King James Version
1 Kings 2:40 in the King James Version says “And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his...” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.”
1 Kings 2:40 · KJV
And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
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.
And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“arose”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“and saddled”
H2280to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“to seek”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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