1 Kings 2:36 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. ”

1 Kings 2:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The object, apparently, was to keep Shimei under the immediate eye of the government. Shimei’s old home, Bahurim, lay east of Jerusalem, on the road to Jericho, 2 Samuel 17:18 , and could only be...
1 Kings 2:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Death of David; Solomon Established on his Throne. The main source of this chapter is the same as that of 1, but interspersed are Deuteronomic additions ( 1 Kings 2:3 f., 1 Kings 2:10-12 ; 1 Kin...
1 Kings 2:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

any whither. Figure of speech Paronomasia . App-6. Hebrew. 'aneh va anah . hither and thither.
1 Kings 2:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. Build thee a house - Thus he gave him the whole cit...
1 Kings 2:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. The king sent and called for Shimei. He was...
1 Kings 2:36 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's last Will and Testament The recital of David's last charge to Solomon and his death is followed by an account of the execution of Adonijah, Joab, and Shimei. 3, 4. Cp. Deuteronomy 17 ;...
1 Kings 2:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Called for Shimei . — The command given to Shimei is in itself a reasonable precaution against treason, in one already powerful and of doubtful fidelity; and the reference to crossing the Kedron sho...
1 Kings 2:36 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

AVENGING JUSTICE 1 Kings 2:13-46 . The wrath of a king is "as messengers of death."- Proverbs 16:14 THE reign of Solomon began with a threefold deed of blood. An Eastern king, surrounded by t...
1 Kings 2:36 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...
1 Kings 2:36 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the last charge of David there was first a recognition of the sphere of Solomon's safety. In all probability his personal influence had been great with his son, but now he was going "the way of al...
1 Kings 2:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(36) And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. (37) For it shall be, that on the day thou goe...
1 Kings 2:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the king sent and called for Shimei ,.... Who had cursed his father; he lived at Bahurim, in the tribe of Benjamin, and from thence he sent for him to him, 2 Samuel 16:5 ; and said unto him,...
1 Kings 2:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. Ver. 36. Build thee a house in Jerusalem. ] Shim...
1 Kings 2:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Go not forth thence any whither Solomon, it is likely, suspected Shimei's loyalty and fidelity, and therefore ordered this, 1st, for his own security. For by confining him to the royal city, he wou...
1 Kings 2:36 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DAVID'S LAST WORDS TO SOLOMON (vs.1-9) As David was about to die, his words to Solomon have serious significance. Just as Paul ( 2 Timothy 4:1-6 ) and Peter ( 2 Peter 1:12-15 ) were concerned abo...
1 Kings 2:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Shimei's Punishment. B. C. 1014. 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in hi...
1 Kings 2:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This Solomon ordered, partly, for his own security, that being removed from that place where his kindred, and estate, and interest lay, to a place where he was but a stranger, and sufficiently odious...
1 Kings 2:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:37 . Thy blood shall be upon thine own head —The legal form of the sentence of death ( Leviticus 10:9 ; Leviticus 10:11-12 , etc.). 1 Kings 2:38 ....
1 Kings 2:36 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:5 . Thou knowest what Joab did to me. David does not mention Absalom, but that was the deed that touched his heart; the blood of Abner and of Amasa still cried to heaven. 1 Kings 2:9 ....
1 Kings 2:36 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE END OF SHIMEL .—This fresh intrigue of Adonijah's warns the king that he must be on his guard and keep a watch over suspected persons. Prominent among these, from his antec...
1 Kings 2:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, without specific reference to his crime, of which he was very well aware, Build thee an house in Jerusalem and dwell there, for Solomon d...
1 Kings 2:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 1:53 ; 1 Kings 2:8 ; 1 Kings 2:9 ; 2 Samuel 14:24 ; 2 Samuel 14:28 ; 2 Samuel 16:5-9 ; Proverbs 20:26 ; Proverbs 20:8
1 Kings 2:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Go not forth — This Solomon ordered, both for his own security; and as a penalty for his former wickedness.

1 Kings 2:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 2:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 2:36 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 2:36 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 2:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 2:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:36 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 2:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 2:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 2:36 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:36 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 2:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 2:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes