Verse 32
1 Kings 2:32
Free Bible Version
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May the responsibility for shedding their blood come back on Joab and his descendants forever; but may the Lord give peace and prosperity to David, his descendants, his family, and his dynasty forever.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הֵשִׁיב֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶת דָּמ֜/וֹ עַל רֹאשׁ֗/וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגַ֣ע בִּ/שְׁנֵֽי אֲ֠נָשִׁים צַדִּקִ֨ים וְ/טֹבִ֤ים מִמֶּ֨/נּוּ֙ וַ/יַּהַרְגֵ֣/ם בַּ/חֶ֔רֶב וְ/אָבִ֥/י דָוִ֖ד לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע אֶת אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן נֵר֙ שַׂר צְבָ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/אֶת עֲמָשָׂ֥א בֶן יֶ֖תֶר שַׂר צְבָ֥א יְהוּדָֽה
English Translation
And the Lord returned the blood of him upon his head who struck down two righteous and good men, and he killed them with the sword, and David did not know about Abner son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and about Amasa son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah.
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Chapter 2 Context
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The time of David's death was approaching, so he gave his son Solomon these last instructions:
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“I am about to go the way everybody on earth must go. Be brave, and act like a man.
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Do what God (Elohim) orders you to do, and follow his ways. Keep his rules, his commands, and his la...
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If so, then the Lord will keep his promise to me when he said: ‘If your descendants are to live righ...
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In addition, you know what Joab, son of Zeruiah, did to me and what he did to Abner, son of Ner, and...
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Do what you think is right, but don't let his gray head go down peacefully into the grave.
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But be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Bring them into your royal court, for they helped me...
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Don't you forget Shimei, son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who cursed me with painful words wh...
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So don't leave him unpunished. You're a wise man and you know what you have to do to him—send him do...
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His reign over Israel lasted forty years; seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
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Solomon took over as king, sitting on the throne of his father David, and his hold on his kingdom wa...
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Adonijah, son of Haggith, went to see Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. She asked him, “Have you come her...
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“I have something I'd like to ask of you,” he continued. “Go on,” she said.
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“You know that the kingdom was mine,” he declared, “and everyone in Israel was looking forward to me...
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Now I've just one request to ask of you—please don't say no.” “Tell me,” she said.
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He went on, “Please talk to King Solomon for me because he won't turn you down. Ask him to give me A...
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“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will talk to the king for you.”
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So Bathsheba went to talk to King Solomon for Adonijah. The king got up from his throne to meet her,...
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“I have just one small request to ask of you,” she said. “Please don't say no.” The king replied, “A...
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“Please give Abishag from Shunem to your brother Adonijah as his wife,” she replied.
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King Solomon answered his mother, “Why on earth are you asking me to give Abishag to Adonijah? You m...
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Then King Solomon vowed before the Lord, “May God (Elohim) punish me, really punish me, if what Adon...
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So I vow, as the Lord lives, who affirmed me as king and placed me on the throne of my father David,...
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King Solomon sent Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, who carried out the king's orders and executed Adonijah.
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In the case of Abiathar, the high priest, the king told him, “Go home and take care of your fields....
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So Solomon dismissed Abiathar from his position as priest of the Lord, and so fulfilled what the Lor...
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When Joab heard the news he ran to the Lord's Tent and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. (He h...
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When King Solomon was told that Joab was seeking sanctuary by the altar, he sent Benaiah, son of Jeh...
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Benaiah went to the Lord's Tent and called to Joab, “The king orders you to come out!” “No! I'll die...
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“Do as he says,” the king told Benaiah. “Strike him down and bury him. In that way you will remove f...
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The Lord will pay him back for the blood he shed, for without my father David's knowledge, he killed...
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May the responsibility for shedding their blood come back on Joab and his descendants forever; but m...
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So Benaiah son of Jehoiada returned and killed Joab. He was buried at his home in the wilderness.
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The king appointed Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, to take over Joab's role as army commander, and replace...
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Then the king summoned Shimei and told him, “Go and build yourself a house in Jerusalem and stay the...
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You should know for certain that the day you leave and cross the Kidron Valley you will die. Your de...
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“What Your Majesty says is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has orde...
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But three years later, two of Shimei's slaves escaped to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. Shimei...
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So Shimei saddled up his donkey and went to Achish in Gath to look for his slaves. He found them and...
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Solomon was informed that Shimei had left Jerusalem to go to Gath, and had then returned.
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The king summoned Shimei and asked him, “Didn't I vow to you by the Lord, didn't I warn you that the...
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So why haven't you kept your vow to the Lord, and obeyed my orders?”
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The king also told Shimei, “Deep down you know all the evil things you did to my father David. That'...
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But I, King Solomon, will be blessed and David's dynasty will be kept safe in the presence of the Lo...
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The king ordered Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, to execute Shimei, so he went and killed Shimei. In this...
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