Verse 10
1 Kings 2:10
New Living Translation
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Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב דָּוִ֖ד עִם אֲבֹתָ֑י/ו וַ/יִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּ/עִ֥יר דָּוִֽד
English Translation
And David died and was buried in the city of David.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
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As the time of King David’s death approached, he gave this charge to his son Solomon:
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“I am going where everyone on earth must someday go. Take courage and be a man.
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Observe the requirements of the LORD your God (Elohim), and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, c...
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If you do this, then the LORD will keep the promise he made to me. He told me, ‘If your descendants...
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“And there is something else. You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me when he murdered my two ar...
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Do with him what you think best, but don’t let him grow old and go to his grave in peace.
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“Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests at your table, for they took...
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“And remember Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a terrible cur...
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But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a blo...
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Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.
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David had reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem...
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Solomon became king and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly establishe...
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One day Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, came to see Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. “Have you come...
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In fact, I have a favor to ask of you.” “What is it?” she asked.
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He replied, “As you know, the kingdom was rightfully mine; all Israel wanted me to be the next king....
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So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don’t turn me down.” “What is it?” she asked.
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He replied, “Speak to King Solomon on my behalf, for I know he will do anything you request. Ask him...
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“All right,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
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So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah’s behalf. The king rose from his throne to me...
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“I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “I hope you won’t turn me down.” “What is it, m...
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“Then let your brother Adonijah marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem,” she replied.
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“How can you possibly ask me to give Abishag to Adonijah?” King Solomon demanded. “You might as well...
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Then King Solomon made a vow before the LORD: “May God (Elohim) strike me and even kill me if Adonij...
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The LORD has confirmed me and placed me on the throne of my father, David; he has established my dyn...
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So King Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him, and Adonijah was put to death.
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Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your home in Anathoth. You deserve to die, bu...
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So Solomon deposed Abiathar from his position as priest of the LORD, thereby fulfilling the prophecy...
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Joab had not joined Absalom’s earlier rebellion, but he had joined Adonijah’s rebellion. So when Joa...
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When this was reported to King Solomon, he sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him.
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Benaiah went to the sacred tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king orders you to come out!” But...
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“Do as he said,” the king replied. “Kill him there beside the altar and bury him. This will remove t...
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The LORD will repay him for the murders of two men who were more righteous and better than he. For m...
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May their blood be on Joab and his descendants forever, and may the LORD grant peace forever to Davi...
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So Benaiah son of Jehoiada returned to the sacred tent and killed Joab, and he was buried at his hom...
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Then the king appointed Benaiah to command the army in place of Joab, and he installed Zadok the pri...
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The king then sent for Shimei and told him, “Build a house here in Jerusalem and live there. But don...
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On the day you so much as cross the Kidron Valley, you will surely die; and your blood will be on yo...
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Shimei replied, “Your sentence is fair; I will do whatever my lord the king commands.” So Shimei liv...
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But three years later two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. When Shi...
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he saddled his donkey and went to Gath to search for them. When he found them, he brought them back...
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Solomon heard that Shimei had left Jerusalem and had gone to Gath and returned.
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So the king sent for Shimei and demanded, “Didn’t I make you swear by the LORD and warn you not to g...
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Then why haven’t you kept your oath to the LORD and obeyed my command?”
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The king also said to Shimei, “You certainly remember all the wicked things you did to my father, Da...
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But may I, King Solomon, receive the LORD’s blessings, and may one of David’s descendants always sit...
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Then, at the king’s command, Benaiah son of Jehoiada took Shimei outside and killed him. So the king...
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