1 Kings 2:44
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;”1 Kings 2:44
What Does 1 Kings 2:44 Mean?
1 Kings 2:44 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 2, verse 44 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 2:44 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Samuel 16:5“And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.”1 Samuel 25:39“And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.”Psalms 7:16“His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.”Proverbs 11:6“The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.”Ezekiel 17:19“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.”Romans 2:15“Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)”1 Kings 2:32“And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.”Psalms 109:20“Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.”Proverbs 5:22“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”Ecclesiastes 7:22“For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.”Hosea 4:9“And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.”John 8:9“And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.”1 John 3:20“For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”1 Samuel 3:13“For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.”Proverbs 24:8“He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.”Matthew 5:23“Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;”
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