1 Kings 2:43

43 Why then did you not keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command I gave you?”

1 Kings 2:43 in Other Translations

43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

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

43 Then why haven’t you kept your oath to the LORD and obeyed my command?”

43 So why didn't you keep your sacred promise and do what I ordered?"

43 So why have you not kept the Lord's oath 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 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,

42 the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave to go anywhere else, you can be sure you will die’? At that time you said to me, ‘What you say is good. I will obey.’

43 Why then did you not keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command I gave you?”

44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wrong you did to my father David. Now the LORD will repay you for your wrongdoing.

45 But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”