1 Kings 2
Legacy Standard Bible
David’s Command to Solomon
2 Then David’s [a](A)time to die drew near, so he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 “(B)I am going the way of all the earth. (C)So you shall be strong, and be a man. 3 And you shall keep the responsibility given by Yahweh your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, (D)according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that (E)you may be prosperous in all that you do and wherever you turn, 4 so that (F)Yahweh may establish His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘(G)If your sons keep their way, (H)to walk before Me in [b]truth with all their heart and with all their soul, He said, [c](I)you shall not have a man cut off from the throne of Israel.’
5 “Now you also know what Joab the (J)son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to (K)Abner the son of Ner, and to (L)Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also [d]shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt [e]about his [f]waist, and on his sandals [g]on his feet. 6 (M)So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace. 7 But (N)show lovingkindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and (O)let them be among those who eat at your table; (P)for they [h]assisted me when I fled from Absalom your brother. 8 Behold, (Q)there is with you Shimei the son of Gera the Benjamite, of Bahurim; now it was he who cursed me with a [i]violent curse on the day I went to Mahanaim. But when (R)he came down to me at the Jordan, I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ 9 So now, do not let him go unpunished, (S)for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood.”
The Death of David
10 Then (T)David slept with his fathers and was buried in (U)the city of David. 11 (V)And the [j]time which David reigned over Israel was forty years; in Hebron he reigned (W)seven years and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. 12 And (X)Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Adonijah’s Request
13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, “(Y)Do you come peacefully?” And he said, “Peacefully.” 14 Then he said, “I have something to say to you.” And she said, “Speak.” 15 So he said, “You know that (Z)the kingdom was mine and (AA)that all Israel [k]expected me to be king; (AB)however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, (AC)for it was his from Yahweh. 16 So now, I am making one request of you; do not [l]turn me away.” And she said to him, “Speak.” 17 Then he said, “Please speak to Solomon the king, for he will not [m]turn you away, that he may give me (AD)Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.” 18 And Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak to the king for you.”
Adonijah Put to Death
19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king arose to meet her, bowed before her, and sat on his throne; then he (AE)had a throne set for the king’s mother, and (AF)she sat on his right. 20 Then she said, “I am making one small request of you; (AG)do not turn [n]me away.” And the king said to her, “Ask, my mother, for I will not turn [o]you away.” 21 So she said, “(AH)Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife.” 22 Then King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “And why are you asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? (AI)Ask for him also the kingdom—(AJ)for he is my older brother—even for him, for (AK)Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah!” 23 Then King Solomon swore by Yahweh, saying, “May God do so to me and more also, if Adonijah has (AL)not spoken this word against his own [p]life. 24 So now, as Yahweh lives, who has established me and set me on the throne of David my father and (AM)who has made me a house as He promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death today.” 25 So King Solomon (AN)sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him so that he died.
26 Then to Abiathar the priest the king said, “(AO)Go to Anathoth to your own field, (AP)for you [q]deserve to die; but I will not put you to death at this time, because (AQ)you carried the ark of Lord Yahweh before my father David, and because (AR)you were afflicted in everything with which my father was afflicted.” 27 So Solomon drove Abiathar away from being priest to Yahweh, in order to fulfill (AS)the word of Yahweh, which He had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
Joab Put to Death
28 Now the news came to Joab, (AT)for Joab had followed Adonijah, (AU)although he had not followed Absalom. And Joab fled to the tent of Yahweh and (AV)took hold of the horns of the altar. 29 And it was told to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Yahweh, and behold, he is beside the altar. Then Solomon (AW)sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “(AX)Go, fall upon him.” 30 So Benaiah came to the tent of Yahweh and said to him, “Thus the king has said, ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, for I will die here.” And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “Thus spoke Joab, and thus he answered me.” 31 And the king said to him, “(AY)Do as he has spoken and fall upon him and bury him, (AZ)that you may remove from me and from my father’s house the blood which Joab shed without cause. 32 (BA)And Yahweh will return his blood on his own head, (BB)because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, but my father David did not know it: (BC)Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and (BD)Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. 33 (BE)So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and on the head of his seed forever; but to David and his seed and his house and his throne, may there be peace from Yahweh forever.” 34 Then (BF)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him and put him to death, and he was buried at his own house (BG)in the wilderness. 35 (BH)And the king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in his place, and the king appointed (BI)Zadok the priest (BJ)in the place of Abiathar.
Shimei Put to Death
36 Then the king sent and called for (BK)Shimei and said to him, “Build for yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go out from there to any place. 37 Now it will be on the day you go out and (BL)cross over the [r]brook Kidron, that you will know for certain that you shall surely die; (BM)your blood shall be on your own head.” 38 Shimei then said to the king, “The word is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 But it happened at the end of three years, that two of the slaves of Shimei ran away (BN)to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Behold, your slaves are in Gath.” 40 Then Shimei arose and saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish to search for his slaves. And Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath. 41 And it was told to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned. 42 So the king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by Yahweh and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘You will know for certain that on the day you go out and go anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word which I have heard is good.’ 43 Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh, and the command which I have commanded you?” 44 The king also said to Shimei, “(BO)You know all the evil which [s]you acknowledge in your heart, which you did to my father David; therefore (BP)Yahweh shall return your evil on your own head. 45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, and (BQ)the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever.” 46 (BR)So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him so that he died.
(BS)Thus the kingdom was established in the hands of Solomon.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 2:1 Lit days
- 1 Kings 2:4 Or faithfulness
- 1 Kings 2:4 Lit there shall not be cast off to you a man from before Me
- 1 Kings 2:5 Lit made
- 1 Kings 2:5 Lit that was about
- 1 Kings 2:5 Lit loins
- 1 Kings 2:5 Lit that were on
- 1 Kings 2:7 Lit came near to
- 1 Kings 2:8 Or grievous
- 1 Kings 2:11 Lit days
- 1 Kings 2:15 Lit set their faces on me
- 1 Kings 2:16 Lit turn away my face
- 1 Kings 2:17 Lit turn away your face
- 1 Kings 2:20 Lit my face
- 1 Kings 2:20 Lit your face
- 1 Kings 2:23 Lit soul
- 1 Kings 2:26 Lit are a man of death
- 1 Kings 2:37 Or wadi
- 1 Kings 2:44 Lit your heart acknowledges
1 Kings 2
King James Version
2 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
4 That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.
8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the Lord.
16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
18 And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
19 Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
32 And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
1 Reyes 2
Dios Habla Hoy
Últimas órdenes de David
2 La muerte de David se acercaba por momentos, así que David ordenó a su hijo Salomón: 2 «Voy a emprender el último viaje, como todo el mundo. Ten valor y pórtate como un hombre. 3 Cumple las ordenanzas del Señor tu Dios, haciendo su voluntad y cumpliendo sus leyes, mandamientos, decretos y mandatos, según están escritos en la ley de Moisés, para que prosperes en todo lo que hagas y dondequiera que vayas. 4 También para que el Señor confirme la promesa que me hizo, de que si mis hijos cuidaban su conducta y se conducían con verdad delante de él, con todo su corazón y toda su alma, nunca faltaría en mi familia quien ocupara el trono de Israel.
5 »Ahora bien, tú ya sabes lo que me hizo Joab, el hijo de Seruiá, es decir, lo que hizo con dos generales del ejército israelita: con Abner, el hijo de Ner, y con Amasá, el hijo de Jéter, a quienes mató en tiempo de paz para vengar la sangre derramada en guerra, haciéndome responsable de ese asesinato. 6 Por lo tanto, actúa con inteligencia y no lo dejes tener una muerte tranquila. 7 En cuanto a los hijos de Barzilai, el de Galaad, trátalos con bondad y hazlos participar de tu mesa, pues ellos me protegieron cuando yo huía de tu hermano Absalón. 8 Por otra parte, fíjate que está contigo Simí, hijo de Guerá, el benjaminita de Bahurim. Él fue quien me lanzó una maldición terrible el día que yo iba hacia Mahanaim. Después, sin embargo, salió a recibirme al río Jordán, y yo tuve que jurarle por el Señor que no lo mataría. 9 No lo perdones. Eres inteligente, y sabrás qué hacer con él. Pero procura que su muerte sea violenta.»
Muerte de David(A)
10 David murió y fue enterrado con sus antepasados en la Ciudad de David. 11 Fue rey de Israel durante cuarenta años, de los cuales reinó siete en Hebrón y treinta y tres en Jerusalén. 12 Luego reinó Salomón en lugar de David, su padre, y su reinado fue muy estable.
Fin de Adonías y de sus partidarios
13 Adonías, el hijo de Haguit, fue a ver a Betsabé, la madre de Salomón. Ella le preguntó:
—¿Vienes en son de paz?
—Sí —respondió él. 14 Y añadió—: Tengo algo que decirte.
—Dime —contestó ella.
15 —Tú sabes —dijo Adonías— que el reino me pertenecía, y que todo Israel estaba esperando que yo fuera rey. Pero el derecho a reinar se le concedió a mi hermano, porque ya el Señor había dispuesto que fuera para él. 16 Ahora sólo quiero pedirte un favor. No me lo niegues.
—Habla —respondió ella.
17 Él dijo:
—Te ruego que le pidas al rey Salomón que me dé por esposa a Abisag la sunamita. Él no te lo negará.
18 —De acuerdo, yo hablaré al rey por ti —respondió Betsabé.
19 Así pues, Betsabé fue a hablar con el rey Salomón en favor de Adonías. El rey se levantó a recibir a su madre y se inclinó ante ella. Luego volvió a sentarse en su trono y ordenó que trajeran un sillón para su madre; entonces ella se sentó a su derecha, 20 y le dijo:
—Quiero pedirte un pequeño favor. Te ruego que no me lo niegues.
—Pídeme lo que quieras, madre mía —contestó el rey—, que no te lo negaré.
21 —Permite que Abisag la sunamita sea dada por esposa a tu hermano Adonías —dijo ella.
22 —¿Por qué pides a Abisag la sunamita para Adonías? —respondió el rey a su madre—. ¡Sólo falta que me pidas que le entregue el reino, porque es mi hermano mayor y porque tiene a su favor al sacerdote Abiatar y a Joab, el hijo de Seruiá!
23 Dicho esto, el rey Salomón juró por el Señor: «¡Que Dios me castigue con toda dureza, si esto que ha dicho Adonías no le cuesta la vida. 24 Juro por el Señor, que me ha colocado y confirmado en el trono de David mi padre y que me ha establecido una dinastía, que Adonías morirá hoy mismo!»
25 En seguida dio órdenes a Benaías, hijo de Joiadá, de matar a Adonías, y éste fue y lo mató. 26 En cuanto al sacerdote Abiatar, el rey le ordenó: «¡Lárgate a Anatot, a tus tierras! Mereces la muerte, pero no te mataré porque has transportado el arca del Señor delante de David, mi padre, y has sufrido las mismas penalidades que él.» 27 De este modo Salomón quitó a Abiatar del sacerdocio del Señor, y así se cumplió lo que el Señor había dicho en Siló en cuanto a la familia de Elí.
28 Joab se había puesto de parte de Adonías, pero no de parte de Absalón; así que cuando le llegó esta noticia a Joab, huyó al santuario del Señor y se refugió en el altar. 29 Pero informaron al rey Salomón de que Joab había huido al santuario del Señor, y de que se había refugiado en el altar. Entonces mandó Salomón a Benaías, hijo de Joiadá, que fuera a matarlo, 30 y Benaías fue al santuario y le dijo a Joab:
—El rey ordena que salgas.
Pero Joab contestó:
—¡No! ¡Aquí moriré!
Benaías fue al rey con la respuesta, y le contó lo que Joab le había respondido. 31 Entonces el rey contestó:
—Démosle gusto. Mátalo y entiérralo, y borra de la casa de mi padre, y de mí también, la culpa de los asesinatos cometidos por Joab. 32 El Señor hará recaer sobre él la culpa de su propia muerte, porque, sin saberlo mi padre, Joab acuchilló a dos hombres más honrados y mejores que él: a Abner, hijo de Ner, jefe del ejército israelita, y a Amasá, hijo de Jéter, jefe del ejército de Judá. 33 La culpa de su muerte recaerá sobre Joab y sobre su descendencia para siempre. Por el contrario, la paz del Señor estará siempre con David y su descendencia, y con su dinastía y su trono.
34 Entonces Benaías fue y mató a Joab. Y Joab fue enterrado en su casa, en el desierto. 35 Luego el rey puso a Benaías al mando del ejército en lugar de Joab, y al sacerdote Sadoc en lugar de Abiatar. 36 Después mandó llamar a Simí, y le ordenó:
—Constrúyete una casa en Jerusalén, para que vivas allí. Pero no salgas de allí a ninguna parte, 37 porque el día que salgas y cruces el arroyo Cedrón, ten la seguridad de que morirás, y tú tendrás la culpa.
38 Simí respondió al rey:
—Está bien. Haré lo que ha ordenado Su Majestad.
Simí vivió mucho tiempo en Jerusalén. 39 Pero al cabo de tres años, dos esclavos suyos se escaparon y se fueron a vivir con Aquís, hijo de Maacá, que era rey de Gat. Cuando le avisaron a Simí que sus dos esclavos estaban en Gat, 40 se levantó y aparejó su asno y se fue a Gat, donde estaba Aquís, en busca de sus esclavos. Cuando ya Simí regresaba de Gat con sus esclavos, 41 supo Salomón que Simí había salido de Jerusalén a Gat, y que ya venía de regreso. 42 Entonces mandó el rey llamar a Simí, y le dijo:
—¿No te hice jurar por el Señor, y te advertí, que el día que salieras a alguna parte, con toda seguridad morirías? ¿Acaso no me respondiste que estaba bien, y que me ibas a obedecer? 43 ¿Por qué no cumpliste tu juramento al Señor, ni obedeciste lo que te mandé? 44 Tú sabes perfectamente el daño que hiciste a David, mi padre. Por eso el Señor ha hecho que el mal que hiciste se vuelva contra ti. 45 Pero el rey Salomón será bendecido, y el trono de David quedará establecido para siempre delante del Señor.
46 Después el rey dio órdenes a Benaías, hijo de Joiadá, y éste salió y mató a Simí. Así se afirmó el reino en manos de Salomón.
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