1 Kings 2:4-15

4soH4616 thatH4616 1the LordH3068 may fulfillH6965 His 2promiseH1697 whichH834 He spokeH1696 regardingH5921 me, sayingH559, ‘3IfH518 your sonsH1121 areH8104 carefulH8104 about their wayH1870, 4to walkH1980 beforeH6440 Me in 5truthH571 with allH3605 their heartH3824 and allH3605 their soulH5315, 67you shall not be deprivedH3772 of a manH376 to occupyH5921 the throneH3678 of IsraelH3478.’

5“Now you yourselfH859 alsoH1571 knowH3045 whatH834 JoabH3097 the 8sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 didH6213 to me, whatH834 he didH6213 to the twoH8147 commandersH8269 of the armiesH6635 of IsraelH3478, to 9AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369 and to 10AmasaH6021 the sonH1121 of JetherH3500, whom he killedH2026; he also 11shedH7760 the bloodH1818 of warH4421 in peaceH7965. And he putH5414 the bloodH1818 of warH4421 on his beltH2290 that was on his waistH4975, and on his sandalsH5275 that were on his feetH7272. 612So actH6213 as your wisdomH2451 dictates, and do not let his grayH7872 hairH7872 goH3381 downH3381 to 13SheolH7585 in peaceH7965. 7However, 14showH6213 kindnessH2617 to the sonsH1121 of BarzillaiH1271 the GileaditeH1569, and 15let them be among those who eatH398 at your tableH7979; 16for 17they assistedH7126 me when I fledH1272 from AbsalomH53 your brotherH251. 8And beholdH2009, you have with you 18ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of GeraH1617 the BenjaminiteH1145, of BahurimH980; now it was he who cursedH7043 me with a painfulH4834 curseH7045 on the dayH3117 I wentH1980 to MahanaimH4266. But when 19he cameH3381 downH3381 to meetH7122 me at the JordanH3383, I sworeH7650 to him by the LordH3068, sayingH559, ‘I will not putH4191 you toH4191 deathH4191 with the swordH2719.’ 9But nowH6258 do not leaveH5352 him unpunishedH5352, 20for you are a wiseH2450 manH376; and you will knowH3045 whatH834 to doH6213 to him, and you will bringH3381 his grayH7872 hairH7872 downH3381 to 21SheolH7585 with bloodH1818.”

10Then 22DavidH1732 23layH7901 downH7901 with his fathersH1, and he was buriedH6912 in 24the cityH5892 of DavidH1732. 11Now 25the daysH3117 that DavidH1732 reignedH4427 overH5921 IsraelH3478 were fortyH705 yearsH8141: in HebronH2275 he reignedH4427 for 26sevenH7651 yearsH8141, and in JerusalemH3389 he reignedH4427 for thirty-threeH7970H7969 yearsH8141. 12Then 27SolomonH8010 satH3427 on the throneH3678 of his fatherH1 DavidH1732, and his kingdomH4438 was firmlyH3966 establishedH3559.

13Now AdonijahH138 the sonH1121 of HaggithH2294 cameH935 to BathshebaH1339 the motherH517 of SolomonH8010. So she saidH559, “28Do 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 29the kingdomH4410 was mine and 30that allH3605 IsraelH3478 31intendedH7760H6440 for me to beH4427 kingH4427; 32however, the kingdomH4410 has turnedH5437 aroundH5437 and becomeH1961 my brother’sH251, 33for it was his from the LordH3068.