1 Kings 2:41

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

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

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

42And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not adjure thee by LORD, and protest to thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou go out, and walk abroad anywhere, thou shall surely die? And thou said to

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Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:36-46

Shimei's Punishment. ( b. c. 1014.) 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. 36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. 38 And… Read the whole commentary →

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