1 Kings 2:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
1 Kings 2:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Shimei said to the king, “What you say is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.”
1 Kings 2:38 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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. ”
1 Kings 2:38 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And 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.”
1 Kings 2:38 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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. ”
1 Kings 2:38 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Shimei sayd vnto the King, The thing is good: as my lord the King hath sayd, so wil thy seruant doe. So Shimei dwelt in Ierusalem many dayes.”
1 Kings 2:38 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:38 in Context — 1 Kings 2
36 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.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
38 And 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.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:38 Mean?
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