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2SAMUEL

THE

DAVIDI

CSU

ESSION"

THE

FIRSTBOOK

OFT

KINGS

NGS

OFTHE

BOOKS

Now

think,

and

decidehowIamtoanswerhim

who

sends

me.'

-David

saidto

Gad

hisisa

hard

choice.Butletusr

athe

rfall

into

thepowerof

Yahweh

,sincehismercyisgreat,and

not

intothe

power

men.'

·So

David

chose

pestilence.

wasthetimeofthewheatharvest.Y

ahweh

sentapestilenceonIsraelfrom the

mornin

gtillthetime

app

ointedandplagueravagedthepeople,v

and

rom

Dan

toBeershebaseventy

thousand

men

themdied.-

Theang

elstretched

out

hishandtow

ards

Jerusalemtodestroyit,

butYahw

though

tbetterofthis evil,

and

hesaidtotheangelwhowasdestroying

the

people,'Enough!Now wit

hdr

your

and

.'TheangelofYahwehwasbesidethethreshing-floorof

Ara

unahtheJebusite.•'When

vidsawtheangelwhowasravaging

the

people,

spo

ketoYahweh.

'It

wasIwhosinned;'hesaid'Iwhodidthiswickedthing. Butthese,thisflock,

what

havethey

done

?Letyour

han

dlieheavyonmethen,andonmyfamily.'

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ltar

isbuilt

Gad

wentto

Davidthat

day

and

said,'

and

erectan

alta

rtoYahweh

the

threshing-floorof

Araun

ahtheJebusite'.-SoatGad'sbiddingDavid

wentupasYahweh

hadordered

him.•

When

raunah

looked

down

and

saw

the

kingandhisofficersadvancing

towards

him

-Araunah

wasthreshingthewheat--checameforwardandwithhisfacetothe

ground

didtheking

hom

age.•'Whyhasmylordtheking

com

etohisservant?'

Ara

nah

asked.

vidanswered,'Tobuythethreshing-floorfromyou,inordertobuildan

alta

rtoYahweh,sothattheplaguemayleavethepeople'.·

'Let

lordthe

king

takeit'Ara

una

hsaidto

Dav

id'andofferupw

hat

hethinksright.

Here

arethe oxenfortheholocaust,thethreshing-sled;andtheoxen'syokefor

the

wood.Theservantofmy

lord

thekinggivesallthistotheking.A

nd'Ara

unahsaid

totheking'mayYahweh

your

Godacceptyouroffering.' Butthekingsaidto

Araunah

,'No,Imustpayyoumoneyforit;Iwillnot

offerYahwehmy

dholocauststhathave

cost

menothing'.SoDavidpaid fiftyshekelsinsilver"forthethreshing-floorandoxen

.•

vidbuiltan

altar

Yahwehthere

and

offeredholocaustsandcommunionsacrifices.

Then

Yahweh

took

pityonthe

country

and

the

plaguewas

turned

awayfromIsrael.TheintriguesofNathanandBathsheba

ThenNathansaidtoBathsheba,

Solomon's

mother,

'Hav

eyounotheardthat

unknowntoourlordDavid.Adoni

jah

,Haggith'sson,hasbecomeking?•Well, thisismyadvicetoyouifyouwanttosaveyourownlifeandthelifeof "yoursonSolomon.-GostraightintoKingDavidandsay,"Mylordking,did younotmakeyourservantthispromiseon

oath

Your

sonSolomonistobe kingafterme;heistheonewhoistositonmythrone?Howisit,then,

tha

·1

Adonijahisking?"

ndwhileyouarestilltheretalkingtotheking,Iwill comeinafteryouandconfirmwhatyousay.' "SoBathshebawenttothekinginhisr

oom

(hewasveryoldandAbishagof

Shunemwasin

attendance

onhim).-Shekneltdownanddidhomagetothe "king,andthekingsaid,'

What

isyourwish'?'·'Mylor

d,'

sheanswered'youswore thistoyourservantbyYahwehyour

God,"You

rsonSolomonistobekingafter David'slastdays,TheintriguesofAdonijah

KingDavidwasanoldmanwelloninye.ars

and

thought

hey

laid,coverletsoverhimhecouldnotkeepwarm.-Sohisservantssaidtohim,Letsome younggirlbefoundformylordtheking,towaitontheking

and

lookafterhim;

sheshalllieon

your

breastandthiswillkeepmylordthekingwarm'.-Having searchedforabeautifulgirlthroughouttheterritoryofIsrael,theyfoundAbishag

Shunemandbroughthertotheking.-Thegirlwasofgreatbeauty.She lookedaftertheking

and

waitedonhimbutthekinghadnointercoursewithher.

NowAdonijah,Haggith'sson,wasambitious;hethoughthemightbeking; accordinglyheprocuredachariotandteamwithfiftymentoruninfrontof

him.

-At

notimeinhislifehadhisfatherevercrossedhimbyasking,

'Why

doyoubehavelikethis?'Hewasalsoveryhandsome;hismotherhadgivenbirthtohim

afterAbsalom

.•

Heconferredwith

Joab

sonofZeruiahandwiththepriest "Abiathar'whoralliedtoAdonijah'scause;

-but

neither

Zadok

thepriest,nor BenaiahsonofJehoiada,northeprophet

Natha

n,norShimei

and

hiscom panions.rDavid'schampions.supported

Adon

ijah.OnedaywhenA

don

ijahwassacrificingsheepandoxenandfattenedcalves attheSlidingStonewhichisbesidetheFuller'sSpring,heinvitedallhisbrothers,

theroyalprinces,andallthemenofJudahintheking'sservice;•buthedidnot invitethe

prop

hetNathan,orBenaiah,orthechampions,orhisbrotherSolomon.

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had

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CiOlI'S

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Dav

id.

especiatlv

arthetimeofSol

omon

'sbiTih.2S12:2';"'1:5. d.This

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hhas

nothithert

bee

men

tionedin

(he

islOry

Davi

d.a,

Cb,1-2

continuethenarrativeof2SIJ-20. b.Joab:

Dav

hewandcompanionofhis

("lIlv

day

s.slill

der-

n-c

hief,2S19:14

Ahial

har:solesurvivorofthe

rmes

b.IS22:20.

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s,illloyal

avid

dhisco

anions'IottowineGreek.

eIact

lons

nandA

don

ijah

areo

pposed

I.TheparenthesisIsInsertedhereinaccordance

thCh

oard

withs

tones

setintheun

derside

still

usedinPalestineforthreshing. k,SixhundredgoldenshekelsaccordingtoCh.

Arauna

h'sthreshing-ftoorwasoutsidethecityonthe hilldominatingoldJerusalemfromtheN.Thisisthe

futu

resiteofSolom

on's

Temple,cf.5

:9+

ThetranslationfollowstheGreek.

b.Thenarrativeprobablyfusestwotraditions: acc

ording

toone,Yahwehhaltstheplagueatthegates

ofJerusalemoutofhisloveforthecity.

16.and

Davidoffersasacrtticeorthanksgiving'asYahweh

hado

rdered'

,v.19.Accordingtothesecond.

isDavid'sprayerandhisbui1dingofthea

ltarthat

save

thecity,

.17.21.25.

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joyand

thecityisnowinan

uproar

;

that

wasthenoiseyou

heard

-What

more,Solomonisseatedontheroyal

throne

.-Andfurther,theking's

officers

havebeento

congratu

late

our

lordKingDavidwiththewords,

"May

your

God

make

the

name

ofSolomonmoregloriouseven

than

yours,andhis

throne

exaltedthanyourown!"Andthekingboweddownonhisbed,-andthensaid, "BlessedbeYahweh,the

dofIsrael,whohasallowedmyeyestoseeoneof mydescend

ant

ssittingonmythronetoday":

Atthis,allAdonij

ah's

guests,takingfright,roseandmadeoffintheirseveral

directions.-Adonijah,in

terror

ofSolomon,rosetoo

and

ranofftoclingto

thehornsofthe

alta

r.-Solornonwastold,

'You

shouldknow

that

Adonijahisin

terro

rofKingSolomonandisnowclingingtothehornsofthealtar,saying,

"Le

tKingSol

omon

firstsweartomethathewillnothavehisservantputtothe

sword?",

·'Should

heb

ear

himselfhon

ourab

ly:Sol

omon

answered'notone h

air

ofhisshallfalltotheground:butifheisfoundmalicious,heshalldie.'

KingSolomonthensentforhimtobebroughtdownfromthealt

ar;

hecame anddid

homa

getoKingSolomon:Solomonsaidtohim,'Gotoyourhouse'. David'stestament.Hisdeath"

AsDavid'slifedrewtoitsclosehelaidthischargeonhissonSolomon, 'Iamgoingthewayofalltheearth.Be

strongand

showyourselfaman. ObservetheinjunctionsofYahweh

your

God,followinghiswaysandkeeping hislaws,his

comma

ndments,hiscustoms

and

hisdecrees,asitstandswritten intheLawofMoses,thatsoyoumaybesuccessfulinallyoudoandundertake,

that

Yahwehmayfulfilthepromisehe

made

me,

"If

yoursonsarecarefulhowtheybehave,

and

walkloyallybeforemewithalltheirhe

art

andsoul,you shallneverlackforamanonthethroneofIsrael". 'Youknowtoo

what

JoabsonofZeruiahdidtome,andwhathedidtothe two

commander

softhe

arm

yofIsrael,

Abner

sonofNerandAmasasonof Jc

ther

;howhemurderedthem,howintimeofpeacehetookvengeancefor bl

ood

shedinwar,stainingthebeltroundmywaist

and

thesandalsonmyfeet

withinnocentblood.

Youwillbewisenottolethisgreyheadgodownto

Sheolinpeace.

-As

regardsthesonsofBarzillaiofGilead,treatthemkindly, let

them

among

thosewhoeatatyourtable,fortheywereaskindtomewhen

Iwasfleeingfrom

your

brother

Absalom.-YoualsohavewithyouShimeison of

Gera,

theBenjaminitefrom

Bahurirn.

HecalleddownaterriblecurseonmethedayIleftforMahanairn,buthecame

down

tomeetmeatthe

Jordanand

IsworetohimbyYahwehIwouldnotputhimtothesword.'

-But

you,"you

must

notlethimgo

unpunished;

youareawiseman

and

willknowhowtodealwithhimtobringhisgreyheaddowntoSheolinblo

od.'

SoDavidsleptwithhisancestors

and

wasburiedintheCitadelofDavid.

Davi

d's

reignoverIsraellastedfortyyears:hereignedinHe

bron

forsevenyears,

and

inJerusalemforthirty-three. ThedeathofAdonijah

Solomonwasseated

upon

the

throne

ofDavid,

and

hissovereigntywassecurelyestablished.

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me'heistheonewhoistositonmythrone".-AndnowhereisA

don

ijahking

and

you,mylordking,knowing

noth

ing

about

it.

-He

hassacrificedquantities

ofoxen

and

fattenedcalves

and

sheep,

and

invitedalltheroyalprinces,the priestAb

iathar

and

Joab

the

army

commander;

buthehasnotinvitedyour serv

ant

Solomon.-Yetyouaretheman,my

lord

king,towhomallIsraellooks,

tonameforthemthesuccessorofmylordtheking.'

-And

whenmy

lord

the

kingsleepswithhis

father

s,mysonSolomonandIwillbemadetosufferfor this.'

Shewasstillspeakingwhenthe

prophet

Nathanentered.

·'

The

proph

Nathanishere'theytoldtheking;andhecame

into

theking'spresenceand boweddowntotheg

round

onhisfacebeforetheking.-'Mylordking:said

Nathan'isthis,then,yourdecree:

"Adonija

histobekingafterme;heisthe onewhoistositonmy

throne

"?-Forhehasgone

downtoday

and

sacrificed

quanti

tiesofoxen

and

fattenedcalves

and

sheep,andinvitedalltheroyalprinces, thearmychiefs,

and

thepriest

Abiathar

;

and

theyaretherenow,eatinganddrinkinginhispresenceandshouting,"LongliveKingAdonijah!"

-He

hasnot,

however,invitedme

your

servant.

Zadok

thepriest,Benaiahsonof

Jchoiada,

oryourservantSolomon

.•

Isthiswithmylordtheking'sapproval?

haveyou

not

toldthoseloyaltoyouwhoistosucceedtothethroneofmylordtheking'!' SolomonisconsecratedkingatDavid'snomination ThenKingDavidspoke.'CallBathshebatome'hesaid.Andshecarneinto

theking'spresenceandstoodbeforehim.

-T

henthekingsworethisoath,

'As

Yahwehlives,whohasdeliveredmefromalladversity,-justasIsworetoyou

byYahwehtheGodofIsraelthatyoursonSolomonshouldbekingaftermeand takemyplaceonthethrone,soIwillbringitaboutthisvery

day'

.-Bathshcba

kneltdown,herfacetotheground,anddidh

oma

getotheking.'Maymylord KingDavidliveforever!'shesaid.-ThcnKingDavidsaid,'SummonZadok

thepriest,the

prop

hetNathanandBcnaiahsonofJchoiada'.Sothey

cam

eintothekin

presence.-

'Take

theroyalguardwithyo

saidtheking'mount

mysonSolomononmyownmuleandescorthimdowntoGihon.-ThereZadok

thepriestandtheprophet

Nathan

aretoanointhimkingofIsrael;thensound thetrumpetandshout,

"Long

liveKingSolomon!"-Thcnyouaretofollowhim

upandheistocome

and

takehisseatonmythroneandbekinginplaceofme, forheisthemanIhaveappointedasrulerofIsraelandofJudah.'-Benaiahson

ofJehoiadaansweredtheking.'Amen!'hesaid'AndmayYahwehtoosay Amentothewords!ofmylordtheking'

·As

Yahwehhasbeenwithmylordthe

king,somayhebewithSolomonandmakehisthroneevengreaterthanthe throneofmylordKingDavid!'

The

nZadokthepriest,theprophetNathan,BenaiahsonofJchoiada,and

theChcrethitcsandPelethitcswent

down;

theymountedSolorno:onKing David'smuleandescortedhimtoGihon.

-Zadok

thepriestlookthe

,10m

ofoil

fromtheTe!lt

and

anointedSolomon.Theysoundedthetrumpetandallthe peopleshouted,

'Lo

ngliveKingSol

omon!'

-Thepeopleallfollowedhimup,with

pipesplayingandloudrejoicing

and

shoutstosplittheearth. AdonijahisafraidAdonijahandhisguests,whohadbythenfinishedtheirmeal,allheardthe

noise.J

oab

too

heard

thesoundofthetrumpetandsaid,'Whatisthatnoiseof upr

oar

inthecity'!'-Whilehe'wasstillspeaking,

Jonathan

thesonofAbiathar

thepriestarrived.'C

ome

in:Adonijahsaid'youarcanhonestman,soyou mustbebringinggoodnews:-'Y

es:

Jonathan

answered'ourlordKingDavid

hasmadeSolomonking.

-The

kingsentZadokthepriestwithhim,

and

the

prophetNathan

and

BenaiahsonofJehoiada

and

theCherethitesandPelethites; theymountedhimontheking'smule,-andZadokthepriest

and

theprophet

Nathan

ano

intedhimkingatGih

on;

andtheywentupfromtherewithshouts

The

orderofsuccessionwas

not

yetdetermined bystature.Saul

and

Davidhadbeenthechoiceof

Godand

ofthepeople.Themonarchyisab

out

tobecome he

reditary

.bUIpri

mogeniture

isnot

seen

asan

adequate

claimandthekinghimselfisexp

ected

choose

betweenhissons.David

not

onlych

oose

sSolomonbut

actuall

ytransferstheroyalaut

hori

tybytheritual heprescribe').vv.33-35.

'toosayA

men

tothe

word

versions

.2a.This'testame

nt'

bywhichSol

onisappoi

nted

toexe

cute

vengeanceonDavid's

pers

onalenemiesreflectstheideasofthisPeriodofthe

D.T.

onblood.revenge

and

thelastingeffi

cac

yofthec

urse,

cr.

v.8.Vv.3-4areanaddition,inthedeute

rono

micstyle,to theoriginaln

arra

tive.

End

ofversecorrectedinac

cordance

withtheversions.

Juab's

crimeshavetarnished

David's

soldierlyre

putati

on:Davidhadevenbeen

accused

pro

mpting

them

,2S16:7.Thekingandhis

desce

dan

are

eref

oreliabletoblood-r

eveng

until

thetruecu

lprit

hasbeenkilled. c.

Shime

i'scursewilllieheavyon

David's

descendantssincea

curse,

likeablessing,

reta

insitsefficacy.Onlyby

turn

ingitagainstits

origi

ato

rcanit

undone.vv.44-45.David'soathhas

pre

vented

himfrom

doing

this,but

Solomo

nisfree.d.'But

YOU'

vute.

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2:13

KING

KINGS

onijah,Haggith'sson,wentto

Baths

ebathemot

her

lomonand

bowed

dow

nbeforeher.'

oyoubringpeace?'sheasked.Heanswered,'Yes, peace'.

-Then

hesaid,'Ihavesomethingtosaytoyou'.'Speak'shereplied.

'You

know'

hesaid'that

thekingdom

shouldhavecometome,"andt

hat

a11

Gn4:5+

Isra

elexpectedmetobeki

ng;

butthe

crown

eludedmeandfelltomy

brother

,sinceitcametohimfrom

Yahw

eh.

-Now

Ihaveonerequestto

make

you;donotrefuseme.'

'Speak

'shesaid

.•

Hewenton,'PleaseaskKing

Solomon

-for

hewillnotrefuse

you-to

givemeAbishagof

Shu

neminmarriage'

.•

'Very

well,'B

athsh

eba

replied'Iwillspeaktotheking

aboutyou.'

-SoBa

thsheba

wenttoKing

Solomon

spea

ktohimabout

Adoni

jah;thekingrosetomeether

and

bowedbeforeher;he

then

satdownonhisthrone;aseatwasbro

ught

forthe

mothe

roftheking,andshesat

down

athisrighthand.

-She

said,'Ihaveone smallrequestto

make

ou;

donotrefuseme'.'My

moth

er,'thekinganswered'

makeyour

request,forIwillnotrefuse

you.'

·'Let

AbishagofShuncm'she said'begivenin

mar

riagetoyour

broth

erAdoni

jah.'

•KingSolomonanswered his

mot

her.'Andwhy'hesaid

'do

yourequestAbishag

Shunemfor

Ado

nijah?Youmightaswellrequestthekingdomforhim,"sinceheismyelderbrother andAbiatharthepriestandJoabsonofZeruiahareonhissid

e.'

·A

ndKing

Rtl:17+

SolomonsworebyYahweh:'MayGoddothistomeand

mor

e'hesaid'if Adonijahdoes

not

payforthesew

ords

ofhiswithhislife!

-As

Yahwehlives

2S7:ll-16

who

hassetmesecurelyonthe

thr

oneofDavidmyfather,

and

who,ashepromised,hasgivenhim"adynasty,Adonijahshallbeputtodeaththisvery day.'

-And

KingSolo

mon

omm

issionedBenaiahsonofJehoiadatostrikehim down,

and

hedied.

1337143815391617401819414220432144

4546232425

toldhim

'you

aretolive

there;

notmoveanywh

ereelse.

-The

day

you

outand

cro

ssthewadi

Kidron,

besure

you

willc

erta

inlydie.

Your

blood

willbeon

your

ownhe

ad.'

.'Very

well,'Shimei

answered

theking

'yourservant

willdoasmy

lord

theking

orders

.'Andfora

longtime

ShimeilivedinJerusalem.

But

when

three

years

had

goneby,it

happenedthattwo

Shimei's

slaves

ran

awayto

Achish

son

Maacah,

kingof

Gath;

Shimeiwastold,

'Your

slaves

are

Gath'

.•

Atthis,Shimeiset

aboutsaddling

his

donkeyandwent

toAchishat

Gath

tofindhisslaves.Hewentoff

and

brought

hisslaves

back

from

Gath.

Solomon

was

informed

that

Shimei

hadgone

fromJerusalemto

andhadcomeback.The

king

had

Shimei

summoned

tohim.'DidI

not

akeyouswear

Yahweh,'

hesaid

'and

did

not

solemnlyw

arn

you:The

dayyou

out

togoanywhereelse,be

sure

youwillcertainlydie?m•Whydidyou

not

keeptheoath

Yahwehandthe

order

Ilaidon

you?

•

Youkno

wallthe

evil-

youdidtomyf

ath

erDavid'thekingwenton.

'Yah

wehwillbringy

our

wickednessdownon yourownhead.•But

may

KingSolomonbeblessed,>andmaythethroneof DavidbekeptsecurebeforeYahwehforever.'

-T

kinggaveorderstoBenaiah sonofJeho

iada;

hewentoutandstruckdownShimei;andhedied. AndnowthesovereigntywassecurelyinthehandsofSolomon.

II.SOLOMON

INALL

HISGLORY

SOLOMONTHE

IS21:11;27:2f

Introduction

SolomonalliedhimselfbymarriagewithPharaoh"kingofEg

ypt;

hemarriedPhara

oh'

sdaughter,

andtook

hertotheCitadelofDaviduntilhecould

7:8;9:1

6f.24

completethebuilding

hispalace

and

theT

emp

leofYahwehandthewall

urro

unding

Jeru

salem.

-The

people,however,werestillsacrificingonthehigh

2S5

:6+

places,becauseat

tha

ttimeadwellingplaceforthenameofYahwehhadnot

IS9

:12+

yetbeenbuilt.

-Solo

monlovedYahweh:hefollowedthepreceptsofDavidhis father,exceptt

hat

heofferedsacrificeandincenseonthehighplaces.

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1:5

Shimel

brea

kshisoath

and

isthusex

ecut

ed'justly', Neve

rthe

less,Solomon

admi

ts,v.44.thathistrue motiveisthecursethatShimelhad

pronounced

Dav

id.

m.The

Hcbr

.adds'andyou

said

tome,

heword Ihaveh

ear

disgoo

d",

cr.

v.38. n.Thetextadds'that

your

hearthasconceiv

ed'.

Asinv.33,Solomon

immedia

telya

dds

ablessingsothathiscursemaynotrecoilonhimself.

a.ProbablyPsus

enni

s.lastkingofthe21slDyn asty.The'CitadelofDavid':thepartofJerusalem thathad

been

theoldJcbustre

town

cr.

2S5:9+. b.Beforethepr

ophe

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communication

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man.

cr.

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reek.

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ssion

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'and

Abiatharthepriestisonhis

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cedureofEx21:14,

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him

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that

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highplaces-Sol

omon

offeredathousand

holo

caustson

thatalta

-At

Gibeon

Yah

wehappearedina

dream

"toSolomonduringthenight.

God

said,'Ask

what

9:26

youwouldlikemetogiveyou'.

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non

replied,

'Yo

ushowedgreat

kindne

W57:7;9:1

toyourservantDavid,myfather,whenhelivedhislifebeforeyouinfaithfulness

andjust

iceandintegrityofheart;youhavecontinuedthisgreatkindnessto

himbyallowingasonofhistositonhisthronetoday.•Now,YahwehmyGod, youhavemadeyourservantkinginsuccessiontoDavidmyfather.ButIam

avery

young

man,unskilledinleadership.•Yourservantfindshimselfinthe midstofthis

peop

leofyours

that

youhavechosen.apeoplesomanyitsnumber ThefateofA

biathar

and

Joab

1:1

AsforAbiat

har

thepriest,thekingsaidtohim,

'Go

Anathoth:

toyour

estate.Youdeservetodie,butIamnotgoingtoputyoutode

ath

now,sinceyou

carr

iedtheark

YahwehinthepresenceofDavidmyfatherandshared allmyfath

er'shard

ships.'

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lor

ndeprivedAbiatharofthepriesthoodof

27IS2:30-36

Yahweh,thusfulfilling

the

oracleYahweh

had

utteredagainsttheHouseof EliatShiloh.

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nthenewsreached

Joa

b-forJoab

had

lenthissupportto

Adon

jah,

thoughhe

hadnot

supportedAbsalom

-he

fledtotheTentofYahweh

and

1:50

clungto

thehorns

thealtar.•KingSolomonwastold,'Joabhasfledtothe

Ex27:2+

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Yahweh;

heis

ther

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mon

sent

wor

dtoJ

oab

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eason

didyouhaveforfleeingtothealt

ar?'

Joabreplied,'Iwasafraid

2S23:20

you

andfledtoYah

weh'

.ThenSolomonsent

Benaiah-

sonofJehoiada. 'Go'hesaid'andstrikehimdown.'-AccordinglyBenaiahwenttotheTent

30Ex21:14

ofYahweh.'By

ord

eroftheking,'hesaid

'come

out!''No,'hesaid'Iwilldie

here

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naia

hbr

ough

tbackw

ord

totheking,'ThisiswhatJ

oab

said,

and

theanswerhegaveme'

.•

'00ashesays'thekingreplied.'Strikehimdown

312;5+

and

buryhim,andsoridmeandmyfamilytodayoftheinnocentblood

Joa

bhasshed.•Yahwehwillbringhisblooddownonhisownhead,be

cau

sehestruck

downtwo

mor

honoura

bleandbettermenthanhe,

and

puttothesword, wi

tho

utmy

fatherDavid

'sknowledge,AbnersonofNer,

comman

derofthearmy ofIsrael,andAmasa

son

Jethe

r,comm

and

erofthearmyof

Judah

.•

ytheir

bloodcomedown

the

ead

Joab

and

his

descendants

forever,

but

may

vid,his

descendants,

his

dynast

y,histh

rone

hav

epeaceforever

from

Yahw

eh.'

WhereuponBenaiahson

Jehoiadawentout,struckJ

oab

dow

and

puthim

death;

hewas

bur

iedathish

ome

the

wilderness.•Inhis

plac

easheadof

the

army

theking

appo

intedBenaiah

son

ofJehoiadaand,inplaceofAbiat

har

dokthepriest. ThedisobedienceanddeathofShimei'

ekinghadShimeisum

moned

tohim.'Buildyourselfahousein

Jerusa

lem,'

of 00

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