Verse 28
1 Kings 2:28
New Living Translation
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Joab had not joined Absalom’s earlier rebellion, but he had joined Adonijah’s rebellion. So when Joab heard about Adonijah’s death, he ran to the sacred tent of the LORD and grabbed on to the horns of the altar.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הַ/שְּׁמֻעָה֙ בָּ֣אָה עַד יוֹאָ֔ב כִּ֣י יוֹאָ֗ב נָטָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה וְ/אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם לֹ֣א נָטָ֑ה וַ/יָּ֤נָס יוֹאָב֙ אֶל אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֔ה וַֽ/יַּחֲזֵ֖ק בְּ/קַרְנ֥וֹת הַ/מִּזְבֵּֽחַ
English Translation
And the report came to Joab that Joab had turned after Adonijah, but he did not turn after Absalom. And Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and took hold of the horns of the altar.
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Chapter 2 Context
1
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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7
“Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests at your table, for they took...
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8
“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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26
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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28
Joab had not joined Absalom’s earlier rebellion, but he had joined Adonijah’s rebellion. So when Joa...
29
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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