1 Kings 2:37 meaning and explanation
On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
1 Kings 2:37, Berean Standard Bible
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These are King Solomon's words to Shimei, the Benjamite who had cursed David during Absalom's revolt. Solomon has spared Shimei's life but confined him to Jerusalem under oath; crossing the Kidron Valley, just east of the city, would break that oath and carry the death penalty.
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