1 Re 2:38

38 Scimei rispose al re: "Sta bene; il tuo servo farà come il re mio signore ha detto". E Scimei dimorò lungo tempo a Gerusalemme.

1 Re 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.

1 Re 2:38 In-Context

36 Poi il re mandò a chiamare Scimei e gli disse: "Costruisciti una casa in Gerusalemme, prendivi dimora, e non ne uscire per andare qua o là;

37 poiché il giorno che ne uscirai e passerai il torrente Kidron, sappi per certo che morrai; il tuo sangue ricadrà sul tuo capo".

38 Scimei rispose al re: "Sta bene; il tuo servo farà come il re mio signore ha detto". E Scimei dimorò lungo tempo a Gerusalemme.

39 Di lì a tre anni avvenne che due servi di Scimei fuggirono presso Akis, figliuolo di Maaca, re di Gath. La cosa fu riferita a Scimei, e gli fu detto: "Ecco i tuoi servi sono a Gath".

40 E Scimei si levò, sellò il suo asino, e andò a Gath, da Akis, in cerca dei suoi servi; andò, e rimenò via da Gath i suoi servi.