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1 Kings 2
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1 Kings 2
Good News Translation
David's Last Instructions to Solomon
2 When David was about to die, he called his son Solomon and gave him his last instructions: 2 “My time to die has come. Be confident and determined, 3 and do what the Lord your God orders you to do. Obey all his laws and commands, as written in the Law of Moses, so that wherever you go you may prosper in everything you do. 4 If you obey him, the Lord will keep the promise he made when he told me that my descendants would rule Israel as long as they were careful to obey his commands faithfully with all their heart and soul.
5 (A)“There is something else. You remember what Joab did to me by killing the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. You remember how he murdered them in time of peace as revenge for deaths they had caused in time of war. He killed innocent men,[a] and now I bear the responsibility for what he did, and I suffer[b] the consequences. 6 You know what to do; you must not let him die a natural death.
7 (B)“But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai from Gilead and take care of them, because they were kind to me when I was fleeing from your brother Absalom.
8 (C)“There is also Shimei son of Gera, from the town of Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me bitterly the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he met me at the Jordan River, I gave him my solemn promise in the name of the Lord that I would not have him killed. 9 But you must not let him go unpunished. You know what to do, and you must see to it that he is put to death.”
The Death of David
10 David died and was buried in David's City. 11 (D)He had been king of Israel for forty years, ruling seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12 (E)Solomon succeeded his father David as king, and his royal power was firmly established.
The Death of Adonijah
13 Then Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, went to Bathsheba, who was Solomon's mother. “Is this a friendly visit?” she asked.
“It is,” he answered, 14 and then he added, “I have something to ask of you.”
“What is it?” she asked.
15 He answered, “You know that I should have become king and that everyone in Israel expected it. But it happened differently, and my brother became king because it was the Lord's will. 16 And now I have one request to make; please do not refuse me.”
“What is it?” Bathsheba asked.
17 (F)He answered, “Please ask King Solomon—I know he won't refuse you—to let me have Abishag, the young woman from Shunem, as my wife.”
18 “Very well,” she answered. “I will speak to the king for you.”
19 So Bathsheba went to the king to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king stood up to greet his mother and bowed to her. Then he sat on his throne and had another one brought in on which she sat at his right. 20 She said, “I have a small favor to ask of you; please do not refuse me.”
“What is it, mother?” he asked. “I will not refuse you.”
21 She answered, “Let your brother Adonijah have Abishag as his wife.”
22 “Why do you ask me to give Abishag to him?” the king asked. “You might as well ask me to give him the throne too. After all, he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab are on his side!”[c] 23 Then Solomon made a solemn promise in the Lord's name, “May God strike me dead if I don't make Adonijah pay with his life for asking this! 24 The Lord has firmly established me on the throne of my father David; he has kept his promise and given the kingdom to me and my descendants. I swear by the living Lord that Adonijah will die this very day!”
25 So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah, who went out and killed Adonijah.
Abiathar's Banishment and Joab's Death
26 (G)Then King Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, “Go to your country home in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not have you put to death now, for you were in charge of the Lord's Covenant Box while you were with my father David, and you shared in all his troubles.” 27 (H)Then Solomon dismissed Abiathar from serving as a priest of the Lord, and so made come true what the Lord had said in Shiloh about the priest Eli and his descendants.
28 Joab heard what had happened. (He had supported Adonijah, but not Absalom.) So he fled to the Tent of the Lord's presence and took hold of the corners of the altar.[d] 29 When the news reached King Solomon that Joab had fled to the Tent and was by the altar, Solomon sent a messenger to Joab to ask him why he had fled to the altar. Joab answered that he had fled to the Lord because he was afraid of Solomon. So King Solomon sent Benaiah[e] to kill Joab. 30 He went to the Tent of the Lord's presence and said to Joab, “The king orders you to come out.”
“No,” Joab answered. “I will die here.”
Benaiah went back to the king and told him what Joab had said.
31 “Do what Joab says,” Solomon answered. “Kill him and bury him. Then neither I nor any other of David's descendants will any longer be held responsible for what Joab did when he killed innocent men. 32 The Lord will punish Joab for those murders, which he committed[f] without my father David's knowledge. Joab killed two innocent men who were better men than he: Abner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa, commander of the army of Judah. 33 The punishment for their murders will fall on Joab and on his descendants forever. But the Lord will always give success to David's descendants who sit on his throne.”
34 So Benaiah went to the Tent of the Lord's presence and killed Joab, and he was buried at his home in the open country. 35 The king made Benaiah commander of the army in Joab's place and put Zadok the priest in Abiathar's place.
The Death of Shimei
36 Then the king sent for Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself here in Jerusalem. Live in it and don't leave the city. 37 If you ever leave and go beyond Kidron Brook, you will certainly die—and you yourself will be to blame.”
38 “Very well, Your Majesty,” Shimei answered. “I will do what you say.” So he lived in Jerusalem a long time.
39 Three years later, however, two of Shimei's slaves ran away to the king of Gath, Achish son of Maacah. When Shimei heard that they were in Gath, 40 he saddled his donkey and went to King Achish in Gath, to find his slaves. He found them and brought them back home. 41 When Solomon heard what Shimei had done, 42 he sent for him and said, “I made you promise in the Lord's name not to leave Jerusalem. And I warned you that if you ever did, you would certainly die. Did you not agree to it and say that you would obey me? 43 Why, then, have you broken your promise and disobeyed my command? 44 You know very well all the wrong that you did to my father David. The Lord will punish you for it. 45 But he will bless me, and he will make David's kingdom secure forever.”
46 Then the king gave orders to Benaiah, who went out and killed Shimei. Solomon was now in complete control.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 2:5 Some ancient translations innocent men; Hebrew men in battle.
- 1 Kings 2:5 Some ancient translations I bear … and I suffer; Hebrew he bears … and he suffers.
- 1 Kings 2:22 Some ancient translations and Abiathar the priest … on his side; Hebrew unclear.
- 1 Kings 2:28 See 1.50.
- 1 Kings 2:29 One ancient translation Solomon sent a messenger … sent Benaiah; Hebrew Solomon sent Benaiah.
- 1 Kings 2:32 will punish … committed; or will kill Joab, because he committed those murders.
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Første Kongebog 2
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Davids sidste formaning til Salomon
2 Kort efter, da David lå for døden, kaldte han Salomon ind for at give ham sine sidste ord:
2 „Alle skal jo dø, og nu er det snart min tur! Men Salomon, jeg har tillid til, at du vil blive en stærk og værdig efterfølger. 3 Gør altid, som Gud siger! Adlyd omhyggeligt de love og forordninger, som han gav os gennem Moses, så vil dit liv lykkes. 4 Hvis du altid er lydig, vil Herren opfylde det løfte, han gav mig, for han har lovet, at hvis mine børn og deres efterkommere tager sig i agt og viser helhjertet trofasthed imod ham, vil der i al fremtid være en af mine efterkommere på tronen i Israel.
5 Hør nu efter! Du ved, at Joab myrdede mine to hærførere Abner og Amasa, da han i fredstid stak dem ned uden varsel som hævn for, hvad de havde gjort i en krigssituation. 6 Du er en klog mand, Salomon, og du ved, hvad du bør gøre: Lad ikke Joab dø en fredelig død i sin alderdom. 7 Men Barzillajs sønner fra Gilead skal du vise godhed, og du skal sørge for deres fornødenheder, for de tog sig af mig, dengang jeg flygtede fra din bror Absalom. 8 Og husker du Shimi, Geras søn af Benjamins stamme fra Bahurim? Han forbandede mig groft, da jeg var på vej til Mahanajim. Men da han senere kom ned til Jordanfloden for at møde mig, lovede jeg, at jeg ikke ville slå ham ihjel. 9 Men det betyder ikke, at han er uskyldig. Salomon, du er en klog mand; du finder nok på råd, så Shimi får en blodig død!”
10 Derefter døde David, og han blev begravet i Davidsbyen.[a] 11 Han havde regeret i Israel i 40 år, de syv med hovedsæde i Hebron og de 33 med hovedsæde i Jerusalem. 12 Salomon blev den nye konge efter sin far David, og hans kongedømme var stærkt fra starten.
Salomon befæster sit kongedømme
13 En dag opsøgte Adonija Salomons mor, Batsheba.
„Kommer du i et fredeligt ærinde?” spurgte hun.
„Ja, det gør jeg,” svarede Adonija. 14 „Faktisk kommer jeg for at bede dig gøre mig en tjeneste.”
„Hvilken tjeneste?” spurgte hun.
15 „Jo, ser du,” begyndte Adonija. „Det var jo egentlig mig, der havde krav på tronen, for jeg var den ældste af Davids sønner, der er i live, og hele Israel forventede, at jeg blev konge. Men så overtog min bror som bekendt det hele—og det må vel være Herrens vilje. 16 Nu beder jeg dig blot love mig, at du vil gøre mig en lille tjeneste.”
„Hvad drejer det sig om?” spurgte Batsheba.
17 „At du taler til kong Salomon på mine vegne,” svarede Adonija. „Jeg ved jo, at han vil gøre, hvad du beder ham om. Bed ham om at give mig Abishag fra Shunem til kone.”
18 „Jeg skal gøre, hvad jeg kan,” lovede hun.
19 Så gik Batsheba til kong Salomons tronsal. Da hun kom ind, gik han hende i møde og bøjede sig dybt for hende, hvorefter han gav ordre til, at der skulle bæres en trone frem til hende. Den blev anbragt på hans højre side, og hun tog plads.
20 „Jeg vil bede dig gøre mig en lille tjeneste,” begyndte hun. „Jeg håber ikke, du skuffer mig.”
„Hvad tænker du på, mor?” spurgte han. „Du ved, jeg ikke vil nægte dig noget!”
21 „Så lad din bror Adonija få lov at gifte sig med Abishag,” svarede hun.
22 „Er du vanvittig?” udbrød Salomon. „Hvorfor tror du, han beder om Abishag? Han kunne lige så godt bede om kongeværdigheden med det samme! Han er jo min ældste bror, og han har tilmed Ebjatar og Joab på sin side.” 23-24 Da svor kong Salomon: „Måtte Herren straffe mig om ikke den listige anmodning kommer til at koste Adonija livet! Jeg sværger ved den levende Gud, han, der indsatte mig som konge efter min far og som lovede mig, at min slægt skulle være konger efter mig, at Adonija skal dø allerede i dag!”
25 Salomon befalede Benaja, at han straks skulle hugge Adonija ned med sit sværd.
26 Kongen sagde derefter til Ebjatar: „Tag hjem til din gård i Anatot. Jeg burde egentlig også lade dig henrette, men lad os nu se tiden an, for trods alt bar du Herren, den Almægtiges, Ark, dengang min far var konge, og du udholdt din del af de strabadser, min far måtte igennem.”
27 Dermed blev Ebjatar afsat fra sin stilling som præst for Herren, og samtidig opfyldtes det ord, Herren havde talt i Shilo om Elis efterkommere.
28 Da Joab hørte nyheden om Adonijas død, søgte han straks tilflugt i helligdommen og greb fat om alterets horn. Han var i fare, fordi han havde støttet Adonija i hans oprør, selv om han ikke havde støttet Absalom. 29 Da kong Salomon fik at vide, hvor Joab gemte sig, sendte han Benaja af sted for at henrette ham.
30 Benaja gik hen til helligdommen og sagde til Joab: „I kongens navn: Kom ud!”
„Nej,” svarede Joab, „jeg bliver her, til jeg dør!”
Så vendte Benaja tilbage til kongen med den besked.
31 „Godt,” svarede kongen, „så lad ham dø der! Henret ham ved alteret og begrav ham. Så hviler skylden for de mord, han har begået på uskyldige mennesker, ikke længere på mig og min fars slægt. 32 Herren vil holde ham personligt ansvarlig for at have myrdet to mænd, der var bedre end ham, for det var ikke med min fars samtykke, at de blev myrdet, hverken Abner, der var øverstkommanderende for Israels hær, eller Amasa, der var øverstkommanderende for Judas hær. 33 Må skylden alene tilregnes Joab og hans efterkommere, og må Herren frifinde David og hans efterkommere i den sag.”
34 Så gik Benaja tilbage og dræbte Joab, og han blev begravet uden for sit hus i ørkenen. 35 Kongen udpegede derefter Benaja til sin nye hærfører og Zadok til præst ved helligdommen i Ebjatars sted.
36-37 Kongen sendte nu bud efter Shimi og sagde: „Byg dig et hus her i Jerusalem. Du er under husarrest, og du må ikke forlade byen, uanset hvad der sker. I samme øjeblik du overskrider Kedrondalen, er du dødsens, og du er selv ude om det.”
38 „Godt,” svarede Shimi. „Du er min herre og konge, og jeg vil gøre, som du siger.” Han blev derefter i Jerusalem i lang tid.
39 Men tre år senere flygtede to af Shimis slaver til kong Akish i Gat. Da Shimi fik at vide, at hans slaver var i Gat, 40 sadlede han sit æsel og opsøgte kong Akish. Efter at have fundet sine slaver vendte han tilbage til Jerusalem.
41 Salomon fik imidlertid at vide, at Shimi havde forladt Jerusalem og var taget til Gat og hjem igen. 42 Da sendte han bud efter ham og sagde: „Befalede jeg dig ikke i Guds navn at blive i Jerusalem, hvis du havde dit liv kært? Og svor du ikke på, at du ville blive i byen? 43 Hvorfor har du da trodset min befaling og brudt din ed? 44 Og hvad med alle de onde ting, du gjorde mod min far, David? Nu vil Herren straffe dig for din ondskab, 45 men hans velsignelse vil fortsat hvile over Davids slægt, så de kan bevare kongemagten for evigt.” 46 På kongens befaling henrettede Benaja så Shimi.
Med Adonijas og Joabs død blev Salomons kongedømme yderligere befæstet.
Footnotes
- 2,10 Davidsbyen blev efterhånden betegnelsen for et mindre område i Jerusalem syd for tempelpladsen, der hvor Davids palads var bygget.
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.
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