Lièwángjìshang 2:38

38 Shìmĕi duì wáng shuō , zhè huà shén hǎo . wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng zĕnyàng shuō , púrén bì zĕnyàng xíng . yúshì Shìmĕi duō rì zhù zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng .

Lièwángjìshang 2:38 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:38

And Shimei said unto the king, the saying [is] good
It was an act of goodness in the king, and what was good, grateful, and acceptable to him; for being sent for by him, and knowing how he had used his father, and hearing of several traitors being put to death, he expected this would have been his case; and wherefore, instead of being put to death, was only obliged to leave his habitation in the country, and come and live at Jerusalem, a pleasant and delightful city, and the metropolis of the nation, it was very agreeable to him:

as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do;
and he not only promised, but swore to it, which Solomon obliged him to, ( 1 Kings 2:42 ) ;

and Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days;
he accordingly built or purchased a house in Jerusalem, and removed from Bahurim to it, where he lived for the space of three years, as follows.

Lièwángjìshang 2:38 In-Context

36 Wáng chāiqiǎn rén jiāng Shìmĕi zhào lái , duì tā shuō , nǐ yào zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng jiànzào fángwū jūzhù , bùkĕ chūlai wǎng bié chù qù .

37 Nǐ dāng quèshí dì zhīdào , nǐ hé rì chūlai guō Jílúnxī , hé rì bì sǐ . nǐde zuì ( yuánwén zuò xuè ) bì guī dào zìjǐ de tóu shàng .

38 Shìmĕi duì wáng shuō , zhè huà shén hǎo . wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng zĕnyàng shuō , púrén bì zĕnyàng xíng . yúshì Shìmĕi duō rì zhù zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng .

39 Guō le sān nián , Shìmĕi de liǎng gè púrén taó dào Jiātè wáng Mǎjiā de érzi yà jí nàli qù . yǒu rén gàosu Shìmĕi shuō , nǐde púrén zaì Jiātè .

40 Shìmĕi qǐlai , beì shàng lü , wǎng Jiātè dào yà jí nàli qù zhǎo tāde púrén , jiù cóng Jiātè daì tā púrén huí lái .