1 Kings 2:27

1 Kings 2:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
• New International Version (NIV)So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the Lord, fulfilling the word the Lord had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, that he might fulfill the word of the Lord which He spoke concerning the house of Eli at Shiloh.

Context of 1 Kings 2:27

25Then King Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada. He struck him down and he died. 26Also to Abiathar the kohen the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you deserve death, but I will not put you to death at this time, because you carried the ark of Adonai Elohim before my father David, and because you were afflicted in everything with which my father was afflicted.” So Solomon dismissed Abiathar from being kohen to Adonai—so fulfilling the word of Adonai that He spoke at Shiloh about the house of Eli. 28When the news came to Joab, he fled to the Tent of Adonai and grasped the horns of the altar—for Joab had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom. 29It was reported to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the Tent of Adonai, and behold, he was by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying: “Go, strike him down!”

1 Kings 2:27 word by word

וַיְגָ֤רֶשׁ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־אֶבְיָתָ֔ר מִהְי֥וֹת כֹּהֵ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה לְמַלֵּא֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר עַל־בֵּ֥ית עֵלִ֖י בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• thrust outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר'ebyâthâr · AbiatharH54
• from being priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that he might fulfilמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• which he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• concerning the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
• in Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887

Cross-references for 1 Kings 2:27

• 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore Adonai God of Israel declares, I indeed said that your house and your father’s house should walk before Me forever. But now declares Adonai, far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
• 1 Samuel 2:3Boast no more so proudly— insolence comes out of your mouth. For Adonai is the all-knowing God, and by Him deeds are weighed.
• 1 Samuel 3:12In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
• Matthew 26:56But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples fled, abandoning Him.
• John 12:38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said, “Adonai, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of Adonai been revealed?”
• John 19:24So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it will be.” This was so the Scripture would be fulfilled, “They divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things.
• Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of Bnei-Yisrael assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there, after the land was now subdued before them.
• Psalms 78:60He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He pitched among men.
• Jeremiah 7:12“Indeed, go now to My place that was in Shiloh, where I first made My Name dwell. Now see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27So Solomon thrust out Abiathar - This was for having taken part before with Adonijah, but by it a remarkable prophecy was fulfilled; see 1 Samuel 2:13-35 (note), and the notes there. God had told Eli that the priesthood should depart from his house; Abiathar was the last of the descendants of Ithamar, of which family was Eli the high priest. Zadok, who was made priest in the stead of Abiathar, was of the family of Eliezer; and by this change the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27That he might fulfil the word of the L RD - We need not understand this as stating that the fulfillment of the old prophecy was Solomon‘s motive, or even one of his motives. The reference is to the overruling providence of God, which thus brought about the fulfillment of the prophecy. (Compare Matthew 1:22; Matthew 2:15; Matthew 27:35, etc.) The deposition of Abiathar involved the rejection of the house of Ithamar 1 Chronicles 24:3, to which Eli belonged…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-34Verses 26-34 Solomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to God's people shall have it remembered to their advantage. For this reason Solomon spares Abiathar's life, but dismisses him from his offices. In case of such sins as the blood of beasts would atone for, the altar was a refuge, but not in Joab's case. Solomon looks upward to God as the Author of peace, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27Abiathar had supported Adonijah in his attempt to make himself king (1 Kings 1:7, 25). But he was removed from his position instead of being killed because he had: carried the ark (2 Samuel 15:24, 29, 35), supported David, and shared in David's hardships. Abiathar's removal from the priesthood fulfilled God's word about Eli's family line through Ithamar (1 Samuel 2:30–35). Zadok's appointment (1 Kings 4:2) restored the high priesthood to Eleazar's line…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. unto Abiathar the priest said the king--This functionary, as the counsellor or accomplice of Adonijah, had deserved to share his fate. But partly from regard to his priestly dignity, and partly from his long associations with the late king, Solomon pronounced on him the mitigated sentence of banishment to his country estate at Anathoth, and thereby, as God's vicegerent, deprived him of his office and its emoluments. The sacred writer notices the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 2:27

• Abiathar
• Church and State
• Eli
• Homicide
• Usurpation

In the dictionaries

• Abiathar
• Shiloh
• Solomon
• Curse
• Eleazar
• Eli
• Fail
• Gone
• High priest
• Ithamar

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings