1 Kings 2:36

“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.”

"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." - 1 Kings 2:36
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What does 1 Kings 2:36 mean?

1 Kings 2:36 (KJV) states, "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." This verse is part of the historical books of the Bible, which detail the establishment of the kingdom…

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A House Built on Obedience

In the narrative of 1 Kings 2:36, we see a pivotal moment in the story of Solomon's reign: "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." This verse serves as a profound…

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A Prayer for Faithful Living and Spiritual Stability

O Almighty and Sovereign Lord, In the name of Jesus, I come before Your throne of grace with a heart filled with gratitude and reverence. As I reflect on the words from 1 Kings 2:36, where it is written, "And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an…

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1 Kings 2:36 - "¶ 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."
2 kings 9:34-36
2 Kings 15:36 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 19:36 - "So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh."
2 Kings 10:36 - "And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years."
2 Kings 18:36 - "But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not."
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
1 Kings 1:36 - "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too."
1 Kings 6:36 - "¶ And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams."
1 Chronicles 2:36 - "And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,"
"¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?" - 2 Kings 15:36
"So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh." - 2 Kings 19:36
1 Kings 7:36 - "For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about."
1 Kings 22:36 - "And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country."
2 Kings 4:36 - "And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son."
2 Kings 23:36 - "¶ Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah."
"And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years." - 2 Kings 10:36
"But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not." - 2 Kings 18:36
2 Chronicles 36:1 - "Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 36:8 - "Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead."
2 Kings 19:2
2 Kings 19:2
2 Kings 19:2
2 Kings 17:36 - "But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice."
"And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too." - 1 Kings 1:36
"¶ And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams." - 1 Kings 6:36
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
Genesis 36:31 - "¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
1 Kings 11:36 - "And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there."