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And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
And there he built an altar to the LORD
and offered burnt offerings
and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land,
and the plague upon Israel was
halted.
Now king David was old
and stricken in years;
and they covered him with clothes, but he
gat no heat.
Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin:
and let her stand before the king,
and let her
cherish him,
and let her lie in thy
bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
So they sought for a fair
damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel,
and found
Abishag a Shunammite,
and brought her to the king.
Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful
girl,
and they found
Abishag the Shunammite
and brought her to the king.
And the
damsel was very fair,
and cherished the king,
and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
The
girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king
and served him, but he had no relations with her.
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith
exalted himself, saying, I will be king:
and he prepared him
chariots and horsemen,
and fifty men to run before him.
At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to
exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!”
And he acquired
chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run
ahead of him.
And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so?
and he also was a very goodly man;
and his mother bare him after
Absalom.
(His father had never once
reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after
Absalom.)
And he conferred with
Joab the son of Zeruiah,
and with
Abiathar the priest:
and they following Adonijah helped him.
So Adonijah conferred with
Joab son of Zeruiah
and with
Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
But
Zadok the priest,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and Nathan the prophet,
and Shimei,
and Rei,
and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
But
Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada,
Nathan the prophet, Shimei,
Rei,
and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
And Adonijah
slew sheep
and oxen
and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel,
and called all his brethren the king’s sons,
and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen,
and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers
and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.
But
Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah,
and the mighty men,
and Solomon his brother, he called not.
But he did not
invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
Wherefore
Nathan spake unto Bath-
sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith
doth reign,
and David our lord knoweth it not?
Then
Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king,
and our lord David does not know it?
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Now please, come
and let me
advise you. Save your own life
and the life of your son Solomon.
Go
and get thee in unto king David,
and say unto him,
Didst not thou, my lord, O king,
swear unto thine
handmaid, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne? why then
doth Adonijah reign?
Go at once to King David
and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not
swear to your
maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me,
and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee,
and confirm thy words.
Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you
and confirm your words.”
And Bath-
sheba went in unto the king into the chamber:
and the king was very old;
and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
So Bathsheba went to see the king in his
bedroom. Since the king was very old,
Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
And Bath-
sheba bowed,
and did
obeisance unto the king.
And the king said, What wouldest thou?
And Bathsheba bowed down in
homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine
handmaid, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne.
“My lord,” she replied, “you
yourself swore to your
maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me,
and he will sit on my throne.’
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.
And he hath slain oxen
and fat cattle
and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the sons of the king,
and Abiathar the priest,
and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen,
fattened calves,
and sheep,
and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as
Abiathar the priest
and Joab the commander of the army. But he did not
invite your servant Solomon.
And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king,
Nathan the prophet also came in.
And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king,
Nathan the prophet arrived.
And they told the king, saying, Behold
Nathan the prophet.
And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
So the king was told, “
Nathan the prophet is here.”
And Nathan went in
and bowed facedown before the king.
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne?
“My lord the king,” said
Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me,
and he will sit on my throne’?
For he is gone down this day,
and hath slain oxen
and fat cattle
and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the king’s sons,
and the captains of the host,
and Abiathar the priest;
and, behold, they eat
and drink before him,
and say, God save king Adonijah.
For
today he has gone down
and sacrificed an abundance of oxen,
fattened calves,
and sheep,
and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army,
and Abiathar the priest.
And behold, they are eating
and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
But me, even me thy servant,
and Zadok the priest,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
But me your servant he did not
invite, nor
Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
Then king David answered
and said, Call me Bath-
sheba.
And she came into the king’s presence,
and stood before the king.
Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
And the king
sware,
and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
And the king
swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
Even as I
sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne in my
stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
I will carry out this very day exactly what I
swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me,
and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
Then Bath-
sheba bowed with her face to the earth,
and did reverence to the king,
and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
Bathsheba bowed facedown in
homage to the king
and said, “May my lord King David live
forever!”
And king David said, Call me
Zadok the priest,
and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.
And they came before the king.
Then King David said, “Call in for me
Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.
The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord,
and cause Solomon my son to
ride upon mine own
mule,
and bring him down to
Gihon:
“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own
mule and take him down to
Gihon.
And let
Zadok the priest
and Nathan the prophet
anoint him there king over Israel:
and blow ye with the
trumpet,
and say, God save king Solomon.
There
Zadok the priest
and Nathan the prophet are to
anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn
and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come
and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my
stead:
and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel
and over Judah.
Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king,
and said,
Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
“
Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.
As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
So
Zadok the priest,
and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and the Cherethites,
and the Pelethites, went down,
and caused Solomon to
ride upon king David’s
mule,
and brought him to
Gihon.
Then
Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites
and Pelethites, went down
and set Solomon on King David’s
mule,
and they
escorted him to
Gihon.
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle,
and anointed Solomon.
And they
blew the
trumpet;
and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle
and anointed Solomon. Then they
blew the ram’s horn,
and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
And all the people came up after him,
and the people piped with pipes,
and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
All the people followed him, playing flutes
and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.
And Adonijah
and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating.
And when
Joab heard the sound of the
trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an
uproar?
Now Adonijah
and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud
uproar?” asked
Joab.
And while he yet spake, behold,
Jonathan the son of
Abiathar the priest came:
and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a
valiant man,
and bringest good
tidings.
As he was speaking, suddenly
Jonathan the son of
Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of
valor. You must be bringing good news.”
And Jonathan answered
and said to Adonijah,
Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
“Not at all,”
Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
And the king hath sent with him
Zadok the priest,
and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and the Cherethites,
and the Pelethites,
and they have caused him to
ride upon the king’s
mule:
And with Solomon, the king has sent
Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites
and Pelethites,
and they have set him on the king’s
mule.
And Zadok the priest
and Nathan the prophet have
anointed him king in
Gihon:
and they are come up from thence
rejoicing, so that the city
rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
Zadok the priest
and Nathan the prophet have
anointed him king at
Gihon,
and they have gone up from there with
rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.
And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
And moreover the king’s servants came to
bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name,
and make his throne greater than thy throne.
And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
The king’s servants have also gone to
congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name,
and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’
And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel!
Today He has provided one to sit on my throne,
and my eyes have seen it.’”
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon
swear unto me to day that he will not
slay his servant with the sword.
It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon,
and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first
swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
And Solomon said, If he will
shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
Now the days of David drew
nigh that he should die;
and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore,
and shew thyself a man;
“I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong
and prove
yourself a man.
And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes,
and his commandments,
and his judgments,
and his
testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest
prosper in all that thou doest,
and whithersoever thou turnest
thyself:
And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways
and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances,
and decrees, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may
prosper in all you do
and wherever you turn,
That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take
heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart
and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
and so that the LORD may
fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take
heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart
and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
Moreover thou knowest also what
Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me,
and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto
Abner the son of
Ner,
and unto
Amasa the son of Jether, whom he
slew,
and shed the blood of war in peace,
and put the blood of war upon his
girdle that was about his loins,
and in his
shoes that were on his feet.
Moreover, you know what
Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to
Abner son of
Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to
avenge the blood of war. He
stained with the blood of war the belt around his
waist and the
sandals on his feet.
Do therefore according to thy wisdom,
and let not his
hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
So act according to your wisdom,
and do not let his gray head go down to
Sheol in peace.
But
shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite,
and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of
Absalom thy brother.
But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite,
and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother
Absalom.
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of
Gera, a
Benjamite of Bahurim, which
cursed me with a
grievous curse in the day when I went to
Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan,
and I
sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of
Gera, the
Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to
Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I
swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man,
and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his
hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to
Sheol in blood.”
So David
slept with his fathers,
and was buried in the city of David.
Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in
Hebron,
and thirty
and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in
Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-
sheba the mother of Solomon.
And she said, Comest thou
peaceably?
And he said,
Peaceably.
Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon,
and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “
Yes, in peace,” he replied.
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered.
And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine,
and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign:
howbeit the kingdom is turned about,
and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD.
“You know that the
kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the
kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee
nay,) that he give me
Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me
Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
And Bath-
sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
Bath-
sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah.
And the king rose up to meet her,
and bowed himself unto her,
and sat down on his throne,
and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother;
and she sat on his right hand.
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to
greet her, bowed to her,
and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not
nay.
And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee
nay.
“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”
And she said, Let
Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
So Bathsheba said, “Let
Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”
And king Solomon answered
and said unto his mother,
And why
dost thou ask
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him,
and for
Abiathar the priest,
and for
Joab the son of Zeruiah.
King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him
and for
Abiathar the priest
and for
Joab son of Zeruiah!”
Then king Solomon
sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me,
and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
Then King Solomon
swore by the LORD: “May God
punish me,
and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David,
and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death
today!”
And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
And unto
Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father,
and because thou hast been
afflicted in all wherein my father was
afflicted.
Then the king said to
Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David,
and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
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.
So Solomon banished
Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD
and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at
Shiloh against the house of
Eli.
Then
tidings came to
Joab: for
Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after
Absalom.
And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
When the news reached
Joab, who had
conspired with Adonijah but not with
Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD
and took hold of the horns of the altar.
And it was told king Solomon that
Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD;
and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
It was reported to King Solomon: “
Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD
and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”
And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD,
and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth.
And he said,
Nay; but I will die here.
And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said
Joab,
and thus he answered me.
And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD
and said to
Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But
Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how
Joab answered me.”
And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said,
and fall upon him,
and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which
Joab shed, from me,
and from the house of my father.
And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down
and bury him,
and so remove from me
and from the house of my father the innocent blood that
Joab shed.
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous
and better than he,
and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit,
Abner the son of
Ner, captain of the host of Israel,
and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
The LORD will bring his
bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous
and better than he when he put to the sword
Abner son of
Ner, commander of Israel’s army,
and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of
Joab,
and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David,
and upon his seed,
and upon his house,
and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
Their blood will come back upon the heads of
Joab and his descendants
forever; but for David, his descendants, his house,
and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD
forever.”
So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up,
and fell upon him,
and slew him:
and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down
Joab,
and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host:
and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of
Abiathar.
And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in
Joab’s place over the army,
and he appointed
Zadok the priest in
Abiathar’s place.
And the king sent
and called for Shimei,
and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem,
and dwell there,
and go not forth thence any
whither.
Then the king summoned Shimei
and said to him, “Build a house for
yourself in Jerusalem
and live there, but do not go
anywhere else.
For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out,
and passest over the
brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
“The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of
Gath.
And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in
Gath.
After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of
Maacah, king of
Gath.
And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in
Gath.”
And Shimei arose,
and saddled his
ass,
and went to
Gath to Achish to seek his servants:
and Shimei went,
and brought his servants from
Gath.
So Shimei
saddled his
donkey and set out to Achish at
Gath in search of his slaves,
and he brought them back from
Gath.
And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to
Gath,
and was come again.
When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to
Gath and had returned,
And the king sent
and called for Shimei,
and said unto him, Did I not make thee to
swear by the LORD,
and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out,
and walkest abroad any
whither, that thou shalt surely die?
and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
the king summoned Shimei
and said to him, “Did I not make you
swear by the LORD
and warn you, ‘On the day you leave
and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’?
And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will
comply.’
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
But King Solomon will be blessed
and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD
forever.”
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
