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Chapter 2
Now
the
days
of
David
drew
nigh
that
he
should
die;
and
he
charged
Solomon
his
son,
saying,
2
I
go
the
way
of
all
the
earth:
be
thou
strong
therefore,
and
shew
thyself
a
man;
3
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:
4
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.
5
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.
6
Do
therefore
according
to
thy
wisdom,
and
let
not
his
hoar
head
go
down
to
the
grave
in
peace.
7
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.
8
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.
9
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.
10
So
David
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
was
buried
in
the
city
of
David.
11
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.
12
Then
sat
Solomon
upon
the
throne
of
David
his
father;
and
his
kingdom
was
established
greatly.
13
And
Adonijah
the
son
of
Haggith
came
to
Bath-sheba
the
mother
of
Solomon.
And
she
said,
Comest
thou
peaceably?
And
he
said,
Peaceably.
14
He
said
moreover,
I
have
somewhat
to
say
unto
thee.
And
she
said,
Say
on.
15
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.
16
And
now
I
ask
one
petition
of
thee,
deny
me
not.
And
she
said
unto
him,
Say
on.
17
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.
18
And
Bath-sheba
said,
Well;
I
will
speak
for
thee
unto
the
king.
19
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.
20
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.
21
And
she
said,
Let
Abishag
the
Shunammite
be
given
to
Adonijah
thy
brother
to
wife.
22
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.
23
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.
24
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.
25
And
king
Solomon
sent
by
the
hand
of
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada;
and
he
fell
upon
him
that
he
died.
26
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.
27
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.
28
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.
29
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.
30
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.
31
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.
32
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.
33
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.
34
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.
35
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.
36
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.
37
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.
38
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.
39
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.
40
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.
41
And
it
was
told
Solomon
that
Shimei
had
gone
from
Jerusalem
to
Gath,
and
was
come
again.
42
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.
43
Why
then
hast
thou
not
kept
the
oath
of
the
Lord,
and
the
commandment
that
I
have
charged
thee
with?
44
The
king
said
moreover
to
Shimei,
Thou
knowest
all
the
wickedness
which
thine
heart
is
privy
to,
that
thou
didst
to
David
my
father:
therefore
the
Lord
shall
return
thy
wickedness
upon
thine
own
head;
45
And
king
Solomon
shall
be
blessed,
and
the
throne
of
David
shall
be
established
before
the
Lord
for
ever.
46
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.
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