American Standard Version

Back to Reader

1 Kings

Note Journal Prayer

2

:

8

“

And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

Locations

Mahanaim

MAHANAIMma-ha-na'-im (machanayim; the Greek is different in every case where the name occurs, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus also giving variant forms; the dual form may be taken as having arisen from an old locative ending, as, e.g. yerushala(y)im from an original yerushalem. In Genesis 32:21 machaneh is evidently a parallel form and should be rende... View Details

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

People

Gera

the name of several Israelites, also a Benjamite family

Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Parallel Verses

Removed text
Added text
American Standard Version And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
King James Bible And, behold, there is thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
Hebrew Greek English And, behold, "Behold, there is with thee you Shimei the son of Gera, Gera the Benjamite, of Bahurim, Bahurim; now it was he who cursed me with a grievous violent curse in on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware swore to him by Jehovah, the LORD, saying, I 'I will not put thee you to death with the sword.'
New American Standard Bible 1995 And, behold, "Behold, there is with thee you Shimei the son of Gera, Gera the Benjamite, of Bahurim, Bahurim; now it was he who cursed me with a grievous violent curse in on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware swore to him by Jehovah, the LORD, saying, I 'I will not put thee you to death with the sword.'