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1 Kings 2:36

ShimeiJerusalem

34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.

35 And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.

Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.

37 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.”

38 “The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.

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BSB
Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
KJV
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
WEB
The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and live there, and don’t go anywhere else.
ASV
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
DARBY
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and abide there, and go not forth thence anywhere.
BLB
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and he said to him, “Build for yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there where and where.
ÅB
Så sendte kongen bud etter Sime'i og sa til ham: Bygg deg et hus i Jerusalem og bo der og gå ikke ut derfra, hverken til det ene sted eller det annet.
OTB
Da sendte kongen og kalte på Sjimi, og sa til ham, "Bygg deg et hus i Jerusalem og bo der, og gå ikke ut derfra til noe annet sted.
B1930
Så sendte kongen bud efter Sime'i og sa til ham: Bygg dig et hus i Jerusalem og bo der og gå ikke ut derfra, hverken til det ene sted eller det annet.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 16:5–9

    As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

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  • 1 Kings 2:8–9

    Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’

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  • Proverbs 20:26

    A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

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  • Proverbs 20:8

    A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:28

    Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:24

    But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the king.

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  • 1 Kings 1:53

    So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”

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