1 Kings 2:42

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you swear by the Lord, and warned you, saying, Know for certain, on the day you go out and walk abroad anywhere, that you shall surely die? And you said to me, The word I have heard is good.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    the 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.”

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} sent{H7971} and called{H7121} for Shimei,{H8096} and said{H559} unto him, Did I not adjure{H7650} thee by Jehovah,{H3068} and protest{H5749} unto thee, saying,{H559} Know{H3045} for certain,{H3045} that on the day{H3117} thou goest out,{H3318} and walkest{H1980} abroad any whither,{H575} thou shalt surely{H4191} die?{H4191} and thou saidst{H559} unto me, The saying{H1697} that I have heard{H8085} is good.{H2896}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} and called{H7121}{(H8799)} for Shimei{H8096}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Did I not make thee to swear{H7650}{(H8689)} by the LORD{H3068}, and protested{H5749}{(H8686)} unto thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Know{H3045}{(H8799)} for a certain{H3045}{(H8800)}, on the day{H3117} thou goest out{H3318}{(H8800)}, and walkest{H1980}{(H8804)} abroad any whither{H575}, that thou shalt surely{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}? and thou saidst{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, The word{H1697} that I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} is good{H2896}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sent the kynge, and caused for to call Semei, and sayde vnto him: Sware not I to the by the LORDE, and assured the, and sayde: Loke what daye so euer thou departest out and goest hither or thither, be sure that thou shalt dye the death? And thou saydest vnto me: I haue herde a good meanynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And 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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the king sent & called Semei, and said vnto him: Did I not charge thee by the Lorde with an oth, & testified vnto thee, saying: Be sure, that whensoeuer thou goest out & walkest abroade any whyther, thou shalt bye the death? And thou saydest vnto me: It is good tydinges that I haue heard.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word [that] I have heard [is] good.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Didn't I adjure you by Yahweh, and protest to you, saying, Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die? and you said to me, The saying that I have heard is good.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei, and saith unto him, `Have I not caused thee to swear by Jehovah -- and I testify against thee, saying, In the day of thy going out, and thou hast gone anywhere, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die; and thou sayest unto me, The word I have heard `is' good?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not adjure thee by Jehovah, and protest unto thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The saying that I have heard is good.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not adjure thee by Jehovah, and protest unto thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The saying that I have heard is good.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well!

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Didn't I adjure you by Yahweh, and warn you, saying, 'Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die?' You said to me, 'The saying that I have heard is good.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    the 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.’

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 2:36-38 : 36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go anywhere else. 37 For it shall be that on the day you go out and cross the brook Kidron, you shall know certainly that you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head. 38 And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do. So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
  • Ps 15:4 : 4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own hurt, and does not change.
  • Luke 15:22 : 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 87%

    43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged you with?

    44 The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which your heart knows very well, that you did to David my father; therefore the Lord will return your wickedness upon your own head.

  • 82%

    36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go anywhere else.

    37 For it shall be that on the day you go out and cross the brook Kidron, you shall know certainly that you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head.

    38 And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do. So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

    39 And it happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants are in Gath.

    40 So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to seek his servants; and Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.

    41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come back.

  • 81%

    21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?

    22 And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be adversaries unto me? Shall any man be put to death this day in Israel? For do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

    23 Therefore the king said to Shimei, You shall not die. And the king swore to him.

  • 1 Kgs 2:8-9
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    79%

    8 And behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword.

    9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.

  • 78%

    23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.

    24 Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.

    25 And King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him and he died.

  • 76%

    29 And the king swore and said, As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,

    30 even as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my place; even so will I certainly do this day.

  • 16 And the king said to him, How many times must I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?

  • 74%

    18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was crossing over Jordan;

    19 And said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither remember what your servant did perversely the day my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

  • 15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?

  • 17 And she said to him, My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your servant, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

  • 13 Go and approach King David, and say to him, Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your servant, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? Why then does Adonijah reign?

  • 72%

    30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him, Thus says the king, Come forth. And he said, No; but I will die here. And Benaiah told the king this, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

    31 And the king said unto him, Do as he has said, and strike him down and bury him, that you may take away the innocent blood which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father.

  • 2 I counsel you to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard to the oath of God.

  • 16 And the king said, You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house.

  • 5 And when King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

  • 1 Now the days of David grew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

  • 20 And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

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

  • 8 For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall truly bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 2:4-5
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    4 That the Lord may continue His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, If your children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.

    5 Moreover, you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his belt that was about his loins, and in his shoes on his feet.

  • 16 And David said to him, Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

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    52 And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.

    53 So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, Go to your house.

  • 40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.

  • 27 Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not shown it to your servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

  • 10 As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not there; he made the kingdom and nation swear that they did not find you.

  • 32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, Why did I come from Geshur? it would have been better for me to still be there: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there is any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

  • 7 Now therefore arise, go out, and speak kindly to your servants; for I swear by the LORD, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night; and that will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now.

  • 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, you bloody man, and you man of Belial:

  • 21 And now I have this day declared it to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor anything for which he has sent me to you.

  • 18 But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, As for the words which you have heard;

  • 26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, so shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which you have heard;

  • 20 Whereas you came just yesterday, should I this day make you wander with us? seeing I go where I may, return, and take back your brethren: mercy and truth be with you.

  • 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good to me, but evil?