1 Kings 2:8

2:8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim,¹ who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim.² He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised³ him by the Lord, ‘I will not strike you down⁴ with the sword.’

1 Kings 2:32

2:32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed;⁵ behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he⁶ – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal⁷ to the Lord, the sovereign God,⁸ even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,⁹ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”¹⁰

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal¹¹ to the Lord, the sovereign God,¹² even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,¹³ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”¹⁴

¹tn Heb “Look, with you is Shimei….”

²tn Heb “and he cursed me with a horrible curse on the day I went to Mahanaim.”

³tn Or “swore an oath to.”

⁴tn Heb “kill you.”

⁵tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”

⁶tn Heb “because he struck down two men more innocent and better than he and he killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know.”

⁷tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

⁸tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

⁹tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

¹⁰tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

¹¹tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

¹²tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

¹³tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

¹⁴tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”