1 Kings 2:44 meaning and explanation

The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.

1 Kings 2:44, Berean Standard Bible

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King Solomon is speaking to Shimei the Benjamite, who had cursed David publicly as David fled Jerusalem during Absalom's revolt. Solomon had spared Shimei on condition that he stay in Jerusalem, but Shimei broke that oath by leaving to recover runaway slaves.

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