1 Kings 2:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.”
1 Kings 2:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
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1 Kings 2:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’”
1 Kings 2:8 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.”
1 Kings 2:8 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And lo, with thee <FI>is<Fi> Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, and he reviled me--a grievous reviling--in the day of my going to Mahanaim; and he hath come down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swear to him by Jehovah, saying, I do not put thee to death by the sword;”
1 Kings 2:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day that I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Jehovah saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.”
1 Kings 2:8 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And beholde, with thee is Shimei the sonne of Gera, the sonne of Iemini, of Bahurim, which cursed mee with an horrible curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but hee came downe to meete me at Iorden, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not slay thee with the sword.”
1 Kings 2:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:8 in Context — 1 Kings 2
6 Tú pues harás conforme á tu sabiduría; no dejarás descender sus canas á la huesa en paz.
7 Mas á los hijos de Barzillai Galaadita harás misericordia, que sean de los convidados á tu mesa; porque ellos vinieron así á mí, cuando iba huyendo de Absalom tu hermano.
8 También tienes contigo á Semei hijo de Gera, hijo de Benjamín, de Bahurim, el cual me maldijo con una maldición fuerte el día que yo iba á Mahanaim. Mas él mismo descendió á recibirme al Jordán, y yo le juré por Jehová, diciendo: Yo no te mataré á cuchillo.
9 Empero ahora no lo absolverás: que hombre sabio eres, y sabes cómo te has de haber con él: y harás descender sus canas con sangre á la sepultura.
10 Y David durmió con sus padres, y fué sepultado en la ciudad de David.
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