1 Kings 2:8
New King James Version
8 “And see, you have with you (A)Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a malicious curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But (B)he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and (C)I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’
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1 Kings 2:9
New King James Version
9 Now therefore, (A)do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but (B)bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.”
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1 Kings 2:37
New King James Version
37 For it shall be, on the day you go out and cross (A)the Brook Kidron, know for certain you shall surely die; (B)your [a]blood shall be on your own head.”
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- 1 Kings 2:37 Or bloodshed
1 Kings 2:46
New King James Version
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and struck him down, and he died. Thus the (A)kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
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