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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Why then did you not keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command I gave you?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then why haven’t you kept your oath to the LORD and obeyed my command?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why then have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the commandment with which I commanded you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD and the commandment that I gave you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the command which I imposed on you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the command which I have laid on you?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the command which I have laid on you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh, and the command which I have commanded you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the command which I gave you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So why have you not kept the LORD’s oath and the command that I gave you? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So why have you not kept the LORD&#8217s oath and the command that I gave you?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have disobeyed me and have broken the promise you made to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why didn't you keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command I gave you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why, then, have you broken your promise and disobeyed my command? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So why haven't you kept the oath you made to the LORD, and why didn't you obey my personal order to you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why then have you broken the oath you made before the LORD and disobeyed the order I gave you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have instructed you with?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh and the commandment that I have instructed you with?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And why have you not kept the oath of YHWH, and the charge that I charged on you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And wherefore didst thou not watch the oath of Jehovah, and the command which I commanded upon thee?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I laid upon thee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then why have you not kept the oath to the Lord, and the commandment which I instructed to you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Why, then, have you not kept the oath of the LORD and the command that I gave you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Why then have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the commandment with which I charged you?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD and the commandment that I have charged you with?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why have you not kept the oath of LORD JEHOVAH and the command that I have commanded you?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And why hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment which I commanded thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/2-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=1075" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/2.htm">The Execution of Shimei</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’ <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: ū·mad·dū·a‘ (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">So why</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">have you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šā·mar·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7621.htm" title="7621: šə·ḇu·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- An oath, curse. Feminine passive participle of shaba'; properly, something sworn, i.e. An oath.">your oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: ham·miṣ·wāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">the command</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I gave you?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> </span><span class="reftext">44</span>The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9-10</a></span><br />Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. / Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22-23</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. / For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-21.htm">1 Kings 13:21-22</a></span><br />and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you, / but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to do so, your body shall never reach the tomb of your fathers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14-15</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. / They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a></span><br />But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-32</a></span><br />If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, / I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-13.htm">Proverbs 13:13</a></span><br />He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></span><br />Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-24</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Ezekiel 18:24</a></span><br />But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">Matthew 21:28-31</a></span><br />But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ / ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went. / Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged you with?</p><p class="hdg">Why</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/21-2.htm">2 Samuel 21:2</a></b></br> And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites <i>were</i> not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-18.htm">Ezekiel 17:18,19</a></b></br> Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these <i>things</i>, he shall not escape… </p><p class="hdg">commandment</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-12.htm">2 Chronicles 30:12</a></b></br> Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:2</a></b></br> I <i>counsel thee</i> to keep the king's commandment, and <i>that</i> in regard of the oath of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/13-5.htm">Romans 13:5</a></b></br> Wherefore <i>ye</i> must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-1.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-23.htm">Command</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-19.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-51.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-23.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-45.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">Order</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-41.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/4-5.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-21.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-2.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-20.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-31.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-14.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-46.htm">Order</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-1.htm">David, having given a charge to Solomon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">of Reverence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">of Joab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-7.htm">of Barzillai</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">of Shimei</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">Solomon succeeds</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-12.htm">Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-13.htm">is put to death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-26.htm">Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-35.htm">Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Oaths were solemn promises made before God, and breaking them was considered a serious offense. In the context of <a href="/1_kings/2.htm">1 Kings 2</a>, Solomon is addressing Shimei, who had sworn an oath to Solomon not to leave Jerusalem. The breaking of an oath to the LORD was not just a personal failure but a violation of a covenant with God, reflecting the gravity of disobedience. This echoes the broader biblical theme of faithfulness to God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Deuteronomy 23:21-23</a>, where vows to the LORD must be fulfilled. The emphasis on keeping one's word is also seen in Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a>, where He speaks about the integrity of one's promises.<p><b>and the command that I gave you?</b><br>This part of the verse refers to the specific command Solomon gave to Shimei, which was to remain in Jerusalem under penalty of death if he left. This command was a test of Shimei's loyalty and obedience. The historical context here is Solomon's consolidation of his kingdom, ensuring that potential threats, like Shimei who had previously cursed David, were neutralized. The command reflects the king's authority and the expectation of obedience to royal decrees. This mirrors the broader biblical narrative where God's commands are to be followed, as seen in the covenantal laws given to Israel. The failure to obey Solomon's command is symbolic of the broader human tendency to disobey divine authority, a theme that runs throughout Scripture, from Adam and Eve's disobedience in Genesis to Israel's repeated failures to keep God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The son of David and Bathsheba, Solomon is the king of Israel at this time. He is known for his wisdom and is responsible for building the first temple in Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shimei.htm">Shimei</a></b><br>A member of the tribe of Benjamin, Shimei had previously cursed King David. Solomon had placed him under house arrest in Jerusalem, warning him not to leave the city.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Israel and the spiritual center for the Jewish people. It is where Solomon's temple was located and where Shimei was confined.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oath.htm">The Oath</a></b><br>Shimei had sworn an oath to the LORD, promising not to leave Jerusalem, as commanded by Solomon.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, to whom Shimei had sworn his oath. This highlights the seriousness of breaking the oath.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_oaths.htm">The Seriousness of Oaths</a></b><br>Oaths made to God are not to be taken lightly. They are binding and reflect our commitment to Him. Breaking an oath is a serious offense that can have significant consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands and the authorities He places over us is crucial. Shimei's disobedience to Solomon's command led to his downfall, illustrating the importance of submission to rightful authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God's commands and breaking oaths can lead to severe consequences. Shimei's account serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_speech.htm">Integrity in Speech</a></b><br>Our words should reflect our integrity. As believers, we are called to be truthful and reliable, ensuring that our yes is yes and our no is no.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is evident in the enforcement of consequences for broken oaths. This reminds us that God is just and will hold us accountable for our actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_discrepancy_on_jehoshaphat's_actions.htm">In 1 Kings 22:43, why does the text imply Jehoshaphat removed high places when 2 Chronicles 20:33 suggests otherwise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_hezekiah's_unique_devotion.htm">2 Kings 18:5-6 - How can we verify Hezekiah's unprecedented devotion when other kings are also praised elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jonathan's_covenant_with_david_inconsistent.htm">Does the nature of Jonathan's covenant with David in 1 Samuel 20:16 present any inconsistencies with later depictions of Israelite covenants?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 43.</span> ? <span class="cmt_word">Why them halt thou not kept the oath of the Lord and the commandment that I have charged</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">commanded</span>] <span class="cmt_word">thee with.</span> ["Shimei ought to have been warned against trifling with Solomon's forbearance by the punishment already inflicted on Adonijah and Joab." Wordsworth.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/2-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So why</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַדּ֕וּעַ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mad·dū·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> </span><span class="str2">Why? for what reason?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have you not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kept</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your oath</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבֻעַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇu·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7621.htm">Strong's 7621: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something sworn, an oath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the command</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּצְוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṣ·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I gave you?”</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּ֥יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/2-43.htm">1 Kings 2:43 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/2-43.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 2:43 Why then have you not kept (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/2-42.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 2:42"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 2:42" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/2-44.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 2:44"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 2:44" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>