1 KINGS 2:38 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.”
"Why then have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the commandment which I commanded you?'" — Solomon frames Shimei's breach as dual violation: breach of the *oath to the LORD* (*shvuatka le-YHVH*) and breach of the *commandment* (*hamitzvah*) Solomon gave. The elevation of the broken oath to the level of divine transgression suggests that Solomon's command partakes of divine authority. Shimei is guilty not merely of disobedience but of breaking a covenant with God.
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