1 Kings 2:36

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Then the king sent for Shimei and said to him, 'Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live here. Do not leave this city to go anywhere else.'

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  • 2 Sam 14:24 : 24 But the king said, "He must go to his own house; he must not see my face." So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the king’s face.
  • 2 Sam 14:28 : 28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face.
  • 2 Sam 16:5-9 : 5 When King David reached Bahurim, a man from the family of Saul’s household came out, cursing as he approached. His name was Shimei, son of Gera. 6 He threw stones at David and all the servants of King David, even though all the people and the mighty warriors surrounded him on his right and left. 7 As he cursed, Shimei shouted, "Get out! Get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless man! 8 The Lord has repaid you for all the bloodshed in the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. You are now caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed." 9 Then Abishai, son of Zeruiah, said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!"
  • 1 Kgs 1:53 : 53 So King Solomon sent men, and they brought Adonijah down from the altar. He came and bowed to King Solomon, who said to him, "Go to your home."
  • 1 Kgs 2:8-9 : 8 And behold, you have with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me bitterly on the day I went to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD that I would not put him to death by the sword. 9 However, do not consider him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know what you ought to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment disperses all evil with his eyes.
  • Prov 20:26 : 26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:37-45
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    37'For on the day you leave and cross the Kidron Valley, you can be sure that you will certainly die. Your blood will be on your own head.'

    38Shimei replied to the king, 'Your command is good. Just as my lord the king has said, so your servant will do.' And Shimei stayed in Jerusalem for a long time.

    39But after three years, two of Shimei's servants ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. When Shimei was told, 'Your servants are in Gath,'

    40he saddled his donkey and went to Achish in Gath to search for them. He brought his servants back from Gath.

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

    42the king summoned Shimei and said to him, 'Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, “On the day you leave and go anywhere, you can be certain you will die”? And you said to me, “What you say is good; I will obey.”

    43Why then did you not keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command I gave you?'

    44The king said moreover to Shimei, 'You know in your heart all the evil you did to my father David. The LORD will repay you for your wickedness.'

    45'But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.'

  • 2 Sam 19:22-23
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    22But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, 'Shouldn't Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the LORD's anointed!'

    23But David said, 'What do you and I have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?'

  • 1 Kgs 2:8-9
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    8And behold, you have with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me bitterly on the day I went to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD that I would not put him to death by the sword.

    9However, do not consider him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know what you ought to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.

  • 2 Sam 16:5
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    5When King David reached Bahurim, a man from the family of Saul’s household came out, cursing as he approached. His name was Shimei, son of Gera.

  • 2 Sam 19:18-19
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    18With him were a thousand Benjaminites, along with Ziba, the steward of Saul's household, and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed to the Jordan, ahead of the king,

    19and crossed at the ford to bring the king's household over and to do whatever pleased him. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 11:37-38
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    37I will take you, and you will reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.

    38If you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, doing what is right in My eyes by keeping My statutes and commands, as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

  • 1 Chr 17:4
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    4"Go and tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.

  • 2 Sam 16:13
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    13So David and his men continued along the road, while Shimei kept pace with him on the hillside opposite, cursing and throwing stones and dirt at him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
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    53So King Solomon sent men, and they brought Adonijah down from the altar. He came and bowed to King Solomon, who said to him, "Go to your home."

  • 2 Sam 16:7
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    7As he cursed, Shimei shouted, "Get out! Get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless man!

  • 1 Chr 22:6
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    6Then he called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:8
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    8But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have fought great wars. You shall not build a house for my name, because you have shed abundant blood on the earth in my sight.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
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    32King David said, "Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada to me." When they came before the king,

  • 2 Sam 7:5
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    5"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: Is it you who would build me a house to dwell in?

  • 1 Kgs 2:35
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    35The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s place, and Zadok the priest in place of Abiathar.

  • 2 Sam 19:16
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    16So the king came back and reached the Jordan River. The men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring him across the Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
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    9The king said to him, 'Go in peace.' So he got up and went to Hebron.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
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    2And I have built a lofty house for You, a place for You to dwell forever.

  • 2 Sam 14:8
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    8Then the king said to the woman, "Go home, and I will issue a command on your behalf."

  • 1 Kgs 2:30-31
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    30When Benaiah reached the tent of the LORD, he said to Joab, 'The king says, “Come out.”' But Joab replied, 'No, I will die here.' So Benaiah went back to the king and reported, 'This is how Joab answered me.'

    31The king said to him, 'Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and my father's house the guilt of the blood that Joab shed without cause.

  • 2 Sam 15:19
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    19The king said to Ittai the Gittite, 'Why should you go with us too? Go back and stay with the new king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.'

  • 1 Chr 28:3
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    3But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’

  • 2 Sam 16:3
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    3The king then asked, "Where is your master’s grandson?" Ziba replied to the king, "He is staying in Jerusalem because he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.'"

  • 1 Kgs 8:19
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    19Nevertheless, you will not build the house yourself; rather, your son, your own descendant, will build the house for My name.

  • 1 Kgs 2:6
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    6Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.

  • 1 Kgs 6:12
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    12Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and carry out my ordinances, and keep all my commandments by walking in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
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    35You are to go up with him, and he is to sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.'

  • Jer 22:1
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    1This is what the LORD says: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and deliver this message there.

  • 2 Sam 19:25
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    25Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, also went down to meet the king. He had neither cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.

  • 2 Sam 14:10
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    10The king replied, "If anyone says anything to you, bring them to me, and they will not bother you again."

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
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    13I have indeed built a high and exalted house for You, a place where You may dwell forever.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
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    5Judah and Israel lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 6:9
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    9However, you shall not build the house; instead, your son, who will come from your body, he shall build the house for My name.'

  • 2 Sam 19:7
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    7You love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that commanders and servants mean nothing to you. I can see that if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you.

  • 1 Chr 22:11
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    11Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as He has spoken concerning you.

  • 2 Sam 14:24
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    24But the king said, "He must go to his own house; he must not see my face." So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the king’s face.

  • Isa 22:15
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    15This is what the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, says: 'Go, approach this steward, Shebna, who is in charge of the palace.'