1 Kings 2:13-46

13Now AdonijahH138 the sonH1121 of HaggithH2294 cameH935 to BathshebaH1339 the motherH517 of SolomonH8010. So she saidH559, “1Do you comeH935 peacefullyH7965?” And he saidH559, “PeacefullyH7965.” 14Then he saidH559, “I have somethingH1697 to say to you.” And she saidH559, “SpeakH1696.” 15So he saidH559, “You yourselfH859 knowH3045 that 2the kingdomH4410 was mine and 3that allH3605 IsraelH3478 4intendedH7760H6440 for me to beH4427 kingH4427; 5however, the kingdomH4410 has turnedH5437 aroundH5437 and becomeH1961 my brother’sH251, 6for it was his from the LordH3068. 16So nowH6258 I am makingH7592 oneH259 requestH7596 of you; do not 7refuseH7725 me.” And she saidH559 to him, “SpeakH1696.” 17Then he saidH559, “PleaseH4994 speakH559 to SolomonH8010 the kingH4428--for he will not 8refuseH7725 you--that he may giveH5414 me 9AbishagH49 the ShunammiteH7767 as a wifeH802.” 18And BathshebaH1339 saidH559, “VeryH2896 wellH2896; I will speakH1696 to the kingH4428 for you.”

19So BathshebaH1339 wentH935 to KingH4428 SolomonH8010, to speakH1696 to him for AdonijahH138. And the kingH4428 stoodH6965 to meetH7122 her, bowedH2331 to her, and satH3427 on his throneH3678; then he 10had a throneH3678 setH7760 upH7760 for the king’sH4428 motherH517, and 11she satH3427 on his rightH3225. 20Then she saidH559, “I am makingH7592 oneH259 smallH6996 requestH7596 of you; 12do not 13refuseH7725 me.” And the kingH4428 saidH559 to her, “AskH7592, my motherH517, for I will not 14refuseH7725 you.” 21So she saidH559, “15Let AbishagH49 the ShunammiteH7767 be givenH5414 to AdonijahH138 your brotherH251 as a wifeH802.” 22But KingH4428 SolomonH8010 answeredH6030 and saidH559 to his motherH517, “And whyH4100 are you requestingH7592 AbishagH49 the ShunammiteH7767 for AdonijahH138? 16RequestH7592 for him the kingdomH4410 as well--17sinceH3588 he is my olderH1419 brotherH251--for him, for 18AbiatharH54 the priestH3548, and for JoabH3097 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870!” 23Then KingH4428 SolomonH8010 sworeH7650 by the LordH3068, sayingH559, “May GodH430 doH6213 soH3541 to me and moreH3254 soH3541, ifH3588 AdonijahH138 has 19not spokenH1696 thisH2088 wordH1697 against his own 20lifeH5315! 24NowH6258 then, as the LordH3068 livesH2416, whoH834 has establishedH3559 me and setH3427 me on the throneH3678 of DavidH1732 my fatherH1, and 21has madeH6213 me a houseH1004 justH3512 asH3512 He 22promisedH1696, AdonijahH138 certainlyH3588 shall be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191 todayH3117!” 25Then KingH4428 SolomonH8010 23sentH7971 the order by BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077; and he 24struckH6293 him so that he diedH4191.

26Then to AbiatharH54 the priestH3548 the kingH4428 saidH559, “25GoH1980 to AnathothH6068 to your own fieldH7704, 26for you 27deserveH376 to dieH4194; but I will not putH4191 you toH4191 deathH4191 at thisH2088 28timeH3117, becauseH3588 29you carriedH5375 the arkH727 of the LordH136 30GodH3068 beforeH6440 my fatherH1 DavidH1732, and becauseH3588 31you were afflictedH6031 in everythingH3605 with whichH834 my fatherH1 was afflictedH6031.” 27So SolomonH8010 dismissedH1644 AbiatharH54 from beingH1961 priestH3548 to the LordH3068, to fulfillH4390 32the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, whichH834 He had spokenH1696 regardingH5921 the houseH1004 of EliH5941 in ShilohH7887.

28Now the newsH8052 cameH935 to JoabH3097 33becauseH3588 JoabH3097 had followedH5186H310 AdonijahH138, 34though he had not followedH310H5186 AbsalomH53. So JoabH3097 fledH5127 to the tentH168 of the LordH3068 and 35tookH2388 holdH2388 of the hornsH7161 of the altarH4196. 29And it was reportedH5046 to KingH4428 SolomonH8010 that JoabH3097 had fledH5127 to the tentH168 of the LordH3068, and 36was besideH681 the altarH4196. Then SolomonH8010 37sentH7971 BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077, sayingH559, “38GoH1980, 39executeH6293 him.” 30So BenaiahH1141 cameH935 to the tentH168 of the LordH3068 and saidH559 to him, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the kingH4428 has saidH559: ‘ComeH3318 outH3318.’” But he saidH559, “NoH3808, for I will dieH4191 hereH6311.” So BenaiahH1141 broughtH7725 backH7725 wordH1697 to the kingH4428, sayingH559, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 JoabH3097 spokeH1696, and soH3541 he answeredH6030 me.” 31And the kingH4428 saidH559 to him, “40DoH6213 justH3512 asH3512 he has spokenH1696, and 41executeH6293 him and buryH6912 him, 42so that you may removeH5493 fromH5493 me and from my father’sH1 houseH1004 the bloodH1818 whichH834 JoabH3097 shedH8210 withoutH2600 43justificationH2600. 3244The LordH3068 will returnH7725 his bloodH1818 on his own headH7218, 45becauseH834 he 46struckH6293 twoH8147 menH376 moreH4480 righteousH6662 and betterH2896 thanH4480 he, and killedH2026 them with the swordH2719, while my fatherH1 DavidH1732 did not knowH3045 about it: 47AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369, commanderH8269 of the armyH6635 of IsraelH3478, and 48AmasaH6021 the sonH1121 of JetherH3500, commanderH8269 of the armyH6635 of JudahH3063. 3349So their bloodH1818 shall returnH7725 on the headH7218 of JoabH3097 and on the headH7218 of his 50descendantsH2233 foreverH5769; but for DavidH1732 and his 51descendantsH2233, and his houseH1004 and his throneH3678, may there be peaceH7965 from the LordH3068 foreverH5704H5769.” 34Then 52BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 wentH5927 upH5927 and 53struckH6293 him and putH4191 him toH4191 deathH4191, and he was buriedH6912 at his own houseH1004 54in the wildernessH4057. 35And 55the kingH4428 appointedH5414 BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 overH5921 the armyH6635 inH8478 his placeH8478, and the kingH4428 appointedH5414 56ZadokH6659 the priestH3548 57inH8478 placeH8478 ofH8478 AbiatharH54.

36Now the kingH4428 sentH7971 men and summonedH7121 58ShimeiH8096, and saidH559 to him, “BuildH1129 yourself a houseH1004 in JerusalemH3389 and liveH3427 thereH8033, and do not leaveH3318 thereH8033 for anyH575 other placeH575. 37For on the dayH3117 you leaveH3318 and 59crossH5674 the 60brookH5158 KidronH6939, you will knowH3045 forH3045 certainH3045 that you will assuredlyH4191 dieH4191; 61your bloodH1818 will be 62on your own headH7218.” 38ShimeiH8096 then saidH559 to the kingH4428, “The wordH1697 is goodH2896. JustH3512 asH3512 my lordH113 the kingH4428 has spokenH1696, soH3651 your servantH5650 shall doH6213.” So ShimeiH8096 livedH3427 in JerusalemH3389 for manyH7227 daysH3117.

39But it cameH1961 aboutH1961 at the endH7093 of threeH7969 yearsH8141, that twoH8147 of Shimei’sH8096 servantsH5650 ranH1272 awayH1272 63to AchishH397 sonH1121 of MaacahH4601, kingH4428 of GathH1661. And others toldH5046 ShimeiH8096, sayingH559, “BeholdH2009, your servantsH5650 are in GathH1661.” 40Then ShimeiH8096 gotH6965 upH6965 and saddledH2280 his donkeyH2543, and wentH1980 to GathH1661 to AchishH397, to searchH1245 for his servantsH5650. And ShimeiH8096 wentH1980 and broughtH935 his servantsH5650 from GathH1661. 41And it was reportedH5046 to SolomonH8010 that ShimeiH8096 had goneH1980 from JerusalemH3389 to GathH1661, and had returnedH7725. 42So the kingH4428 sentH7971 men and summonedH7121 ShimeiH8096, and saidH559 to him, “Did I not make you swearH7650 by the LordH3068, and solemnlyH5749 warnH5749 you, sayingH559, ‘KnowH3045 forH3045 certainH3045 that on the dayH3117 you departH3318 and goH1980 anywhereH575, you shall assuredlyH4191 dieH4191’? And you saidH559 to me, ‘The wordH1697 I have heardH8085 is goodH2896.’ 43WhyH4069 then have you not keptH8104 the oathH7621 of the LordH3068, and the commandH4687 whichH834 I 64imposedH6680 on you?” 44The kingH4428 also saidH559 to ShimeiH8096, “65You yourselfH859 knowH3045 allH3605 the evilH7463 that 66you acknowledgeH3045 in your heartH3824, whichH834 you didH6213 to my fatherH1 DavidH1732; therefore 67the LordH3068 will returnH7725 your evilH7463 on your own headH7218. 45But KingH4428 SolomonH8010 will be blessedH1288, and 68the throneH3678 of DavidH1732 will be establishedH3559 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 foreverH5704H5769.” 4669So the kingH4428 commandedH6680 BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077, and he wentH3318 outH3318 and 70struckH6293 him so that he diedH4191.

71And the kingdomH4467 was establishedH3559 in the handsH3027 of SolomonH8010.