2 Samuel 19:23
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Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.
In other translations
Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Kings 2:46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 2:8-98 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.8 Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’ 9 Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
- 1 Kings 2:37For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
- 1 Samuel 30:15And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
- 1 Samuel 28:10And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”
- Hebrews 6:16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
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People and places
People: Shimei