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1 Kings 2:44

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Sin

42 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.’

43 So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”

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.

45 But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”

46 Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.

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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.

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BSB
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.
KJV
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
WEB
The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wickedness that you did to David my father. Therefore the LORD will return your wickedness on your own head.
ASV
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore Jehovah shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head.
DARBY
And the king said to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David my father; and Jehovah returns thy wickedness upon thine own head;
BLB
And the king said to Shimei, “You know all the evil that your heart has known, that you did to David my father; and YHWH will return your evil on your head.
ÅB
Og kongen sa til Sime'i: Du kjenner selv alt det onde som ditt hjerte vet om at du har gjort mot min far David, og Herren lar nå din ondskap komme tilbake på ditt eget hode.
OTB
Kongen sa også til Sjimi, "Du vet i ditt hjerte alt det onde du gjorde mot min far David; derfor skal Herren vende ditt onde tilbake på ditt eget hode.
B1930
Og kongen sa til Sime'i: Du kjenner selv alt det onde som ditt hjerte vet om at du har gjort mot min far David, og Herren lar nu din ondskap komme tilbake på ditt eget hode.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 16:5–13

    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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  • Psalms 7:16

    His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:39

    On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.

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  • Ezekiel 17:19

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.

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  • Proverbs 5:22

    The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

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  • John 8:9

    When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.

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  • Hosea 4:9

    And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

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  • 1 Kings 2:32–33

    The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

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