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1 Kings 2:25-46

25And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077;and he fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him that he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

26And unto Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,GetH3212thee to Anathothעֲנָתֹת֙'a.na.TotH6068,unto thine own fieldsשָׂדֶ֔יךָsa.Dei.khaH7704; for thou artworthyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of deathמָ֖וֶתMa.vetH4194:but I will not at this timeוּבַיּ֨וֹםu.vai.YomH3117put thee to deathאֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191,because thou barestנָשָׂ֜אתָna.Sa.taH5375the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהֹוִה֙Yah.wehH3069beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,and because thou hast been afflictedהִתְעַנִּ֔יתָhit.'a.Ni.taH6031in all wherein my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1was afflictedהִתְעַנָּ֖הhit.'a.NahH6031.

27So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010thrust outוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarH54from being priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;that he might fulfilלְמַלֵּא֙le.ma.Le'H4390the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696concerning the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

28Then tidingsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097:for Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097had turnedנָטָה֙na.TahH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,though he turnedנָטָ֑הna.TahH5186not afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledוַיָּ֤נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127unto the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and caught holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on the hornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

29And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.GadH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010that Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097was fledנָ֤סnasH5127unto the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and, behold, he isbyאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH3212,fallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293upon him.

30And Benaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Come forthצֵ֔אTze'H3318.And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Nay; but I will dieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191here. And Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH7725the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697againH7725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thus saidדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097,and thus he answeredעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030me.

31And the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213as he hath saidדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696,and fallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293upon him, and buryוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him; that thou mayest take awayוַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀va.ha.si.Ro.taH5493the innocentחִנָּ֗םchi.NamH2600bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818,which Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210,from me, and from the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

32And the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shall returnוְהֵשִׁיב֩ve.he.ShivH7725his bloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818upon his own headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,who fellפָּגַ֣עpa.Ga'H6293upon twoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582more righteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662and betterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896than he, and slewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֣םvai.ya.har.GemH2026them with the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,my fatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732not knowingיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045thereof, to wit,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֥א'a.ma.Sa'H6021the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jetherיֶ֖תֶרYe.terH3500,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

33Their bloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818shall therefore returnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725upon the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and upon the headוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of his seedזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233for everלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769:but upon Davidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732,and upon his seedוּ֠לְזַרְעוֹu.le.zar.'oH2233,and upon his houseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004,and upon his throneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678,shall there be peaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769from the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34So Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077went upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him, and slewוַיְמִתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him: and he was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

35And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077in his room over the hostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635:and Zadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548did the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414in the room of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָֽר׃'ev.ya.TarH54.

36And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Buildבְּֽנֵה־be.neh-H1129thee an houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and dwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427there, and go not forthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318thence any whitherH575.

37For it shall be, thaton the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goest outצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318,and passest overוְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.var.TaH5674the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,thou shalt knowיָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'H3045for certainתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045that thou shalt surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191:thy bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818shall be upon thine own headבְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ve.ro.She.khaH7218.

38And Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,The sayingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:as my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hath saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,so will thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213.And Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

39And it came to pass at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,that twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of the servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650of Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096ran awayוַיִּבְרְח֤וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272unto Achishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Maachahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּ֑תGatH1661.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִי֙le.shim.'IH8096,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650bein Gathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.

40And Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his assחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and wentH3212to Gathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661to Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397to seekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650:and Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wentH3212,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650from Gathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.

41And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010that Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096had goneהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Gathגַּ֖תgatH1661,and was come againוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

42And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Did I not make thee to swearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650by the Lordבַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068,and protestedוָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'IdH5749unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Knowיָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'H3045for a certainתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045,on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goest outצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318,and walkestוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980abroad any whitherH575,that thou shalt surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191?and thou saidstוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559unto me, The wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatI have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896.

43Why then hast thou not keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104the oathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687that I have chargedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee with?

44The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover to Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096,Thou knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045all the wickednessהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451which thine heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824is privy toיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045,that thou didstעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:therefore the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall returnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725thy wickednessרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451upon thine own headבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218;

45And kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall beblessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288,and the throneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732shall be establishedנָכ֛וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

46So the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077;which went outוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him, that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.And the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467was establishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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