KJV King James Version
And 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.
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1 Kings 2:39
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
WEB World English Bible
It happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, “Behold, your servants are in Gath.”
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the end of three years, that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying, ‘Lo, thy servants are in Gath;’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 2
36 And 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.
37 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.
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.
39 And 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.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word [that] I have heard [is] good.
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וַיְהִ֗יH1961 · ha.yahto beמִקֵּץ֙H7093 · qetsendשָׁלֹ֣שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeשָׁנִ֔יםH8141 · sha.nehyearוַיִּבְרְח֤וּH1272 · ba.rachto fleeשְׁנֵֽי־H8147 · she.na.yimtwoעֲבָדִים֙H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveלְשִׁמְעִ֔יH8096 · shim.iShimeiאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אָכִ֥ישׁH397 · a.khishAchishבֶּֽן־H1121 · benson: childמַעֲכָ֖הH4601 · ma.a.khahMaacahמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingגַּ֑תH1661 · gatGathוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּH5046 · na.gadto tellלְשִׁמְעִי֙H8096 · shim.iShimeiלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayהִנֵּ֥הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdעֲבָדֶ֖יךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveבְּגַֽת׃H1661 · gatGath
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