1 Kings 2:43
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
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Gill's Exposition
The king said moreover to Shimei,.... Not as another reason for his putting him to death, but to remind him of his former sins, and to observe to him the providence of God in suffering him to fall…
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,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the oath of the Lord i.e. Which was sworn unto the Lord.
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