1 Kings 2
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1 Kings 2:36-46

36And the kingH4428 sentH7971 and calledH7121 for ShimeiH8096, and saidH559 unto him, BuildH1129 thee a houseH1004 in JerusalemH3389, and dwellH3427 there, and goH3318 not forthH3318 thence any whither. 37For on the dayH3117 thou goest out, and passest over the brook KidronH6939, knowH3045 thou for certain that thou shalt surely dieH4191: thy bloodH1818 shall beH1961 upon thine own headH7218. 38And ShimeiH8096 saidH559 unto the kingH4428, The sayingH559 is goodH2896: as my lordH113 the kingH4428 hath saidH559, soH3651 will thy servantH5650 do. And ShimeiH8096 dweltH3427 in JerusalemH3389 manyH7227 daysH3117.

39And it came to pass at the endH7093 of threeH7969 yearsH8141, that twoH8147 of the servantsH5650 of ShimeiH8096 ran awayH1272 unto AchishH397, sonH1121 of MaacahH4601, kingH4428 of GathH1661. And they toldH5046 ShimeiH8096, sayingH559, Behold, thy servantsH5650 are in GathH1661. 40And ShimeiH8096 aroseH6965, and saddledH2280 his ass, and wentH935 to GathH1661 to AchishH397, to seekH1245 his servantsH5650; and ShimeiH8096 wentH935, and broughtH935 his servantsH5650 from GathH1661. 41And it was toldH5046 SolomonH8010 that ShimeiH8096 had goneH1980 from JerusalemH3389 to GathH1661, and was comeH1980 again. 42And the kingH4428 sentH7971 and calledH7121 for ShimeiH8096, and saidH559 unto him, Did I not adjureH7650 thee by Jehovah, and protest unto thee, sayingH559, KnowH3045 for certain, that on the dayH3117 thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely dieH4191? and thou saidst unto me, The sayingH559 that I have heardH8085 is goodH2896. 43WhyH4069 then hast thou not keptH8104 the oathH7621 of Jehovah, and the commandmentH4687 that I have charged thee with? 44The kingH4428 saidH559 moreover to ShimeiH8096, Thou knowest all the wickednessH7451 which thy heartH3824 is privy to, that thou didst to DavidH1732 my fatherH1: therefore Jehovah shall returnH7725 thy wickednessH7451 upon thine own headH7218. 45But kingH4428 SolomonH8010 shall beH1961 blessedH1288, and the throneH3678 of DavidH1732 shall beH1961 establishedH3559 before Jehovah for everH5769. 46So the kingH4428 commandedH6680 BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077; and he wentH3318 out, and fell upon him, so that he diedH4191. And the kingdomH4467 was establishedH3559 in the handH3027 of SolomonH8010.

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