• 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 2:43

    Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

  • 1 Kings 2:44

    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;

  • 1 Kings 2:45

    And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.

  • 1 Kings 2:46

    So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

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