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1 Reyes 2
Reina Valera Contemporánea
1 Reyes 2
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Mandato de David a Salomón
2 En los últimos momentos de su vida, el rey David le recomendó a Salomón, su hijo:
2 «Estoy por recorrer la senda de todos los mortales. ¡Ánimo, y pórtate como todo un hombre! 3 Cumple los mandamientos del Señor tu Dios, y no te apartes de sus caminos; sigue sus sendas y cumple con sus leyes y preceptos, tal y como están escritos en la ley de Moisés. Así prosperarás en todo lo que hagas y en todo lo que emprendas. 4 Si lo haces, el Señor confirmará la promesa que me hizo cuando dijo: “Si tus hijos caminan por mis sendas y se comportan ante mí con veracidad, y con todo su corazón y toda su alma, jamás te faltará un sucesor en el trono de Israel.”
5 »Tú bien sabes lo que me hizo Joab hijo de Seruyá, y lo que hizo con Abner(A) hijo de Ner, y con Amasa(B) hijo de Jéter. Los mató, y con ello desató una guerra sangrienta en tiempos de paz, con lo que se manchó de sangre de la cabeza a los pies. 6 Toma esto en cuenta, y haz lo que creas conveniente, pero no le permitas llegar a viejo y morir en paz. 7 Trata con bondad a los descendientes de Barzilay(C) el galaadita. Quiero que los sientes a tu mesa, porque ellos me ayudaron cuando yo estaba huyendo de tu hermano Absalón. 8 En cuanto a Simey hijo de Gera, el benjaminita de Bajurín, aunque me lanzó una terrible maldición cuando yo iba rumbo a Majanayin,(D) también fue al Jordán a recibirme. Ahí le prometí, delante del Señor, que mi espada(E) no lo mataría. 9 Pero ahora él está en tus manos, y tú sabrás lo que debes hacer. Aunque ya está viejo, haz que baje al sepulcro bañado en su propia sangre.»
Muerte de David(F)
10 Y David cayó en el sueño eterno, como sus padres, y fue sepultado en su ciudad. 11 Cuarenta años reinó en Israel, de los cuales, siete años reinó en Hebrón y treinta y tres en Jerusalén.(G) 12 Salomón ocupó entonces el trono de David, su padre,(H) y su reino se consolidó.
Salomón afirma su reino
13 Un día, Adonías hijo de Jaguit fue a visitar a Betsabé, la madre de Salomón, y ella le preguntó:
«¿Vienes en son de paz?»
Y Adonías respondió que sí, 14 y añadió:
«Quiero hacerte una petición.»
Betsabé le pidió que hablara, 15 y él dijo:
«Como bien sabes, el reino era mío; todo Israel había puesto en mí sus esperanzas de que yo reinara, pero el reino cambió de manos y ahora es de Salomón, mi hermano, porque esa fue la voluntad del Señor. 16 Pero te ruego que no me niegues lo que te voy a pedir.»
Betsabé le dijo:
«Dime qué es lo que quieres.»
17 Y Adonías le dijo:
«Por favor, habla con el rey Salomón y pídele que me dé por esposa a Abisag la sunamita. Yo sé que a ti no te negará lo que le pidas.»
18 Betsabé le dijo:
«Está bien. Yo hablaré por ti al rey.»
19 Y Betsabé fue a palacio para hablar con el rey Salomón en favor de Adonías. El rey se levantó a recibirla y se inclinó ante ella; luego se sentó en su trono y mandó traer una silla para su madre, y ella se sentó a su derecha. 20 Entonces Betsabé le dijo:
«Quiero hacerte una pequeña petición. Espero que no me la niegues.»
Y el rey le dijo:
«Pídeme lo que quieras, madre mía, que no te lo negaré.»
21 Y ella respondió:
«Deja que Adonías, tu hermano, tome por mujer a Abisag la sunamita.»
22 Pero el rey Salomón respondió a su madre:
«¿Por qué pides a Abisag la sunamita para Adonías? ¿También me vas a pedir que le entregue el reino, porque es mi hermano mayor? ¡Él cuenta ya con el apoyo del sacerdote Abiatar y de Joab hijo de Seruyá!»
23 Entonces el rey Salomón juró por el Señor, y dijo:
«Que el Señor me castigue duramente, y más aún, que con esta petición Adonías ha firmado su sentencia de muerte. 24 Juro por el Señor, que me ha puesto y confirmado en el trono de David, mi padre, y que ha establecido mi dinastía, como lo había prometido, que hoy mismo Adonías morirá.»
25 Entonces el rey Salomón ordenó a Benaías hijo de Joyadá que matara a Adonías, y Benaías fue y lo mató. 26 Luego, el rey le ordenó al sacerdote Abiatar:
«Regresa a Anatot, tu tierra. Mereces la muerte, pero no te mataré hoy porque has llevado el arca del Señor, nuestro Dios, en presencia de David, mi padre,(I) y porque sufriste junto con él(J) las mismas aflicciones.»
27 Así fue como Salomón quitó a Abiatar del sacerdocio en el templo del Señor, con lo que se cumplió su palabra contra los descendientes de Elí, como lo había afirmado en Silo.(K)
28 Esta noticia llegó a oídos de Joab, que también había apoyado a Adonías, aunque no se había unido a Absalón. En cuanto lo supo, huyó al tabernáculo del Señor y se aferró a los cuernos del altar. 29 Cuando Salomón supo que Joab estaba en el tabernáculo del Señor, junto al altar, ordenó a Benaías hijo de Joyadá que fuera y le diera muerte. 30 Entonces Benaías fue al tabernáculo del Señor y le dijo a Joab:
«El rey te ordena que salgas.»
Pero Joab respondió:
«De ninguna manera. Prefiero morir aquí.»
Benaías regresó a palacio y le contó al rey lo que había dicho Joab. 31 Entonces el rey dijo:
«Pues cumple sus deseos. Mátalo y entiérralo, y borra así la sangre que Joab derramó injustamente, y que nos manchó a mi padre y a mí. 32 El Señor le hará pagar con su propia sangre, porque asesinó a dos hombres más justos y honrados que él. Los mató a filo de espada, y sin que mi padre David lo supiera. Mató a Abner hijo de Ner, que era general del ejército de Israel, y a Amasa hijo de Jéter, que era general del ejército de Judá. 33 La sangre de estos dos hombres recaerá sobre Joab y sobre todos sus descendientes; en cambio, sobre David y sus descendientes, y sobre su dinastía y su trono, el Señor derramará paz para siempre.»
34 Entonces Benaías hijo de Joyadá fue y atacó a Joab, y lo mató; y luego lo sepultaron en su casa en el desierto. 35 Su lugar como capitán del ejército lo asumió Benaías por orden del rey, y Sadoc ocupó el lugar de Abiatar como sacerdote.
36 Después, el rey mandó llamar a Simey, y le dijo:
«Construye una casa en Jerusalén, para que vivas allí; pero no se te ocurra salir. 37 Quiero que sepas que, si me entero que sales y cruzas el torrente de Cedrón, ese día morirás, y tú serás el único responsable de tu muerte.»
38 Y Simey le respondió:
«Estoy de acuerdo con lo dicho por Su Majestad. Así lo haré.»
Y Simey vivió en Jerusalén mucho tiempo. 39 Pero sucedió que, después de tres años, dos de sus criados huyeron a Gat, donde reinaba Aquis hijo de Macá. Cuando Simey supo que sus criados estaban en Gat, 40 aparejó su asno y fue a Gat en busca de sus criados; y cuando los halló, regresó a Jerusalén. 41 Pero Salomón se enteró de que Simey había salido de Jerusalén para ir a Gat, pero que había vuelto. 42 Entonces mandó llamar a Simey, y le dijo:
«Yo te advertí, y tú juraste por el Señor, que el día que salieras de tu casa, morirías. Y tú dijiste: “Estoy de acuerdo con lo dicho por Su Majestad.” 43 Entonces, ¿por qué faltaste a tu juramento ante el Señor, y desobedeciste la orden que yo te impuse?»
44 Y Salomón añadió:
«En el fondo de tu corazón tú bien sabes que le hiciste mucho daño a mi padre David. Ahora el Señor ha hecho que ese daño recaiga sobre ti mismo. 45 Yo, el rey Salomón, seré bendecido, y el trono de David se afirmará para siempre delante del Señor.»
46 Entonces el rey ordenó a Benaías hijo de Joyadá dar muerte a Simey, y Benaías lo hirió y lo mató. Con esto, el reino de Salomón quedó confirmado.
1 Kings 2
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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
New International Version
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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