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David’s Command to Solomon

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As David’s^H1732 [fn]time^H3117 to die^H4191 drew^H7126 near^H7126, he commanded^H6680 his son^H1121 Solomon^H8010, saying^H559,

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1Ki 2:2 - “I am going^H1980 the way^H1870 of all^H3605 the earth^H776. So be strong^H2388, and [fn]prove^H1961 yourself a man^H376.

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1Ki 2:3 - “Do^H8104 your duty^H4931 to the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, to walk^H1980 in His ways^H1870, to [fn]keep^H8104 His statutes^H2708, His commandments^H4687, His ordinances^H4941, and His testimonies^H5715, according to what is written^H3789 in the Law^H8451 of Moses^H4872, so^H4616 that^H4616 you may succeed^H7919 in all^H3605 that you do^H6213 and wherever^H3605^H834^H8033 you turn^H6437,

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1Ki 2:4 - so^H4616 that^H4616 the LORD^H3068 may fulfill^H6965 His [fn]promise^H1697 which^H834 He spoke^H1696 regarding^H5921 me, saying^H559, ‘If^H518 your sons^H1121 are^H8104 careful^H8104 about their way^H1870, to walk^H1980 before^H6440 Me in [fn]truth^H571 with all^H3605 their heart^H3824 and all^H3605 their soul^H5315, [fn]you shall not be deprived^H3772 of a man^H376 to occupy^H5921 the throne^H3678 of Israel^H3478.’

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“Now you yourself^H859 also^H1571 know^H3045 what^H834 Joab^H3097 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870 did^H6213 to me, what^H834 he did^H6213 to the two^H8147 commanders^H8269 of the armies^H6635 of Israel^H3478, to Abner^H74 the son^H1121 of Ner^H5369 and to Amasa^H6021 the son^H1121 of Jether^H3500, whom he killed^H2026; he also [fn]shed^H7760 the blood^H1818 of war^H4421 in peace^H7965. And he put^H5414 the blood^H1818 of war^H4421 on his belt^H2290 that was on his waist^H4975, and on his sandals^H5275 that were on his feet^H7272.

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1Ki 2:6 - “So act^H6213 as your wisdom^H2451 dictates, and do not let his gray^H7872 hair^H7872 go^H3381 down^H3381 to [fn]Sheol^H7585 in peace^H7965.

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1Ki 2:7 - “However, show^H6213 kindness^H2617 to the sons^H1121 of Barzillai^H1271 the Gileadite^H1569, and let them be among those who eat^H398 at your table^H7979; for [fn]they assisted^H7126 me when I fled^H1272 from Absalom^H53 your brother^H251.

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1Ki 2:8 - “And behold^H2009, you have with you Shimei^H8096 the son^H1121 of Gera^H1617 the Benjaminite^H1145, of Bahurim^H980; now it was he who cursed^H7043 me with a painful^H4834 curse^H7045 on the day^H3117 I went^H1980 to Mahanaim^H4266. But when he came^H3381 down^H3381 to meet^H7122 me at the Jordan^H3383, I swore^H7650 to him by the LORD^H3068, saying^H559, ‘I will not put^H4191 you to^H4191 death^H4191 with the sword^H2719.’

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1Ki 2:9 - “But now^H6258 do not leave^H5352 him unpunished^H5352, for you are a wise^H2450 man^H376; and you will know^H3045 what^H834 to do^H6213 to him, and you will bring^H3381 his gray^H7872 hair^H7872 down^H3381 to [fn]Sheol^H7585 with blood^H1818.”

Death of David

(1Ch 3:4; 29:26–28 )

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Then David^H1732 [fn]lay^H7901 down^H7901 with his fathers^H1, and he was buried^H6912 in the city^H5892 of David^H1732.

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1Ki 2:11 - Now the days^H3117 that David^H1732 reigned^H4427 over^H5921 Israel^H3478 were forty^H705 years^H8141: in Hebron^H2275 he reigned^H4427 for seven^H7651 years^H8141, and in Jerusalem^H3389 he reigned^H4427 for thirty-three^H7970^H7969 years^H8141.

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1Ki 2:12 - Then Solomon^H8010 sat^H3427 on the throne^H3678 of his father^H1 David^H1732, and his kingdom^H4438 was firmly^H3966 established^H3559.

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Now Adonijah^H138 the son^H1121 of Haggith^H2294 came^H935 to Bathsheba^H1339 the mother^H517 of Solomon^H8010. So she said^H559, “Do you come^H935 peacefully^H7965?” And he said^H559, “Peacefully^H7965.”

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1Ki 2:14 - Then he said^H559, “I have something^H1697 to say to you.” And she said^H559, “Speak^H1696.”

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1Ki 2:15 - So he said^H559, “You yourself^H859 know^H3045 that the kingdom^H4410 was mine and that all^H3605 Israel^H3478 [fn]intended^H7760^H6440 for me to be^H4427 king^H4427; however, the kingdom^H4410 has turned^H5437 around^H5437 and become^H1961 my brother’s^H251, for it was his from the LORD^H3068.

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1Ki 2:16 - “So now^H6258 I am making^H7592 one^H259 request^H7596 of you; do not [fn]refuse^H7725 me.” And she said^H559 to him, “Speak^H1696.”

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1Ki 2:17 - Then he said^H559, “Please^H4994 speak^H559 to Solomon^H8010 the king^H4428—for he will not [fn]refuse^H7725 you—that he may give^H5414 me Abishag^H49 the Shunammite^H7767 as a wife^H802.”

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1Ki 2:18 - And Bathsheba^H1339 said^H559, “Very^H2896 well^H2896; I will speak^H1696 to the king^H4428 for you.”

Adonijah Executed

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So Bathsheba^H1339 went^H935 to King^H4428 Solomon^H8010, to speak^H1696 to him for Adonijah^H138. And the king^H4428 stood^H6965 to meet^H7122 her, bowed^H2331 to her, and sat^H3427 on his throne^H3678; then he had a throne^H3678 set^H7760 up^H7760 for the king’s^H4428 mother^H517, and she sat^H3427 on his right^H3225.

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1Ki 2:20 - Then she said^H559, “I am making^H7592 one^H259 small^H6996 request^H7596 of you; do not [fn]refuse^H7725 me.” And the king^H4428 said^H559 to her, “Ask^H7592, my mother^H517, for I will not [fn]refuse^H7725 you.”

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1Ki 2:21 - So she said^H559, “Let Abishag^H49 the Shunammite^H7767 be given^H5414 to Adonijah^H138 your brother^H251 as a wife^H802.”

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1Ki 2:22 - But King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 answered^H6030 and said^H559 to his mother^H517, “And why^H4100 are you requesting^H7592 Abishag^H49 the Shunammite^H7767 for Adonijah^H138? Request^H7592 for him the kingdom^H4410 as well—since^H3588 he is my older^H1419 brother^H251—for him, for Abiathar^H54 the priest^H3548, and for Joab^H3097 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870!”

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1Ki 2:23 - Then King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 swore^H7650 by the LORD^H3068, saying^H559, “May God^H430 do^H6213 so^H3541 to me and more^H3254 so^H3541, if^H3588 Adonijah^H138 has not spoken^H1696 this^H2088 word^H1697 against his own [fn]life^H5315!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:24

1Ki 2:24 - “Now^H6258 then, as the LORD^H3068 lives^H2416, who^H834 has established^H3559 me and set^H3427 me on the throne^H3678 of David^H1732 my father^H1, and has made^H6213 me a house^H1004 just^H834 as^H834 He [fn]promised^H1696, Adonijah^H138 certainly^H3588 shall be put^H4191 to^H4191 death^H4191 today^H3117!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:25

1Ki 2:25 - Then King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 sent^H7971 the order by Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077; and he [fn]struck^H6293 him so that he died^H4191.

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Then to Abiathar^H54 the priest^H3548 the king^H4428 said^H559, “Go^H1980 to Anathoth^H6068 to your own field^H7704, for you [fn]deserve^H376 to die^H4194; but I will not put^H4191 you to^H4191 death^H4191 at this^H2088 [fn]time^H3117, because^H3588 you carried^H5375 the ark^H727 of the Lord^H136 [fn]GOD^H3068 before^H6440 my father^H1 David^H1732, and because^H3588 you were afflicted^H6031 in everything^H3605 with which^H834 my father^H1 was afflicted^H6031.”

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1Ki 2:27 - So Solomon^H8010 dismissed^H1644 Abiathar^H54 from being^H1961 priest^H3548 to the LORD^H3068, to fulfill^H4390 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, which^H834 He had spoken^H1696 regarding^H5921 the house^H1004 of Eli^H5941 in Shiloh^H7887.

Joab Executed

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1Ki 2:28 -

Now the news^H8052 came^H935 to Joab^H3097 because^H3588 Joab^H3097 had followed^H5186^H310 Adonijah^H138, though he had not followed^H310^H5186 Absalom^H53. So Joab^H3097 fled^H5127 to the tent^H168 of the LORD^H3068 and took^H2388 hold^H2388 of the horns^H7161 of the altar^H4196.

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1Ki 2:29 - And it was reported^H5046 to King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 that Joab^H3097 had fled^H5127 to the tent^H168 of the LORD^H3068, and [fn]was beside^H681 the altar^H4196. Then Solomon^H8010 sent^H7971 Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077, saying^H559, “Go^H1980, [fn]execute^H6293 him.”

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1Ki 2:30 - So Benaiah^H1141 came^H935 to the tent^H168 of the LORD^H3068 and said^H559 to him, “This^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the king^H4428 has said^H559: ‘Come^H3318 out^H3318.’” But he said^H559, “No^H3808, for I will die^H4191 here^H6311.” So Benaiah^H1141 brought^H7725 back^H7725 word^H1697 to the king^H4428, saying^H559, “This^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 Joab^H3097 spoke^H1696, and so^H3541 he answered^H6030 me.”

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1Ki 2:31 - And the king^H4428 said^H559 to him, “Do^H6213 just^H834 as^H834 he has spoken^H1696, and [fn]execute^H6293 him and bury^H6912 him, so that you may remove^H5493 from^H5493 me and from my father’s^H1 house^H1004 the blood^H1818 which^H834 Joab^H3097 shed^H8210 without^H2600 [fn]justification^H2600.

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1Ki 2:32 - “The LORD^H3068 will return^H7725 his blood^H1818 on his own head^H7218, because^H834 he [fn]struck^H6293 two^H8147 men^H376 more^H4480 righteous^H6662 and better^H2896 than^H4480 he, and killed^H2026 them with the sword^H2719, while my father^H1 David^H1732 did not know^H3045 about it: Abner^H74 the son^H1121 of Ner^H5369, commander^H8269 of the army^H6635 of Israel^H3478, and Amasa^H6021 the son^H1121 of Jether^H3500, commander^H8269 of the army^H6635 of Judah^H3063.

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1Ki 2:33 - “So their blood^H1818 shall return^H7725 on the head^H7218 of Joab^H3097 and on the head^H7218 of his [fn]descendants^H2233 forever^H5769; but for David^H1732 and his [fn]descendants^H2233, and his house^H1004 and his throne^H3678, may there be peace^H7965 from the LORD^H3068 forever^H5704^H5769.”

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1Ki 2:34 - Then Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077 went^H5927 up^H5927 and [fn]struck^H6293 him and put^H4191 him to^H4191 death^H4191, and he was buried^H6912 at his own house^H1004 in the wilderness^H4057.

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1Ki 2:35 - And the king^H4428 appointed^H5414 Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077 over^H5921 the army^H6635 in^H8478 his place^H8478, and the king^H4428 appointed^H5414 Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548 in^H8478 place^H8478 of^H8478 Abiathar^H54.

Shimei Executed

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Now the king^H4428 sent^H7971 men and summoned^H7121 Shimei^H8096, and said^H559 to him, “Build^H1129 yourself a house^H1004 in Jerusalem^H3389 and live^H3427 there^H8033, and do not leave^H3318 there^H8033 for any^H575 other place^H575.

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1Ki 2:37 - “For on the day^H3117 you leave^H3318 and cross^H5674 the [fn]brook^H5158 Kidron^H6939, you will know^H3045 for^H3045 certain^H3045 that you will assuredly^H4191 die^H4191; your blood^H1818 will be [fn]on your own head^H7218.”

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1Ki 2:38 - Shimei^H8096 then said^H559 to the king^H4428, “The word^H1697 is good^H2896. Just^H834 as^H834 my lord^H113 the king^H4428 has spoken^H1696, so^H3651 your servant^H5650 shall do^H6213.” So Shimei^H8096 lived^H3427 in Jerusalem^H3389 for many^H7227 days^H3117.

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But it came^H1961 about^H1961 at the end^H7093 of three^H7969 years^H8141, that two^H8147 of Shimei’s^H8096 servants^H5650 ran^H1272 away^H1272 to Achish^H397 son^H1121 of Maacah^H4601, king^H4428 of Gath^H1661. And others told^H5046 Shimei^H8096, saying^H559, “Behold^H2009, your servants^H5650 are in Gath^H1661.”

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1Ki 2:40 - Then Shimei^H8096 got^H6965 up^H6965 and saddled^H2280 his donkey^H2543, and went^H1980 to Gath^H1661 to Achish^H397, to search^H1245 for his servants^H5650. And Shimei^H8096 went^H1980 and brought^H935 his servants^H5650 from Gath^H1661.

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1Ki 2:41 - And it was reported^H5046 to Solomon^H8010 that Shimei^H8096 had gone^H1980 from Jerusalem^H3389 to Gath^H1661, and had returned^H7725.

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1Ki 2:42 - So the king^H4428 sent^H7971 men and summoned^H7121 Shimei^H8096, and said^H559 to him, “Did I not make you swear^H7650 by the LORD^H3068, and solemnly^H5749 warn^H5749 you, saying^H559, ‘Know^H3045 for^H3045 certain^H3045 that on the day^H3117 you depart^H3318 and go^H1980 anywhere^H575, you shall assuredly^H4191 die^H4191’? And you said^H559 to me, ‘The word^H1697 I have heard^H8085 is good^H2896.’

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1Ki 2:43 - “Why^H4069 then have you not kept^H8104 the oath^H7621 of the LORD^H3068, and the command^H4687 which^H834 I [fn]imposed^H6680 on you?”

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1Ki 2:44 - The king^H4428 also said^H559 to Shimei^H8096, “You yourself^H859 know^H3045 all^H3605 the evil^H7451 that [fn]you acknowledge^H3045 in your heart^H3824, which^H834 you did^H6213 to my father^H1 David^H1732; therefore the LORD^H3068 will return^H7725 your evil^H7451 on your own head^H7218.

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1Ki 2:45 - “But King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 will be blessed^H1288, and the throne^H3678 of David^H1732 will be established^H3559 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 forever^H5704^H5769.”

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1Ki 2:46 - So the king^H4428 commanded^H6680 Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077, and he went^H3318 out^H3318 and [fn]struck^H6293 him so that he died^H4191.

And the kingdom^H4467 was established^H3559 in the hands^H3027 of Solomon^H8010.

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(2:1)

Lit days

(2:2)

Lit become a man

(2:3)

Or carefully perform

(2:4)

Lit word

(2:4)

Or faithfulness

(2:4)

Lit there shall not be cut off to you a man from upon

(2:5)

Lit brought blood...on peace

(2:6)

I.e., the netherworld

(2:7)

Lit so they came near to me

(2:9)

I.e., the netherworld

(2:10)

I.e., died

(2:15)

Lit set their faces toward me

(2:16)

Lit turn away my face

(2:17)

Lit turn away your face

(2:20)

Lit turn away my face

(2:20)

Lit turn away your face

Lit soul

Lit spoke

Lit attacked

Lit are a man of death

(2:26)

Lit day

(2:26)

Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD

Lit behold, beside

Lit attack

Lit attack

Or cause

Lit attacked

Lit seed

Lit seed

Lit attacked

Or wadi

I.e., your own responsibility

(2:43)

Lit commanded

(2:44)

Lit your heart acknowledges

(2:46)

Lit attacked

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