Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king promised him on oath. New Living Translation Then, turning to Shimei, David vowed, “Your life will be spared.” English Standard Version And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king gave him his oath. Berean Standard Bible So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him. King James Bible Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him. New King James Version Therefore the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore to him. New American Standard Bible So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” The king also swore to him. NASB 1995 The king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” Thus the king swore to him. NASB 1977 And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” Thus the king swore to him. Legacy Standard Bible And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” Thus the king swore to him. Amplified Bible Therefore the king said to Shimei, “You shall not be put to death.” And so the king gave him his promise. Christian Standard Bible So the king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” Then the king gave him his oath. Holman Christian Standard Bible So the king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” Then the king gave him his oath. American Standard Version And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The King said to Shemei: “Surely, you shall not die!” And the King swore to him Brenton Septuagint Translation And the king said to Semei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore to him. Contemporary English Version Then David promised Shimei that he would not be killed. Douay-Rheims Bible And the king said to Semei: Thou shalt not die. And he swore unto him. English Revised Version And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him. GOD'S WORD® Translation The king promised Shimei, "You won't die," and the king swore to it. Good News Translation And he said to Shimei, "I give you my word that you will not be put to death." International Standard Version Then the king addressed Shimei, "You won't die!" affirming his promise with an oath. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the king said unto Shimei: 'Thou shalt not die.' And the king swore unto him. Literal Standard Version And the king says to Shimei, “You do not die”; and the king swears to him. Majority Standard Bible So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him. New American Bible Then the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king gave him his oath. NET Bible The king said to Shimei, "You won't die." The king vowed an oath concerning this. New Revised Standard Version The king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king gave him his oath. New Heart English Bible The king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." The king swore to him. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him. World English Bible The king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” The king swore to him. Young's Literal Translation And the king saith unto Shimei, 'Thou dost not die;' and the king sweareth to him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Shimei Pardoned…22And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?” 23So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him. Cross References 1 Kings 2:8 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 19:24 Then Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely. Treasury of Scripture Therefore the king said to Shimei, You shall not die. And the king swore to him. Thou shalt 1 Kings 2:8,9,37,46 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword… sware 1 Samuel 28:10 And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 1 Samuel 30:15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company. Hebrews 6:16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Jump to Previous Death Die Oath Promised Shimei Shim'e-I Sware Sweareth SworeJump to Next Death Die Oath Promised Shimei Shim'e-I Sware Sweareth Swore2 Samuel 19 1. Joab causes the king to cease his mourning9. The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back 11. David sends to the priest to incite them of Judah 18. Shimei is pardoned 24. Mephibosheth excused 32. Barzillai dismissed, and Chimham his son taken into the king's family 41. The Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing home the king without them (23) The king sware unto him.--This oath of David assuring immunity to Shimei brings to mind his dying charge to Solomon concerning him (1Kings 2:8-9): "His hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood." The whole transaction is to be viewed from a political point. Shimei had been guilty of high treason in David's distress; at his return he had confessed his fault, and exerted himself to help on David's restoration to the throne. He had accordingly been pardoned, and David, somewhat rashly, had confirmed this pardon with an oath, in such a way that he was unable to punish any subsequent treasonable tendencies showing themselves in Shimei. From the character of the man, however, and from Solomon's address to him in 1Kings 2:44, it is plain that he remained thoroughly disloyal. David saw this, and hindered by his oath from treating him as he deserved, pointed out the case to Solomon. Solomon settled the matter by a compact (into which Shimei willingly entered), that his life should be forfeited whenever he should go out of Jerusalem. There he was under supervision; elsewhere he could not be trusted. After a few years he violated this condition, and was executed. David had made a rash oath, and observed it to the letter, but no farther, towards a thorough traitor.Verse 23. - The king sware unto him. David's magnanimity was not the result merely of policy, but also of joyful feeling at seeing all the tribes so readily welcome him back to the throne. But in spite of his oath, he orders Solomon to execute him, regarding what he had done as a sin past forgiveness. In so doing we can hardly acquit David of breaking his oath, even granting that Shimei's repentance was insincere, and that the motive of his actions was the desire simply to save his life. But we must remember that our Lord described his injunction, "that ye love one another," as "a new commandment" (John 13:34); and the utmost that can be said in David's favour is that his character was generous and full of chivalry. A half excuse may be found for his order in the supposition that Shimei was an inveterate conspirator, and dangerous to Solomon's peace. This view seems confirmed by the command given to Shimei to build a house at Jerusalem (1 Kings 2:36), where he would always be under surveillance. But had not David himself praised the man who "sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not" (Psalm 15:4)? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king said וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Shimei, שִׁמְעִ֖י (šim·‘î) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8096: Shimei -- the name of a number of Israelites “You shall not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no die.” תָמ֑וּת (ṯā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill Then the king הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king swore an oath וַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear to him. ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links 2 Samuel 19:23 NIV2 Samuel 19:23 NLT 2 Samuel 19:23 ESV 2 Samuel 19:23 NASB 2 Samuel 19:23 KJV 2 Samuel 19:23 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 19:23 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 19:23 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 19:23 French Bible 2 Samuel 19:23 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 19:23 The king said to Shimei You shall (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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