Why then haven’t you kept the oath of Adonai and the commandment that I charged you with?”
1 Kings 2:44 - Tree of Life Version The king added to Shimei: “You know all the evil, which your heart should acknowledge, that you did to my father David. Therefore Adonai will return your evil on your own 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. |
Why then haven’t you kept the oath of Adonai and the commandment that I charged you with?”
Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring.
Then he brought out the king’s son and put the crown and the insignia on him, and so they proclaimed him king and anointed him. Then they clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!”
Let this be Adonai’s reward to my accusers, and to those who speak evil against me.
He digs a pit, scrapes it out, and then falls into the hole he has made.
The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.
Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “As I live, surely I will bring on his head My oath that he has despised and My covenant that he has broken.
But it will be like people, like kohen. So I will punish them for their ways, and repay them for their deeds.
Now when they heard, they began to leave, one by one, the oldest ones first, until Yeshua was left alone with the woman in the middle.
They show that the work of the Torah is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts switching between accusing or defending them
whenever our heart condemns us. For God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be Adonai who took the case of my insult from the hand of Nabal, yet has restrained His servant from evil! Adonai has returned Nabal’s vileness on his own head.” Then David sent word and proposed to Abigail to take her as his wife.