43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord, and the command which I [a]imposed on you?” 44 The king also said to Shimei, “(A)You yourself know all the evil that [b]you acknowledge in your heart, which you did to my father David; therefore (B)the Lord will return your evil on your own head. 45 But King Solomon will be blessed, and (C)the throne of David will be established before the Lord forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 2:43 Lit commanded
  2. 1 Kings 2:44 Lit your heart acknowledges

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