So why have you not kept the Lord’s oath and the command that I gave you? ’
1 Kings 2:44 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The king also said, ‘You yourself know all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore, the Lord has brought back your evil on your head, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king also said to Shimei, You are aware in your own heart of all the evil you did to my father David; so the Lord will return your evil upon your own head. American Standard Version (1901) The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore Jehovah shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head. Common English Bible The king said further, “You know quite well all the evil that you did to my father David. May the LORD return your evil on your own head. Catholic Public Domain Version And the king said to Shimei: "You know all the evil, of which your heart is conscious, which you did to David, my father. The Lord has repaid your wickedness upon your own head." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king said to Semei: Thou knowest all the evil, of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David my father. The Lord hath returned thy wickedness upon thy own head. |
So why have you not kept the Lord’s oath and the command that I gave you? ’
When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, , and made him king. They anointed him and clapped their hands and cried, ‘Long live the king! ’
A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
‘ “Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: As I live, I will bring down on his head my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke.
The same judgement will happen to both people and priests. I will punish them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only he was left, with the woman in the centre.
They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts either accuse or even excuse them
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things.
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, ‘Blessed be the Lord who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults and restrained his servant from doing evil. The Lord brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.’ Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.