Parallel Verses
Amplified
Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord, and the command which I gave you?”
New American Standard Bible
Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord, and the command which I
King James Version
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
Holman Bible
So why have you not kept the Lord’s oath and the command that I gave you?”
International Standard Version
So why haven't you kept the oath you made to the LORD, and why didn't you obey my personal order to you?"
A Conservative Version
Why then have thou not kept the oath of LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
American Standard Version
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
Bible in Basic English
Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the order which I gave you?
Darby Translation
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I charged thee with?
Julia Smith Translation
And wherefore didst thou not watch the oath of Jehovah, and the command which I commanded upon thee?
King James 2000
Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged you with?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Why have you not kept the oath of Yahweh and the command which I commanded you?"
Modern King James verseion
Why then have you not kept the oath of Jehovah and the command that I have charged you with?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I commanded thee?"
NET Bible
Why then have you broken the oath you made before the Lord and disobeyed the order I gave you?"
New Heart English Bible
Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have instructed you with?"
The Emphasized Bible
Why then, hast thou not kept the oath of Yahweh, - and the charge which I laid upon thee?
Webster
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
World English Bible
Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh, and the commandment that I have instructed you with?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?'
Themes
Falsehood » Instances of » The murder, under false pretense » Of shimei
Government » Monarchical » By solomon
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Punishments » Were inflicted » By order of kings
Shimei » A benjamite » Curses david; david's magnanimity toward
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Interlinear
Shamar
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 2:43
Verse Info
Context Readings
Shimei's Banishment And Execution
42 So the king sent word and called for Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you leave [Jerusalem] and go anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word (ruling) I have heard is good.’ 43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord, and the command which I gave you?” 44 The king also said to Shimei, “You are aware in your own heart of all the evil you did to my father David; so the Lord shall return your evil on your own head.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 21:2
So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons (descendants) of Israel but of the remnant (survivors) of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn [an oath] to [spare] them, but Saul in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah had sought to strike down the Gibeonites).
2 Chronicles 30:12
Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them one heart to do that which the king and the officials had commanded by the word of the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
I counsel you to keep the command of the king because of the oath before God [by which you swore loyalty to him].
Ezekiel 17:18-19
Now Zedekiah dishonored the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”
Romans 13:5
Therefore one must be subject [to civil authorities], not only to escape the punishment [that comes with wrongdoing], but also as a matter of principle [knowing what is right before God].