1 Kings 2:43

43 Why did you break your promise to the Lord and disobey my command?"

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 Someone told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned.

42 So Solomon sent for Shimei and said, "I made you promise in the name of the Lord not to leave Jerusalem. I warned you if you went out anywhere you would die, and you agreed to what I said.

43 Why did you break your promise to the Lord and disobey my command?"

44 The king also said, "You know the many wrong things you did to my father David, so now the Lord will punish you for those wrongs.

45 But the Lord will bless me and make the rule of David safe before the Lord forever."