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1 Kings 2:43

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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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  1. 1 Kings 2:41

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

  2. 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.

  3. 1 Kings 2:44

    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;

  4. 1 Kings 2:45

    And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.