2 Samuel 19:23

Complete Jewish Bible

But David said, "What do I have in common with you, you sons of Tz'ruyah? Why have you become my adversaries today? Should anyone in Isra'el be put to death today? Don't I know that today I am king over Isra'el?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” Then the king gave him his oath.

Hebrew Names Version
The king said to Shim`i, You shall not die. The king swore to him.

King James Version
Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

Lexham English Bible
Then the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die," and so the king swore to him.

English Standard Version
And the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." And the king gave him his oath.

New Century Version
Then the king promised Shimei, "You won't die."

New English Translation
The king said to Shimei, "You won't die." The king vowed an oath concerning this.

Amplified Bible
Therefore the king said to Shimei, "You shall not be put to death." And so the king gave him his promise.

New American Standard Bible
So the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." The king also swore to him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore the King saide vnto Shimei, Thou shalt not die, & the king sware vnto him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." Thus the king swore to him.

Contemporary English Version
Then David promised Shimei that he would not be killed.

Darby Translation
And the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the king said to Shimei, "You will not die." The king made a promise to Shimei that he himself would not kill Shimei.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the king said to Shimei. You shall not die. And the king swore to him.

Good News Translation
And he said to Shimei, "I give you my word that you will not be put to death."

Literal Translation
And the king said to Shimei, You shall not die. And the king swore to him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye kynge sayde vnto Simei: Thou shalt not dye? And the kynge sware vnto him.

American Standard Version
And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

Bible in Basic English
So the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And therfore the kyng sayde vnto Simei, Thou shalt not dye: and the kyng sware vnto hym.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said: 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?'

King James Version (1611)
Therfore the king said vnto Shimei, Thou shalt not die: and the King sware vnto him.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king said to Semei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore to him.

English Revised Version
And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

Berean Standard Bible
So the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." Then the king swore an oath to him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng seide to Semey, Thou schalt not die; and the kyng swoor to hym.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith unto Shimei, `Thou dost not die;' and the king sweareth to him.

Update Bible Version
And the king said to Shimei, You shall not die. And the king swore to him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.

World English Bible
The king said to Shimei, You shall not die. The king swore to him.

New King James Version
Therefore the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." And the king swore to him.

New Living Translation
Then, turning to Shimei, David vowed, "Your life will be spared."

New Life Bible
The king said to Shimei, "You will not die." And the king gave him his promise.

New Revised Standard
The king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." And the king gave him his oath.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said the king unto Shimei - Thou shalt not die. And the king sware to him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king said to Semei: Thou shalt not die. And he swore unto him.

Revised Standard Version
And the king said to Shim'e-i, "You shall not die." And the king gave him his oath.

THE MESSAGE
Then the king turned to Shimei, "You're not going to die." And the king gave him his word.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." Thus the king swore to him.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ The king started back and arrived at the Yarden, while Y'hudah came to Gilgal in order to meet the king and bring the king over the Yarden. ¹⁷ Shim‘i the son of Gera, the Binyamini from Bachurim, hurried and came down with the men of Y'hudah to meet King David. ¹⁸ There were a thousand men of Binyamin with him, also Tziva the servant of the house of Sha'ul with his fifteen sons and twenty servants; and they rushed into the Yarden ahead of the king ¹⁹ to ferry the king's household across and do whatever else the king wanted done. Shim‘i the son of Gera fell down before the king when he was ready to cross the Yarden ²⁰ and said to the king, "May my lord not hold me guilty of a crime. Don't remember the wrong your servant did on the day my lord the king left Yerushalayim. May the king not take it to heart! ²¹ For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore, look — I am the first one of all the house of Yosef to come today and go down to meet my lord the king." ²² Avishai the son of Tz'ruyah answered, "Shouldn't Shim‘i be put to death for this? After all, he cursed Adonai 's anointed ruler!" ²³ But David said, "What do I have in common with you, you sons of Tz'ruyah? Why have you become my adversaries today? Should anyone in Isra'el be put to death today? Don't I know that today I am king over Isra'el?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thou shalt: 1 Kings 2:8, 1 Kings 2:9, 1 Kings 2:37, 1 Kings 2:46

sware: 1 Samuel 28:10, 1 Samuel 30:15, Hebrews 6:16

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:24 - sware to them

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore the king said unto Shimei, thou shalt not die,.... This day by my hands, or order, or by the sword, 1 Kings 2:8;

and the king sware unto him; that he should not die for that offence, or for that only; but if he committed a new one, this oath was no longer binding on him, and not at all upon his heir and successor.