New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 2:25-46

25So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077;and he fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him so that he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

26Then to Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980to Anathothעֲנָתֹת֙'a.na.TotH6068to your own fieldשָׂדֶ֔יךָsa.Dei.khaH7704, for youdeserveאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to dieמָ֖וֶתMa.vetH4194;but I will not putאֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191you to deathH4191at thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088timeוּבַיּ֨וֹםu.vai.YomH3117,becauseH3588you carriedנָשָׂ֜אתָna.Sa.taH5375the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,and becauseH3588you were afflictedהִתְעַנִּ֔יתָhit.'a.Ni.taH6031in everythingבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605with whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1was afflictedהִתְעַנָּ֖הhit.'a.NahH6031.”

27So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010dismissedוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarH54from beingמִהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,in order to fulfillלְמַלֵּא֙le.ma.Le'H4390the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

28Now the newsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,for Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097had followedנָטָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יna.Tah 'a.cha.ReiH5186 H310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,although he had not followedוְאַחֲרֵ֥י נָטָ֑הve.'a.cha.Rei na.TahH310 H5186Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledוַיָּ֤נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andtookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of the hornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

29It was toldוַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.GadH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010that Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097had fledנָ֤סnasH5127to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,he is besideאֵ֣צֶל'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, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,fallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293upon him.”

30So Benaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428has saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559, ‘Comeצֵ֔אTze'H3318out.’” But he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Noלֹ֖אlo'H3808,for I will dieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191hereפֹ֣הfohH6311.”And Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH7725the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697againH7725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541spokeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097,and thusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541he answeredעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030me.”

31The kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213as he has spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696and fallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293upon him and buryוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him,that you may removeוַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀va.ha.si.Ro.taH5493from me and from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818whichH834Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֗םchi.NamH2600.

32The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will returnוְהֵשִׁיב֩ve.he.ShivH7725his bloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818on his own headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he fellפָּגַ֣עpa.Ga'H6293upon twoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menH376moreמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480righteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662and betterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896thanH4480he and killedוַיַּהַרְגֵ֣םvai.ya.har.GemH2026them with the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,while my fatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732did not knowיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045it:Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֥א'a.ma.Sa'H6021the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jetherיֶ֖תֶרYe.terH3500,commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

33So shall their bloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818returnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725on the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and on the headוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of hisdescendantsזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;but to Davidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732and hisdescendantsוּ֠לְזַרְעוֹu.le.zar.'oH2233and his houseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004and his throneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678,may there be peaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965from the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֖ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

34ThenBenaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wentוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up and fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him and putוַיְמִתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him to deathH4191,and he was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912at his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

35The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077overעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635in his placeתַּחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478,and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414Zadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548in the placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָֽר׃'ev.ya.TarH54.

36Now the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Buildבְּֽנֵה־be.neh-H1129for yourself a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389and liveוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,and do not goתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318out from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033to anyאָ֥נֶה'A.nehH575placeוָאָֽנָה׃va.'A.nahH575.

37For on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117you goצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318out andcrossH5674overH5674thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,you will knowיָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'H3045for certainתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045that you shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191;your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818shall be on your own headבְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ve.ro.She.khaH7218.”

38Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428, “The wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896.As my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213.”So Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096livedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

39But it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,that twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of the servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650of Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096ranH1272awayH1272to Achishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּ֑תGatH1661.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִי֙le.shim.'IH8096,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are in Gathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.”

40Then Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his donkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Gathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661to Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397to lookלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245for his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650.And Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650from Gathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.

41It was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010that Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096had goneהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Gathגַּ֖תgatH1661,and had returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

42So the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Did I not make you swearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650by the Lordבַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068and solemnlyH5749warnוָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'IdH5749you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will knowיָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'H3045for certainתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045that on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117you departצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980anywhereH575,you shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191’?And you saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to me, ‘The wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697which I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085is goodט֥וֹבTovH2896.’

43Whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then have you not keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104the oathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the commandהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Ihave laidצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680on you?”

44The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428also saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096, “You knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605the evilH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you acknowledgeיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045in your heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you didעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732; thereforethe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall returnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725your evilH7463on your own headבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

45But Kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288, andthe throneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732shall be establishedנָכ֛וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

46So the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,and he wentוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him so that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.Thus the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467was establishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559in the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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