1 Kings 2:39
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And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
In other translations
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961מִקֵּץmiketzfrom [the] end ofH7093שָׁלֹשׁshaloshthreeH7969שָׁנִיםshanimyearsH8141וַיִּבְרְחוּvaiyivrechuand they fledH1272שְׁנֵי־shenei-twoH8147עֲבָדִים'avadimservantsH5650לְשִׁמְעִיleshim'iof ShimeiH8096אֶל־'el-toH413אָכִישׁ'akhishAchishH397בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121מַעֲכָהma'akhahMaacahH4601מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428גַּתgatGathH1661וַיַּגִּידוּvaiyagiduand people toldH5046לְשִׁמְעִיleshim'ito ShimeiH8096לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009עֲבָדֶיךָ'avadeikhaservants yourH5650בְּגַת׃begat[are] in GathH1661
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 27:2-32 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.2 So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath. 3 David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
- 1 Samuel 21:10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
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People and places
Places: Gath