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1  Now the days³¹¹⁷ of David¹⁷³² drew nigh⁷¹²⁶ that he should die;⁴¹⁹¹ and he charged^{6680 853} Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ his son,¹¹²¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹

2  I⁵⁹⁵ go¹⁹⁸⁰ the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of all³⁶⁰⁵ the earth:⁷⁷⁶ be thou strong²³⁸⁸ therefore, and show¹⁹⁶¹ thyself a man;³⁷⁶

3  And keep^{8104 853} the charge⁴⁹³¹ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ thy God,⁴³⁰ to walk¹⁹⁸⁰ in his ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ to keep⁸¹⁰⁴ his statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and his commandments,⁴⁶⁸⁷ and his judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ and his testimonies,⁵⁷¹⁵ as it is written³⁷⁸⁹ in ⁸⁵³ the law⁸⁴⁵¹ of Moses,⁴⁸⁷² that⁴⁶¹⁶ thou mayest prosper⁷⁹¹⁹ in all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ thou doest,⁶²¹³ and whithersoever^{3605 834 8033} thou turnest⁶⁴³⁷ thyself:

4  That⁴⁶¹⁶ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ may continue^{6965 853} his word¹⁶⁹⁷ which⁸³⁴ he spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ concerning⁵⁹²¹ me, saying,⁵⁵⁹ If⁵¹⁸ thy children¹¹²¹ take heed⁸¹⁰⁴ to ⁸⁵³ their way,¹⁸⁷⁰ to walk¹⁹⁸⁰ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me in truth⁵⁷¹ with all³⁶⁰⁵ their heart³⁸²⁴ and with all³⁶⁰⁵ their soul,⁵³¹⁵ there shall not³⁸⁰⁸ fail³⁷⁷² thee (said⁵⁵⁹ he) a man³⁷⁶ on^{4480 5921} the throne³⁶⁷⁸ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

5  Moreover¹⁵⁷¹ thou⁸⁵⁹ knowest³⁰⁴⁵ also ⁸⁵³ what⁸³⁴ Joab³⁰⁹⁷ the son¹¹²¹ of Zeruiah⁶⁸⁷⁰ did⁶²¹³ to me, and what⁸³⁴ he did⁶²¹³ to the two⁸¹⁴⁷ captains⁸²⁶⁹ of the hosts⁶⁶³⁵ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ unto Abner⁷⁴ the son¹¹²¹ of Ner,⁵³⁶⁹ and unto Amasa⁶⁰²¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jether,³⁵⁰⁰ whom he slew,²⁰²⁶ and shed⁷⁷⁶⁰ the blood¹⁸¹⁸ of war⁴⁴²¹ in peace,⁷⁹⁶⁵ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ the blood¹⁸¹⁸ of war⁴⁴²¹ upon his girdle²²⁹⁰ that⁸³⁴ was about his loins,⁴⁹⁷⁵ and in his shoes⁵²⁷⁵ that⁸³⁴ were on his feet.⁷²⁷²

6  Do⁶²¹³ therefore according to thy wisdom,²⁴⁵¹ and let not³⁸⁰⁸ his hoar head⁷⁸⁷² go down³³⁸¹ to the grave⁷⁵⁸⁵ in peace.⁷⁹⁶⁵

7  But show⁶²¹³ kindness²⁶¹⁷ unto the sons¹¹²¹ of Barzillai¹²⁷¹ the Gileadite,¹⁵⁶⁹ and let them be¹⁹⁶¹ of those that eat³⁹⁸ at thy table:⁷⁹⁷⁹ for³⁵⁸⁸ so³⁶⁵¹ they came⁷¹²⁶ to⁴¹³ me when I fled¹²⁷² because^{4480 6440} of Absalom⁵³ thy brother.²⁵¹

8  And, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ thou hast with⁵⁹⁷³ thee Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Gera,¹⁶¹⁷ a Benjamite¹¹⁴⁵ of Bahurim,^{4480 980} which¹⁹³¹ cursed⁷⁰⁴³ me with a grievous⁴⁸³⁴ curse⁷⁰⁴⁵ in the day³¹¹⁷ when I went¹⁹⁸⁰ to Mahanaim:⁴²⁶⁶ but he¹⁹³¹ came down³³⁸¹ to meet⁷¹²⁵ me at Jordan,³³⁸³ and I swore⁷⁶⁵⁰ to him by the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ I will not⁵¹⁸ put thee to death⁴¹⁹¹ with the sword.²⁷¹⁹

9  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore hold him not guiltless:^{408 5352} for³⁵⁸⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ art a wise²⁴⁵⁰ man,³⁷⁶ and knowest^{3045 853} what⁸³⁴ thou oughtest to do⁶²¹³ unto him; but his ⁸⁵³ hoar head⁷⁸⁷² bring thou down³³⁸¹ to the grave⁷⁵⁸⁵ with blood.¹⁸¹⁸

10  So David¹⁷³² slept⁷⁹⁰¹ with⁵⁹⁷³ his fathers,¹ and was buried⁶⁹¹² in the city⁵⁸⁹² of David.¹⁷³²

11  And the days³¹¹⁷ that⁸³⁴ David¹⁷³² reigned⁴⁴²⁷ over⁵⁹²¹ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ were forty⁷⁰⁵ years:⁸¹⁴¹ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ years⁸¹⁴¹ reigned⁴⁴²⁷ he in Hebron,²²⁷⁵ and thirty⁷⁹⁷⁰ and three⁷⁹⁶⁹ years⁸¹⁴¹ reigned⁴⁴²⁷ he in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

12  Then sat³⁴²⁷ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ the throne³⁶⁷⁸ of David¹⁷³² his father;¹ and his kingdom⁴⁴³⁸ was established³⁵⁵⁹ greatly.³⁹⁶⁶

13  And Adonijah¹³⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Haggith²²⁹⁴ came⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ Bath-sheba¹³³⁹ the mother⁵¹⁷ of Solomon.⁸⁰¹⁰ And she said,⁵⁵⁹ Comest⁹³⁵ thou peaceably?⁷⁹⁶⁵ And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Peaceably.⁷⁹⁶⁵

14  He said⁵⁵⁹ moreover, I have somewhat to say¹⁶⁹⁷ unto⁴¹³ thee. And she said,⁵⁵⁹ Say on.¹⁶⁹⁶

15  And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Thou⁸⁵⁹ knowest³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ the kingdom⁴⁴¹⁰ was¹⁹⁶¹ mine, and that all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ their faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ on⁵⁹²¹ me, that I should reign:⁴⁴²⁷ howbeit the kingdom⁴⁴¹⁰ is turned about,⁵⁴³⁷ and is become¹⁹⁶¹ my brother's:²⁵¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ it was¹⁹⁶¹ his from the LORD.^{4480 3068}

16  And now⁶²⁵⁸ I⁵⁹⁵ ask⁷⁵⁹² one²⁵⁹ petition⁷⁵⁹⁶ of^{4480 854} thee, deny^{7725 853 6440} me not.⁴⁰⁸ And she said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Say on.¹⁶⁹⁶

17  And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Speak,⁵⁵⁹ I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ unto Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ (for³⁵⁸⁸ he will not³⁸⁰⁸ say thee nay,)^{7725 853 6440} that he give⁵⁴¹⁴ me ⁸⁵³ Abishag⁴⁹ the Shunammite⁷⁷⁶⁷ to wife.⁸⁰²

18  And Bath-sheba¹³³⁹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Well;²⁸⁹⁶ I⁵⁹⁵ will speak¹⁶⁹⁶ for⁵⁹²¹ thee unto⁴¹³ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

19  Bath-sheba¹³³⁹ therefore went⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ king⁴⁴²⁸ Solomon,⁸⁰¹⁰ to speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto him for⁵⁹²¹ Adonijah.¹³⁸ And the king⁴⁴²⁸ rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ to meet⁷¹²² her, and bowed himself⁷⁸¹² unto her, and sat down³⁴²⁷ on⁵⁹²¹ his throne,³⁶⁷⁸ and caused a seat³⁶⁷⁸ to be set⁷⁷⁶⁰ for the king's⁴⁴²⁸ mother;⁵¹⁷ and she sat³⁴²⁷ on his right hand.³²²⁵

20  Then she said,⁵⁵⁹ I⁵⁹⁵ desire⁷⁵⁹² one²⁵⁹ small⁶⁹⁹⁶ petition⁷⁵⁹⁶ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ thee; I pray thee, say me not nay.^{408 7725 853 6440} And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto her, Ask on,⁷⁵⁹² my mother:⁵¹⁷ for³⁵⁸⁸ I will not³⁸⁰⁸ say thee nay.^{7725 853 6440}

21  And she said,⁵⁵⁹ Let ⁸⁵³ Abishag⁴⁹ the Shunammite⁷⁷⁶⁷ be given⁵⁴¹⁴ to Adonijah¹³⁸ thy brother²⁵¹ to wife.⁸⁰²

22  And king⁴⁴²⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ answered⁶⁰³⁰ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto his mother,⁵¹⁷ And why⁴¹⁰⁰ dost thou⁸⁵⁹ ask^{7592 853} Abishag⁴⁹ the Shunammite⁷⁷⁶⁷ for Adonijah?¹³⁸ ask⁷⁵⁹² for him ⁸⁵³ the kingdom⁴⁴¹⁰ also; for³⁵⁸⁸ he¹⁹³¹ is mine⁴⁴⁸⁰ elder¹⁴¹⁹ brother;²⁵¹ even for him, and for Abiathar⁵⁴ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ and for Joab³⁰⁹⁷ the son¹¹²¹ of Zeruiah.⁶⁸⁷⁰

23  Then king⁴⁴²⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ swore⁷⁶⁵⁰ by the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ God⁴³⁰ do⁶²¹³ so³⁵⁴¹ to me, and more³²⁵⁴ also,³⁵⁴¹ if³⁵⁸⁸ Adonijah¹³⁸ have not spoken^{1696 853} this²⁰⁸⁸ word¹⁶⁹⁷ against his own life.⁵³¹⁵

24  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore, as the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ liveth,²⁴¹⁶ which⁸³⁴ hath established³⁵⁵⁹ me, and set³⁴²⁷ me on⁵⁹²¹ the throne³⁶⁷⁸ of David¹⁷³² my father,¹ and who⁸³⁴ hath made⁶²¹³ me a house,¹⁰⁰⁴ as⁸³⁴ he promised,¹⁶⁹⁶ Adonijah¹³⁸ shall be put to death⁴¹⁹¹ this day.³¹¹⁷

25  And king⁴⁴²⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ by the hand³⁰²⁷ of Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoiada;³⁰⁷⁷ and he fell⁶²⁹³ upon him that he died.⁴¹⁹¹

26  And unto Abiathar⁵⁴ the priest³⁵⁴⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ Get¹⁹⁸⁰ thee to Anathoth,⁶⁰⁶⁸ unto⁵⁹²¹ thine own fields;⁷⁷⁰⁴ for³⁵⁸⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ art worthy³⁷⁶ of death:⁴¹⁹⁴ but I will not³⁸⁰⁸ at this²⁰⁸⁸ time³¹¹⁷ put thee to death,⁴¹⁹¹ because³⁵⁸⁸ thou didst bear^{5375 853} the ark⁷²⁷ of the Lord¹³⁶ GOD³⁰⁶⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ David¹⁷³² my father,¹ and because³⁵⁸⁸ thou hast been afflicted⁶⁰³¹ in all³⁶⁰⁵ wherein⁸³⁴ my father¹ was afflicted.⁶⁰³¹

27  So Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ thrust out^{1644 853} Abiathar⁵⁴ from being^{4480 1961} priest³⁵⁴⁸ unto the LORD;³⁰⁶⁸ that he might fulfill^{4390 853} the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ which⁸³⁴ he spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ concerning⁵⁹²¹ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Eli⁵⁹⁴¹ in Shiloh.⁷⁸⁸⁷

28  Then tidings⁸⁰⁵² came⁹³⁵ to⁵⁷⁰⁴ Joab:³⁰⁹⁷ for³⁵⁸⁸ Joab³⁰⁹⁷ had turned⁵¹⁸⁶ after³¹⁰ Adonijah,¹³⁸ though he turned⁵¹⁸⁶ not³⁸⁰⁸ after³¹⁰ Absalom.⁵³ And Joab³⁰⁹⁷ fled⁵¹²⁷ unto⁴¹³ the tabernacle¹⁶⁸ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and caught hold²³⁸⁸ on the horns⁷¹⁶¹ of the altar.⁴¹⁹⁶

29  And it was told⁵⁰⁴⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ Joab³⁰⁹⁷ was fled⁵¹²⁷ unto⁴¹³ the tabernacle¹⁶⁸ of the LORD;³⁰⁶⁸ and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ he is by⁶⁸¹ the altar.⁴¹⁹⁶ Then Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ sent^{7971 853} Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoiada,³⁰⁷⁷ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Go,¹⁹⁸⁰ fall⁶²⁹³ upon him.

30  And Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ came⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ the tabernacle¹⁶⁸ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ Come forth.³³¹⁸ And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Nay;³⁸⁰⁸ but³⁵⁸⁸ I will die⁴¹⁹¹ here.⁶³¹¹ And Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ brought^{7725 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ word¹⁶⁹⁷ again, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Thus³⁵⁴¹ said¹⁶⁹⁶ Joab,³⁰⁹⁷ and thus³⁵⁴¹ he answered⁶⁰³⁰ me.

31  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Do⁶²¹³ as⁸³⁴ he hath said,¹⁶⁹⁶ and fall⁶²⁹³ upon him, and bury⁶⁹¹² him; that thou mayest take away⁵⁴⁹³ the innocent²⁶⁰⁰ blood,¹⁸¹⁸ which⁸³⁴ Joab³⁰⁹⁷ shed,⁸²¹⁰ from^{4480 5921} me, and from^{4480 5921} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of my father.¹

32  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ shall return^{7725 853} his blood¹⁸¹⁸ upon⁵⁹²¹ his own head,⁷²¹⁸ who⁸³⁴ fell⁶²⁹³ upon two⁸¹⁴⁷ men³⁷⁶ more righteous⁶⁶⁶² and better²⁸⁹⁶ than⁴⁴⁸⁰ he, and slew²⁰²⁶ them with the sword,²⁷¹⁹ my father¹ David¹⁷³² not³⁸⁰⁸ knowing³⁰⁴⁵ thereof, to wit, ⁸⁵³ Abner⁷⁴ the son¹¹²¹ of Ner,⁵³⁶⁹ captain⁸²⁶⁹ of the host⁶⁶³⁵ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and Amasa⁶⁰²¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jether,³⁵⁰⁰ captain⁸²⁶⁹ of the host⁶⁶³⁵ of Judah.³⁰⁶³

33  Their blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall therefore return⁷⁷²⁵ upon the head⁷²¹⁸ of Joab,³⁰⁹⁷ and upon the head⁷²¹⁸ of his seed²²³³ forever:⁵⁷⁶⁹ but upon David,¹⁷³² and upon his seed,²²³³ and upon his house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and upon his throne,³⁶⁷⁸ shall there be¹⁹⁶¹ peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ forever^{5704 5769} from^{4480 5973} the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

34  So Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ went up,⁵⁹²⁷ and fell⁶²⁹³ upon him, and slew⁴¹⁹¹ him: and he was buried⁶⁹¹² in his own house¹⁰⁰⁴ in the wilderness.⁴⁰⁵⁷

35  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ put^{5414 853} Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoiada³⁰⁷⁷ in his room⁸⁴⁷⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ the host:⁶⁶³⁵ and Zadok⁶⁶⁵⁹ the priest³⁵⁴⁸ did the king⁴⁴²⁸ put⁵⁴¹⁴ in the room⁸⁴⁷⁸ of Abiathar.⁵⁴

36  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ and called⁷¹²¹ for Shimei,⁸⁰⁹⁶ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Build¹¹²⁹ thee a house¹⁰⁰⁴ in Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and dwell³⁴²⁷ there,⁸⁰³³ and go not forth^{3808 3318} thence^{4480 8033} any⁵⁷⁵ whither.⁵⁷⁵

37  For it shall be,¹⁹⁶¹ that on the day³¹¹⁷ thou goest out,³³¹⁸ and passest over^{5674 853} the brook⁵¹⁵⁸ Kidron,⁶⁹³⁹ thou shalt know³⁰⁴⁵ for certain³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ thou shalt surely die:^{4191 4191} thy blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall be¹⁹⁶¹ upon thine own head.⁷²¹⁸

38  And Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ unto the king,⁴⁴²⁸ The saying¹⁶⁹⁷ is good:²⁸⁹⁶ as⁸³⁴ my lord¹¹³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ hath said,¹⁶⁹⁶ so³⁶⁵¹ will thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ do.⁶²¹³ And Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ dwelt³⁴²⁷ in Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ many⁷²²⁷ days.³¹¹⁷

39  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ at the end^{4480 7093} of three⁷⁹⁶⁹ years,⁸¹⁴¹ that two⁸¹⁴⁷ of the servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ of Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ ran away¹²⁷² unto⁴¹³ Achish³⁹⁷ son¹¹²¹ of Maachah⁴⁶⁰¹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Gath.¹⁶⁶¹ And they told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Shimei,⁸⁰⁹⁶ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ thy servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ be in Gath.¹⁶⁶¹

40  And Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and saddled^{2280 853} his ass,²⁵⁴³ and went¹⁹⁸⁰ to Gath¹⁶⁶¹ to⁴¹³ Achish³⁹⁷ to seek^{1245 853} his servants:⁵⁶⁵⁰ and Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ went,¹⁹⁸⁰ and brought^{935 853} his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ from Gath.^{4480 1661}

41  And it was told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ Shimei⁸⁰⁹⁶ had gone¹⁹⁸⁰ from Jerusalem^{4480 3389} to Gath,¹⁶⁶¹ and was come again.⁷⁷²⁵

42  And the king⁴⁴²⁸ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ and called⁷¹²¹ for Shimei,⁸⁰⁹⁶ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Did I not³⁸⁰⁸ make thee to swear⁷⁶⁵⁰ by the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and protested⁵⁷⁴⁹ unto thee, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Know for a certain,^{3045 3045} on the day³¹¹⁷ thou goest out,³³¹⁸ and walkest abroad¹⁹⁸⁰ any⁵⁷⁵ whither,⁵⁷⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ thou shalt surely die?^{4191 4191} and thou saidst⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ me, The word¹⁶⁹⁷ that I have heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ is good.²⁸⁹⁶

43  Why⁴⁰⁶⁹ then hast thou not³⁸⁰⁸ kept^{8104 853} the oath⁷⁶²¹ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and the commandment⁴⁶⁸⁷ that⁸³⁴ I have charged⁶⁶⁸⁰ thee⁵⁹²¹ with?

44  The king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ moreover to⁴¹³ Shimei,⁸⁰⁹⁶ Thou⁸⁵⁹ knowest^{3045 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the wickedness⁷⁴⁵¹ which⁸³⁴ thine heart³⁸²⁴ is privy to,³⁰⁴⁵ that⁸³⁴ thou didst⁶²¹³ to David¹⁷³² my father:¹ therefore the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ shall return^{7725 853} thy wickedness⁷⁴⁵¹ upon thine own head;⁷²¹⁸

45  And king⁴⁴²⁸ Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ shall be blessed,¹²⁸⁸ and the throne³⁶⁷⁸ of David¹⁷³² shall be¹⁹⁶¹ established³⁵⁵⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ forever.^{5704 5769}

46  So the king⁴⁴²⁸ commanded^{6680 853} Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoiada;³⁰⁷⁷ which went out,³³¹⁸ and fell⁶²⁹³ upon him, that he died.⁴¹⁹¹ And the kingdom⁴⁴⁶⁷ was established³⁵⁵⁹ in the hand³⁰²⁷ of Solomon.⁸⁰¹⁰

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1 καὶ ἤγγισαν αἱ ἡμέραι Δαυιδ ἀποθανεῖν αὐτόν καὶ ἐνετείλατο τῷ Σαλωμων υἱῷ αὐτοῦ λέγων

2 ἐγώ εἰμι πορεύομαι ἐν ὁδῷ πάσης τῆς γῆς καὶ ἰσχύσεις καὶ ἔσῃ εἰς ἄνδρα

3 καὶ φυλάξεις τὴν φυλακὴν κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου τοῦ πορεύεσθαι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ φυλάσσειν τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα καὶ τὰ κρίματα τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν νόμῳ Μωυσέως ἵνα συνίῃς ἃ ποιήσεις κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἂν ἐντείλωμαί σοι

4 ἵνα στήσῃ κύριος τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ὃν ἐλάλησεν λέγων ἐὰν φυλάξωσιν οἱ υἱοί σου τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτῶν πορεύεσθαι ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ ψυχῇ αὐτῶν λέγων οὐκ ἐξολεθρευθήσεταί σοι ἀνὴρ ἐπάνωθεν θρόνου Ισραηλ

5 καί γε σὺ ἔγνως ὅσα ἐποίησέν μοι Ιωαβ υἱὸς Σαρουιας ὅσα ἐποίησεν τοῖς δυσὶν ἄρχουσιν τῶν δυνάμεων Ισραηλ τῷ Αβεννηρ υἱῷ Νηρ καὶ τῷ Αμεσσαϊ υἱῷ Ιεθερ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτοὺς καὶ ἔταξεν τὰ αἵματα πολέμου ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ ἔδωκεν αἷμα ἀθῷον ἐν τῇ ζώνῃ αὐτοῦ τῇ ἐν τῇ ὀσφύι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ ὑποδήματι αὐτοῦ τῷ ἐν τῷ ποδὶ αὐτοῦ

6 καὶ ποιήσεις κατὰ τὴν σοφίαν σου καὶ οὐ κατάξεις τὴν πολιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐν εἰρήνῃ εἰς ᾅδου

7 καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς Βερζελλι τοῦ Γαλααδίτου ποιήσεις ἔλεος καὶ ἔσονται ἐν τοῖς ἐσθίουσιν τὴν τράπεζάν σου ὅτι οὕτως ἤγγισάν μοι ἐν τῷ με ἀποδιδράσκειν ἀπὸ προσώπου Αβεσσαλωμ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου

8 καὶ ἰδοὺ μετὰ σοῦ Σεμεϊ υἱὸς Γηρα υἱὸς τοῦ Ιεμενι ἐκ Βαουριμ καὶ αὐτὸς κατηράσατό με κατάραν ὀδυνηρὰν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἐπορευόμην εἰς παρεμβολάς καὶ αὐτὸς κατέβη εἰς ἀπαντήν μου εἰς τὸν Ιορδάνην καὶ ὤμοσα αὐτῷ ἐν κυρίῳ λέγων εἰ θανατώσω σε ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ

9 καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀθῳώσῃς αὐτόν ὅτι ἀνὴρ σοφὸς εἶ σὺ καὶ γνώσῃ ἃ ποιήσεις αὐτῷ καὶ κατάξεις τὴν πολιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐν αἵματι εἰς ᾅδου

10 καὶ ἐκοιμήθη Δαυιδ μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν πόλει Δαυιδ

11 καὶ αἱ ἡμέραι ἃς ἐβασίλευσεν Δαυιδ ἐπὶ τὸν Ισραηλ τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη ἐν Χεβρων ἐβασίλευσεν ἔτη ἑπτὰ καὶ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ τριάκοντα τρία ἔτη

12 καὶ Σαλωμων ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου Δαυιδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ υἱὸς ἐτῶν δώδεκα καὶ ἡτοιμάσθη ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ σφόδρα

13 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Αδωνιας υἱὸς Αγγιθ πρὸς Βηρσαβεε μητέρα Σαλωμων καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῇ ἡ δὲ εἶπεν εἰρήνη ἡ εἴσοδός σου καὶ εἶπεν εἰρήνη

14 λόγος μοι πρὸς σέ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ λάλησον

15 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ σὺ οἶδας ὅτι ἐμοὶ ἦν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ ἔθετο πᾶς Ισραηλ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ εἰς βασιλέα καὶ ἐστράφη ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἐγενήθη τῷ ἀδελφῷ μου ὅτι παρὰ κυρίου ἐγένετο αὐτῷ

16 καὶ νῦν αἴτησιν μίαν ἐγὼ αἰτοῦμαι παρὰ σοῦ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Βηρσαβεε λάλει

17 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ εἰπὸν δὴ πρὸς Σαλωμων τὸν βασιλέα ὅτι οὐκ ἀποστρέψει τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ δώσει μοι τὴν Αβισακ τὴν Σωμανῖτιν εἰς γυναῖκα

18 καὶ εἶπεν Βηρσαβεε καλῶς ἐγὼ λαλήσω περὶ σοῦ τῷ βασιλεῖ

19 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Βηρσαβεε πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Σαλωμων λαλῆσαι αὐτῷ περὶ Αδωνιου καὶ ἐξανέστη ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς ἀπαντὴν αὐτῇ καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐτέθη θρόνος τῇ μητρὶ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ

20 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ αἴτησιν μίαν μικρὰν ἐγὼ αἰτοῦμαι παρὰ σοῦ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ βασιλεύς αἴτησαι μῆτερ ἐμή ὅτι οὐκ ἀποστρέψω σε

21 καὶ εἶπεν δοθήτω δὲ Αβισακ ἡ Σωμανῖτις τῷ Αδωνια τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου εἰς γυναῖκα

22 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Σαλωμων ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ εἶπεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἵνα τί σὺ ᾔτησαι τὴν Αβισακ τῷ Αδωνια καὶ αἴτησαι αὐτῷ τὴν βασιλείαν ὅτι οὗτος ἀδελφός μου ὁ μέγας ὑπὲρ ἐμέ καὶ αὐτῷ Αβιαθαρ ὁ ἱερεὺς καὶ αὐτῷ Ιωαβ ὁ υἱὸς Σαρουιας ὁ ἀρχιστράτηγος ἑταῖρος

23 καὶ ὤμοσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμων κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου λέγων τάδε ποιήσαι μοι ὁ θεὸς καὶ τάδε προσθείη ὅτι κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἐλάλησεν Αδωνιας τὸν λόγον τοῦτον

24 καὶ νῦν ζῇ κύριος ὃς ἡτοίμασέν με καὶ ἔθετό με ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον Δαυιδ τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ αὐτὸς ἐποίησέν μοι οἶκον καθὼς ἐλάλησεν κύριος ὅτι σήμερον θανατωθήσεται Αδωνιας

25 καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν Σαλωμων ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν χειρὶ Βαναιου υἱοῦ Ιωδαε καὶ ἀνεῖλεν αὐτόν καὶ ἀπέθανεν Αδωνιας ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ

26 καὶ τῷ Αβιαθαρ τῷ ἱερεῖ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς ἀπότρεχε σὺ εἰς Αναθωθ εἰς ἀγρόν σου ὅτι ἀνὴρ θανάτου εἶ σὺ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ καὶ οὐ θανατώσω σε ὅτι ἦρας τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης κυρίου ἐνώπιον τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ ὅτι ἐκακουχήθης ἐν ἅπασιν οἷς ἐκακουχήθη ὁ πατήρ μου

27 καὶ ἐξέβαλεν Σαλωμων τὸν Αβιαθαρ τοῦ μὴ εἶναι ἱερέα τοῦ κυρίου πληρωθῆναι τὸ ῥῆμα κυρίου ὃ ἐλάλησεν ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ηλι ἐν Σηλωμ

28 καὶ ἡ ἀκοὴ ἦλθεν ἕως Ιωαβ τοῦ υἱοῦ Σαρουιας ὅτι Ιωαβ ἦν κεκλικὼς ὀπίσω Αδωνιου καὶ ὀπίσω Σαλωμων οὐκ ἔκλινεν καὶ ἔφυγεν Ιωαβ εἰς τὸ σκήνωμα τοῦ κυρίου καὶ κατέσχεν τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου

29 καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σαλωμων λέγοντες ὅτι ἔφυγεν Ιωαβ εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἰδοὺ κατέχει τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Σαλωμων πρὸς Ιωαβ λέγων τί γέγονέν σοι ὅτι πέφευγας εἰς τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ εἶπεν Ιωαβ ὅτι ἐφοβήθην ἀπὸ προσώπου σου καὶ ἔφυγον πρὸς κύριον καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Σαλωμων ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Βαναιου υἱὸν Ιωδαε λέγων πορεύου καὶ ἄνελε αὐτὸν καὶ θάψον αὐτόν

30 καὶ ἦλθεν Βαναιου υἱὸς Ιωδαε πρὸς Ιωαβ εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ κυρίου καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ τάδε λέγει ὁ βασιλεύς ἔξελθε καὶ εἶπεν Ιωαβ οὐκ ἐκπορεύομαι ὅτι ὧδε ἀποθανοῦμαι καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν Βαναιας υἱὸς Ιωδαε καὶ εἶπεν τῷ βασιλεῖ λέγων τάδε λελάληκεν Ιωαβ καὶ τάδε ἀποκέκριταί μοι

31 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεύς πορεύου καὶ ποίησον αὐτῷ καθὼς εἴρηκεν καὶ ἄνελε αὐτὸν καὶ θάψεις αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξαρεῖς σήμερον τὸ αἷμα ὃ δωρεὰν ἐξέχεεν Ιωαβ ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός μου

32 καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν κύριος τὸ αἷμα τῆς ἀδικίας αὐτοῦ εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ὡς ἀπήντησεν τοῖς δυσὶν ἀνθρώποις τοῖς δικαίοις καὶ ἀγαθοῖς ὑπὲρ αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτοὺς ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου Δαυιδ οὐκ ἔγνω τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν τὸν Αβεννηρ υἱὸν Νηρ ἀρχιστράτηγον Ισραηλ καὶ τὸν Αμεσσα υἱὸν Ιεθερ ἀρχιστράτηγον Ιουδα

33 καὶ ἐπεστράφη τὰ αἵματα αὐτῶν εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς κεφαλὴν τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ τῷ Δαυιδ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ θρόνῳ αὐτοῦ γένοιτο εἰρήνη ἕως αἰῶνος παρὰ κυρίου

34 καὶ ἀπήντησεν Βαναιου υἱὸς Ιωδαε τῷ Ιωαβ καὶ ἐθανάτωσεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἔθαψεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ

35 καὶ ἔδωκεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Βαναιου υἱὸν Ιωδαε ἀντ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν στρατηγίαν καὶ ἡ βασιλεία κατωρθοῦτο ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ τὸν Σαδωκ τὸν ἱερέα ἔδωκεν ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς ἱερέα πρῶτον ἀντὶ Αβιαθαρ
καὶ ἔδωκεν κύριος φρόνησιν τῷ Σαλωμων καὶ σοφίαν πολλὴν σφόδρα καὶ πλάτος καρδίας ὡς ἡ ἄμμος ἡ παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν
καὶ ἐπληθύνθη ἡ φρόνησις Σαλωμων σφόδρα ὑπὲρ τὴν φρόνησιν πάντων ἀρχαίων υἱῶν καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντας φρονίμους Αἰγύπτου
καὶ ἔλαβεν τὴν θυγατέρα Φαραω καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτὴν εἰς τὴν πόλιν Δαυιδ ἕως συντελέσαι αὐτὸν τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν οἶκον κυρίου ἐν πρώτοις καὶ τὸ τεῖχος Ιερουσαλημ κυκλόθεν ἐν ἑπτὰ ἔτεσιν ἐποίησεν καὶ συνετέλεσεν
καὶ ἦν τῷ Σαλωμων ἑβδομήκοντα χιλιάδες αἴροντες ἄρσιν καὶ ὀγδοήκοντα χιλιάδες λατόμων ἐν τῷ ὄρει
καὶ ἐποίησεν Σαλωμων τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ τὰ ὑποστηρίγματα καὶ τοὺς λουτῆρας τοὺς μεγάλους καὶ τοὺς στύλους καὶ τὴν κρήνην τῆς αὐλῆς καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν τὴν χαλκῆν
καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν τὴν ἄκραν καὶ τὰς ἐπάλξεις αὐτῆς καὶ διέκοψεν τὴν πόλιν Δαυιδ οὕτως θυγάτηρ Φαραω ἀνέβαινεν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Δαυιδ εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς ὃν ᾠκοδόμησεν αὐτῇ τότε ᾠκοδόμησεν τὴν ἄκραν
καὶ Σαλωμων ἀνέφερεν τρεῖς ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ ὁλοκαυτώσεις καὶ εἰρηνικὰς ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον ὃ ᾠκοδόμησεν τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐθυμία ἐνώπιον κυρίου καὶ συνετέλεσεν τὸν οἶκον
καὶ οὗτοι οἱ ἄρχοντες οἱ καθεσταμένοι ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Σαλωμων τρεῖς χιλιάδες καὶ ἑξακόσιοι ἐπιστάται τοῦ λαοῦ τῶν ποιούντων τὰ ἔργα
καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν τὴν Ασσουρ καὶ τὴν Μαγδω καὶ τὴν Γαζερ καὶ τὴν Βαιθωρων τὴν ἐπάνω καὶ τὰ Βααλαθ
πλὴν μετὰ τὸ οἰκοδομῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν οἶκον τοῦ κυρίου καὶ τὸ τεῖχος Ιερουσαλημ κύκλῳ μετὰ ταῦτα ᾠκοδόμησεν τὰς πόλεις ταύτας
καὶ ἐν τῷ ἔτι Δαυιδ ζῆν ἐνετείλατο τῷ Σαλωμων λέγων ἰδοὺ μετὰ σοῦ Σεμεϊ υἱὸς Γηρα υἱὸς σπέρματος τοῦ Ιεμινι ἐκ Χεβρων
οὗτος κατηράσατό με κατάραν ὀδυνηρὰν ἐν ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐπορευόμην εἰς παρεμβολάς
καὶ αὐτὸς κατέβαινεν εἰς ἀπαντήν μοι ἐπὶ τὸν Ιορδάνην καὶ ὤμοσα αὐτῷ κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου λέγων εἰ θανατωθήσεται ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ
καὶ νῦν μὴ ἀθῳώσῃς αὐτόν ὅτι ἀνὴρ φρόνιμος σὺ καὶ γνώσῃ ἃ ποιήσεις αὐτῷ καὶ κατάξεις τὴν πολιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐν αἵματι εἰς ᾅδου

36 καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Σεμεϊ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ οἰκοδόμησον σεαυτῷ οἶκον ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ κάθου ἐκεῖ καὶ οὐκ ἐξελεύσῃ ἐκεῖθεν οὐδαμοῦ

37 καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς ἐξόδου σου καὶ διαβήσῃ τὸν χειμάρρουν Κεδρων γινώσκων γνώσῃ ὅτι θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ τὸ αἷμά σου ἔσται ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν σου καὶ ὥρκισεν αὐτὸν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ

38 καὶ εἶπεν Σεμεϊ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ἀγαθὸν τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ ἐλάλησας κύριέ μου βασιλεῦ οὕτω ποιήσει ὁ δοῦλός σου καὶ ἐκάθισεν Σεμεϊ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ τρία ἔτη

39 καὶ ἐγενήθη μετὰ τρία ἔτη καὶ ἀπέδρασαν δύο δοῦλοι τοῦ Σεμεϊ πρὸς Αγχους υἱὸν Μααχα βασιλέα Γεθ καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σεμεϊ λέγοντες ἰδοὺ οἱ δοῦλοί σου ἐν Γεθ

40 καὶ ἀνέστη Σεμεϊ καὶ ἐπέσαξε τὴν ὄνον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Γεθ πρὸς Αγχους τοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπορεύθη Σεμεϊ καὶ ἤγαγεν τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ἐκ Γεθ

41 καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σαλωμων λέγοντες ὅτι ἐπορεύθη Σεμεϊ ἐξ Ιερουσαλημ εἰς Γεθ καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ

42 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸν Σεμεϊ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν οὐχὶ ὥρκισά σε κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἐπεμαρτυράμην σοι λέγων ἐν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐξέλθῃς ἐξ Ιερουσαλημ καὶ πορευθῇς εἰς δεξιὰ ἢ εἰς ἀριστερά γινώσκων γνώσῃ ὅτι θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ

43 καὶ τί ὅτι οὐκ ἐφύλαξας τὸν ὅρκον κυρίου καὶ τὴν ἐντολήν ἣν ἐνετειλάμην κατὰ σοῦ

44 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Σεμεϊ σὺ οἶδας πᾶσαν τὴν κακίαν σου ἣν ἔγνω ἡ καρδία σου ἃ ἐποίησας τῷ Δαυιδ τῷ πατρί μου καὶ ἀνταπέδωκεν κύριος τὴν κακίαν σου εἰς κεφαλήν σου

45 καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμων ηὐλογημένος καὶ ὁ θρόνος Δαυιδ ἔσται ἕτοιμος ἐνώπιον κυρίου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

46 καὶ ἐνετείλατο ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμων τῷ Βαναια υἱῷ Ιωδαε καὶ ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἀνεῖλεν αὐτόν καὶ ἀπέθανεν
καὶ ἦν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμων φρόνιμος σφόδρα καὶ σοφός καὶ Ιουδα καὶ Ισραηλ πολλοὶ σφόδρα ὡς ἡ ἄμμος ἡ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς πλῆθος ἐσθίοντες καὶ πίνοντες καὶ χαίροντες
καὶ Σαλωμων ἦν ἄρχων ἐν πάσαις ταῖς βασιλείαις καὶ ἦσαν προσφέροντες δῶρα καὶ ἐδούλευον τῷ Σαλωμων πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ
καὶ Σαλωμων ἤρξατο διανοίγειν τὰ δυναστεύματα τοῦ Λιβάνου
καὶ αὐτὸς ᾠκοδόμησεν τὴν Θερμαι ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ
καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ἄριστον τῷ Σαλωμων τριάκοντα κόροι σεμιδάλεως καὶ ἑξήκοντα κόροι ἀλεύρου κεκοπανισμένου δέκα μόσχοι ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ εἴκοσι βόες νομάδες καὶ ἑκατὸν πρόβατα ἐκτὸς ἐλάφων καὶ δορκάδων καὶ ὀρνίθων ἐκλεκτῶν νομάδων
ὅτι ἦν ἄρχων ἐν παντὶ πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἀπὸ Ραφι ἕως Γάζης ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ
καὶ ἦν αὐτῷ εἰρήνη ἐκ πάντων τῶν μερῶν αὐτοῦ κυκλόθεν καὶ κατῴκει Ιουδα καὶ Ισραηλ πεποιθότες ἕκαστος ὑπὸ τὴν ἄμπελον αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν αὐτοῦ ἐσθίοντες καὶ πίνοντες ἀπὸ Δαν καὶ ἕως Βηρσαβεε πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας Σαλωμων
καὶ οὗτοι οἱ ἄρχοντες τοῦ Σαλωμων Αζαριον υἱὸς Σαδωκ τοῦ ἱερέως καὶ Ορνιου υἱὸς Ναθαν ἄρχων τῶν ἐφεστηκότων καὶ Εδραμ ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ καὶ Σουβα γραμματεὺς καὶ Βασα υἱὸς Αχιθαλαμ ἀναμιμνῄσκων καὶ Αβι υἱὸς Ιωαβ ἀρχιστράτηγος καὶ Αχιρε υἱὸς Εδραϊ ἐπὶ τὰς ἄρσεις καὶ Βαναια υἱὸς Ιωδαε ἐπὶ τῆς αὐλαρχίας καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ πλινθείου καὶ Ζαχουρ υἱὸς Ναθαν ὁ σύμβουλος
καὶ ἦσαν τῷ Σαλωμων τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδες τοκάδες ἵπποι εἰς ἅρματα καὶ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἱππέων
καὶ ἦν ἄρχων ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν ἀπὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ καὶ ἕως γῆς ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἕως ὁρίων Αἰγύπτου
Σαλωμων υἱὸς Δαυιδ ἐβασίλευσεν ἐπὶ Ισραηλ καὶ Ιουδα ἐν Ιερουσαλημ

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‎1 ‏וַיִּקְרְב֥וּ יְמֵֽי־דָוִ֖ד לָמ֑וּת וַיְצַ֛ו אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

‎2 ‏אָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְחָזַקְתָּ֖ וְהָיִ֥יתָֽ לְאִֽישׁ׃

‎3 ‏וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ לָלֶ֤כֶת בִּדְרָכָיו֙ לִשְׁמֹ֨ר חֻקֹּתָ֤יו מִצְוֹתָיו֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו וְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יו כַּכָּת֖וּב בְּתוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה לְמַ֣עַן תַּשְׂכִּ֗יל אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּפְנֶ֖ה שָֽׁם׃

‎4 ‏לְמַעַן֩ יָקִ֨ים יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־דְּבָר֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֣ר עָלַי֮ לֵאמֹר֒ אִם־יִשְׁמְר֨וּ בָנֶ֜יךָ אֶת־דַּרְכָּ֗ם לָלֶ֤כֶת לְפָנַי֙ בֶּאֱמֶ֔ת בְּכָל־לְבָבָ֖ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשָׁ֑ם לֵאמֹ֕ר לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֤ת לְךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ מֵעַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎5 ‏וְגַ֣ם אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֡עְתָּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁר־עָ֨שָׂה לִ֜י יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֣ה לִשְׁנֵֽי־שָׂרֵ֣י צִבְא֣וֹת יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל לְאַבְנֵ֨ר בֶּן־נֵ֜ר וְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤א בֶן־יֶ֙תֶר֙ וַיַּ֣הַרְגֵ֔ם וַיָּ֥שֶׂם דְּמֵֽי־מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּשָׁלֹ֑ם וַיִּתֵּ֞ן דְּמֵ֣י מִלְחָמָ֗ה בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמָתְנָ֔יו וּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃

‎6 ‏וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ כְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־תוֹרֵ֧ד שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ בְּשָׁלֹ֖ם שְׁאֹֽל׃ ס

‎7 ‏וְלִבְנֵ֨י בַרְזִלַּ֤י הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־חֶ֔סֶד וְהָי֖וּ בְּאֹכְלֵ֣י שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָ כִּי־כֵן֙ קָרְב֣וּ אֵלַ֔י בְּבָרְחִ֕י מִפְּנֵ֖י אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם אָחִֽיךָ׃

‎8 ‏וְהִנֵּ֣ה עִ֠מְּךָ שִֽׁמְעִ֨י בֶן־גֵּרָ֥א בֶן־הַיְמִינִי֮ מִבַּחֻרִים֒ וְה֤וּא קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ קְלָלָ֣ה נִמְרֶ֔צֶת בְּי֖וֹם לֶכְתִּ֣י מַחֲנָ֑יִם וְהֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד לִקְרָאתִי֙ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽע ל֤וֹ בַֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אִם־אֲמִֽיתְךָ֖ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃

‎9 ‏וְעַתָּה֙ אַל־תְּנַקֵּ֔הוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ חָכָ֖ם אָ֑תָּה וְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לּ֔וֹ וְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ אֶת־שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ בְּדָ֖ם שְׁאֽוֹל׃

‎10 ‏וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב דָּוִ֖ד עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּעִ֥יר דָּוִֽד׃ פ

‎11 ‏וְהַיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָלַ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה בְּחֶבְר֤וֹן מָלַךְ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם מָלַ֔ךְ שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃

‎12 ‏וּשְׁלֹמֹ֕ה יָשַׁ֕ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֖א דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַתִּכֹּ֥ן מַלְכֻת֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃

‎13 ‏וַיָּבֹ֞א אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־חַגֵּ֗ית¹ אֶל־בַּת־שֶׁ֙בַע֙ אֵם־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַתֹּ֖אמֶר הֲשָׁל֣וֹם בֹּאֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם׃

‎14 ‏וַיֹּ֕אמֶר דָּבָ֥ר לִ֖י אֵלָ֑יִךְ וַתֹּ֖אמֶר דַּבֵּֽר׃

‎15 ‏וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַ֤תְּ יָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ כִּי־לִי֙ הָיְתָ֣ה הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וְעָלַ֞י שָׂ֧מוּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם לִמְלֹ֑ךְ וַתִּסֹּ֤ב הַמְּלוּכָה֙ וַתְּהִ֣י לְאָחִ֔י כִּ֥י מֵיְהוָ֖ה הָ֥יְתָה לּֽוֹ׃

‎16 ‏וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁאֵלָ֤ה אַחַת֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֵ֣ל מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ אַל־תָּשִׁ֖בִי אֶת־פָּנָ֑י וַתֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו דַּבֵּֽר׃

‎17 ‏וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אִמְרִי־נָא֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־פָּנָ֑יִךְ וְיִתֶּן־לִ֛י אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֥ג הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

‎18 ‏וַתֹּ֥אמֶר בַּת־שֶׁ֖בַע ט֑וֹב אָנֹכִ֕י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎19 ‏וַתָּבֹ֤א בַת־שֶׁ֙בַע֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה לְדַבֶּר־ל֖וֹ עַל־אֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ וַיָּקָם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ לִקְרָאתָ֜הּ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּ לָ֗הּ וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כִּסֵּא֙ לְאֵ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב לִֽימִינֽוֹ׃

‎20 ‏וַתֹּ֗אמֶר שְׁאֵלָ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֶ֣לֶת מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְ אַל־תָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־פָּנָ֑י וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֤הּ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ שַׁאֲלִ֣י אִמִּ֔י כִּ֥י לֹֽא־אָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־פָּנָֽיִךְ׃

‎21 ‏וַתֹּ֕אמֶר יֻתַּ֖ן אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֣ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ אָחִ֖יךָ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

‎22 ‏וַיַּעַן֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאִמּ֗וֹ וְלָמָה֩ אַ֨תְּ שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־לוֹ֙ אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה כִּ֛י ה֥וּא אָחִ֖י הַגָּד֣וֹל מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְלוֹ֙ וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וּלְיוֹאָ֖ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָֽה׃ פ

‎23 ‏וַיִּשָּׁבַע֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה בַּֽיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣י בְנַפְשׁ֔וֹ דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃

‎24 ‏וְעַתָּ֗ה חַי־יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱכִינַ֗נִי ויושיביני וַיּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֙נִי֙ עַל־כִּסֵּא֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֛י בַּ֖יִת כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר כִּ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם יוּמַ֖ת אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃

‎25 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד בְּנָיָ֣הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֑ע וַיִּפְגַּע־בּ֖וֹ וַיָּמֹֽת׃ ס

‎26 ‏וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨ר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲנָתֹת֙ לֵ֣ךְ עַל־שָׂדֶ֔יךָ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ מָ֖וֶת אָ֑תָּה וּבַיּ֨וֹם הַזֶּ֜ה לֹ֣א אֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ כִּֽי־נָשָׂ֜אתָ אֶת־אֲר֨וֹן אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִֹה֙ לִפְנֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י וְכִ֣י הִתְעַנִּ֔יתָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְעַנָּ֖ה אָבִֽי׃

‎27 ‏וַיְגָ֤רֶשׁ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־אֶבְיָתָ֔ר מִהְי֥וֹת כֹּהֵ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה לְמַלֵּא֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר עַל־בֵּ֥ית עֵלִ֖י בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פ

‎28 ‏וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ בָּ֣אָה עַד־יוֹאָ֔ב כִּ֣י יוֹאָ֗ב נָטָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה וְאַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם לֹ֣א נָטָ֑ה וַיָּ֤נָס יוֹאָב֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֔ה וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק בְּקַרְנ֥וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

‎29 ‏וַיֻּגַּ֞ד לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה כִּ֣י נָ֤ס יוֹאָב֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה אֶת־בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע לֵאמֹ֖ר לֵ֥ךְ פְּגַע־בּֽוֹ׃

‎30 ‏וַיָּבֹ֨א בְנָיָ֜הוּ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ צֵ֔א וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀ לֹ֖א כִּ֣י פֹ֣ה אָמ֑וּת וַיָּ֨שֶׁב בְּנָיָ֤הוּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ דָּבָ֣ר לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּֽה־דִבֶּ֥ר יוֹאָ֖ב וְכֹ֥ה עָנָֽנִי׃

‎31 ‏וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲשֵׂה֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר וּפְגַע־בּ֖וֹ וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹ וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀ דְּמֵ֣י חִנָּ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁפַ֣ךְ יוֹאָ֔ב מֵעָלַ֕י וּמֵעַ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃

‎32 ‏וְהֵשִׁיב֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶת־דָּמ֜וֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגַ֣ע בִּשְׁנֵֽי־אֲ֠נָשִׁים צַדִּקִ֨ים וְטֹבִ֤ים מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ וַיַּהַרְגֵ֣ם³ בַּחֶ֔רֶב וְאָבִ֥י דָוִ֖ד לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן־נֵר֙ שַׂר־צְבָ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֥א בֶן־יֶ֖תֶר שַׂר־צְבָ֥א יְהוּדָֽה׃

‎33 ‏וְשָׁ֤בוּ דְמֵיהֶם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ יוֹאָ֔ב וּבְרֹ֥אשׁ זַרְע֖וֹ לְעֹלָ֑ם וּלְדָוִ֡ד וּ֠לְזַרְעוֹ וּלְבֵית֨וֹ וּלְכִסְא֜וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה שָׁל֛וֹם עַד־עוֹלָ֖ם מֵעִ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃

‎34 ‏וַיַּ֗עַל בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע וַיִּפְגַּע־בּ֖וֹ וַיְמִתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּבֵית֖וֹ בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

‎35 ‏וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע תַּחְתָּ֖יו עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וְאֶת־צָד֤וֹק הַכֹּהֵן֙ נָתַ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תַּ֖חַת אֶבְיָתָֽר׃

‎36 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיִּקְרָ֣א לְשִׁמְעִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ בְּֽנֵה־לְךָ֥ בַ֙יִת֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תֵצֵ֥א מִשָּׁ֖ם אָ֥נֶה וָאָֽנָה׃

‎37 ‏וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בְּי֣וֹם צֵאתְךָ֗ וְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ אֶת־נַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת דָּמְךָ֖ יִהְיֶ֥ה בְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃

‎38 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְעִ֤י לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ט֣וֹב הַדָּבָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב שִׁמְעִ֛י בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ ס

‎39 ‏וַיְהִ֗י מִקֵּץ֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וַיִּבְרְח֤וּ שְׁנֵֽי־עֲבָדִים֙ לְשִׁמְעִ֔י אֶל־אָכִ֥ישׁ בֶּֽן־מַעֲכָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ גַּ֑ת וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לְשִׁמְעִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֥ה עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ בְּגַֽת׃

‎40 ‏וַיָּ֣קָם שִׁמְעִ֗י וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־חֲמֹר֔וֹ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ גַּ֙תָה֙ אֶל־אָכִ֔ישׁ לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְעִ֔י וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־עֲבָדָ֖יו מִגַּֽת׃

‎41 ‏וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה כִּי־הָלַ֨ךְ שִׁמְעִ֧י מִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם גַּ֖ת וַיָּשֹֽׁב׃

‎42 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיִּקְרָ֣א לְשִׁמְעִ֗י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו הֲל֧וֹא הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָ בַֽיהוָ֗ה וָאָעִ֤ד בְּךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּי֣וֹם צֵאתְךָ֗ וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ אָ֣נֶה וָאָ֔נָה יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וַתֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלַ֛י ט֥וֹב הַדָּבָ֖ר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃

‎43 ‏וּמַדּ֕וּעַ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֵ֖ת שְׁבֻעַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶת־הַמִּצְוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּ֥יתִי עָלֶֽיךָ׃

‎44 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־שִׁמְעִ֗י אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָדַע֙ לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתָ לְדָוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וְהֵשִׁ֧יב יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־רָעָתְךָ֖ בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃

‎45 ‏וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בָּר֑וּךְ וְכִסֵּ֣א דָוִ֗ד יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֛וֹן לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

‎46 ‏וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֶת־בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע וַיֵּצֵ֕א וַיִּפְגַּע־בּ֖וֹ וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥ה נָכ֖וֹנָה בְּיַד־שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

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1 Appropinquaverunt autem dies David ut moreretur: præcepitque Salomoni filio suo, dicens:

2 Ego ingredior viam universæ terræ: confortare, et esto vir.

3 Et observa custodias Domini Dei tui, ut ambules in viis ejus: ut custodias cæremonias ejus, et præcepta ejus, et judicia, et testimonia, sicut scriptum est in lege Moysi: ut intelligas universa quæ facis, et quocumque te verteris:

4 ut confirmet Dominus sermones suos quos locutus est de me, dicens: Si custodierint filii tui vias suas, et ambulaverint coram me in veritate, in omni corde suo et in omni anima sua, non auferetur tibi vir de solio Israël.

5 Tu quoque nosti quæ fecerit mihi Joab filius Sarviæ, quæ fecerit duobus principibus exercitus Israël, Abner filio Ner, et Amasæ filio Jether: quos occidit, et effudit sanguinem belli in pace, et posuit cruorem prælii in balteo suo qui erat circa lumbos ejus, et in calceamento suo quod erat in pedibus ejus.

6 Facies ergo juxta sapientiam tuam, et non deduces canitiem ejus pacifice ad inferos.

7 Sed et filiis Berzellai Galaaditis reddes gratiam, eruntque comedentes in mensa tua: occurrerunt enim mihi quando fugiebam a facie Absalom fratris tui.

8 Habes quoque apud te Semei filium Gera filii Jemini de Bahurim, qui maledixit mihi maledictione pessima quando ibam ad castra: sed quia descendit mihi in occursum cum transirem Jordanem, et juravi ei per Dominum, dicens: Non te interficiam gladio:

9 tu noli pati eum esse innoxium. Vir autem sapiens es, ut scias quæ facies ei: deducesque canos ejus cum sanguine ad inferos.

10 Dormivit igitur David cum patribus suis, et sepultus est in civitate David.

11 Dies autem quibus regnavit David super Israël, quadraginta anni sunt: in Hebron regnavit septem annis; in Jerusalem, triginta tribus.

12 Salomon autem sedit super thronum David patris sui, et firmatum est regnum ejus nimis.

13 Et ingressus est Adonias filius Haggith ad Bethsabee matrem Salomonis. Quæ dixit ei: Pacificusne est ingressus tuus? Qui respondit: Pacificus.

14 Addiditque: Sermo mihi est ad te. Cui ait: Loquere. Et ille:

15 Tu, inquit, nosti, quia meum erat regnum, et me præposuerat omnis Israël sibi in regem: sed translatum est regnum, et factum est fratris mei: a Domino enim constitutum est ei.

16 Nunc ergo petitionem unam precor a te: ne confundas faciem meam. Quæ dixit ad eum: Loquere.

17 Et ille ait: Precor ut dicas Salomoni regi (neque enim negare tibi quidquam potest) ut det mihi Abisag Sunamitidem uxorem.

18 Et ait Bethsabee: Bene: ego loquar pro te regi.

19 Venit ergo Bethsabee ad regem Salomonem ut loqueretur ei pro Adonia: et surrexit rex in occursum ejus, adoravitque eam, et sedit super thronum suum: positusque est thronus matri regis, quæ sedit ad dexteram ejus.

20 Dixitque ei: Petitionem unam parvulam ego deprecor a te: ne confundas faciem meam. Et dixit ei rex: Pete, mater mea: neque enim fas est ut avertam faciem tuam.

21 Quæ ait: Detur Abisag Sunamitis Adoniæ fratri tuo uxor.

22 Responditque rex Salomon, et dixit matri suæ: Quare postulas Abisag Sunamitidem Adoniæ? postula ei et regnum: ipse est enim frater meus major me, et habet Abiathar sacerdotem, et Joab filium Sarviæ.

23 Juravit itaque rex Salomon per Dominum, dicens: Hæc faciat mihi Deus, et hæc addat, quia contra animam suam locutus est Adonias verbum hoc.

24 Et nunc vivit Dominus, qui firmavit me, et collocavit me super solium David patris mei, et qui fecit mihi domum, sicut locutus est, quia hodie occidetur Adonias.

25 Misitque rex Salomon per manum Banaiæ filii Jojadæ, qui interfecit eum, et mortuus est.

26 Abiathar quoque sacerdoti dixit rex: Vade in Anathoth ad agrum tuum: equidem vir mortis es: sed hodie te non interficiam, quia portasti arcam Domini Dei coram David patre meo, et sustinuisti laborem in omnibus in quibus laboravit pater meus.

27 Ejecit ergo Salomon Abiathar ut non esset sacerdos Domini, ut impleretur sermo Domini quem locutus est super domum Heli in Silo.

28 Venit autem nuntius ad Joab, quod Joab declinasset post Adoniam, et post Salomonem non declinasset: fugit ergo Joab in tabernaculum Domini, et apprehendit cornu altaris.

29 Nuntiatumque est regi Salomoni quod fugisset Joab in tabernaculum Domini, et esset juxta altare: misitque Salomon Banaiam filium Jojadæ, dicens: Vade, interfice eum.

30 Et venit Banaias ad tabernaculum Domini, et dixit ei: Hæc dicit rex: Egredere. Qui ait: Non egrediar, sed hic moriar. Renuntiavit Banaias regi sermonem, dicens: Hæc locutus est Joab, et hæc respondit mihi.

31 Dixitque ei rex: Fac sicut locutus est, et interfice eum, et sepeli: et amovebis sanguinem innocentem qui effusus est a Joab, a me, et a domo patris mei.

32 Et reddet Dominus sanguinem ejus super caput ejus, quia interfecit duos viros justos, melioresque se: et occidit eos gladio, patre meo David ignorante, Abner filium Ner principem militiæ Israël, et Amasam filium Jether principem exercitus Juda:

33 et revertetur sanguis illorum in caput Joab, et in caput seminis ejus in sempiternum. David autem et semini ejus, et domui, et throno illius, sit pax usque in æternum a Domino.

34 Ascendit itaque Banaias filius Jojadæ, et aggressus eum interfecit: sepultusque est in domo sua in deserto.

35 Et constituit rex Banaiam filium Jojadæ pro eo super exercitum, et Sadoc sacerdotem posuit pro Abiathar.

36 Misit quoque rex, et vocavit Semei: dixitque ei: Ædifica tibi domum in Jerusalem, et habita ibi: et non egredieris inde huc atque illuc.

37 Quacumque autem die egressus fueris, et transieris torrentem Cedron, scito te interficiendum: sanguis tuus erit super caput tuum.

38 Dixitque Semei regi: Bonus sermo: sicut locutus est dominus meus rex, sic faciet servus tuus. Habitavit itaque Semei in Jerusalem diebus multis.

39 Factum est autem post annos tres ut fugerent servi Semei ad Achis filium Maacha regem Geth: nuntiatumque est Semei quod servi ejus issent in Geth.

40 Et surrexit Semei, et stravit asinum suum, ivitque ad Achis in Geth ad requirendum servos suos, et adduxit eos de Geth.

41 Nuntiatum est autem Salomoni quod isset Semei in Geth de Jerusalem, et rediisset.

42 Et mittens vocavit eum, dixitque illi: Nonne testificatus sum tibi per Dominum, et prædixi tibi: Quacumque die egressus ieris huc et illuc, scito te esse moriturum: et respondisti mihi: Bonus sermo, quem audivi?

43 quare ergo non custodisti jusjurandum Domini, et præceptum quod præceperam tibi?

44 Dixitque rex ad Semei: Tu nosti omne malum cujus tibi conscium est cor tuum, quod fecisti David patri meo: reddidit Dominus malitiam tuam in caput tuum:

45 et rex Salomon benedictus, et thronus David erit stabilis coram Domino usque in sempiternum.

46 Jussit itaque rex Banaiæ filio Jojadæ, qui egressus, percussit eum, et mortuus est.