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1 Kings 2:39-46
39Afterמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,howeverוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of Shimei’sלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096slavesעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ran awayוַיִּבְרְח֤וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272toאֶל־'el-H413Achishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּ֑תGatH1661.And Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔רle.shim.'I le.MorH8096H559was toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046, “Lookהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,your slavesעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are in Gathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.”
40וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965So Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280אֶת־'et-H853his donkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543and set outוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397at Gathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661in search ofלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853his slavesעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650שִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,and he brought themעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650backוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935אֶת־'et-H853from Gathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.
42the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428summonedוַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yish.Lach vai.yik.Ra'H7971H7121Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413, “Did I notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808make you swearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650by the LORDבַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068and warnוָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'IdH5749youלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘On the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117you leaveצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980elsewhereH575,know for sureH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you will dieH4191’?And you toldוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413, ‘The sentenceהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697is fairט֥וֹבTovH2896;I will complyשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.’
43So whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069have you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104אֵ֖ת'etH853your oathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621to the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the commandהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gave youצִוִּ֥יתִי עָלֶֽיךָ׃tzi.Vi.ti 'a.Lei.khaH6680H5921?”
44The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־ שִׁמְעִ֗יha.Me.lekh 'el- shim.'IH4428H413H8096also saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045in your heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the evilהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451thatיָדַע֙ אֲשֶׁ֥רya.Da' 'a.SherH834H3045you didעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732.Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will bringוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725your evilרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451back upon your headבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.
45But Kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010will be blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288and David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732throneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678will remainיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961secureנָכ֛וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.”
46Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,and he went outוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and struck Shimei downוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.Thus the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467was firmly establishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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