1 Kings 2:43

43 Why didn't you keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command 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 After Solomon heard that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and back,

42 he summoned Shimei. Solomon asked him, "Didn't I make you take an oath by the LORD? Didn't I warn you that if you left [the city] to go anywhere, you could be certain that you would die? Didn't you say to me, 'Very well. I'll do just what you said'?

43 Why didn't you keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command I gave you?

44 Shimei, you know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. The LORD is going to pay you back for the evil you have done.

45 But King Solomon is blessed, and David's dynasty will always be firmly established by the LORD."