1 Kings 2 · Verse 37

1 Kings 2:37

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.
1 Kings 2:37, King James Version

1 Kings 2:37 in other translations

BSBOn the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
WEBFor on the day you go out and pass over the brook Kidron, know for certain that you will surely die. Your blood will be on your own head.”
ASVFor on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, know thou for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
YLTand it hath been, in the day of thy going out, and thou hast passed over the brook Kidron, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die--thy blood is on thy head.'
DARBYAnd it shall be that on the day thou goest forth, and passest over the torrent of Kidron,...know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
BBEFor be certain that on the day when you go out and go over the stream Kidron, death will overtake you: and your blood will be on your head.
WebsterFor it shall be, that on the day thou shalt go out, and pass over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thy own head.

What does 1 Kings 2:37 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 Thy blood shall be upon thine own head - Thou knowest what to expect; if thou disobey my orders thou shalt certainly be slain, and then thou shalt be considered as a self-murderer; thou alone shalt be answerable for thy own death. Solomon knew that Shimei was a seditious man, and he chose to keep him under his own eye; for such a man at large, in favorable circumstances, might do much evil. His bitter revilings of David were a sufficient proof.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 2:35-46

The old malignity remains in the unconverted heart, and a watchful eye should be kept on those who, like Shimei, have manifested their enmity, but have given no evidence of repentance. No engagements or dangers will restrain worldly men; they go on, though they forfeit their lives and souls. Let us remember, God will not accommodate his judgment to us. His eye is over us; and let us strive to walk as in his…

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1 Kings 2:37 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֣ה\׀ve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon [the] dayH3117
צֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.Khagoing out youH3318
וְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.var.Taand you will pass overH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נַ֣חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158
קִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonKidronH6939
יָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'certainly <to know>H3045
תֵּדַ֖עte.Da'you will knowH3045
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
מ֣וֹתMotcertainly <to die>H4191
תָּמ֑וּתta.Mutyou will dieH4191
דָּמְךָ֖da.me.Khablood yourH1818
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
בְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ\׃ve.ro.She.khaon own head yourH7218

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 2:37

  • 2 Samuel 1:16

    And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord’s anointed.

  • 2 Samuel 15:23

    And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

  • Joshua 2:19

    And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

  • John 18:1

    When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.

  • Leviticus 20:9

    For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

  • Ezekiel 18:13

    Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

  • 2 Kings 23:6

    And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

  • Jeremiah 31:40

    And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:16

    And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.

  • 1 Kings 15:13

    And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

  • 1 Kings 2:33

    Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 2:31

    And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
over the.
15:13; 2Sa 15:23; 2Ki 23:6; 2Ch 29:16; Jer 31:40; Joh 18:1
Cedron. thy blood.
31,33; Le 20:9; Jos 2:19; 2Sa 1:16; Eze 18:13

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Context

  • 1 Kings 2:36

    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.

  • 1 Kings 2:37

    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.

  • 1 Kings 2:38

    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.

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1 Kings 2:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque sabe de cierto que el día que salieres, y pasares el torrente de Cedrón, sin duda morirás, y tu sangre será sobre tu cabeza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il arrivera qu’au jour où tu sortiras et que tu passeras le torrent du Cédron…, sache bien que tu mourras; ton sang sera sur ta tête.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es soll geschehen an dem Tage, da du hinausgehst und den Bach Kidron überschreitest, so wisse bestimmt, daß du sterben mußt; dein Blut wird auf deinem Kopfe sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quacumque autem die egressus fueris, et transieris torrentem Cedron, scito te interficiendum: sanguis tuus erit super caput tuum.