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1 Kings 2:25-46

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.

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