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;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Shimei	שִׁמְעִ֗י shim.'I	H8096	Shimi · proper noun, a man's name
knowest	יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ ya.Da'.ta	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
wickedness	הָרָעָ֗ה ha.ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
heart	לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ le.Va.ve.kha	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
to	יָדַע֙ ya.Da'	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
didst	עָשִׂ֖יתָ 'a.Si.ta	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
David	לְדָוִ֣ד le.da.Vid	H1732	David · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִ֑י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
return	וְהֵשִׁ֧יב ve.he.Shiv	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wickedness	רָעָתְךָ֖ ra.'a.te.Kha	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
head	בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ be.ro.She.kha	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 16:5-13 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Ger…
1 Samuel 25:39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, a…
Psalms 7:16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Ezekiel 17:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I re…
1 Kings 2:32-33 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword…
Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
Hosea 4:9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
John 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesu…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:35–end

Here is, I. The preferment of Benaiah and Zadok, two faithful friends to Solomon and his government, Kg1 2:35. Joab being put to death, Benaiah was advanced to be general of the forces in his room, and, Abiathar being deposed, Zadok was made high priest in his room, and therein was fulfilled the word of God, when he threatened to cut off the house of Eli (Sa1 2:35), I will raise me up a faithful priest, and will build him a sure house. Though sacred offices may be disgraced, they shall not be destroyed, by the mal-administration of those that are entrusted with them, nor shall God's work ever stand still for want of hands to carry it on. No wonder that he who was a king so immediately of God…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:36

the king sent and called for Shimei--He was probably residing at Bahurim, his native place. But, as he was a suspicious character, Solomon condemned him henceforth to live in Jerusalem, on the penalty of death, for going without the gates. He submitted to this confinement for three years, when, violating his oath, he was arrested and put to death by Solomon for perjury, aggravated by his former crime of high treason against David [Kg1 2:42-44].

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:40

And Shimei - went to Gath - It is astonishing that with his eyes wide open he would thus run into the jaws of death.

John Gill on 1 Kings 2:44

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: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; the punishment of it; which though not directly inflicted for that, yet in provid…

The Church Fathers

You can see here four people who were condemned by Solomon because they were guilty of treason: they all foreshadowed the Jewish nation's ruin, which would derive from Christ's unjust killing. Adonijah, who was appointed as king and was killed shortly later, was the first to presage the fall of the Jewish kingdom; then, after the abrogation of the priesthood of Aaron, Abiathar was expelled from his office; and Joab, who had the dignity of captain of the army, was deprived of his life by the leaders of the people and all his military force was destroyed. Finally, Shimei expressed in an even more evident and definitive manner the sin and punishment of the Jews, especially of the inhabitants of Jerusalem who blasphemed Christ and demanded his crucifixion. And that last prayer of Christ, like a supreme commandment, was postponed for four more decades and was not inflicted until the Jews were caught in a new crime when they persecuted the apostles and the other disciples of Christ.
— Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 2:39

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Dictionary and topics

Achish — Angry, perhaps only a general title of royalty applicable to the Philistine kings. (1.) The king with whom David sought refuge when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:10-15). He is called Abimelech in the…
Shimei — Famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17, 29); called Shimi in Ex. 6:17. (2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim…
Homicide · . — .
Punishments · Were inflicted: By order of kings — Were inflicted: By order of kings
Shimei · .Curses David; David’ s magnanimity toward — .Curses David; David’ s magnanimity toward

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 2:44

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:35–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:36

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:40

John Gill on 1 Kings 2:44

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 2:44

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:35–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:36

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:40

John Gill on 1 Kings 2:44

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 2:12–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 2:39-46

Rashi on 1 Kings 2:43