1 Kings 2:38 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. ”

1 Kings 2:38 - 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 2:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
1 Kings 2:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. No JFB comm...
1 Kings 2:38 - 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 2:38 - 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 2:38 - 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 2:38 - 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 2:38 - 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 2:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Shimei said unto the king, the saying [is] good ,.... It was an act of goodness in the king, and what was good, grateful, and acceptable to him; for being sent for by him, and knowing how he had...
1 Kings 2:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Shimei said unto the king, The saying [is] good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. Ver. 38. The saying is good: … so will thy serva...
1 Kings 2:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The saying is good Thy sentence is much more merciful than I expected or deserve. As my lord hath said, so will thy servant do And it appears from 1 Kings 2:42-43 , that he not only promised thi...
1 Kings 2:38 - 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 2:38 - 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 2:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The saying is good; thy sentence is much more merciful than I expected or deserved. So will thy servant do; and Shimei did not only promise it, but also swore to it; being required by Solomon to do...
1 Kings 2:38 - 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 2:38 - 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 2:38 - 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 2:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Punishment of Shimei
1 Kings 2:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:4 ; 2 Kings 20:19
1 Kings 2:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Is good — Thy sentence is more merciful than I expected, or deserved.

1 Kings 2:38 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 2:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:38 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:38 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 2:38 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 2:38 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:38 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 2:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 2:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 2:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:38 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:38 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 2:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 2:38 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 2:38 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:38 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 2:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 2:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes