1 Kings 2:8 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NASB

And behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera the Benjaminite, of Bahurim; now it was he who cursed me with a painful curse on the day I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

You have with you Shimei.—The most ungenerous charge is the virtual withdrawal of the pardon, freely granted to Shimei lo…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And behold [you have] with you Shimei the son of Gera, a
Benjamite of Bahurim
Of whom…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

These dying counsels concerning Joab and Shimei did not stem from personal anger, but were for the security of Solomon's throne. Joab had committed…