1 Kings 2:41
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42 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.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
- KJV
- And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
- WEB
- Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.
- ASV
- And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
- DARBY
- And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.
- BLB
- And it was told to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned.
- ÅB
- Men Salomo fikk vite at Sime'i var reist fra Jerusalem til Gat og var kommet tilbake.
- OTB
- Og det ble fortalt Salomo at Sjimi hadde dratt fra Jerusalem til Gat og hadde vendt tilbake.
- B1930
- Men Salomo fikk vite at Sime'i var reist fra Jerusalem til Gat og var kommet tilbake.