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1 Kings · read by David Cooper
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1 Kings 2
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Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, "Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.Read from KJV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment
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"The sentence is fair," Shimei replied. "Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken." And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.Read from KJV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment
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After three years, however, two of Shimei's slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, "Look, your slaves are in Gath."Read from KJV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment
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So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.Read from KJV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment
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When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,Read from KJV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment
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the king summoned Shimei and said to him, "Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, 'On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die'? And you told me, 'The sentence is fair; I will comply.'Read from KJV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment
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So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?"Read from KJV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment
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The king also said, "You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.Read from KJV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment
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But King Solomon will be blessed and David's throne will remain secure before the LORD forever."Read from ESV · The Grace of Jesus in Delaying Judgment