1 Kings 2:43

43 Why didn't you keep your solemn promise to the LORD and the command that I gave you?"

1 Kings 2:43 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:43

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord
Which was made by him, and in his presence, and in which he was appealed to, and so by not keeping it was guilty of perjury:

and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
and so guilty of disobedience to him as his sovereign; for which two reasons he ought to die.

1 Kings 2:43 In-Context

41 Solomon was told that Shimei had left Jerusalem for Gath and then returned.

42 The king sent for Shimei and asked him, "Didn't I make you swear a solemn pledge by the LORD? And didn't I swear to you, ‘If you try to leave and go anywhere, be advised that on that very day you will most certainly die'? You said to me, ‘This is a good idea. I agree to it.'

43 Why didn't you keep your solemn promise to the LORD and the command that I gave you?"

44 The king said further, "You know quite well all the evil that you did to my father David. May the LORD return your evil on your own head.

45 However, may King Solomon be blessed and David's throne be secure before the LORD forever."