'H3045 →945 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
מ֣וֹתcertainly <to die>
motH4191 →839 times
תָּמ֑וּתyou will die
tamutH4191 →839 times
וַתֹּ֧אמֶרand you said
vatomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלַ֛יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
ט֥וֹב[is] good
tovH2896 →538 times
הַדָּבָ֖רthe word
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃I have heard
shamaetiH8085 →1159 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
it leads to
- Judges 11:35
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given…
- Matthew 5:33
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
- Psalms 101:6
My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
- Judges 11:35
Through
Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
it leads to
- Esther 8:2
The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.
- Genesis 41:42
Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
- Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
- Revelation 6:11
Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been…
- Esther 3:10
So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
- Esther 8:2
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.