Verse 12
1 Kings 2:12
Bible in Basic English
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And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was made safe and strong.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/שְׁלֹמֹ֕ה יָשַׁ֕ב עַל כִּסֵּ֖א דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י/ו וַ/תִּכֹּ֥ן מַלְכֻת֖/וֹ מְאֹֽד
English Translation
And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and he strengthened his kingdom greatly.
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Chapter 2 Context
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Now the time of David's death came near; and he gave orders to Solomon his son, saying,
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I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man;
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And keep the orders of the Lord your God (Elohim), walking in his ways, keeping his laws and his ord...
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So that the Lord may give effect to what he said of me, If your children give attention to their way...
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Now you have knowledge of what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me, and to the two captains of the a...
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So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.
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But be good to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be guests at your table; for so the...
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Now you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim, who put a bitter curse on me...
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But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what...
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Then David went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David.
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David was king over Israel for forty years: for seven years he was king in Hebron and for thirty-thr...
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And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was made safe and strong...
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Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, Come you...
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Then he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.
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And he said, You saw how the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had the idea that I would be their kin...
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Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on.
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Then he said, Will you go to Solomon the king (for he will not say, No, to you) and put before him m...
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And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.
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So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up...
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Then she said, I have one small request to make to you; do not say, No, to me. And the king said, Sa...
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And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.
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Then King Solomon made answer and said to his mother, Why are you requesting me to give Abishag the...
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Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God (Elohim)'s punishment be on me if Adonij...
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Now by the living Lord, who has given me my place on the seat of David my father, and made me one of...
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And King Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and he made an attack on him and put him to deat...
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And to Abiathar the priest the king said, Go to Anathoth, to your fields; for death would be your ri...
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So Solomon let Abiathar be priest no longer, so that he might make the word of the Lord come true wh...
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And news of this came to Joab; for Joab had been one of Adonijah's supporters, though he had not bee...
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And they said to King Solomon, Joab has gone in flight to the Tent of the Lord and is by the altar....
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And Benaiah came to the Tent of the Lord and said to him, The king says, Come out. And he said, No;...
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And the king said, Do as he has said and make an attack on him there, and put his body into the eart...
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And the Lord will send back his blood on his head, because of the attack he made on two men more upr...
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So their blood will be on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed for ever; but for David and...
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So Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up, and falling on him, put him to death; and his body was put...
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And the king put Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest he p...
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Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Make a house for yourself in Jerusalem and keep ther...
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For be certain that on the day when you go out and go over the stream Kidron, death will overtake yo...
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And Shimei said to the king, Very well! as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. And f...
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But after three years, two of the servants of Shimei went in flight to Achish, son of Maacah, king o...
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Then Shimei got up, and making ready his ass, he went to Gath, to Achish, in search of his servants;...
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And news was given to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back again.
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Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protest...
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Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the order which I gave you?
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And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; an...
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But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord...
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So the king gave orders to Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and, falling on him, put hi...
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