1 Kings 2:39 meaning and explanation
After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
1 Kings 2:39, Berean Standard Bible
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These verses continue the account of Solomon securing his throne. Shimei, a Benjamite who had cursed David, was placed under a kind of house arrest in Jerusalem: he had sworn an oath to stay there, and leaving meant death.
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