1 Kings 2:43
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Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I laid upon thee?

Why

2 Samuel 21:2 Then the king, calling for the Gabaonites, said to them: (Now the Gabaonites were not of the children of Israel, but the remains of the Amorrhites: and the children of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul sought to slay them out of zeal, as it were for the children of Israel and Juda:)

Ezekiel 17:18,19 For he had despised the oath, breaking his covenant, and behold he hath given his hand: and having done all these things, he shall not escape. . . .

commandment

2 Chronicles 30:12 But the hand of God was in Juda, to give them one heart to do the word of the Lord, according to the commandment of the king, and of the princes.

Ecclesiastes 8:2 I observe the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oath of God.

Romans 13:5 Wherefore be subject of necessity: not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake.

Context
The Execution of Shimei
42And sending he called for him, and said to him: Did I not protest to thee by the Lord, and tell thee before: On what day soever thou shalt go out and walk abroad any where, know that thou shalt die? And thou answeredst me: The word that I have heard is good. 43Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I laid upon thee?44And the king said to Semei: Thou knowest all the evil, of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David, my father: the Lord hath returned thy wickedness upon thy own head.…
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1 Kings 2:42
And sending he called for him, and said to him: Did I not protest to thee by the Lord, and tell thee before: On what day soever thou shalt go out and walk abroad any where, know that thou shalt die? And thou answeredst me: The word that I have heard is good.

1 Kings 2:44
And the king said to Semei: Thou knowest all the evil, of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David, my father: the Lord hath returned thy wickedness upon thy own head.

Lexicon
So why
וּמַדּ֕וּעַ (ū·mad·dū·a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4069: Why? for what reason?

have you not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

kept
שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ (šā·mar·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

your oath
שְׁבֻעַ֣ת (šə·ḇu·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7621: Something sworn, an oath

to the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

the command
הַמִּצְוָ֖ה (ham·miṣ·wāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4687: Commandment

that
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I gave you?”
צִוִּ֥יתִי (ṣiw·wî·ṯî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order


Additional Translations
So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged you with?

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

And why hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment which I commanded thee?

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I charged thee with?

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh, and the commandment that I have instructed you with?"

and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?'
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