1 Kings 2:40

Bible in Basic English 1965

Then Shimei got up, and making ready his ass, he went to Gath, to Achish, in search of his servants; and he sent and got them from Gath.

Cross References

Genesis 22:3

And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.

1 Kings 2:39

But after three years, two of the servants of Shimei went in flight to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And word was given to Shimei that his servants had gone to Gath.

1 Kings 2:41

And news was given to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back again.

Proverbs 15:27

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.