1 Kings 2:42

“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.”

"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." - 1 Kings 2:42
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What does 1 Kings 2:42 mean?

The verse 1 Kings 2:42 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "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…

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The Consequence of Broken Promises: Lessons from Shimei

In 1 Kings 2:42, we encounter a poignant moment in the narrative of King Solomon’s rise to power. The verse states, "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…

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A Prayer for Obedience and Faithfulness

O Sovereign Lord, the Keeper of my soul, I come before You today, invoking Your holy name as I meditate upon Your Word, specifically from 1 Kings 2:42, where the King spoke unto Shimei, calling him to remembrance of the oath he had taken before You. Heavenly Father, this passage…

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1 Kings 2:42 - "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."
1 Kings 11:42 - "And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years."
Genesis 42:1-2
1 Kings 1:42 - "And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings."
1 Kings 7:42 - "And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;"
1 Kings 8:42 - "(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;"
1 Kings 22:42 - "Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi."
"And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years." - 1 Kings 11:42
1 Kings 18:42 - "So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,"
2 Kings 4:42 - "¶ And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat."
2 Kings 19:2
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1 Chronicles 2:42 - "¶ Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron."
2 Kings 19:2
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
Joshua 10:42 - "And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel."
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