Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation The king also said to Shimei, “You certainly remember all the wicked things you did to my father, David. May the LORD now bring that evil on your own head. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head. King James Bible The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; New King James Version The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know, as your heart acknowledges, all the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the LORD will return your wickedness on your own head. New American Standard Bible The king also said to Shimei, “You yourself know all the evil that you acknowledge in your heart, which you did to my father David; therefore the LORD will return your evil on your own head. NASB 1995 The king also said to Shimei, “You know all the evil which you acknowledge in your heart, which you did to my father David; therefore the LORD shall return your evil on your own head. NASB 1977 The king also said to Shimei, “You know all the evil which you acknowledge in your heart, which you did to my father David; therefore the LORD shall return your evil on your own head. Legacy Standard Bible The king also said to Shimei, “You know all the evil which you acknowledge in your heart, which you did to my father David; therefore Yahweh shall return your evil on your own head. Amplified Bible The king also said to Shimei, “You are aware in your own heart of all the evil you did to my father David; so the LORD shall return your evil on your own head. Christian Standard Bible The king also said, “You yourself know all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore, the LORD has brought back your evil on your head, Holman Christian Standard Bible The king also said, “You yourself know all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore, the LORD has brought back your evil on your head, American Standard Version The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore Jehovah shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the King said to Shemei: “You know all the evil that your heart has known what you have done to David my father. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the king said to Semei, Thou knowest all thy mischief which thy heart knows, which thou didst to David my father: and the Lord has recompensed thy mischief on thine own head. Contemporary English Version I know you remember all the cruel things you did to my father David. Now the LORD is going to punish you for what you did. Douay-Rheims Bible And the king said to Semei: Thou knowest all the evil, of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David my father: the Lord hath returned thy wickedness upon thy own head: English Revised Version The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head. GOD'S WORD® Translation Shimei, you know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. The LORD is going to pay you back for the evil you have done. Good News Translation You know very well all the wrong that you did to my father David. The LORD will punish you for it. International Standard Version The king also reminded Shimei, "You know all the evil things that you admit you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD is going to repay you for all of your evil. JPS Tanakh 1917 The king said moreover to Shimei: 'Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father; therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head. Literal Standard Version And the king says to Shimei, “You have known all the evil that your heart has known, which you did to my father David, and YHWH has turned back your evil on your head, Majority Standard Bible The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head. New American Bible And the king said to Shimei: “In your heart you know very well the evil that you did to David my father. Now the LORD is bringing your own evil upon your head. NET Bible Then the king said to Shimei, "You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. The LORD will punish you for what you did. New Revised Standard Version The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your own heart all the evil that you did to my father David; so the LORD will bring back your evil on your own head. New Heart English Bible The king said moreover to Shimei, "You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father. Therefore the LORD shall return your wickedness on your own head. Webster's Bible Translation The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD will return thy wickedness upon thy own head; World English Bible The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wickedness that you did to David my father. Therefore Yahweh will return your wickedness on your own head. Young's Literal Translation And the king saith unto Shimei, 'Thou hast known all the evil that thy heart hath known, which thou didst to David my father, and Jehovah hath turned back thine evil on thy head, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Execution of Shimei…43So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?” 44The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head. 45But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”… Cross References 1 Samuel 25:39 On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head." Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage. 2 Samuel 16:5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses. 1 Kings 2:43 So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?" 2 Kings 11:1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. 2 Kings 11:12 Then Jehoiada brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, "Long live the king!" Psalm 7:16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Treasury of Scripture The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return your wickedness on your own head; Thou knowest 2 Samuel 16:5-13 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came… John 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. Romans 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) return 1 Kings 2:32,33 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah… Psalm 7:16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. Jump to Previous Acknowledge Conscious David Evil Father Head Heart Moreover Privy Repay Returns Shimei Shim'e-I Turned Wickedness WrongJump to Next Acknowledge Conscious David Evil Father Head Heart Moreover Privy Repay Returns Shimei Shim'e-I Turned Wickedness Wrong1 Kings 2 1. David, having given a charge to Solomon3. of Reverence 5. of Joab 7. of Barzillai 8. of Shimei 10. Solomon succeeds 12. Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag, 13. is put to death 26. Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood 28. Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain 35. Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's 36. Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death. Verse 44.— The king said, moreover [Heb. And the king said] Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to [Heb. knoweth] that thou didst to David my father [Solomon brings a threefold charge against Shimei. He has violated a solemn oath, "by the life of Jehovah," and so has "profaned the name of his God" (Leviticus 19:12). He has broken his parole and set at naught the king's commandment. He has defied and blasphemed the Lord's anointed. He must die] therefore the Lord shall return ["hath returned," or "returns." LXX. ἀνταπέδωκε, aor. The king regards himself as merely the instrument and dispenser of the Divine Justice. According to him, it is God, not spite, demands and has brought about Shimei's execution] thy wickedness upon thine own head [Every Jew, taught to expect that "every transgression and disobedience" would receive its "just recompense of reward" in this life present would see in Shimei's almost unaccountable infatuation the finger of God. To them he would seem delivered up to destruction. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king also said, וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “You אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you know יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ (yā·ḏa‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know in your heart לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ (lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the evil הָרָעָ֗ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you did עָשִׂ֖יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make to my father אָבִ֑י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1: Father David. לְדָוִ֣ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse Therefore the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will bring וְהֵשִׁ֧יב (wə·hê·šîḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again your evil רָעָתְךָ֖ (rā·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil back upon your head. בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ (bə·rō·še·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head Links 1 Kings 2:44 NIV1 Kings 2:44 NLT 1 Kings 2:44 ESV 1 Kings 2:44 NASB 1 Kings 2:44 KJV 1 Kings 2:44 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 2:44 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 2:44 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 2:44 French Bible 1 Kings 2:44 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 2:44 The king said moreover to Shimei You (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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