I Kings 2:43
“Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 2:43 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und warum hast du den Schwur Jehovas nicht beachtet und das Gebot, das ich dir geboten hatte?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Por qué pues no guardaste el juramento de Jehová, y el mandamiento que yo te impuse?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Por que, pois, não guardaste o juramento do SENHOR, e o mandamento que eu te impus?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Por que, então, não guardaste teu juramento a Yahweh e a ordem que eu dei para ti?"
📖 I Kings 2:43 in Context
41And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42And 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.
43Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
44The 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;
45And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
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