1 Kings 2:36 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

³⁶ Then the king sent and summoned Shime-i, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and do not go forth from there to any place whatever.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁶ The king sent for Shimei and said to him, Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not leave there.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁶ And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

Common English Bible

³⁶ Then he sent for Shimei and said, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and stay in the city. Don’t leave to go anywhere else.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁶ Also, the king sent for and summoned Shimei, and he said to him: "Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem, and live there. And do not depart from that place to here or to there.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁶ The king also sent, and called for Semei, and said to him: Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there; and go not out from thence any whither.

1 Kings 2:36 Cross References

2 Samuel 14:24

And the king said, “Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence.” So Absalom dwelt apart in his own house, and did not come into the king's presence.

2 Samuel 14:28

So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.

1 Kings 1:53

So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.