1 Kings 1:17

17She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord your God, saying, aSolomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

1 Kings 2

David’s Instructions to Solomon

1 bWhen David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 c“I am about to go the way of all the earth. dBe strong, and show yourself a man, 3and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, ethat you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, 4that the Lord may festablish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, gIf your sons pay close attention to their way, hto walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, iyou shall not lack
Hebrew there shall not be cut off for you
a man on the throne of Israel.’

5“Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah kdid to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, lAbner the son of Ner, mand Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging
Septuagint; Hebrew placing
in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war
Septuagint innocent blood
on the belt around his
Septuagint my; twice in this verse
waist and on the sandals on his feet.
6Act therefore qaccording to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. 7But deal loyally with the sons of rBarzillai the Gileadite, and let them be samong those who eat at your table, tfor with such loyalty
Or steadfast love
they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
8And there is also with you vShimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day wwhen I went to Mahanaim. xBut when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ 9Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, yfor you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall zbring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”

The Death of David

10 aaThen David slept with his fathers and was buried in abthe city of David. 11And the time that David reigned over Israel was acforty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12 adSo Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

Solomon’s Reign Established

13Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, ae“Do you come peacefully?” He said, “Peacefully.” 14Then he said, “I have something to say to you.” She said, “Speak.” 15He said, “You know that afthe kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, agfor it was his from the Lord. 16And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me.” She said to him, “Speak.” 17And he said, “Please ask King Solomonhe will not refuse you—to give me ahAbishag the Shunammite as my wife.” 18Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak for you to the king.”

19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king’s mother, aiand she sat on his right. 20Then she said, “I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you.” 21She said, “Let ajAbishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.” 22King Solomon answered his mother, “And why do you ask akAbishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, alfor he is my older brother, and on his side amare Abiathar
Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew  and for him and for Abiathar
the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah.”
23Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, aoGod do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life! 24Now therefore apas the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, aqas he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.” 25So King Solomon sent arBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck him down, and he died.

26And to Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to asAnathoth, to your estate, for you deserve death. But I will not at this time put you to death, atbecause you carried the ark of the Lord God before David my father, auand because you shared in all my father’s affliction.” 27 avSo Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, thus fulfilling awthe word of the Lord that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

28When the news came to Joabfor Joab axhad supported Adonijah although ayhe had not supported AbsalomJoab fled to the tent of the Lord and caught hold of the azhorns of the altar. 29And when it was told King Solomon, “Joab has fled to the tent of the Lord, and behold, he is beside the altar,” Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down.” 30So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and said to him, “The king commands, ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, I will die here.” Then Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.” 31The king replied to him, baDo as he has said, strike him down and bury him, bband thus take away from me and from my father’s house the guilt for the blood that Joab shed without cause. 32The Lord will bcbring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men bdmore righteous and better than himself, beAbner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and bfAmasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. 33 bgSo shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the Lord forevermore.” 34Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35 bhThe king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in place of Joab, and the king put biZadok the priest bjin the place of Abiathar.

36Then the king sent and summoned bkShimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there to any place whatever. 37For on the day you go out and cross blthe brook Kidron, know for certain that you shall die. bmYour blood shall be on your own head.” 38And Shimei said to the king, “What you say is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.

39But it happened at the end of three years that two of Shimei’s servants ran away to bnAchish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And when it was told Shimei, “Behold, your servants are in Gath,” 40Shimei arose and saddled a donkey and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants. Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. 41And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, 42the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘What you say is good; I will obey.’ 43Why then have you not kept your oath to the Lord and the commandment with which I commanded you?” 44The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your own heart boall the harm that you did to David my father. So the Lord will bpbring back your harm on your own head. 45But King Solomon shall be blessed, bqand the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.” 46Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died.

brSo the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

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