Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh, and the commandment that I have instructed you with?”
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Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh, and the commandment that I have instructed you with?”
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Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
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Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?'
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 2:43 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 21:2 The king called the Gibeonites, and said to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the children of Israel had sworn to them; and Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);
- 2 Chronicles 30:12 Also the hand of God came on Judah to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by Yahweh’s word.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2 I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
- Ezekiel 17:18-19 For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things. He won’t escape. “Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘As I live, I will surely bring on his own head my oath that he has despised and my covenant that he has broken.
- Romans 13:5 Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 2:43 Why then hast thou not kept the…
1Ki 2:43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
Ver. 43. The oath of the Lord.] Made in his name, and to be kept to his glory, whereof he is jealous.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He was guilty both of rebellion against the express,…
He was guilty both of rebellion against the express, and just, and (as himself called it) good command of the king, and of perjury against God; which were two high and heinous crimes. His oath he calls
the oath of the Lord, because it was taken in God’s presence, and he was called upon as a witness of it, and as the avenger of all violations of it, and because the law of God obliged him to the performance of it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The king said moreover to Shimei,.... Not as another…
The king said moreover to Shimei,.... Not as another reason for his putting him to death, but to remind him of his former sins, and to observe to him the providence of God in suffering him to fall into others, that justice might take place upon him for them also:
thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father; which conscience must bear witness to, and accuse him of, not only of the words and actions themselves uttered and done by him, but of the malice and wickedness from whence they sprung:
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therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; the punishment of it; which though not directly inflicted for that, yet in providence was brought about as a just retaliation for it.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 2:43-44. Why hast thou not kept the oath…
1Ki 2:43-44. Why hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord? — He lay under the guilt of two crimes: of disobeying the king’s express command, and violating his oath to God, which latter Solomon terms the oath of the Lord, because it was taken in the Lord’s presence, and the Lord was called upon as a witness of it, and as the avenger of all such violations, and because the law of the Lord obliged him to the performance of it. The wickedness which thy heart is privy to — For which thine own conscience accuseth thee, and there is no need of other witnesses. The Lord shall return — God hath punished thee for thy former wickedness, by suffering thee to expose thyself to thy deserved death.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 43. the oath of the Lord] i.e. Which was…
43. the oath of the Lord] i.e. Which was sworn unto the Lord.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Why them halt thou not kept the oath of…
Why them halt thou not kept the oath of the Lord and the commandment that I have charged Heb. commanded thee with. "Shimei ought to have been warned against trifling with Solomon"s forbearance by the punishment already inflicted on Adonijah and Joab." Wordsworth.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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King Solomon pronounces judgment upon Shimei for leaving Jerusalem.
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Why then have you not kept your oath ... you?
Possible meanings are 1) Solomon is asking for an answer or 2) AT: "You have done wrong by breaking your oath ... you." (See: Rhetorical Question)
will return your wickedness on your own head
Here the head represents the person, and wickedness is spoken of as if it were a solid or liquid that could be put on a person's head. AT: "will hold you responsible for all your wickedness" (See: Synecdoche)
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