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1 Kings 2:8-36

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.

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