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1 Kings 2:38

1 Kings 2:38
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.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And it came to pass, at the end of three years,.... He had dwelt at Jerusalem:

that two of the servants of Shimei ran…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 2:35-46

Here is, I. The preferment of Benaiah and Zadok, two faithful friends to Solomon and his government, Kg1 2:35. Joab…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

many days The LXX. has τρία ἔτη, three years, a reading evidently drawn from the next verse.

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