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열왕기상 2
Korean Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
열왕기상 2
Korean Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
다윗 왕이 죽다
2 다윗은 죽을 때가 가까워 오자 아들 솔로몬에게 다음과 같이 지시하였다.
2 “이제 나는 세상 모든 사람이 가는 길을 가려 한다. 너는 힘을 내고 용기를 내어라. 3 그리고 주 너의 하나님께서 명하신 것을 지켜라. 곧 모세의 율법에 기록된 대로 주의 길을 걸으며, 주의 법규와 명령, 주의 법과 지시를 빠짐없이 지켜라. 그리하면 네가 무엇을 하든지 어디로 가든지 모든 일이 다 잘될 것이다. 4 또한 주께서 나에게 하신 약속을 지켜 주실 것이다. 주께서는 ‘만일 네 후손들이 내 말에 따라 살고, 내 앞에서 마음과 영혼을 다하여 자기 길을 신실하게 걸으면, 네 후손이 언제나 이스라엘의 왕위에 앉아 다스릴 것이다.’라고 약속하셨다.
5 너는 스루야의 아들 요압이 나에게 한 짓을 잘 알고 있을 것이다. 그가 이스라엘 군대의 두 사령관이었던 넬의 아들 아브넬과 예델의 아들 아마사를 죽인 것을 기억할 것이다. 요압은 그들을 살해하여 마치 전쟁 때에 피를 흘리듯 평화로운 때에 피를 흘렸다. 그리고 그 피로 자기의 허리띠와 신발을 더럽혔다. 6 그러니 너는 지혜롭게 생각하여 그를 처리하여라. 백발이 성성한 그의 머리가 평안히 스올로 내려가게 하여서는 안 된다.
7 그러나 길르앗 사람 바실래의 아들들에게는 자비를 베풀어서 네 식탁에서 함께 먹도록 하여라. 그들은 내가 네 형 압살롬을 피하여 도망할 때에 나를 도와주었다.
8 또한 바후림 출신으로 베냐민 사람인 게라의 아들 시므이를 기억하여라. 그는 내가 마하나임으로 가던 날에 나에게 심한 저주를 퍼부었다. 그런데 그가 요단 강으로 나를 맞으려고 내려왔을 때 나는 그에게 ‘너를 칼로 죽이지 않겠다.’라고 주를 두고 맹세하였다. 9 그러나 그를 무죄한 자로 여기기 말아라. 너는 지혜로운 사람이니 그에게 어떻게 하여야 할지 잘 알 것이다. 너는 백발이 성성한 그의 머리에 피를 묻혀 스올로 내려가게 하여야 한다.”
10 다윗이 죽어 조상들과 함께 다윗 성에 묻혔다. 11 다윗은 이스라엘을 사십 년 동안 다스렸는데 헤브론에서 칠 년, 예루살렘에서 삼십삼 년 다스렸다.
솔로몬이 나라의 기틀을 튼튼히 세우다
12 솔로몬이 그의 아버지 다윗 왕의 자리에 앉아 통치의 기틀을 튼튼하게 세웠다.
13 학깃의 아들 아도니야가 솔로몬의 어머니 밧세바를 찾아왔다. 밧세바가 그에게 “좋은 일로 왔느냐?”하고 물었다.
아도니야가 대답하였다. “예, 그렇습니다. 14 어머님께 드릴 말씀이 있어서 왔습니다.”
밧세바가 말하였다. “말해 보라.”
15 아도니야가 말하였다. “어머님께서도 아시다시피 이 나라는 저의 것이었습니다. 그리고 온 이스라엘도 제가 그들의 왕이 되리라 기대하고 있었습니다. 그러나 상황이 바뀌어 나라는 제 아우에게로 갔습니다. 주께서 그에게 주신 것이지요. 16 이제 어머님께 한 가지 청을 드리려 하니 거절하지 마시기 바랍니다.”
밧세바가 대답하였다. “말해 보라.”
17 그러자 아도니야가 말을 이었다. “솔로몬 임금님께 말씀 드려서 수넴 여자 아비삭을 제 아내로 삼게 해 주십시오. 임금님께서는 어머님의 청을 거절하지 않으실 것입니다.”
18 밧세바가 대답하였다. “좋다. 너를 위해 임금님께 말해 보겠다.”
19 밧세바가 아도니야의 청을 전하려고 솔로몬 왕을 찾아갔다. 솔로몬 왕이 밧세바를 보고 일어나 맞으며 몸을 굽혀 절하고 자리에 앉았다. 그런 다음 어머니를 위하여 자기 오른편에 자리를 마련하여 어머니를 앉게 하였다.
20 밧세바가 그에게 말하였다. “나에게 한 가지 작은 청이 있으니 거절하지 말기를 바라오.”
왕이 대답하였다. “어머님, 무슨 일이든지 말씀하십시오. 어머님의 청이라면 거절하지 않겠습니다.”
21 밧세바가 말하였다. “수넴 여자 아비삭을 그대의 형인 아도니야에게 주어 아내로 삼게 하면 좋겠소.”
22 솔로몬 왕이 그의 어머니에게 대답하였다. “어찌하여 어머님께서는 아도니야를 위하여 수넴 여자 아비삭만 청하십니까? 그가 나의 형이니 차라리 그에게 이 나라까지 넘겨주라고 하시지 그러십니까? 그를 위해서 뿐 아니라 제사장 아비아달과 스루야의 아들 요압을 위해서도 청을 하시지요.”
23 솔로몬 왕은 주님을 두고 이렇게 맹세하였다. “만일 이런 요구를 한 아도니야를 내가 살려 둔다면 하나님께서 나에게 심한 벌을 내리시기 바랍니다. 24 주께서는 나를 나의 아버님 다윗 왕의 자리에 앉게 하시고, 약속하신 대로 나를 위해 왕실을 일으켜 주셨습니다. 이제 그 주께서 살아 계심을 두고 맹세합니다. 오늘 아도니야를 사형에 처하겠습니다.”
25 솔로몬 왕이 여호야다의 아들 브나야에게 명령하니 그가 나가서 아도니야를 쳐죽였다.
26 또한 솔로몬 왕이 제사장 아비아달에게 말하였다. “아나돗에 있는 그대의 땅으로 돌아가시오. 그대는 죽어 마땅하나 지금은 내가 그대를 죽이지 않겠소. 그대가 나의 아버지 다윗 왕 앞에서 주의 궤[a]를 메었고, 나의 아버지의 온갖 고난을 함께 나누었기 때문이오.” 27 솔로몬은 아비아달을 주의 제사장직에서 쫓아내었다. 이로써 주께서 실로에 있는 엘리의 집안을 두고 하신 말씀이 그대로 이루어졌다.
28 요압은 이 소식을 듣고 주의 성막으로 몸을 피해 제단의 뿔을 잡았다[b]. 그가 압살롬을 편들지는 않았으나 아도니야를 편들었기 때문이다. 29 솔로몬은 요압이 주의 성막으로 몸을 피하여 제단 곁에 있다는 소식을 들었다. 그는 여호야다의 아들 브나야에게 “가서 그를 쳐죽여라.” 하고 명령하였다.
30 브나야가 주의 성막으로 들어가서 요압에게 말하였다. “왕의 명령이다. 나오너라.”
그러자 요압이 대답하였다. “싫다, 나는 여기서 죽겠다.”
브나야가 왕에게 요압의 말을 전하니 31 왕이 브나야에게 명령하였다. “그가 말한 대로 해 주어라. 그곳에서 그를 죽여 묻어라. 그리하여 요압이 흘린 무죄한 사람들의 피를 나와 나의 아버지 집안에서 말끔히 씻어 내어라. 32 주께서 요압이 흘린 피의 값을 요압 자신에게 물리실 것이다. 그가 나의 아버지 다윗 왕이 모르게 두 사람에게 달려들어 그들을 칼로 죽였다. 곧 이스라엘 군사령관인 넬의 아들 아브넬과 유다의 군사령관인 예델의 아들 아마사를 죽였다. 이 두 사람은 그 자신보다 낫고 더 의로운 사람들이었다. 33 그들의 피를 흘린 죄는 영원히 요압과 그의 자손들의 머리로 돌아갈 것이다. 그러나 다윗과 그의 자손, 그의 왕실과 왕위에는 주께서 주시는 평화가 영원히 함께 있을 것이다.”
34 그리하여 여호야다의 아들 브나야가 올라가 요압을 쳐서 죽였다. 요압은 광야에 있는 그의 땅에[c] 묻혔다. 35 왕은 요압을 대신하여 여호야다의 아들 브나야를 군사령관으로 임명하였다. 또한 아비아달 대신에 사독을 대제사장으로 임명하였다. 36 그 뒤에 왕은 사람을 보내 시므이를 불러 이렇게 말하였다. “너는 예루살렘에 집을 짓고 살아라. 결코 다른 곳으로 가서는 안 된다. 37 만일 이 성을 떠나 기드론 골짜기를 건너가는 날에 너는 반드시 죽을 것이다. 그 죽음은 바로 네 죄 때문임을 명심하여라.”
38 시므이가 대답하였다. “임금님의 말씀은 지당하신 말씀입니다. 이 종은 임금님께서 말씀하신 대로 하겠습니다.” 그리하여 시므이는 오랫동안 예루살렘에서 살았다. 39 그런 지 삼 년이 지나 시므이의 노예 가운데 두 사람이 가드 왕 마아가의 아들 아기스에게로 달아났다. 시므이에게 “당신의 노예들이 가드에 있습니다.”라는 말이 전해졌다. 40 이 말을 듣고 그는 나귀에 안장을 얹고 자기의 노예들을 찾아 가드의 아기스 왕에게 갔다. 그는 직접 가드로 가서 노예들을 찾아 집으로 데려왔다.
41 솔로몬은 시므이가 예루살렘을 떠나 가드까지 갔다가 돌아왔다는 소식을 들었다. 42 왕은 시므이를 불러 말하였다. “내가 너에게 경고하기를 네가 예루살렘을 떠나 다른 곳으로 가는 날에는 반드시 죽을 것이라고 하지 않았느냐? 그리고 너에게 맹세까지 하게 하지 않았느냐? 그때에 너는 나에게 이렇게 말하였다. ‘임금님의 말씀은 지당하신 말씀입니다. 말씀하신 대로 하겠습니다.’ 43 그런데 어찌하여 너는 주께 한 맹세를 지키지 않고 내가 너에게 내린 명령에도 복종하지 않았느냐?”
44 왕은 계속하여 시므이에게 말하였다. “너는 네 자신이 나의 아버지 다윗에게 저지른 악한 일들을 잘 알고 있을 것이다. 이제 주께서 너의 잘못을 갚아 주실 것이다. 45 그러나 주께서 나 솔로몬 왕에게는 복을 내리실 것이다. 그리고 다윗의 왕위는 영원토록 주 앞에서 안전할 것이다.”
46 그런 다음 왕이 여호야다의 아들 브나야에게 명령하니 그가 나가서 시므이를 쳐서 죽였다.
이렇게 하여 솔로몬은 그의 나라를 완전히 그의 손아귀에 틀어쥐었다.
1 Kings 2
New King James Version
1 Kings 2
New King James Version
David’s Instructions to Solomon
2 Now (A)the days of David drew near that he should die, and he [a]charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 (B)“I go the way of all the earth; (C)be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. 3 And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may (D)prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn; 4 that the Lord may (E)fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, (F)‘If your sons take heed to their way, to (G)walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, (H)‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
5 “Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah (I)did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to (J)Abner the son of Ner and (K)Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet. 6 Therefore do (L)according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to the grave in peace.
7 “But show kindness to the sons of (M)Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who (N)eat at your table, for so (O)they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
8 “And see, you have with you (P)Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a malicious curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But (Q)he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and (R)I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ 9 Now therefore, (S)do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but (T)bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.”
Death of David(U)
10 So (V)David [b]rested with his fathers, and was buried in (W)the City of David. 11 The period that David (X)reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. 12 (Y)Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was (Z)firmly established.
Solomon Executes Adonijah
13 Now Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. So she said, (AA)“Do you come peaceably?”
And he said, “Peaceably.” 14 Moreover he said, “I have something to say to you.”
And she said, “Say it.”
15 Then he said, “You know that the kingdom was (AB)mine, and all Israel had set their expectations on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom has been turned over, and has become my brother’s; for (AC)it was his from the Lord. 16 Now I ask one petition of you; do not [c]deny me.”
And she said to him, “Say it.”
17 Then he said, “Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he may give me (AD)Abishag the Shunammite as wife.”
18 So Bathsheba said, “Very well, I will speak for you to the king.”
19 Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and (AE)bowed down to her, and sat down on his throne and had a throne set for the king’s mother; (AF)so she sat at his right hand. 20 Then she said, “I desire one small petition of you; do not [d]refuse me.”
And the king said to her, “Ask it, my mother, for I will not refuse you.”
21 So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.”
22 And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “Now why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also—for he is my (AG)older brother—for him, and for (AH)Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.” 23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, (AI)“May God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life! 24 Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has confirmed me and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has established a [e]house for me, as He (AJ)promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
25 So King Solomon sent by the hand of (AK)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he struck him down, and he died.
Abiathar Exiled, Joab Executed
26 And to Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to (AL)Anathoth, to your own fields, for [f]you are deserving of death; but I will not put you to death at this time, (AM)because you carried the ark of the Lord God before my father David, and because you were afflicted every time my father was afflicted.” 27 So Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, that he might (AN)fulfill the word of the Lord which He spoke concerning the house of Eli at Shiloh.
28 Then news came to Joab, for Joab (AO)had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom. So Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and (AP)took hold of the horns of the altar. 29 And King Solomon was told, “Joab has fled to the tabernacle of the Lord; there he is, by the altar.” Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, (AQ)strike him down.” 30 So Benaiah went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him, “Thus says the king, (AR)‘Come out!’ ”
And he said, “No, but I will die here.” And Benaiah brought back word to the king, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.”
31 Then the king said to him, (AS)“Do as he has said, and strike him down and bury him, (AT)that you may take away from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood which Joab shed. 32 So the Lord (AU)will return his [g]blood on his head, because he struck down two men more righteous (AV)and better than he, and killed them with the sword—(AW)Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and (AX)Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah—though my father David did not know it. 33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab and (AY)upon the head of his descendants forever. (AZ)But upon David and his descendants, upon his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever from the Lord.”
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35 The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and the king put (BA)Zadok the priest in the place of (BB)Abiathar.
Shimei Executed
36 Then the king sent and called for (BC)Shimei, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there anywhere. 37 For it shall be, on the day you go out and cross (BD)the Brook Kidron, know for certain you shall surely die; (BE)your [h]blood shall be on your own head.”
38 And Shimei said to the king, “The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do.” So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 Now it happened at the end of three years, that two slaves of Shimei ran away to (BF)Achish the son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Look, your slaves are in Gath!” 40 So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to seek his slaves. And Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath. 41 And Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back. 42 Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord, and warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and travel anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word I have heard is good.’ 43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the commandment that I gave you?” 44 The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know, as your heart acknowledges, (BG)all the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the Lord will (BH)return your wickedness on your own head. 45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, and (BI)the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.”
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and struck him down, and he died. Thus the (BJ)kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 2:1 commanded
- 1 Kings 2:10 Died and joined his ancestors
- 1 Kings 2:16 Lit. turn away the face
- 1 Kings 2:20 Lit. turn away the face
- 1 Kings 2:24 Royal dynasty
- 1 Kings 2:26 Lit. you are a man of death
- 1 Kings 2:32 Or bloodshed
- 1 Kings 2:37 Or bloodshed
1 Kings 2
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1 Kings 2
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David’s Charge to Solomon(A)
2 When the time drew near for David to die,(B) he gave a charge to Solomon his son.
2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth,”(C) he said. “So be strong,(D) act like a man, 3 and observe(E) what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper(F) in all you do and wherever you go 4 and that the Lord may keep his promise(G) to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully(H) before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
5 “Now you yourself know what Joab(I) son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s armies, Abner(J) son of Ner and Amasa(K) son of Jether. He killed them, shedding their blood in peacetime as if in battle, and with that blood he stained the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. 6 Deal with him according to your wisdom,(L) but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.
7 “But show kindness(M) to the sons of Barzillai(N) of Gilead and let them be among those who eat at your table.(O) They stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
8 “And remember, you have with you Shimei(P) son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim.(Q) When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore(R) to him by the Lord: ‘I will not put you to death by the sword.’ 9 But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom;(S) you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.”
10 Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried(T) in the City of David.(U) 11 He had reigned(V) forty years over Israel—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. 12 So Solomon sat on the throne(W) of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.(X)
Solomon’s Throne Established
13 Now Adonijah,(Y) the son of Haggith, went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. Bathsheba asked him, “Do you come peacefully?”(Z)
He answered, “Yes, peacefully.” 14 Then he added, “I have something to say to you.”
“You may say it,” she replied.
15 “As you know,” he said, “the kingdom was mine. All Israel looked to me as their king. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother; for it has come to him from the Lord. 16 Now I have one request to make of you. Do not refuse me.”
“You may make it,” she said.
17 So he continued, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag(AA) the Shunammite as my wife.”
18 “Very well,” Bathsheba replied, “I will speak to the king for you.”
19 When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king’s mother,(AB) and she sat down at his right hand.(AC)
20 “I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “Do not refuse me.”
The king replied, “Make it, my mother; I will not refuse you.”
21 So she said, “Let Abishag(AD) the Shunammite be given in marriage to your brother Adonijah.”
22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag(AE) the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—after all, he is my older brother(AF)—yes, for him and for Abiathar(AG) the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!”
23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord: “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,(AH) if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request! 24 And now, as surely as the Lord lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised(AI)—Adonijah shall be put to death today!” 25 So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah(AJ) son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.(AK)
26 To Abiathar(AL) the priest the king said, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth.(AM) You deserve to die, but I will not put you to death now, because you carried the ark(AN) of the Sovereign Lord before my father David and shared all my father’s hardships.”(AO) 27 So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the Lord, fulfilling(AP) the word the Lord had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli.
28 When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah though not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the Lord and took hold of the horns(AQ) of the altar. 29 King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the Lord and was beside the altar.(AR) Then Solomon ordered Benaiah(AS) son of Jehoiada, “Go, strike him down!”
30 So Benaiah entered the tent(AT) of the Lord and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!(AU)’”
But he answered, “No, I will die here.”
Benaiah reported to the king, “This is how Joab answered me.”
31 Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so clear me and my whole family of the guilt of the innocent blood(AV) that Joab shed. 32 The Lord will repay(AW) him for the blood he shed,(AX) because without my father David knowing it he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa(AY) son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army—were better(AZ) men and more upright than he. 33 May the guilt of their blood rest on the head of Joab and his descendants forever. But on David and his descendants, his house and his throne, may there be the Lord’s peace forever.”
34 So Benaiah(BA) son of Jehoiada went up and struck down Joab(BB) and killed him, and he was buried at his home out in the country. 35 The king put Benaiah(BC) son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok(BD) the priest.
36 Then the king sent for Shimei(BE) and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. 37 The day you leave and cross the Kidron Valley,(BF) you can be sure you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”(BG)
38 Shimei answered the king, “What you say is good. Your servant will do as my lord the king has said.” And Shimei stayed in Jerusalem for a long time.
39 But three years later, two of Shimei’s slaves ran off to Achish(BH) son of Maakah, king of Gath, and Shimei was told, “Your slaves are in Gath.” 40 At this, he saddled his donkey and went to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves. So Shimei went away and brought the slaves back from Gath.
41 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned, 42 the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and warn(BI) you, ‘On the day you leave to go anywhere else, you can be sure you will die’? At that time you said to me, ‘What you say is good. I will obey.’ 43 Why then did you not keep your oath to the Lord and obey the command I gave you?”
44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wrong(BJ) you did to my father David. Now the Lord will repay you for your wrongdoing. 45 But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure(BK) before the Lord forever.”
46 Then the king gave the order to Benaiah(BL) son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei(BM) down and he died.
The kingdom was now established(BN) in Solomon’s hands.
1 Kings 2
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1 Kings 2
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David's Instructions to Solomon
2 (A)When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 (B)“I am about to go the way of all the earth. (C)Be strong, and show yourself a man, 3 and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, (D)that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, 4 that the Lord may (E)establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, (F)‘If your sons pay close attention to their way, (G)to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, (H)you shall not lack[a] a man on the throne of Israel.’
5 “Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah (I)did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, (J)Abner the son of Ner, (K)and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging[b] in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war[c] on the belt around his[d] waist and on the sandals on his feet. 6 Act therefore (L)according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. 7 But deal loyally with the sons of (M)Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be (N)among those who eat at your table, (O)for with such loyalty[e] they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother. 8 And there is also with you (P)Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day (Q)when I went to Mahanaim. (R)But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ 9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, (S)for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall (T)bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”
The Death of David
10 (U)Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in (V)the city of David. 11 And the time that David reigned over Israel was (W)forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12 (X)So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Solomon's Reign Established
13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, (Y)“Do you come peacefully?” He said, “Peacefully.” 14 Then he said, “I have something to say to you.” She said, “Speak.” 15 He said, “You know that (Z)the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, (AA)for it was his from the Lord. 16 And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me.” She said to him, “Speak.” 17 And he said, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me (AB)Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.” 18 Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak for you to the king.”
19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, (AC)and she sat on his right. 20 Then she said, “I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you.” 21 She said, “Let (AD)Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.” 22 King Solomon answered his mother, “And why do you ask (AE)Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, (AF)for he is my older brother, and on his side (AG)are Abiathar[f] the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah.” 23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, (AH)“God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life! 24 Now therefore (AI)as the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, (AJ)as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.” 25 So King Solomon sent (AK)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck him down, and he died.
26 And to Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to (AL)Anathoth, to your estate, for you deserve death. But I will not at this time put you to death, (AM)because you carried the ark of the Lord God before David my father, (AN)and because you shared in all my father's affliction.” 27 (AO)So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, thus fulfilling (AP)the word of the Lord that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 When the news came to Joab—for Joab (AQ)had supported Adonijah although (AR)he had not supported Absalom—Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and caught hold of the (AS)horns of the altar. 29 And when it was told King Solomon, “Joab has fled to the tent of the Lord, and behold, he is beside the altar,” Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down.” 30 So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and said to him, “The king commands, ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, I will die here.” Then Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.” 31 The king replied to him, (AT)“Do as he has said, strike him down and bury him, (AU)and thus take away from me and from my father's house the guilt for the blood that Joab shed without cause. 32 The Lord will (AV)bring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men (AW)more righteous and better than himself, (AX)Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and (AY)Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. 33 (AZ)So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the Lord forevermore.” 34 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35 (BA)The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in place of Joab, and the king put (BB)Zadok the priest (BC)in the place of Abiathar.
36 Then the king sent and summoned (BD)Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there to any place whatever. 37 For on the day you go out and cross (BE)the brook Kidron, know for certain that you shall die. (BF)Your blood shall be on your own head.” 38 And Shimei said to the king, “What you say is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 But it happened at the end of three years that two of Shimei's servants ran away to (BG)Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And when it was told Shimei, “Behold, your servants are in Gath,” 40 Shimei arose and saddled a donkey and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants. Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, 42 the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘What you say is good; I will obey.’ 43 Why then have you not kept your oath to the Lord and the commandment with which I commanded you?” 44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your own heart (BH)all the harm that you did to David my father. So the Lord will (BI)bring back your harm on your own head. 45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, (BJ)and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.” 46 Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died.
(BK)So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 2:4 Hebrew there shall not be cut off for you
- 1 Kings 2:5 Septuagint; Hebrew placing
- 1 Kings 2:5 Septuagint innocent blood
- 1 Kings 2:5 Septuagint my; twice in this verse
- 1 Kings 2:7 Or steadfast love
- 1 Kings 2:22 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew and for him and for Abiathar
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