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1 Kings 2:4-15

4thatJehovahmayconfirmhiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697whichhespokeH1696concerningme,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,IfthysonsH1121takeH8104heedH8104totheirwayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870,towalkbeforemeintruthH571withalltheirheartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824andwithalltheirsoulH5315,thereshallnotfailthee,saidלֵאמֹ֕רle.MorH559he,amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Andthou knowestalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571whatJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870didtome,whathedidtothetwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147captainsofthehostsH6635ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֜רnerH5369,andtoAmasaוְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אve.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,anduponhissandalsוּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹu.ve.na.'a.LoH5275thatwereonhisfeetH7272.

6Andthou shaltdoaccordingtothywisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451,andnotlethishoarheadgoH3381downtoSheolשְׁאֹֽל׃ סshe.'OlH7585inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

7Butshewkindnesstothesonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121ofBarzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,andletthembeוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961ofthosethateatבְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398atthytableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979;forsotheycameuptomewhenIfledH1272becauseofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

8Andbehold,thereiswiththeeShimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617,theBenjaminiteofBahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980,whocursedH7043mewithagrievouscurseקְלָלָ֣הke.la.LahH7045inthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIwentH3381toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266;buthecameH3381downיָרַ֤דya.RadH3381tomeetmeattheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andIsworeH7650tohimbyJehovahsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Iwillnotputאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191theetodeathH4191withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9AndnowH6258holdhimnotguiltless;forthou artawiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,andthou shaltknowוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045whatthou oughtesttodotohim;butbringוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381hishoarheaddownH3381toSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585withbloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.

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

11Andthedaysוְהַיָּמִ֗יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732reignedמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:hereignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141inHebronבְּחֶבְר֤וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,andhereignedמָלַ֔ךְma.LakhH4427thirty-threeyearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12AndSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֕הu.she.lo.MohH8010satH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1;andhiskingdomwasestablishedוַתִּכֹּ֥ןva.ti.KonH3559greatly.

13AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294cameH935toBathshebathemotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010.AndshesaidH559, Comest thoupeaceably?AndhesaidH559,Peaceably.

14AndhesaidH559,IhavesomethingtosayH559tothee.AndshesaidH559,Speakדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.

15AndhesaidH559, Thou knowestthatthekingdomwasH1961mine,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadsetשָׂ֧מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesH6440onmethatIshouldreignH4427;butthekingdomisturnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437aboutandisbecomeH1961mybrother's,foritwasH1961hisfromJehovah.

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