1 Kings 2:39

Geneva Bible (1560)

And after three yeres two of the seruants of Shimei fled away vnto Achish sonne of Maachah King of Gath: and they tolde Shimei, saying, Behold, thy seruants be in Gath.

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  • 1 Sam 21:10 : 10 And Dauid arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the King of Gath.
  • 1 Sam 27:2-3 : 2 Dauid therefore arose, and he, and the sixe hundreth men that were with him, went vnto Achish the sonne of Maoch King of Gath. 3 And Dauid dwelt with Achish at Gath, he, and his men, euery man with his housholde, Dauid with his two wiues, Ahinoam the Izreelite, and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:40-44
    5 verses
    87%

    40And Shimei arose, and sadled his asse, and went to Gath to Achish, to seeke his seruantes: and Shimei went, and brought his seruants from Gath.

    41And it was tolde Salomon, that Shimei had gone from Ierusalem to Gath, and was come againe.

    42And the King sent and called Shimei, and sayde vnto him, Did I not make thee to sweare by the Lorde, and protested vnto thee, saying, That day that thou goest out, and walkest any whither, knowe assuredly that thou shalt dye the death? And thou saydest vnto mee, The thing is good, that I haue heard.

    43Why then hast thou not kept the othe of the Lorde, and the commandement wherewith I charged thee?

    44The King sayde also to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickednes whereunto thine heart is priuie, that thou diddest to Dauid my father: the Lord therefore shall bring thy wickednesse vpon thine owne head.

  • 1 Kgs 2:36-38
    3 verses
    81%

    36Afterwarde the King sent, & called Shimei, and sayde vnto him, Buylde thee an house in Ierusalem, and dwell there, and depart not thence any whither.

    37For that day that thou goest out, and passest ouer the riuer of Kidron, knowe assuredly, that thou shalt dye the death: thy blood shall be vpon thine owne head.

    38And Shimei sayd vnto the King, The thing is good: as my lord the King hath sayd, so wil thy seruant doe. So Shimei dwelt in Ierusalem many dayes.

  • 1 Sam 27:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2Dauid therefore arose, and he, and the sixe hundreth men that were with him, went vnto Achish the sonne of Maoch King of Gath.

    3And Dauid dwelt with Achish at Gath, he, and his men, euery man with his housholde, Dauid with his two wiues, Ahinoam the Izreelite, and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite.

    4And it was tolde Saul that Dauid was fled to Gath: so he sought no more for him.

  • 2 Sam 16:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5And when king Dauid came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the familie of the house of Saul, named Shimei the sonne of Gera: and he came out, and cursed.

    6And he cast stones at Dauid, and at all the seruants of King Dauid: and all the people, and all the men of warre were on his right hande, and on his left.

  • 2 Sam 19:16-19
    4 verses
    73%

    16And Shimei the sonne of Gera, ye sonne of Iemini, which was of Bahurim, hasted & came down with the men of Iudah to meete king Dauid,

    17And a thousande men of Beniamin with him, and Ziba the seruant of the house of Saul, and his fifteene sonnes and twentie seruants with him: and they went ouer Iorden before ye king.

    18And there went ouer a boate to carie ouer the Kings houshold, and to do him pleasure. Then Shimei the sonne of Gera fell before the King, when he was come ouer Iorden,

    19And saide vnto the King, Let not my lorde impute wickednesse vnto me, nor remember ye thing that thy seruant did wickedly when my lorde the King departed out of Ierusalem, that the King should take it to his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 2:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7But shew kindnes vnto the sonnes of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among them that eate at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.

    8And beholde, with thee is Shimei the sonne of Gera, the sonne of Iemini, of Bahurim, which cursed mee with an horrible curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but hee came downe to meete me at Iorden, & I sware to him by the Lorde, saying, I will not slay thee with the sword.

  • 1 Sam 29:2-3
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    73%

    2And the princes of the Philistims went foorth by hundreths and thousandes, but Dauid and his men came behinde with Achish.

    3Then saide the princes of the Philistims, What doe these Ebrewes here? And Achish said vnto the princes of the Philistims, Is not this Dauid the seruant of Saul the King of Israel, who hath bene with me these dayes, or these yeeres, and I haue found nothing in him, since he dwelt with me vnto this day?

  • 2 Sam 15:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17And the King went forth & all the people after him, and taried in a place farre off.

    18And all his seruants went about him, & all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites & all the Gittites, euen sixe hudreth men which were come after him from Gath, went before the King.

    19Then sayde the King to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore commest thou also with vs? Returne aud abide with the King, for thou art a stranger: depart thou therefore to thy place.

  • 2 Sam 2:12
    72%

    12And Abner the sonne of Ner, and the seruantes of Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul went out of Mahanaim to Gibeon.

  • 2 Sam 16:13
    71%

    13And as Dauid and his men went by the way, Shimei went by the side of the mountaine ouer against him, and cursed as he went, & threw stones against him, and cast dust.

  • 1 Sam 21:10-12
    3 verses
    70%

    10And Dauid arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the King of Gath.

    11And the seruants of Achish said vnto him, Is not this Dauid the King of the land? did they not sing vnto him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousande?

    12And Dauid considered these wordes, and wsa sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 28:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1Nowe at that time the Philistims assembled their bandes and armie to fight with Israel: therfore Achish said to Dauid, Be sure, thou shalt go out with me to the battel, thou, and thy men.

    2And Dauid said to Achish, Surely thou shalt knowe, what thy seruant can doe; Achish sayde to Dauid, Surely I will make thee keeper of mine head for euer.

  • 2 Sam 13:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23And after the time of two yeeres, Absalom had sheepesherers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim, and Absalom called all the Kings sonnes.

    24And Absalom came to the King and sayd, Beholde now, thy seruant hath sheepesherers: I pray thee, that the King with his seruants would goe with thy seruant.

  • 2 Sam 13:38
    70%

    38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three yeeres.

  • 2 Sam 9:2
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    2And there was of the housholde of Saul a seruant whose name was Ziba, & when they had called him vnto Dauid, the King sayd vnto him, Art thou Ziba? And he sayd, I thy seruant am he.

  • 2 Sam 19:25
    70%

    25And when he was come to Ierusalem, and met the king, the king said vnto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?

  • 2 Sam 1:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1After the death of Saul, when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and had beene two dayes in Ziklag,

    2Behold, a man came the third day out of the host from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth vpon his head: and when hee came to Dauid, he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

  • 1 Sam 27:12
    69%

    12And Achish beleeued Dauid, saying, He hath made his people of Israel vtterly to abhorre him: therefore he shalbe my seruant for euer.

  • 2 Sam 2:10
    69%

    10Ish-bosheth Sauls sonne was fourtie yeere olde wen he began to reigne ouer Israel, and reigned two yeere: but the house of Iudah followed Dauid.

  • 1 Sam 29:8
    69%

    8And Dauid said vnto Achish, But what haue I done? and what hast thou founde in thy seruant as long as I haue bene with thee vnto this day, that I may not goe and fight against the enemies of my lorde the King?

  • 2 Sam 20:6-7
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    69%

    6Then Dauid sayd to Abishai, Now shal Sheba the sonne of Bichri doe vs more harme then did Absalom: take thou therefore thy lords seruants and followe after him, lest he get him walled cities, and escape vs.

    7And there went out after him Ioabs men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mightie men: and they departed out of Ierusalem, to followe after Sheba the sonne of Bichri.

  • 1 Sam 27:7
    69%

    7And the time that Dauid dwelt in the countrey of the Philistims, was foure moneths and certaine dayes.

  • 1 Chr 20:8
    68%

    8These were borne vnto Haraphah at Gath, and fell by the hand of Dauid: and by the hands of his seruants.

  • 2 Sam 15:15
    68%

    15And the Kings seruants sayd vnto him, Behold, thy seruants are ready to do according to all that my lord the King shal appoynt.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
    68%

    12So Dauids seruants turned their way, and went againe, and came, and tolde him all those things.

  • 2 Sam 15:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7And after fourtie yeeres, Absalom sayd vnto the King, I pray thee, let me go to Hebron, and render my vowe which I haue vowed vnto the Lorde.

    8For thy seruant vowed a vowe when I remayned at Geshur, in Aram, saying, If the Lorde shal bring me againe in deede to Ierusalem, I will serue the Lord.

  • 2 Sam 16:3
    68%

    3And the king sayde, But where is thy masters sonne? Then Ziba answered the King, Beholde, he remayneth in Ierusalem: for he sayde, This day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdome of my father.