1 Kings 2:41 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.”

1 Kings 2:41 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 2:41 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 2:41 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.”

1 Kings 2:41 — World English Bible

1 Kings 2:41 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. ”

1 Kings 2:41 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 2:41 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it is declared to Solomon that Shimei hath gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and doth return,”

1 Kings 2:41 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 2:41 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again. ”

1 Kings 2:41 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 2:41 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And it was tolde Salomon, that Shimei had gone from Ierusalem to Gath, and was come againe.”

1 Kings 2:41 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 2:41 in Context — 1 Kings 2

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.

43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

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What Does 1 Kings 2:41 Mean?

1 Kings 2:41 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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