New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 2:8-36
8Beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,there is with you Shimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617the BenjamiteH1145,of Bahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980;now it was he who cursedקִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ki.La.niH7043me with aviolentנִמְרֶ֔צֶתnim.Re.tzetH4834curseקְלָלָ֣הke.la.LahH7045on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117I wentלֶכְתִּ֣יlekh.TiH1980to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266. But whenhe cameH3381downיָרַ֤ד לִקְרָאתִי֙ya.Rad lik.ra.TiH3381H7122to me at the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,I sworeוָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to him by the Lordבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘I will not putאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191you to deathH4191with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.’
9Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, do not let him goH5352unpunishedתְּנַקֵּ֔הוּte.na.Ke.huH5352,for you are a wiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376;and you will knowוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you ought to doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to him, and you will bringוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381his grayH7872hairשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872downH3381toSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585with bloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.”
11The daysוְהַיָּמִ֗יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117that Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732reignedמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141he reignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֤וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275and thirty-threeשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁshe.lo.Shim ve.sha.LoshH7970H7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141he reignedמָלַ֔ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
13Now Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010.And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Do you comeבֹּאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935peacefullyהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Peacefullyשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”
15So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You knowיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atH3045thatthe kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410was mine andthat allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478expectedשָׂ֧מוּ פְּנֵיהֶ֖םSa.mu pe.nei.HemH7760H6440me to be kingלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427;however, the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410has turnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437aboutH5437and becomeH1961my brother’sלְאָחִ֔יle.'a.ChiH251,for it was his from the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.
17Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994speakאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, for he will notrefuseיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725you, that he may giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”
19So BathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010to speakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696to him for Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.And the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965to meetלִקְרָאתָ֜הּlik.ra.TahH7122her, bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812before her, and satוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678; then hehad a throneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760for the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428motherלְאֵ֣םle.'EmH517, andshe satוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427on his rightלִֽימִינֽוֹ׃li.mi.noH3225.
20Then she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I am makingשֹׁאֶ֣לֶתsho.'E.letH7592oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259smallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996requestשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596of you; do notrefuseתָּ֖שֶׁבTa.shevH7725me.” And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Askשַׁאֲלִ֣יsha.'a.LiH7592,my motherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517, for I will notrefuseאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725you.”
22Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his motherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517, “And whyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100are you askingשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767for Adonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?Askוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592for him also the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410--for he is my olderהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251--even for him, forAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and for Joabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870!”
23Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַע֙vai.yi.sha.Va'H7650by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213soכֹּ֣הkohH3541to me and moreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254alsoוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138hasnot spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697against his ownlifeבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.
24Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoH834has establishedהֱכִינַ֗נִיhe.khi.Na.niH3559me and setוַיּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֙נִי֙vai.yo.shi.vi.niH3427me on the throneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1andwhoH834has madeעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213me a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004as He promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shall be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191to deathH4191todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.”
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.ReiH5186H310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,although he had not followedוְאַחֲרֵ֥י נָטָ֑הve.'a.cha.Rei na.TahH310H5186Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'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.LamH5704H5769.”
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.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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