Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 2:25-46

25Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofBenaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077; and hefellH6293uponH6293him, that hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

26And untoAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Get thee toAnathothעֲנָתֹת֙'a.na.TotH6068, unto thineownאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376fieldsשָׂדֶ֔יךָsa.Dei.khaH7704; for thou art worthy ofdeathאֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191: but I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808at this timeputH4191thee todeathH4191,becauseH3588thou barest thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, andbecauseH3588thou wastafflictedH5921inallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605whereinאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1wasafflictedH5921.

27SoH1961Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010thrustoutוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarH54frombeingH1961priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; that he mightfulfillלְמַלֵּא֙le.ma.Le'H4390thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he spake concerning thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

28And thetidingsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097hadturnedנָטָה֙na.TahH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588heturnedנָטָ֑הna.TahH5186notלֹ֣אlo'H3808afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53. AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledוַיָּ֤נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127unto theTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andcaughtH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on thehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

29And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.GadH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097isfledנָ֤סnasH5127unto theTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, he is by thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH7971,fallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293uponאֶל־'el-H413him.

30AndBenaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameH935to theTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,ComeH935forthצֵ֔אTze'H3318. And hesaidH559, Nay; but I willdieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191hereפֹ֣הfohH6311. AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697againוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saidH559Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097, andthusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541heansweredH559meH413.

31And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559unto him,Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213as he hathsaidH559, andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293uponמֵעָלַ֕יme.'a.LaiH5921him, andburyוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him; that thou mayesttakeH5493awayH5493thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818,whichH834Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֗םchi.NamH2600, frommeוּמֵעַ֖לu.me.'AlH5921and from myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

32And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shallreturnוְהֵשִׁיב֩ve.he.ShivH7725hisbloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818uponH5921hisownH376headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,becauseH5921hefellפָּגַ֣עpa.Ga'H6293uponH5921twoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menH376moreמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480righteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662andbetterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896thanH4480he, andslewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֣םvai.ya.har.GemH2026them with theswordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and myfatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732knewיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808, to wit,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֥א'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJetherיֶ֖תֶרYe.terH3500,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

33SoH1961shall theirbloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818returnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725uponH1961theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, anduponH1961theheadוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of hisseedזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769: but untoDavidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732, and unto hisseedוּ֠לְזַרְעוֹu.le.zar.'oH2233, and unto hishouseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004, and unto histhroneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678, shall there bepeaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769from theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34ThenBenaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wentH5927upH5927, andfellH6293uponH6293him, and slew him; and he wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in his ownhouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

35And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077in his room over thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635: andZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548did thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414in the room ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָֽר׃'ev.ya.TarH54.

36And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Buildבְּֽנֵה־be.neh-H1129thee anhouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, anddwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427there, andgoתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808forthH3318thenceanyH3318whither.

37For on thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goestoutצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318, and passest over thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,knowיָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'H3045thou forcertainתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045that thou shaltsurelyכִּ֣יkiH3588dieH4191: thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818shall beuponוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961thineownיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961headבְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ve.ro.She.khaH7218.

38AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096saidH559unto thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428, ThesayingH559isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896: as mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathsaidH559,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651will thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213. Andshimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

39And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093ofthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, thattwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of theservantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ofShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096ranH1272awayH1272untoAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397,sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּ֑תGatH1661. And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִי֙le.shim.'IH8096,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559;Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650be inGathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.

40AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andsaddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his ass, andwentH935toGathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661toAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397, toseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650: andShimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wentH935, andbroughtH935hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650fromGathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.

41And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010thatShimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096hadgoneH1980fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toGathגַּ֖תgatH1661, and wascomeH1980againוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

42And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,DidH3808InotH3808makeH3045thee toswearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650by theLORDבַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068, and protested unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,KnowH3045forcertainH3045, that on thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goestoutH3318, and walkest abroadanyH3318whither, thou shaltsurelyכִּ֣יkiH3588dieH4191? and thou saidst untomeH413, Thesayingוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559that I haveheardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896.

43Whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then hast thounotלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104theoathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687that I havechargedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee with?

44Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover toShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096, Thou knowestallכָּל־kol-H3605thewickednessהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451whichH834thineheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824is privy to, that thou didst toDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallreturnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725thywickednessרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451uponאֶל־'el-H413thine ownheadבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

45Butkingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall beblessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288, and thethroneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732shall beestablishedנָכ֛וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

46SoH3318thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077; and hewentH3318outH3318, andfellH3318uponוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293him, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191. And thekingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasestablishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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