OET interlinear 1 KI 2:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ט֣וֹב הַ⁠דָּבָ֔ר

good (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shimˊī to/for=the_king good the,word just=as he/it_had_said my=master the=king yes/correct/thus/so he/it_made/did servant_of,your and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived Shimˊī in,Jerusalem days many )

Shimei is using the term word to represent what Solomon has said by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [What you have said is good]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ט֣וֹב הַ⁠דָּבָ֔ר

good (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shimˊī to/for=the_king good the,word just=as he/it_had_said my=master the=king yes/correct/thus/so he/it_made/did servant_of,your and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived Shimˊī in,Jerusalem days many )

As in the case of Bathsheba in 2:18, Shimei is not necessarily using the expression good to mean that she thinks that what Solomon is requiring is a good thing. Instead, he is using the expression to indicate that he agrees to do what Solomon is requiring. See how you translated the similar expression in 2:18. Alternate translation: [I agree to do what you have said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shimˊī to/for=the_king good the,word just=as he/it_had_said my=master the=king yes/correct/thus/so he/it_made/did servant_of,your and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived Shimˊī in,Jerusalem days many )

See how you translated the expression “my lord the king” in 1:2 and the expression “your … servant” in 1:13. Alternate translation: [Just as you, my lord the king, have spoken, thus will I, your servant, do]