Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
As
the
time
drew
near for
David to die, he charged
his son Solomon
,
And
draw
near do
the
days
of
David to die, and
he chargeth
Solomon
his son, saying,
“
I am about
to
go
the way of all the earth .
So
be
strong and prove
yourself
a man .
`
I am going
in
the way of all the earth ,
and
thou
hast
been
strong ,
and become
a man ,
And keep
the charge of the
LORD
your
God to walk in His ways and
to keep His statutes, commandments
, ordinances
, and decrees
, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you
may
prosper
in
all you
do
and wherever
you
turn
,
and kept
the charge of Jehovah
thy
God ,
to walk in His ways ,
to keep His statutes, His
commands
, and
His
judgments
, and His
testimonies
, as it
is written in the law of Moses, so that thou
dost
wisely
all that
thou
dost,
and whithersoever
thou
turnest
,
and
so that the
LORD
may
fulfill
His promise
to
me :
‘
If your
descendants
take
heed
to walk faithfully
before Me with all their heart and soul, you
will
never
fail
to
have
a man on
the throne of Israel. ’
so that Jehovah
doth
establish
His word
which
He
spake
unto
me ,
saying,
If thy
sons
observe
their
way
to walk before Me in
truth,
with all their heart ,
and with
all
their
soul ;
saying
, There
is
not
cut
off
a man of
thine
from
the throne of Israel.
Moreover
, you
know
what
Joab son of Zeruiah did
to
me—what
he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether ,
the
two
commanders
of
the
armies
of
Israel.
He killed
them in
peacetime
to
avenge
the blood of war .
He
stained
with
the blood of war the
belt
around
his waist
and the
sandals on his feet .
`And
also
, thou
hast
known
that
which
he
did
to
me
--
Joab son of Zeruiah --
that
which
he did to two
heads
of
the
hosts
of
Israel,
to
Abner son of Ner ,
and to
Amasa son of Jether --
that
he slayeth
them ,
and
maketh
the blood of war in
peace,
and
putteth
the blood of war in
his girdle,
that
`is'
on
his
loins,
and in
his
sandals that
`are'
on his feet ;
So
act
according to your
wisdom, and do
not let his gray
head
go down to
Sheol
in peace.
and
thou
hast
done
according to thy
wisdom, and dost
not let his old
age
go down in peace to
Sheol
.
But
show
loving
devotion
to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let
them
be
among those who
eat
at your
table, because
they stood
by
me when
I
fled
from your
brother
Absalom.
`And
to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite thou
dost
do
kindness
, and they
have
been
among those eating
at thy
table, for
so
they drew
near
unto
me in
my
fleeing
from the
face
of
Absalom thy
brother
.
Keep
an
eye
on
Shimei the
son of Gera, the Benjamite from
Bahurim who
is
with
you.
He called
down
bitter
curses
against
me on
the day I
went
to Mahanaim ,
but
when
he came
down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore
to him by the
LORD:
‘
I will
never
put you
to the sword .’
`And
lo,
with
thee
`is'
Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of
Bahurim ,
and
he reviled
me --
a
grievous
reviling
--
in
the day of
my
going
to Mahanaim ;
and
he hath
come
down to meet me at the Jordan, and
I swear
to him by Jehovah,
saying,
I do
not
put thee
to death
by
the sword ;
Now therefore
, do
not
hold
him guiltless
, for you
are
a wise man .
You
know
what
you
ought
to
do
to him to
bring
his
gray
head
down to Sheol in
blood
. ”
and
now, acquit
him not
, for a wise man thou
`art',
and
thou
hast
known
that
which
thou
dost
to him ,
and
hast
brought
down his
old
age
with
blood
to Sheol. '
Then
David rested
with his fathers and was
buried in the City of David .
And
David lieth
down
with his fathers ,
and is
buried in the city of David ,
The length
of
David’s
reign
over Israel was
forty years —seven
years
in Hebron and thirty -
three years in
Jerusalem
.
and
the days
that
David
hath
reigned
over Israel `are'
forty years ,
in Hebron he
hath
reigned
seven
years,
and in
Jerusalem
he
hath
reigned
thirty and
three years.
So
Solomon sat on the throne of his father David
, and his kingdom was
firmly
established .
And
Solomon hath
sat on the throne of David
his father, and his kingdom is
established greatly,
Now
Adonijah son of Haggith went
to
Bathsheba
the
mother of Solomon, and she asked
, “Do
you
come
in
peace? ”
“Yes
, in
peace ,”
he
replied
.
and
Adonijah son of Haggith cometh
in
unto
Bath-Sheba,
mother of Solomon, and she saith
, `Is
thy
coming
peace? '
and
he
saith
, `
Peace. '
Then
he said
, “
I have something
to
tell
you.”
“Say
it
, ”
she answered
.
And
he saith
, `
I have a
word
unto
thee
, '
and
she saith,
`Speak
. '
“You
know
that the kingship
was mine, ”
he
said.
“
All Israel expected
that
I
should
reign
, but
the kingship
has
turned to
my brother
, for it
has
come
to
him
from the
LORD.
And
he
saith,
`Thou
hast
known
that the kingdom
was mine, and
towards
me
set
their
faces
had
all Israel for
reigning
, and
the kingdom
is
turned round
about,
and
is
my brother's
, for from Jehovah
it
was
his;
So
now I
have
just
one request
of you;
do
not deny
me.”
“State
your
request,”
she told
him.
and
now ,
one petition
I
am
asking
of thee
--
turn
not back
my
face;'
and
she saith
unto
him ,
`Speak
. '
Adonijah
replied
, “Please
speak to King
Solomon, since
he will
not turn you
down.
Let
him
give me Abishag the Shunammite as
my
wife. ”
And
he
saith
, `
Speak ,
I
pray
thee,
to Solomon the
king
, for
he doth
not turn back
thy
face,
and
he
doth
give to
me Abishag the Shunammite for
a
wife. '
“Very
well
, ”
Bathsheba
replied.
“
I will
speak to
the king for
you
. ”
And
Bath-Sheba
saith
, `Good;
I do
speak for
thee
unto
the king. '
So
Bathsheba
went
to
King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah .
The king stood
up
to greet
her, bowed
to her, and sat
down
on his throne .
Then
the
king
had
a throne brought
for his
mother, who
sat
down
at his right hand.
And
Bath-Sheba
cometh
in
unto
king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah ,
and
the king riseth
to meet
her, and
boweth
himself
to her, and sitteth
on his throne ,
and
placeth
a throne for the
mother of
the
king
, and
she
sitteth
at his right hand.
“I
have
just
one small request
of you
, ”
she
said.
“Do
not deny
me.”
“Make
your
request,
my mother,”
the king replied
, “
for I will
not deny
you
. ”
And
she
saith,
`
One small petition
I
ask
of thee
, turn
not back
my face;'
and
the king saith
to
her
, `Ask,
my
mother,
for I do
not turn
back
thy
face
. '
So
Bathsheba
said
, “
Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your
brother
Adonijah as
his
wife. ”
And
she
saith
, `
Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy
brother
for
a
wife. '
King Solomon answered
his mother, “
Why do
you
request
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since
he is my
older
brother ,
you
might
as
well
request
the
kingdom
for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah !”
And
king Solomon answereth
and
saith
to
his mother, `And
why art
thou
asking
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also
ask
for
him
the
kingdom
--
for
he `
is '
mine
elder
brother --
even
for him ,
and for Abiathar the priest ,
and for Joab son of Zeruiah .'
Then
King Solomon swore
by the
LORD:
“May
God punish
me, and ever
so
severely,
if
Adonijah has
not
made
this request
at
the
expense
of
his
life.
And
king Solomon sweareth
by Jehovah,
saying,
`Thus
doth
God to
me, and thus
He
doth
add
--
surely
against
his
soul
hath
Adonijah spoken
this word;
And now, as
surely
as
the
LORD
lives—the
One
who established me, who
set
me on the throne of my father David
, and who founded
for me a
dynasty
as He promised—
surely Adonijah shall
be
put to death today!”
and now, Jehovah
liveth,
who hath
established me, and
causeth
me to
sit
on the throne of David
my father, and who hath
made
for me an
house
as He spake
--
surely to-day
is
Adonijah put to death .'
So
King Solomon sent
the order
to
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who
struck
down
Adonijah
, and he died
.
And
king Solomon sendeth
by
the hand
of
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and
he
falleth
upon
him
, and he dieth
.
Then
the
king
said
to Abiathar the priest, “Go
back
to your
fields
in
Anathoth .
Even
though
you
deserve
to
die
, I will
not put you
to death at
this
time
, since
you
carried
the ark of the Lord GOD
before my father David
, and you
suffered
through
all that my father suffered
. ”
And
to Abiathar the priest said
the
king
, `
To Anathoth go
, unto
thy
fields;
for
a
man
of
death
thou
`art',
but
in
this
day
I do
not put thee
to death, because
thou
hast
borne
the ark of the Lord Jehovah
before David
my father, and because
thou
wast
afflicted
in
all that my father was
afflicted
in
. '
So
Solomon banished
Abiathar from the
priesthood
of
the
LORD
and
thus
fulfilled
the word that
the
LORD
had
spoken
at
Shiloh
against
the house of Eli.
And
Solomon casteth
out
Abiathar from being
priest
to
Jehovah,
to
fulfil
the word of
Jehovah
which
He
spake
concerning
the house of Eli in
Shiloh
.
When
the news
reached
Joab ,
who
had
conspired
with
Adonijah but
not
with
Absalom
, he fled
to
the tent of the
LORD
and took
hold of
the horns of the altar.
And
the report
hath
come
unto
Joab --
for
Joab
hath
turned
aside
after
Adonijah, though
after
Absalom
he did
not
turn
aside
--
and
Joab
fleeth
unto
the tent of Jehovah,
and layeth
hold on
the horns of the altar.
It was
reported
to King Solomon :
“
Joab has
fled to
the tent of the
LORD
and is
now
beside
the altar .”
So
Solomon sent
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “
Go, strike
him down!”
And
it is
declared
to king Solomon that
Joab hath
fled unto
the tent of Jehovah,
and lo,
near
the altar ;
and
Solomon sendeth
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, `
Go, fall
upon
him .'
And Benaiah entered
the tent of the
LORD
and said
to
Joab
, “
The king says
, ‘
Come out !’”
But
Joab
replied
, “No
, I will
die here
. ”
So
Benaiah relayed
the
message
to
the king, saying, “This
is
how
Joab answered me. ”
And Benaiah cometh
in
unto
the tent of Jehovah,
and saith
unto
him
, `Thus
said
the king, Come out ;'
and
he
saith
, `Nay
, but
here
I die. '
And
Benaiah bringeth
back
the king word
, saying, `Thus
spake
Joab ,
yea,
thus
he
answered me. '
And the king replied
, “
Do just
as he says.
Strike
him down
and bury
him, and so
remove
from me and from the house of my father the
innocent
blood
that
Joab
shed.
And the king saith
to
him
, `
Do as he hath
spoken,
and
fall
upon
him ,
and thou
hast
buried
him, and turned
aside
the
causeless
blood
which
Joab
shed,
from off
me ,
and from off
the house of my father ;
The
LORD
will
bring
his
bloodshed
back upon
his own head, for
without
the
knowledge
of
my
father
David
he
struck
down
two men more righteous and better than he when
he
put
to
the sword Abner son of Ner, commander
of Israel’s
army
, and Amasa son of Jether, commander
of Judah’s
army.
and
Jehovah
hath
turned
back his blood
on
his
own head, who
hath
fallen
on
two men more righteous and better than he ,
and
slayeth
them
with
the sword ,
--
and
my
father
David
knew
not
--
Abner son of Ner, head
of the
host
of
Israel
, and Amasa son of Jether, head
of the
host
of
Judah;
Their blood will
come
back
upon
the heads
of Joab and his descendants
forever
; but
for David, his descendants
, his house, and his throne, there shall
be
peace from
the LORD
forever
. ”
yea,
turned
back
hath
their blood on
the head
of Joab ,
and on
the
head
of
his seed
to
the
age
; and
for David, and
for
his seed
, and
for
his house, and for
his throne, there is
peace unto
the age,
from
Jehovah
. '
So
Benaiah son of Jehoiada went
up ,
struck
down
Joab
, and killed
him .
He was
buried at
his own home
in the wilderness .
And
Benaiah son of Jehoiada goeth
up and
falleth
upon
him
, and putteth
him to
death,
and
he is
buried in
his own house
in the wilderness ,
And the king appointed
Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s
place
over the army
, and he
appointed
Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s
place
.
and the king putteth
Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his
stead
over the host
, and Zadok the priest hath
the
king
put
in the
stead
of
Abiathar
.
Then
the king summoned
Shimei and said
to him, “
Build a house for
yourself
in Jerusalem and live
there, but
do
not go anywhere
else.
And
the king sendeth
and
calleth
for
Shimei ,
and saith
to him, `
Build for
thee
a house in Jerusalem ,
and thou
hast
dwelt
there, and
dost
not go out
thence
any
where;
On
the day you
go
out and cross
the Kidron Valley
, know for
sure
that you
will
die ;
your
blood will
be
on your
own
head. ”
and
it
hath
been,
in
the day of
thy
going
out ,
and thou
hast
passed
over
the brook
Kidron, thou
dost
certainly
know that thou
dost
surely
die --
thy
blood is
on thy
head. '
“
The sentence
is
fair
, ”
Shimei
replied.
“Your
servant
will
do
as my lord the king has
spoken .”
And Shimei lived
in Jerusalem for
a
long
time
.
And
Shimei
saith
to
the king
, `The
word
`is'
good;
as my lord the king hath
spoken so
doth
thy
servant
do;'
and Shimei dwelleth
in Jerusalem many
days
.
After
three years, however,
two of Shimei’s
slaves
ran
away
to
Achish son of Maacah
, king of Gath .
And Shimei was
told
, “Look
, your
slaves
are in Gath .”
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
the
end
of
three years, that
flee
do
two of the
servants
of
Shimei
unto
Achish son of Maachah
, king of Gath ,
and they
declare
to
Shimei, saying
, `Lo,
thy
servants
`
are '
in Gath ;'
So
Shimei saddled
his donkey
and set
out
to Achish
at
Gath in
search
of
his slaves
, and he
brought
them
back
from Gath.
and
Shimei riseth,
and
saddleth
his ass,
and goeth
to Gath ,
unto
Achish,
to
seek
his servants
, and Shimei
goeth
and
bringeth
his
servants
from Gath.
When
Solomon was
told
that Shimei had
gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had
returned
,
And
it
is
declared
to
Solomon that Shimei hath
gone from Jerusalem to Gath ,
and doth
return
,
the king summoned
Shimei and said
to
him, “Did
I not make
you
swear by the
LORD
and warn
you
, ‘On
the day you
leave
and go
elsewhere
, know for
sure
that you
will
die ’?
And you
told
me, ‘
The sentence
is
fair;
I will
comply.’
and
the king sendeth
and
calleth
for
Shimei ,
and saith
unto
him, `Have
I not caused
thee
to
swear by Jehovah
--
and I
testify
against
thee
, saying,
In
the day of
thy
going
out,
and thou
hast
gone
anywhere
, thou
dost
certainly
know that thou
dost
surely
die ;
and thou
sayest
unto
me, The word
I have
heard
`is'
good?
So
why
have
you
not kept your
oath
to
the LORD
and the command
that I gave
you
? ”
and
wherefore
hast
thou
not kept the oath
of
Jehovah,
and the charge
that I charged
upon
thee
? '
The king also
said
, “You
know
in
your
heart
all the evil that you
did
to my father David.
Therefore
the
LORD
will
bring
your
evil
back upon
your
head .
And
the king saith
unto
Shimei
, `Thou
hast
known
all the evil that thy
heart
hath
known,
which
thou
didest
to David
my father ,
and
Jehovah
hath
turned
back thine
evil
on
thy
head ,
But
King Solomon will
be
blessed and David’s
throne will
remain
secure
before the LORD
forever
. ”
and
king Solomon `is'
blessed ,
and the
throne of
David
is
established
before Jehovah
unto
the age
. '
Then
the king commanded
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went
out and struck
Shimei
down
, and he died.
Thus
the kingdom was
firmly
established in the hand of Solomon.
And
the king chargeth
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he goeth
out and falleth
on
him
, and he dieth,
and
the kingdom is
established in the hand of Solomon.
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