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CHAPTER 2 David Gives Charge to Solomon

1 And there approached the days for David himself to die; and he gave charge to his son to Solomon, saying, 2 I am going in the way of all the earth, and you shall be strong, and you shall be a man. 3 And you shall guard the watch of the lord your God, to go in his ways, to guard his commandments, and the ordinances, and the judgments, and his testimonies, as written in the law of Moses; that you should perceive all what you shall do, and everywhere of which ever you should have paid attention there. 4 So that the lord should establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If [²should guard ¹your sons] their way, to go before me in truth, with [²whole ³heart ¹their], and with [²whole ³soul ¹their], saying, There shall not be lifted away to you a man from the throne of Israel. 5 And now you know what [⁴did ⁵to me ¹Joab ²son ³of Zeruiah], and what he did to the two rulers of the forces of Israel -- Abner son of Ner, and Amasa son of Jether; and he killed them, and ordered up the blood of war for peace, and put [²blood ¹innocent] on his belt, the one on his loin, and on his sandal, the one on his foot. 6 And you shall do according to your wisdom, and you shall not lead down his gray hair in peace into Hades. 7 And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite you shall have mercy, and they shall be at the eating of your table, for so they drew near to me in my fleeing from the face of your brother of Absalom. 8 And behold, there is with you Shimei son of Gera, son of the Benjamite from Bahurim. And he cursed me [²curse ¹a grievous] in the day in which I went into Camps. And he went down for meeting me at the Jordan, and I swore by an oath to him by the lord, saying, I shall not put [²to death ¹you] by the broadsword. 9 And you shall in no way acquit him, for [³man ²a wise ¹you are], and you shall know what to do with him, and you shall lead down his gray hair with blood into Hades.

The Death of David

10 And David slept with his fathers, and he was entombed in the city of David. 11 And the days which David reigned over Israel were forty years. In Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 12 And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father. And [³was prepared ²kingdom ¹his] exceedingly. 13 And [⁴entered ¹Adonijah ²son ³of Haggith] to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon, and did obeisance to her. And she said, [³in peace ²entering ¹Are you]? And he said, Peace. 14 And he said, My word to you. And she said to him, Speak! 15 And he said to her, You know that to me was the kingdom, and upon me [³set ¹all ²Israel] their face for king. And [³was turned ¹the ²kingdom], and came to my brother; for by the lord it was to him. 16 And now [⁴request ³one ¹I ²ask] from you, you should not turn away your face. And [²said ³to him ¹Bath-sheba], Speak! 17 And he said to her, Speak indeed to Solomon the king! for he will not turn away your face, so that he shall give to me Abishag the Shunammite for wife. 18 And Bath-sheba said, Well, I will speak for you to the king. 19 And Bath-sheba entered to king Solomon to speak to him concerning Adonijah. And [³rose up ¹the ²king] to meet her, and he did obeisance to her, and he sat upon his throne. And [²was set ¹a throne] for the mother of the king; and she sat on his right. 20 And she said to him, [⁵request ³one ⁴small ¹I ²ask] from you, you should not turn away my face. And [³said ⁴to her ¹the ²king], Ask [²mother ¹my], for I will not turn from you. 21 And she said, Let there be given indeed Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah your brother for wife! 22 And [³answered ¹king ²Solomon] and said to his mother, And why are you asking Abishag for Adonijah? Then ask for him the kingdom, for this one [³brother ¹is my ²older] over me, and with him are Abiathar the priest, and with him Joab son of Zeruiah commander-in-chief -- his companion. 23 And [³swore by an oath ¹king ²Solomon] according to the lord, saying, Thus may [²do ³to me ¹God], and thus may he add to it for [³against ⁴his own life ¹Adonijah spoke ²this word].

Solomon Puts Adonijah to Death

24 And now as the lord lives, who prepared me, and put me upon the throne of David my father, and he made to me a house as the lord said, that today Adonijah shall be put to death. 25 And [³sent out ¹king ²Solomon] by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; and he did away with him, and he died. 26 And to Abiathar the priest [³said ¹the ²king], Run unto Anathoth, to your field! for [²a man ³marked for death ¹your are], and from this day I will not put [²to death ¹you], for you lifted the ark of the covenant of the lord before David my father, and because you were mistreated in all ways which [²was mistreated ¹my father]. 27 And Solomon cast out Abiathar so that he would not be for priest to the lord; to fulfill the saying of the lord, which he said concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. 28 And the report came unto Joab son of Zeruiah; for Joab was leaning after Adonijah, but [³after ⁴Solomon ¹he did not ²turn aside]. And Joab fled to the tent of the lord, and held the horns of the altar.

Solomon Puts Joab to Death

29 And it was reported to Solomon, saying that, Joab has fled into the tent of the lord, and behold, he holds the horns of the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, and do away with him! 30 And Benaiah came to Joab in the tent of the lord, and he said to him, Thus says the king, Come forth! And Joab said, I do not go forth, for here I shall die. And Benaiah returned and said to the king, saying, Thus Joab has spoken, and thus he answered me. 31 And [³said ⁴to him ¹the ²king], Go, and do to him as he has said, and do away with him! And you shall bury him, and lift away today the blood which Joab poured out freely from me, and from the house of my father. 32 And the lord returned the blood of his iniquity onto his head, inasmuch as he met the two [⁴men ¹just ²and ³good] above him, and killed them by the broadsword. And my father David did not know about Abner son of Ner, commander-in-chief of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander-in-chief of Judah. 33 And let [³return ²blood ¹their] upon his head, and upon the head of his seed unto the eon! And to David, and to his seed, and to his house, and to his throne, may there be peace by the lord into the eon. 34 And [⁴ascended ¹Benaiah ²son ³of Jehoiada], and met him, and killed him. And they entombed him in his house in the wilderness. 35 And [³appointed ¹the ²king] Benaiah son of Jehoiada instead of him over the military. And [⁴Zadok ⁵the ⁶priest ³appointed ¹the ²king], as [²priest ¹foremost] instead of Abiathar.

Solomon Puts Shimei to Death

36 And sending, [³called ¹the ²king] Shimei, and said to him, Build for yourself a house in Jerusalem, and settle there, and do not go forth from there -- not at all! 37 And it will be in the day that you exit, and pass over the rushing stream Kidron, in knowing, know that to death you shall die, your blood will be upon your head. 38 And Shimei said to the king, [³is good ¹The ²thing] which you have spoken, O my master, O king, thus shall [²do ¹your servant]. And Shimei settled in Jerusalem three years. 39 And it came to pass after three years, that [⁴ran away ¹two ²servants ³of Shimei] to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they reported to Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants are in Gath. 40 And Shimei rose up, and saddled his donkey, and went unto Gath to Achish to seek after his servants. And Shimei went and led his servants from Gath. 41 And it was reported to Solomon, saying that, Shimei went from out of Jerusalem unto Gath, and he returned. 42 And [³sent ¹the ²king] and called Shimei, and he said to him, Have I not bound you by an oath according to the lord, and I attested to you, saying, In which ever day you should go forth from out of Jerusalem, and you should go to the right or left, in knowing, know that to death you shall die? And you said to me, [⁵was good ¹The ²word ³which ⁴you heard]. 43 And why have you not guarded the oath of the lord, and the commandment which I gave charge to you? 44 And [³said ¹the ²king] to Shimei, You know all your evil which [²knows ¹your heart], which you did to David my father, and the lord recompensed your evil on your head. 45 And king Solomon is being blessed, and the throne of David will be prepared before the lord into the eon. 46 And [³gave charge ¹king ²Solomon] to Benaiah son of Jehoiada. And he came forth, and did away with him, and he died.