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1 Kings 2:37 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 2 · verse 37 · King James Version
For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.1 Kings 2:37 · King James Version
1 Kings 2:37 in context
35And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
38And 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.
39And 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- KidronQidrôwnKidron, a brook near JerusalemH6939 →
- surelymûwthto dieH4191 →
- brooknachala stream, especially a winter torrentH5158 →
- blooddâmblood of man or an animalH1818 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- headrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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