1 Kings 2:38 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →Shimei accepts the terms as good and lives in Jerusalem for a long time.
What Does 1 Kings 2:38 Mean?
Shimei agrees readily: 'The saying is good,' and pledges to do as the king has said. For a long while he keeps to the terms, dwelling in Jerusalem 'many days.' The arrangement holds, and the danger seems past.
His words of glad consent set up the test that time will bring. It is one thing to accept a command in the moment and another to keep it when circumstances pull against it. The verse quietly poses the question that hangs over every promise of obedience: will it last when the day of testing comes? Faithfulness is proved not in the agreeing but in the keeping.
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What does 1 Kings 2:38 mean?
Shimei accepts the terms as good and lives in Jerusalem for a long time.