1 Kings 2:36

Translations

Modern

Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.

Traditional

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

Literal

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and he said to him, “Build for yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there where and where.

Latin

Misit quoque rex, et vocavit Semei: dixitque ei: Ædifica tibi domum in Jerusalem, et habita ibi: et non egredieris inde huc atque illuc.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.

Notes

1 Kings 2:36–38

Shimei was confined so that he could not go to his relatives in Benjamin and cause problems for the king.

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon

Events

Reign of Solomon

Related verses

1 Kings 2:8–9
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
2 Samuel 16:5–9
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.
Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:26
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
1 Kings 1:53
So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
2 Samuel 14:24
But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.
2 Samuel 14:28
Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.

People

Shimei: Benjamite who cursed David during Absalom's rebellion

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Kidron Kings, Books of First and Second Palace Shimei Solomon (Person)

Topics

Government: Monarchical by Solomon Homicide: Felonious: Solomon Punishment: Minor offenses: Confinement Within Limits Punishments were Inflicted by Order of Kings Shimei: A Benjamite: Curses David; David's Magnanimity Toward

1 Kings 2:36

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