Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:43
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
43. the oath of the Lord ] i.e. Which was sworn unto the Lord.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He was guilty both of rebellion against the express, and just, and (as himself called it) good command of the king, and of perjury against God; which were two high and heinous crimes. His oath he calls
the oath of the Lord, because it was taken in Gods presence, and he was called upon as a witness of it, and as the avenger of all violations of it, and because the law of God obliged him to the performance of it.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord,…. Which was made by him, and in his presence, and in which he was appealed to, and so by not keeping it was guilty of perjury:
and the commandment that I have charged thee with? and so guilty of disobedience to him as his sovereign; for which two reasons he ought to die.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
“ Why then have you not kept the oath of YHWH, and the commandment that I have charged you with?”
Then he asked him why he had not kept the oath of YHWH with which he had charged him, and the commandment that he had given him. Did he not realise that by breaking that oath and flagrantly disobeying the king’s commands he had committed the most serious of offences for which there could only be one penalty? It was high treason.
1Ki 2:44
‘ The king said also to Shimei, “You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father, therefore YHWH will return your wickedness on your own head.” ’
He then reminded him of how in the wickedness of his heart he had cursed his father David, and had wished him ill from YHWH. Therefore, he prayed, let his wickedness now return on his own head. He was making quite clear that the penalty was cumulative. He was pointing out that as a previous transgressor he should have been more careful.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
1Ki 2:43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
Ver. 43. The oath of the Lord. ] Made in his name, and to be kept to his glory, whereof he is jealous.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Why: 2Sa 21:2, Eze 17:18, Eze 17:19
commandment: 2Ch 30:12, Ecc 8:2, Rom 13:5
Reciprocal: Exo 22:11 – an oath of the Lord
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 2:43-44. Why hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord? He lay under the guilt of two crimes: of disobeying the kings express command, and violating his oath to God, which latter Solomon terms the oath of the Lord, because it was taken in the Lords presence, and the Lord was called upon as a witness of it, and as the avenger of all such violations, and because the law of the Lord obliged him to the performance of it. The wickedness which thy heart is privy to For which thine own conscience accuseth thee, and there is no need of other witnesses. The Lord shall return God hath punished thee for thy former wickedness, by suffering thee to expose thyself to thy deserved death.