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1 Kings 2

1Nowthedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732drewH7126nighthatheshoulddieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191;andhechargedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Iamgoingהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980thewayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofalltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:beH1961thoustrongוְחָזַקְתָּ֖ve.cha.zak.TaH2388therefore,andshowH2388thyselfamanלְאִֽישׁ׃le.'IshH376;

3andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת׀mish.Me.retH4931ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,towalkinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104hisstatutesH2708,andhiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687,andhisordinancesH4941,andhistestimoniesוְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יוve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715,accordingtothatwhichiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,thatthou mayest prosperinallthatthou doest,andwhithersoever thou turnest thyself;

4thatJehovahmayestablishיָקִ֨יםya.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697whichhespakeconcerningme,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,IfthychildrentakeH8104heedH8104totheirwayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870,towalkbeforemeintruthH571withalltheirheartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824andwithalltheirsoulH5315,thereshallnotfailthee (saidלֵאמֹ֕רle.MorH559he)amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Moreoverthou knowestalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571whatJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870diduntome,evenwhathedidtothetwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147captainsofthehostsH6635ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, untoAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֜רnerH5369,anduntoAmasaוְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJetherיֶ֙תֶר֙ye.terH3500,whomheslewH2026,andshedthebloodדְּמֵֽי־de.mei-H1818ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֑םbe.sha.LomH7965,andputוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofwarמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421uponhisgirdlethatwasabouthisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,andinhisshoesthatwereonhisfeetH7272.

6Dotherefore accordingtothywisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451,andletnothishoarheadgoH3381downtoSheolשְׁאֹֽל׃ סshe.'OlH7585inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

7Butshowkindnessuntothesonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121ofBarzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,andletthembeוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961ofthosethateatבְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398atthytableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979;forsotheycametomewhenIfledH1272fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

8And,behold,thereiswiththeeShimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617,theBenjamite,ofBahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980,whocursedH7043mewithagrievouscurseקְלָלָ֣הke.la.LahH7045inthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117whenIwentH3381toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266;buthecameH3381downיָרַ֤דya.RadH3381tomeetmeattheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andIswaretohimbyJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Iwillnotputאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191theetodeathH4191withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258holdhimnotguiltless,forthou artawiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376;andthou wiltknowוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045whatthou oughtesttodountohim,andthou shaltbringוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381hishoarheaddownH3381toSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585withbloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.

10AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912inthecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

11Andthedaysוְהַיָּמִ֗יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732reignedמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141reignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427heinHebronבְּחֶבְר֤וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֹ֖שׁve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141reignedמָלַ֔ךְma.LakhH4427heinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12AndSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֕הu.she.lo.MohH8010satH3427uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1;andhiskingdomwasestablishedוַתִּכֹּ֥ןva.ti.KonH3559greatly.

13ThenAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294cameH935toBath-shebathemotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010.AndshesaidH559, Comest thoupeaceably?AndhesaidH559,Peaceably.

14HesaidH559moreover,IhavesomewhattosayH559unto thee.AndshesaidH559,SayH559on.

15AndhesaidH559, Thou knowestthatthekingdomwasH1961mine,andthatallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478setשָׂ֧מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesH6440onme,thatIshouldreignH4427: howbeitthekingdomisturnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437about,andisbecomeH1961mybrother’sלְאָחִ֔יle.'a.ChiH251;foritwasH1961hisfromJehovah.

16Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Iaskשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259petitionשְׁאֵלָ֤הshe.'e.LahH7596ofthee; denymenot.AndshesaidH559untohim,SayH559on.

17AndhesaidH559,Speak,Ipraythee, untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428(forhewillnotsayH559thee nay),thathegiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

18AndBath-shebasaidH559,Well;Iwillspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696forthee untothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Bath-sheba thereforewentH935untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,tospeakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696untohimforAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.Andthekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roseH6965uptomeether,andbowedH7812himselfuntoher,andsatH3427downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812onhisthroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,andcausedathroneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678tobesetH7760fortheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428motherלְאֵ֣םle.'EmH517;andshesatH3427onhisrightלִֽימִינֽוֹ׃li.mi.noH3225handH3225.

20ThenshesaidH559,Iaskשֹׁאֶ֣לֶתsho.'E.letH7592oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259smallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996petitionשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596ofthee; denymenot.Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoher,Askשַׁאֲלִ֣יsha.'a.LiH7592on,mymotherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517;forIwillnotdeny thee.

21AndshesaidH559,LetAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767begivenH5414toAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

22Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredandsaidH559untohismotherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517,Andwhyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100dost thouaskשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767forAdonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?askוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592forhimthekingdomalso;forheismineelderbrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251;evenforhim,andforAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andforJoabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870.

23Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swarebyJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosotome,andmorealso,ifAdonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138hathnotspokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697againsthisownבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315lifeH5315.

24NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258asJehovahliveth,whohathestablishedH3559me,andsetmeonthethroneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,andwhohathmadeH6213meahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004,ashepromised,surelyAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shallbeputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.

25Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971byBenaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077;andhefellH6293uponhim,sothathediedH4191.

26AnduntoAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Get theetoAnathothעֲנָתֹת֙'a.na.TotH6068, unto thineownfieldsשָׂדֶ֔יךָsa.Dei.khaH7704;forthou art worthyofdeathאֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191:butIwillnotatthistimeputH4191theetodeathH4191,becausethou barestthearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136JehovahbeforeDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,andbecausethou wastafflictedinallwhereinmyfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1wasafflicted.

27SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010thrustoutAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarH54frombeingpriestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548untoJehovah,thathemightfulfilthewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichhespakeconcerningthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

28AndthetidingscameH935toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097;forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097hadturnedנָטָה֙na.TahH5186afterAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,thoughheturnedנָטָ֑הna.TahH5186notafterAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledH5127untotheTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJehovah,andcaughtholdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388onthehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

29AnditwastoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097isfledH5127untotheTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJehovah,and,behold,heisbythealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH7971,fallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293uponhim.

30AndBenaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameH935totheTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJehovah,andsaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,ComeH935forthH3318.AndhesaidH559, Nay;butIwilldieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191hereפֹ֣הfohH6311.AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697again,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saidH559Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097,andthusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541heansweredme.

31Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,DoashehathsaidH559,andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293uponhim,andburyוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him;thatthou mayesttakeawayH5493thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818,whichJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210withoutcauseחִנָּ֗םchi.NamH2600,frommeandfrommyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

32AndJehovahwillreturnH7725hisbloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818uponhisownheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,becausehefellH6293upontwoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menH376moreמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480righteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662andbetterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896thanhe,andslewH2026themwiththeswordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andmyfatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732knewH3045itnot,towit,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,captainofthehostH6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֥א'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJetherיֶ֖תֶרYe.terH3500,captainofthehostH6635ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

33Soshalltheirbloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818returnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725upontheheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andupontheheadוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218ofhisseedH2233foreverH5769:butuntoDavidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732,anduntohisseedH2233,anduntohishouseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004,anduntohisthroneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678,shalltherebeH1961peaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965foreverH5769fromJehovah.

34ThenBenaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wentH5927up,andfellH6293uponhim,andslewhim;andhewasburiedH6912inhisownhouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

35Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077inhisroomoverthehostH6635;andZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548didthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414intheroomofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָֽר׃'ev.ya.TarH54.

36Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971andcalledH7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096,andsaidH559untohim,Buildבְּֽנֵה־be.neh-H1129theeahouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,anddwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427there,andgoתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318notforthH3318thenceanywhither.

37Foronthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goestout,andpassestoverthebrookKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,knowH3045thouforcertainthatthou shaltsurelydieH4191: thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818shallbeH1961uponthineownheadבְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ve.ro.She.khaH7218.

38AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096saidH559untothekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,ThesayingH559isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:asmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathsaidH559,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651willthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650do.AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

39Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093ofthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,thattwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147oftheservantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ofShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096ranawayH1272untoAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397,sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּ֑תGatH1661.AndtheytoldH5046Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִי֙le.shim.'IH8096,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areinGathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.

40AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andsaddledH2280hisass,andwentH935toGathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661toAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397,toseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650;andShimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wentH935,andbroughtH935hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650fromGathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.

41AnditwastoldH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010thatShimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096hadgoneH1980fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toGathגַּ֖תgatH1661,andwascomeH1980again.

42Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971andcalledH7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096,andsaidH559untohim,DidInotadjureH7650theebyJehovah,andprotest unto thee,sayingH559,KnowH3045forcertain,thatonthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goestout,andwalkest abroadanywhither, thou shaltsurelydieH4191?andthou saidst untome,ThesayingH559thatIhaveheardH8085isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896.

43Whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069thenhast thounotkeptH8104theoathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621ofJehovah,andthecommandmentH4687thatIhavechargedtheewith?

44Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559moreovertoShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096, Thou knowestallthewickednessH7451whichthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824isprivyto,thatthou didsttoDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:thereforeJehovahshallreturnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725thywickednessH7451uponthine ownheadבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

45Butkingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961blessedH1288,andthethroneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732shallbeH1961establishedנָכ֛וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeJehovahforeverH5769.

46Sothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077;andhewentH3318out,andfelluponhim,sothathediedH4191.Andthekingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasestablishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559inthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2

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