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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 Reyes 2
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Últimas instrucciones de David(A)
2 David ya estaba próximo a morir, así que dio estas instrucciones a su hijo Salomón:
2 «Yo estoy a punto de ir por el camino que todo mortal transita. ¡Cobra ánimo y pórtate como hombre! 3 Cumple las órdenes del Señor tu Dios; sigue sus caminos y cumple sus estatutos, mandamientos, ordenanzas y mandatos, los cuales están escritos en la Ley de Moisés. Así prosperarás en todo lo que hagas y por dondequiera que vayas, 4 y el Señor cumplirá esta promesa que me hizo: “Si tus descendientes cuidan su conducta y me son fieles con toda el alma y de todo corazón, nunca faltará un sucesor tuyo en el trono de Israel”.
5 »Ahora bien, tú mismo sabes lo que me hizo Joab hijo de Sarvia: derramó sangre en tiempo de paz como si estuviera en guerra. Mató a Abner, hijo de Ner, y a Amasá, hijo de Jéter, los dos comandantes de los ejércitos israelitas, manchándose así su cinturón y sus sandalias. 6 Por tanto, usa la cabeza y no lo dejes llegar a viejo y morir en paz.[a]
7 »En cambio, sé bondadoso con los hijos de Barzilay de Galaad y permíteles comer en tu mesa, pues ellos me ampararon cuando huía de tu hermano Absalón.
8 »También encárgate de Simí, hijo de Guerá, ese benjamita de Bajurín que me lanzó terribles maldiciones cuando me dirigía a Majanayin. Es cierto que, cuando fue al Jordán a recibirme, le juré por el Señor que no lo condenaría a muerte. 9 Sin embargo, no tienes ya por qué perdonarle la vida. Tú eres inteligente y sabrás qué hacer con él; aunque ya está viejo, hazlo sufrir una muerte sangrienta».[b]
10 David murió y fue sepultado en la ciudad que lleva su nombre. 11 Había reinado siete años en Hebrón y treinta y tres en Jerusalén, así que en total reinó en Israel cuarenta años. 12 Lo sucedió en el trono su hijo Salomón y así se consolidó firmemente su reino.
Salomón consolida el reino
13 Adonías, hijo de Jaguit, fue a ver a Betsabé, madre de Salomón, y Betsabé le preguntó:
—¿Vienes en son de paz?
—Sí —respondió él—; 14 tengo algo que comunicarle.
—Habla —contestó ella.
15 —Como usted sabe —dijo Adonías—, el reino me pertenecía y todos los israelitas esperaban que yo llegara a ser rey. Pero ahora el reino ha pasado a mi hermano, que lo ha recibido por voluntad del Señor. 16 Pues bien, tengo una petición que hacerle; por favor, no me la niegue.
—Continúa —dijo ella.
17 —Por favor, pídale usted al rey Salomón que me dé como esposa a Abisag la sunamita; a usted no se lo negará.
18 —Muy bien —contestó Betsabé—, hablaré al rey en tu favor.
19 Betsabé fue a ver al rey Salomón para interceder en favor de Adonías. El rey se puso de pie para recibirla y se inclinó ante ella; luego se sentó en su trono y mandó que pusieran otro trono para su madre y ella se sentó a la derecha del rey.
20 —Quiero pedirte un pequeño favor —dijo ella—. Te ruego que no me lo niegues.
—Dime de qué se trata, madre mía. A ti no puedo negarte nada.
21 Ella continuó:
—Concédele a tu hermano Adonías casarse con Abisag la sunamita.
22 —Pero ¿cómo puedes pedirme semejante cosa? —respondió el rey a su madre—. Es mi hermano mayor, y cuenta con el apoyo del sacerdote Abiatar y de Joab, hijo de Sarvia. ¡Realmente me estás pidiendo que le ceda el trono!
23 Dicho esto, el rey Salomón juró por el Señor: «¡Que Dios me castigue sin piedad si no hago que Adonías pague con su vida por esa petición! 24 El Señor me ha establecido firmemente en el trono de mi padre y conforme a su promesa me ha dado una dinastía. Por tanto, tan cierto como que él vive, ¡hoy mismo Adonías morirá!».
25 Enseguida el rey Salomón dio a Benaías, hijo de Joyadá, la orden de matar a Adonías.
26 Al sacerdote Abiatar, el rey mismo ordenó: «Regresa a tus tierras en Anatot. Mereces la muerte, pero por el momento no voy a quitarte la vida, pues compartiste con David mi padre todas sus penurias y en su presencia llevaste el arca del Señor y Dios». 27 Fue así como, al destituir Salomón a Abiatar del sacerdocio del Señor, se cumplió la palabra que el Señor había pronunciado en Siló contra la familia de Elí.
28 Joab había conspirado con Adonías, aunque no con Absalón, así que al oír que Adonías había muerto, fue a refugiarse en la Tienda del Señor, agarrándose de los cuernos del altar. 29 Cuando dijeron a Salomón que Joab había huido a la Tienda del Señor y que estaba junto al altar, el rey ordenó a Benaías, hijo de Joyadá, que fuera a matarlo. 30 Benaías fue a la Tienda del Señor y dijo a Joab:
—El rey te ordena que salgas.
—¡No! —respondió Joab—. ¡De aquí solo me sacarán muerto!
Benaías fue y contó al rey lo que había dicho Joab.
31 —¡Pues dale gusto! —ordenó el rey—. ¡Mátalo y entiérralo! De ese modo me absolverás a mí y a mi familia de la sangre inocente que derramó Joab. 32 El Señor hará recaer sobre su cabeza la sangre que derramó, porque a espaldas de mi padre atacó Joab a Abner, hijo de Ner, que era comandante del ejército de Israel, y a Amasá, hijo de Jéter, que era comandante del ejército de Judá. Así mató a filo de espada a dos hombres que eran mejores y más justos que él. 33 ¡Que la culpa de esas muertes recaiga para siempre sobre la cabeza de Joab y de sus descendientes! ¡Pero que la paz del Señor permanezca para siempre con David y sus descendientes, con su linaje y su trono!
34 Benaías, hijo de Joyadá, fue y mató a Joab e hizo que lo sepultaran en su hacienda de la estepa. 35 Entonces el rey puso a Benaías, hijo de Joyadá, sobre el ejército en lugar de Joab y al sacerdote Sadoc lo puso en lugar de Abiatar. 36 Luego mandó llamar a Simí y le dijo:
—Constrúyete una casa en Jerusalén y quédate allí. No salgas a ninguna parte, 37 porque el día que salgas y cruces el arroyo de Cedrón podrás darte por muerto. Y la culpa será tuya.
38 —De acuerdo —respondió Simí al rey—. Yo estoy para servir a mi señor el rey y acataré sus órdenes.
Simí permaneció en Jerusalén por un buen tiempo, 39 pero tres años más tarde dos de sus esclavos escaparon a Gat, donde reinaba Aquis, hijo de Macá. Cuando avisaron a Simí que sus esclavos estaban en Gat, 40 aparejó su asno y se fue allá a buscarlos y traerlos de vuelta.
41 Al oír Salomón que Simí había ido de Jerusalén a Gat y había regresado, 42 lo mandó llamar y dijo:
—Yo te hice jurar por el Señor y te advertí: “El día que salgas a cualquier lugar, podrás darte por muerto”. Y tú dijiste que estabas de acuerdo y que obedecerías. 43 ¿Por qué, pues, no cumpliste con tu juramento al Señor ni obedeciste la orden que te di?
44 El rey también dijo a Simí:
—Tú bien sabes cuánto daño le hiciste a mi padre David; ahora el Señor se vengará de ti por tu maldad. 45 En cambio, yo seré bendecido y el trono de David permanecerá firme para siempre en presencia del Señor.
46 Acto seguido, el rey dio la orden a Benaías, hijo de Joyadá, y este fue y mató a Simí.
Así se consolidó el reino en manos de Salomón.
1 Kings 2
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1 Kings 2
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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
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