1 Kings 2:38
What does 1 Kings 2:38 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 2:38 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Shimei said to the king, Very well! as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. And for a long time Shimei went on living in Jerusalem.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Shimei saith to the king, `The word <FI>is<Fi> good; as my lord the king hath spoken so doth thy servant do;' and Shimei dwelleth in Jerusalem many days.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Semei said to the king: The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Semei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
Context
v.37For on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, know thou for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
v.38This passage
v.39And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 20:19
Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days?
- 1 Kings 20:4
And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king; I am thine, and all that I have.
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