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1 Kings 2:8

King James Version (KJV)

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

Translations

1 Kings 2:8 - Amplified Bible

And you have with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan [on my return], and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword.

1 Kings 2:8 - American Standard Version

And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

1 Kings 2:8 - Bible in Basic English

Now you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim, who put a bitter curse on me on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to see me at Jordan, and I gave him my oath by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death by the sword.

1 Kings 2:8 - Darby Bible

And behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day that I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Jehovah saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

1 Kings 2:8 - English Standard Version

And there is also with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day when 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."

1 Kings 2:8 - King James Version

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

1 Kings 2:8 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y he aquì, está contigo Simei, hijo de Gera, benjamita de Bahurim; él fue el que me maldijo con una terrible maldiciòn el dìa que yo iba a Mahanaim. Mas cuando descendiò a mi encuentro en el Jordán, le juré por el SEÑOR, diciendo: "No te mataré a espada."

1 Kings 2:8 - The Message

"You also will have to deal with Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim, the one who cursed me so viciously when I was on my way to Mahanaim. Later, when he welcomed me back at the Jordan, I promised him under God, ’I won’t put you to death.’ But neither should you treat him as if nothing ever happened. You’re wise, you know how to handle these things. You’ll know what to do to make him pay before he dies."


1 Kings 2:8 - New American Standard Bible

~"Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera the Benjamite, of Bahurim; now it was he who cursed me with a violent curse on the day I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD, saying, `I will not put you to death with the sword.'

1 Kings 2:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Mira, contigo está Simei, hijo de Gera, el Benjamita de Bahurim; él fue el que me maldijo con una terrible maldiciòn el dìa que yo iba a Mahanaim. Pero cuando descendiò a mi encuentro en el Jordán, le juré por el SEÑOR, diciendo: "No te mataré a espada."

1 Kings 2:8 - World English Bible

Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword.

1 Kings 2:8 - Young's Living Translation

`And lo, with thee [is] Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, and he reviled me -- a grievous reviling -- in the day of my going to Mahanaim; and he hath come down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swear to him by Jehovah, saying, I do not put thee to death by the sword;

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