1 Kings 2:36

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Next the king summoned Shimei and told him,“Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there– but you may not leave there to go anywhere!

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  • 2 Sam 14:24 : 24 But the king said,“Let him go over to his own house. He may not see my face.” So Absalom went over to his own house; he 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 Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached. 6 He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left. 7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man! 8 The LORD has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, 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 King Solomon sent men to bring him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him,“Go home.”
  • 1 Kgs 2:8-9 : 8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised him by the LORD,‘I will not strike you down with the sword.’ 9 But now don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; make sure he has a bloody death.”
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
  • Prov 20:26 : 26 A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:37-45
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    37 If you ever do leave and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will certainly die! You will be responsible for your own death.”

    38 Shimei said to the king,“My master the king’s proposal is acceptable. Your servant will do as you say.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.

    39 Three years later two of Shimei’s servants ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. Shimei was told,“Look, your servants are in Gath.”

    40 So Shimei got up, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to find his servants; Shimei went and brought back his servants from Gath.

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

    42 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.’

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

    44 Then the king said to Shimei,“You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. The LORD will punish you for what you did.

    45 But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 19:22-23
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    22 But David said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? You are like my enemy today! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?”

    23 The king said to Shimei,“You won’t die.” The king vowed an oath concerning this.

  • 1 Kgs 2:8-9
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    8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised him by the LORD,‘I will not strike you down with the sword.’

    9 But now don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; make sure he has a bloody death.”

  • 2 Sam 16:5
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    5 Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.

  • 2 Sam 19:18-19
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    18 They crossed at the ford in order to help the king’s household cross and to do whatever he thought appropriate.Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king.

    19 He said to the king,“Don’t think badly of me, my lord, and don’t recall the sin of your servant on the day when you, my lord the king, left Jerusalem! Please don’t call it to mind!

  • 1 Kgs 11:37-38
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    37 I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.

    38 You must obey all I command you to do, follow my instructions, do what I approve, and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; I will give you Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:4
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    4 “Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD says:“You must not build me a house in which to live.

  • 2 Sam 16:13
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    13 So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
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    53 King Solomon sent men to bring him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him,“Go home.”

  • 2 Sam 16:7
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    7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!

  • 1 Chr 22:6
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    6 He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:8
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    8 But this was the LORD’S message to me:‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
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    32 King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

  • 2 Sam 7:5
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    5 “Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD has said: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?

  • 1 Kgs 2:35
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    35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.

  • 2 Sam 19:16
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    16 Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
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    9 The king replied to him,“Go in peace.” So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
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    2 O LORD, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

  • 2 Sam 14:8
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    8 Then the king told the woman,“Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation.”

  • 1 Kgs 2:30-31
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    30 When Benaiah arrived at the tent of the LORD, he said to him,“The king says,‘Come out!’” But he replied,“No, I will die here!” So Benaiah sent word to the king and reported Joab’s reply.

    31 The king told him,“Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds.

  • 2 Sam 15:19
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    19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite,“Why should you come with us? Go back and stay with the new king, for you are a foreigner and an exile from your own country.

  • 1 Chr 28:3
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    3 But God said to me,‘You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’

  • 2 Sam 16:3
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    3 The king asked,“Where is your master’s grandson?” Ziba replied to the king,“He remains in Jerusalem, for he said,‘Today the house of Israel will give back to me my grandfather’s kingdom.’”

  • 1 Kgs 8:19
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    19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’

  • 1 Kgs 2:6
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    6 Do to him what you think is appropriate, but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death.

  • 1 Kgs 6:12
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    12 “As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
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    35 Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

  • Jer 22:1
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    1 The LORD told me,“Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there.

  • 2 Sam 19:25
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    25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him,“Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

  • 2 Sam 14:10
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    10 The king said,“Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!”

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
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    13 O LORD, truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
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    5 So I have decided to build a temple to honor the LORD my God, as the LORD instructed my father David,‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

  • 2 Chr 6:9
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    9 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’

  • 2 Sam 19:7
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    7 So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to your servants. For I swear by the LORD that if you don’t go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!”

  • 1 Chr 22:11
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    11 “Now, my son, may the LORD be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the LORD your God, just as he announced you would.

  • 2 Sam 14:24
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    24 But the king said,“Let him go over to his own house. He may not see my face.” So Absalom went over to his own house; he did not see the king’s face.

  • Isa 22:15
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    15 This is what the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, says:“Go visit this administrator, Shebna, who supervises the palace, and tell him:

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