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1 Kings 2:23-46

23Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַע֙vai.yi.sha.Va'H7650byJehovahsayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosotome,andmorealso, —Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138hasspokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697againsthisownבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315lifeH5315!

24AndnowH6258[as]Jehovahliveth,whohasestablishedH3559me,andsetmeonthethroneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,andwhohasmadeH6213meahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004,ashepromised,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shallbeputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.

25Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971bythehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofBenaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077;whofellH6293onhim,thathediedH4191.

26Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, GotoAnathothעֲנָתֹת֙'a.na.TotH6068,tothineownfieldsשָׂדֶ֔יךָsa.Dei.khaH7704;forthou art worthyofdeathאֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191;butIwillnotatthistimeputH4191theetodeathH4191,becausethou didstbearH5375thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofAdonai JehovahbeforeDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,andbecausethou hastbeenafflictedinallwhereinmyfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1wasafflicted.

27AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010thrustoutAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarH54frombeingpriestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548toJehovah,tofulfilthewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichhehadspokenדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696concerningthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

28Andthereportוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameH935toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097(forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097hadturnedנָטָה֙na.TahH5186afterAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,thoughhehadnotturnedנָטָ֑הna.TahH5186afterAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53);andJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledH5127tothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJehovah,andcaughtholdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388ofthehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

29AnditwastoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010thatJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097hadfledH5127tothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJehovah;andbehold,heisbythealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH7971,fallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293onhim.

30AndBenaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameH935tothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJehovahandsaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428:ComeH935forthH3318.AndhesaidH559,No;forIwilldieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191hereפֹ֣הfohH6311.AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697again,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saidH559Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097,andthusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541heansweredme.

31Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,DoashehassaidH559,andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293uponhim,andburyוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him;andtakeawayH5493theinnocentbloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818,whichJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210,frommeandfromthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofmyfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

32AndJehovahshallrequitethebloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818whichhesheduponhisownheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,becausehefellH6293upontwoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menH376moreמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480righteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662andbetterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896thanhe,andslewH2026themwiththeswordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,withoutmyfatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1David'sknowledge:Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,captainofthehostH6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֥א'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJetherיֶ֖תֶרYe.terH3500,captainofthehostH6635ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

33Andtheirbloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818shallbeH1961requitedupontheheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andupontheheadוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218ofhisseedH2233foreverH5769;butuponDavidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732,anduponhisseedH2233,anduponhishouseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004,anduponhisthroneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678,shalltherebeH1961peaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965foreverH5769fromJehovah.

34AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wentH5927upandfellH6293uponhim,andputוַיְמִתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191himtodeathH4191;andhewasburiedH6912inhisownhouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

35Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077inhissteadoverthehostH6635;andZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414inthesteadofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָֽר׃'ev.ya.TarH54.

36Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971andcalledH7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096,andsaidH559tohim,Buildבְּֽנֵה־be.neh-H1129theeahouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andabidethere,andgoתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318notforthH3318thenceanywhere.

37Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961thatonthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goestforthH3318,andpassestoverthetorrentofKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, ...knowH3045forcertainthatthou shaltsurelydieH4191: thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961uponthineownheadבְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ve.ro.She.khaH7218.

38AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096saidH559tothekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,ThesayingH559isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:asmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hassaidH559,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651willthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650do.AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

39Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093ofthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,thattwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ofShimei'sranawayH1272toAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaachah,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּ֑תGatH1661.AndtheytoldH5046ShimeiH8096sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areinGathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.

40ThenShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andsaddledH2280hisass,andwentH935toGathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661,toAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397,toseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650;andShimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wentH935,andbroughtH935hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650fromGathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.

41AnditwastoldH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010thatShimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096hadgoneH1980fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toGathגַּ֖תgatH1661,andhadcomeH1980again.

42Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971andcalledH7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096,andsaidH559tohim,DidInotmakeH3045theeswearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650byJehovah,andprotesttothee,sayingH559,KnowH3045forcertain,thatonthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goestforthH3318,andwalkest abroadanywhere, thou shaltsurelydieH4191?andthou saidsttome,Thewordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatIhaveheardH8085isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896.

43Whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069thenhast thounotkeptH8104theoathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621ofJehovah,andthecommandmentH4687thatIchargedtheewith?

44Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096, Thou knowestallthewickednessH7451ofwhichthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824isconscious,whichthou didsttoDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1;andJehovahreturnsוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725thywickednessH7451uponthine ownheadבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218;

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

46Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077;whowentH3318outandfelluponhim,andhediedH4191.Andthekingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasestablishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559inthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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