1 Kings 2
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1 Kings 2:41-43

41When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had then returned,

42the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “You will recall that I made you take an oath by the Lord, and I solemnly warned you, ‘If you ever leave and go anywhere, know for sure that you will certainly die.’ You said to me, ‘The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.’

43Why then have you broken the oath you made before the Lord and disobeyed the order I gave you?”

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