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1 Kings 2:42

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2:42the king summoned80 Shimei and said to him, “You will recall81 that I made you take an oath by the Lord, and I solemnly warned you, ‘If you ever leave and go anywhere,82 know for sure that you will certainly die.’ You said to me, ‘The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.’83

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Footnotes

  1. 80 Heb “sent and summoned.”
  2. 81 Heb “Is it not [true] …?” In the Hebrew text the statement is interrogative; the rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course it is.”
  3. 82 Heb “here or there.”
  4. 83 Heb “good is the word; I have heard.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘What you say is good; I will obey.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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 to go anywhere else, you can be sure you will die’? At that time you said to me, ‘What you say is good. I will obey.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Didn’t I make you swear by the Lord and warn you, saying, ‘On the day you leave and go anywhere else, know for sure that you will certainly die’? And you said to me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will obey.’

NLTNew Living Translation

So the king sent for Shimei and demanded, “Didn’t I make you swear by the Lord and warn you not to go anywhere else or you would surely die? And you replied, ‘The sentence is fair; I will do as you say.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

the king sent and summoned Shimei, and he said to him, “Did I not make you swear by Yahweh? I warned you, saying, ‘On the day you go out and you go anywhere whatsoever, know for certain that you will surely die.’ And you said to me, ‘The word is good; I accept.’

KJV 1900King James Version

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.