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1 Kings 2:23-34

23Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַע֙vai.yi.sha.Va'H7650by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213so to me, and morealsoיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254, ifAdonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138hath notspokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697against his ownlifeבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.

24Now therefore, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, who hathestablishedהֱכִינַ֗נִיhe.khi.Na.niH3559me, andsetוַיּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֙נִי֙vai.yo.shi.vi.niH3427me on thethroneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and who hathmadeעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213me anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004, as hepromisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shall be put todeathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.

25Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofBenaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077; and hefellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him that hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

26And toAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,DepartH3212toAnathothעֲנָתֹת֙'a.na.TotH6068, to thy ownfieldsשָׂדֶ֔יךָsa.Dei.khaH7704; for thou artworthyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofdeathמָ֖וֶתMa.vetH4194: but I will not at thistimeוּבַיּ֨וֹםu.vai.YomH3117put thee todeathאֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191, because thou didstbearנָשָׂ֜אתָna.Sa.taH5375thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִה֙Yah.wehH3069beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and because thou hast beenafflictedהִתְעַנִּ֔יתָhit.'a.Ni.taH6031in all in which myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1wasafflictedהִתְעַנָּ֖הhit.'a.NahH6031.

27SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010removedוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarH54from beingpriestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; that he mightfulfilלְמַלֵּא֙le.ma.Le'H4390thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which hespokeדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696concerning thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

28Thentidingsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097hadturnedנָטָה֙na.TahH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138, though heturnedנָטָ֑הna.TahH5186notafterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53. AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledוַיָּ֤נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and caughtholdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on thehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

29And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.GadH5046tokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010thatJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097hadfledנָ֤סnasH5127to thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and, behold, he isbyאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH3212,fallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293upon him.

30AndBenaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, Comeforthצֵ֔אTze'H3318. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay; but I willdieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191here. AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH7725thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697againH7725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thussaidדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097, and thus heansweredעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030me.

31And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213as he hathsaidדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696, andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293upon him, andburyוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him; that thou mayest takeawayוַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀va.ha.si.Ro.taH5493theinnocentחִנָּ֗םchi.NamH2600bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818, whichJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210, from me, and from thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

32And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shallreturnוְהֵשִׁיב֩ve.he.ShivH7725hisbloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818upon his ownheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218, whofellפָּגַ֣עpa.Ga'H6293upontwoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582morerighteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662andbetterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896than he, andslewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֣םvai.ya.har.GemH2026them with theswordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719, myfatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732notknowingיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045of it, that is,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.

33Theirbloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818shall thereforereturnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725upon theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, and upon theheadוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of hisseedזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769: but uponDavidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732, and upon hisseedוּ֠לְזַרְעוֹu.le.zar.'oH2233, and upon hishouseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004, and upon histhroneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678, shall there bepeaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769from theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34SoBenaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wentוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andfellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him, andslewוַיְמִתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him: and he wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in his ownhouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

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