1 Kings 2:44 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;”
1 Kings 2:44 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:44 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:44 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wickedness that you did to David my father. Therefore Yahweh will return your wickedness on your own head.”
1 Kings 2:44 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:44 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore Jehovah shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head. ”
1 Kings 2:44 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:44 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king saith unto Shimei, `Thou hast known all the evil that thy heart hath known, which thou didst to David my father, and Jehovah hath turned back thine evil on thy head,”
1 Kings 2:44 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:44 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king said to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David my father; and Jehovah returns thy wickedness upon thine own head; ”
1 Kings 2:44 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:44 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The King sayde also to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickednes whereunto thine heart is priuie, that thou diddest to Dauid my father: the Lord therefore shall bring thy wickednesse vpon thine owne head.”
1 Kings 2:44 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:44 in Context — 1 Kings 2
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?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:44 Mean?
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