1 KINGS 2:39 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.”
"Moreover, the LORD will return your wickedness upon your own head, and King David will be vindicated.'" — Solomon pronounces divine judgment: *YHVH yashiv et-ra'atka 'al-rosh'akha* (the LORD will return your wickedness upon your own head). The phrase invokes God as the ultimate judge; Shimei's breach of oath becomes a *sin* punishable by divine judgment. The phrase *ve-ha-melekh David yivarez* (King David will be vindicated) frames Solomon's execution of justice as the vindication of David's honor—Shimei, who cursed David, finally receives the judgment David deferred.
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