1 Kings 2:43

43 Why then have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the commandment with which I commanded 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 2:43 In-Context

41 And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned,

42 the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, "Did I not make you swear by the LORD and solemnly warn you, saying, 'Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die'? And you said to me, 'What you say is good; I will obey.'

43 Why then have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the commandment with which I commanded you?"

44 The king also said to Shimei, "You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my father. So the LORD will bring back your harm on your own head.

45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever."

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1 Kings 2:43

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1 Kings 2:43 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:43 In-Context