1 GLT And the days of David to die came near, and he commanded Solomon his son, saying, BSB BSB: As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,
2 GLT “I am about to go in the way of all the earth. And you shall be strong, and you shall become a man. BSB BSB: “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.
3 GLT And you shall keep the keeping of Yahweh your God to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, according to what is written in the law of Moses, so that you may do wisely all that you do and everywhere that you would turn there, BSB BSB: And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
4 GLT so that Yahweh may cause his word to stand, which he spoke concerning me, saying,‘If your sons will keep their way, to walk before my face in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ saying,‘a man for you will not be cut off from on the throne of Israel.’ BSB BSB: 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.’
5 GLT And also you yourself know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to two of the commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether: and he slew them. And he put the bloodshed of war in peace and he gave the bloodshed of war on his belt, which was on his loins, and on his sandal, which was on his feet. BSB BSB: 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.
6 GLT And you shall act according to your wisdom, and you shall not let his gray hair go down in peace to Sheol. BSB BSB: So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
7 GLT And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite do covenant faithfulness, and let them be among those who eat at your table. For so they came near to me when I fled from the face of Absalom your brother. BSB BSB: 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.
8 GLT And behold, with you is Shimei the son of Gera the Benjamite from Bahurim. And he himself cursed me with a grievous curse on the day of my going to Mahanaim. And he himself went down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying,‘I will not put you to death by the sword.’ BSB BSB: 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.’
9 GLT And now, do not leave him unpunished. For you are a wise man, and you know what you shall do to him. And you shall cause his gray hair to go down with blood to Sheol.” BSB BSB: 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.”
10 GLT And David lay down with his fathers and he was buried in the city of David. BSB BSB: Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
11 GLT And the days that David reigned over Israel were 40 years. In Hebron he reigned seven years and in Jerusalem he reigned 33 years. BSB BSB: The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
12 GLT And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father. And his kingdom was firmly established. BSB BSB: So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
13 GLT And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said,“Is your coming peaceful?” And he said,“It is peaceful.” BSB BSB: 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.
14 GLT And he said,“A word is for me to you.” And she said,“Speak.” BSB BSB: Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered.
15 GLT And he said,“You yourself know that the kingship was for me, and all Israel had set their faces on me to reign. But the kingship turned around and became for my brother, for from Yahweh it was for him. BSB BSB: “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.
16 GLT And now, I am requesting one request from with you, do not turn back my face.” And she said to him,“Speak.” BSB BSB: So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.
17 GLT And he said,“Please speak to Solomon the king, for he will not turn back your face, that he may give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.” BSB BSB: Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
18 GLT And Bathsheba said,“Good, I myself will speak concerning you to the king.” BSB BSB: “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
19 GLT And Bathsheba came to the king Solomon to speak to him concerning Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and he bowed down to her and he sat on his throne. And he set a throne for the mother of the king, and she sat by his right hand. BSB BSB: 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.
20 GLT And she said,“One small request I am requesting from with you, do not turn back my face.” And the king said to her,“Request, my mother, for I will not turn back your face.” BSB BSB: “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.”
21 GLT And she said,“Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.” BSB BSB: So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”
22 GLT And the king Solomon answered and said to his mother,“And why are you requesting Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Then request for him the kingship, for he is my brother, older than I, and for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab the son of Zeruiah!” BSB BSB: 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!”
23 GLT And the king Solomon swore by Yahweh, saying,“Thus may God do to me, and thus may he add, unless by his life Adonijah has spoken this word. BSB BSB: 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.
24 GLT And now, as Yahweh is alive, who has established me and caused me to sit on the throne of David my father, and who has made for me a house just as he said, surely today Adonijah shall be put to death.” BSB BSB: 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!”
25 GLT And the king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And he attacked him and he died. BSB BSB: So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.
26 GLT And with respect to Abiathar the priest the king said,“Go to Anathoth, to your fields. For you are a man of death, but I will not put you to death on this day, because you lifted the box of my Lord Yahweh before the face of David my father and because you were afflicted with all that my father was afflicted.” BSB BSB: 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.”
27 GLT And Solomon drove Abiathar out from being a priest to Yahweh, to fulfill the word of Yahweh, which he had spoken concerning the house of Eli at Shiloh. BSB BSB: 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.
28 GLT And the report came as far as Joab, for Joab had turned aside after Adonijah, but he had not turned aside after Absalom. And Joab fled to the tent of Yahweh and he took hold of the horns of the altar. BSB BSB: 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.
29 GLT And it was told to the king Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Yahweh, and behold, he was beside the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying,“Go, attack him.” BSB BSB: 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!”
30 GLT And Benaiah entered into the tent of Yahweh and he said to him,“Thus says the king,‘Come out!’” And he said,“No, for here I will die.” And Benaiah brought back word to the king, saying,“Thus has spoken Joab and thus he answered me.” BSB BSB: 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.”
31 GLT And the king said to him,“Do just as he has spoken and attack him and bury him. And you will remove from on me and from on the house of my father the bloodshed without cause that Joab poured out. BSB BSB: 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.
32 GLT And Yahweh will return his blood on his head, because he attacked two men more righteous and better than himself and he slew them with the sword, and my father David did not know: Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah. BSB BSB: 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.
33 GLT And their shed blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his seed to eternity. But for David and for his seed and for his house and for his throne will be peace until eternity from with Yahweh.” BSB BSB: 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.”
34 GLT And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and attacked him and put him to death. And he was buried in his house in the wilderness. BSB BSB: So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
35 GLT And the king gave Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army. And Zadok the priest the king gave in place of Abiathar. BSB BSB: 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.
36 GLT And the king sent and called for Shimei, and he said to him,“Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and dwell there. And do not go out from there here or there. BSB BSB: 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.
37 GLT And it will happen on the day when you go out and you pass over the wadi of Kidron, know surely that you will surely die. Your blood will be on your head.” BSB BSB: 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.”
38 GLT And Shimei said to the king,“The word is good. Just as my master the king has spoken, thus your servant will do.” And Shimei dwelled in Jerusalem many days. BSB BSB: “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.
39 GLT And it happened from the end of three years that two of the slaves of Shimei fled to Achish the son of Maacah, the king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying,“Behold, your slaves are in Gath.” BSB BSB: 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.”
40 GLT And Shimei rose and saddled his donkey and went to Gath, to Achish, to seek his slaves. And Shimei went and brought back his slaves from Gath. BSB BSB: So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.
41 GLT And it was told to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned. BSB BSB: When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
42 GLT And the king sent and called for Shimei and said to him,“Did I not cause you to swear by Yahweh and testify against you, saying,‘On the day when you go out and go here or there, surely know that you will surely die’? And you said to me,‘The word I have heard is good.’ BSB BSB: 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.’
43 GLT And why did you not keep the oath of Yahweh and the command that I commanded concerning you?” BSB BSB: So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
44 GLT And the king said to Shimei,“You yourself know all the evil that your heart knows, that you did to David my father. And Yahweh will return your evil on your head. BSB BSB: The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
45 GLT But the king Solomon will be blessed, and the throne of David will be established before the face of Yahweh until eternity.” BSB BSB: But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”
46 GLT And the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and attacked him, and he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. BSB BSB: 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.
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