1 Kings 2:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 2:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his slaves; and Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath.”
1 Kings 2:40 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 2:40 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Shimei riseth, and saddleth his ass, and goeth to Gath, unto Achish, to seek his servants, and Shimei goeth and bringeth his servants from Gath.”
1 Kings 2:40 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then 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. ”
1 Kings 2:40 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Shimei arose, and sadled his asse, and went to Gath to Achish, to seeke his seruantes: and Shimei went, and brought his seruants from Gath.”
1 Kings 2:40 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:40 in Context — 1 Kings 2
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.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:40 Mean?
1 Kings 2:40 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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