1 Kings 2:42 meaning and explanation
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 elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’
1 Kings 2:42, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Solomon is speaking to Shimei, the Benjamite who had cursed David during Absalom's revolt. Solomon had spared him but confined him to Jerusalem under oath, warning that crossing the Kidron Valley would mean death.
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