And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
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Gill's Exposition
For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out,.... Out of the city of Jerusalem: and passest over the brook Kidron: which is particularly mentioned, because this lay in his way to Bahurim, his…
Barnes' Notes
The object, apparently, was to keep Shimei under the immediate eye of the government. Shimei’s old home, Bahurim, lay east of Jerusalem, on the road to Jericho, 2Sa 17:18, and could only be reached by…
Adam Clarke
Build thee a house - Thus he gave him the whole city for a prison, and this certainly could have reduced him to no hardships.
Here is, I. The preferment of Benaiah and Zadok, two faithful friends to Solomon and his government, Kg1 2:35. Joab being put to death, Benaiah was advanced to be general of the forces in his room,…
Cambridge Bible
Shimei meets with his deserts (Not in Chronicles)
36. sent and called for Shimei Solomon sent for him to Jerusalem from Bahurim (see 1Ki 2:8). Keeping him under close watch, he could hardly fail to…
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