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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 2:42 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 2:42 |
King James |
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Did I not make thee to swear - The Septuagint add to Kg1 2:37 a clause stating that Solomon "made Shimei swear" on the day when he commanded him to reside at Jerusalem. |
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.