2 Samuel 19 · Verse 23

2 Samuel 19:23

Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
2 Samuel 19:23, King James Version

2 Samuel 19:23 in other translations

BSBSo the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.
WEBThe king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” The king swore to him.
ASVAnd the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
YLTAnd the king saith unto Shimei, ‘Thou dost not die;' and the king sweareth to him.
DARBYAnd the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.
BBESo the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath.
WebsterTherefore the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.

What does 2 Samuel 19:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

16-23. Shemei ... a thousand men of Benjamin with him--This display of [Shemei's] followers was to show what force he could raise against or in support of the king. Expressing the deepest regret for his former outrageous conduct, he was pardoned on the spot; and although the son of Zeruiah urged the expediency of making this chief a public example, his officiousness was repulsed by David with magnanimity, and with…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:16-23

Those who now slight and abuse the Son of David, would be glad to make their peace when he shall come in his glory; but it will be too late. Shimei lost no time. His abuse had been personal, and with the usual right feeling of good men, David could more easily forgive it.

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2 Samuel 19:23 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IShimeiH8096
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תָמ֑וּתta.Mutyou will dieH4191
וַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'and he swore an oathH7650
ל֖וֹloto <the> him
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃\ \סha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 19:23

  • 1 Kings 2:46

    So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

  • 1 Kings 2:8-9

    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. Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 6:16

    For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

  • 1 Samuel 28:10

    And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

  • 1 Samuel 30:15

    And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou shalt.
1Ki 2:8,9,37,46
sware.
1Sa 28:10; 30:15; Heb 6:16

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 19:22

    And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

  • 2 Samuel 19:23

    Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

  • 2 Samuel 19:24

    And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

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2 Samuel 19:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo el rey á Semei: No morirás. Y el rey se lo juró.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David dit: Qu’ai-je à faire avec vous, fils de Tseruïa? car vous êtes aujourd’hui des adversaires pour moi. Ferait-on mourir aujourd’hui un homme en Israël? car ne sais-je pas que je suis aujourd’hui roi sur Israël?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König sprach zu Simei: Du sollst nicht sterben! Und der König schwur ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait rex Semei: Non morieris. Juravitque ei.