2 Samuel 19:23
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And the king said to Semei: Thou shalt not die. And he swore unto him.

Thou shalt

1 Kings 2:8,9,37,46 Thou hast also with thee Semei, the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went to the camp: but because he came down to meet me when I passed over the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying: I will not kill thee with the sword: . . .

sware

1 Samuel 28:10 And Saul swore unto her by the Lord, saying: As the Lord liveth, there shall no evil happen to thee for this thing.

1 Samuel 30:15 And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? and he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him.

Hebrews 6:16 For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

Context
Shimei Pardoned
22And David said: What have I to do with you, ye sons of Sarvia? why are you a satan this day to me? shall there any man be killed this day in Israel? do not I know that this day I am made king over Israel? 23And the king said to Semei: Thou shalt not die. And he swore unto him.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:8
Thou hast also with thee Semei, the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went to the camp: but because he came down to meet me when I passed over the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying: I will not kill thee with the sword:

2 Samuel 19:24
And Miphiboseth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard: nor washed his garments from the day that the king went out, until the day of his return in peace.

Lexicon
So the king
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

said
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Shimei,
שִׁמְעִ֖י (šim·‘î)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8096: Shimei -- the name of a number of Israelites

“You shall not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

die.”
תָמ֑וּת (ṯā·mūṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

Then the king
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

swore an oath
וַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear

to him.
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” Then the king swore an oath to him.Therefore the king said to Shimei, You shall not die. And the king swore to him.

And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

And the king said to Semei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore to him.

And the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.

And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

Therefore the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.

The king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." The king swore to him.

And the king saith unto Shimei, 'Thou dost not die;' and the king sweareth to him.
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