New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 2:13-35
13Now Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010.So 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 yourselfאַ֤תְּ'atH859knowיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atH3045thatthe kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410was mine andthat allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478intendedשָׂ֧מוּ פְּנֵיהֶ֖םSa.mu pe.nei.HemH7760H6440for me to beH4427kingלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427;however, the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410has turnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437aroundH5437and 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.MohH8010,to speakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696to him for Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.And the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965to meetלִקְרָאתָ֜הּlik.ra.TahH7122her, bowedH2331to her, and satוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678; then hehad a throneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678setH7760upH7760for 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.”
22But Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his motherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517, “And whyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100are you requestingשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767for Adonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?Requestוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592for him the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410as well--sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588he is my olderהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251--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.SifH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138hasnot spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697against his ownlifeבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315!
24Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, 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.ViH1, andhas madeעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213me a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004justH3512asH3512Hepromisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138certainlyכִּ֣יkiH3588shall be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.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 toH4191deathH4191at 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,to fulfillלְמַלֵּא֙le.ma.Le'H4390the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696regardingעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.
28Now the newsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097had followedנָטָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יna.Tah 'a.cha.ReiH5186H310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,though he had not followedוְאַחֲרֵ֥י נָטָ֑הve.'a.cha.Rei na.TahH310H5186Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledוַיָּ֤נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andtookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of the hornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.
29And it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.GadH5046to Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010that Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097had fledנָ֤סnasH5127to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andwas 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,executeפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293him.”
30So Benaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428has saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Comeצֵ֔אTze'H3318outH3318.’”But he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Noלֹ֖אlo'H3808,for I will dieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191hereפֹ֣הfohH6311.”So Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH7725backוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097spokeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696,and soH3541he answeredעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030me.”
31And the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213justH3512asH3512he has spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696, andexecuteוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293him and buryוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him,so that you may removeוַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀va.ha.si.Ro.taH5493fromH5493me and from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818whichH834Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210withoutH2600justificationH2600.
32The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will returnוְהֵשִׁיב֩ve.he.ShivH7725his bloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818on his own headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hestruckפָּגַ֣עpa.Ga'H6293twoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־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'H3045about it: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 their bloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818shall returnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725on the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and on the headוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of hisdescendantsזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;but for Davidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732and hisdescendantsוּ֠לְזַרְעוֹu.le.zar.'oH2233,and 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'H3077wentH5927upH5927andstruckוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293him and putוַיְמִתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him toH4191deathH4191,and he was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912at his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
35Andthe kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077overעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478,and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414Zadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548inH8478placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478Abiatharאֶבְיָתָֽר׃'ev.ya.TarH54.
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