New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 2:28-35

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.

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