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         <div class="label">135</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 135</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">135:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; also in verses 3 and 21</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">Praise the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">praise him, you servants of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">you who minister in the house of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="content">in the courts of the house of our God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, for the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is good;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="content">sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has chosen Jacob to be his own,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="content">Israel to be his treasured possession.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">I know that the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is great,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="content">that our Lord is greater than all gods.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> does whatever pleases him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">in the heavens and on the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">in the seas and all their depths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">he sends lightning with the rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">and brings out the wind from his storehouses.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="content">the firstborn of people and animals.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="content">against Pharaoh and all his servants.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">He struck down many nations</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="content">and killed mighty kings&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Sihon king of the Amorites,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">Og king of Bashan,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">and all the kings of Canaan&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">and he gave their land as an inheritance,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="content">an inheritance to his people Israel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Your name, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, endures forever,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="content">your renown, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, through all generations.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will vindicate his people</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="content">and have compassion on his servants.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The idols of the nations are silver and gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="content">made by human hands.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">They have mouths, but cannot speak,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="content">eyes, but cannot see.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">They have ears, but cannot hear,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="content">nor is there breath in their mouths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Those who make them will be like them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="content">and so will all who trust in them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">All you Israelites, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="content">house of Aaron, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">house of Levi, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="content">you who fear him, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Praise be to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> from Zion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="content">to him who dwells in Jerusalem.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">136</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 136</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.136.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Give thanks to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, for he is good.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.136.1"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.136.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.136.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Give thanks to the God of gods.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.136.2"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.136.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.136.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Give thanks to the Lord of lords:</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.136.3"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.136.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.136.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">to him who alone does great wonders,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.136.4"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.136.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.136.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">who by his understanding made the heavens,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.136.5"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.136.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.136.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">who spread out the earth upon the waters,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.136.6"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.136.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.136.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">who made the great lights&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.136.7"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.136.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.136.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">the sun to govern the day,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.136.8"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.136.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.136.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">the moon and stars to govern the night;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.136.9"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.136.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.136.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.136.10"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.136.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.136.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">and brought Israel out from among them</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.136.11"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.136.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.136.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.136.12"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.136.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.136.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">to him who divided the Red Sea</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">136:13 </span><span class="ft">Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15</span></span></span><span class="content"> asunder</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.136.13"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.136.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.136.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">and brought Israel through the midst of it,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.136.14"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.136.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.136.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.136.15"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.136.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.136.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">to him who led his people through the wilderness;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.136.16"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.136.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.136.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">to him who struck down great kings,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.136.17"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.136.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.136.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">and killed mighty kings&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.136.18"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.136.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.136.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Sihon king of the Amorites</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.136.19"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.136.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.136.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">and Og king of Bashan&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.136.20"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.136.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.136.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">and gave their land as an inheritance,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.136.21"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.136.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.136.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">an inheritance to his servant Israel.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.136.22"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.136.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.136.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">He remembered us in our low estate</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.136.23"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.136.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.136.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">and freed us from our enemies.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.136.24"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.136.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.136.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">He gives food to every creature.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.136.25"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.136.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.136.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Give thanks to the God of heaven.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.136.26"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">23</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David&#8217;s Last Words</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.23.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">These are the last words of David:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.23.1"><span class="content">&#8220;The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.23.1"><span class="content">the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.23.1"><span class="content">the man anointed by the God of Jacob,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.23.1"><span class="content">the hero of Israel&#8217;s songs:</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.23.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.23.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">&#8220;The Spirit of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> spoke through me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.23.2"><span class="content">his word was on my tongue.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.23.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.23.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The God of Israel spoke,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.23.3"><span class="content">the Rock of Israel said to me:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.23.3"><span class="content">&#8216;When one rules over people in righteousness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.23.3"><span class="content">when he rules in the fear of God,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.23.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.23.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">he is like the light of morning at sunrise</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.23.4"><span class="content">on a cloudless morning,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.23.4"><span class="content">like the brightness after rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.23.4"><span class="content">that brings grass from the earth.&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.23.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.23.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">&#8220;If my house were not right with God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.23.5"><span class="content">surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.23.5"><span class="content">arranged and secured in every part;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.23.5"><span class="content">surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.23.5"><span class="content">and grant me my every desire.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.23.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.23.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.23.6"><span class="content">which are not gathered with the hand.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.23.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.23.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Whoever touches thorns</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.23.7"><span class="content">uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.23.7"><span class="content">they are burned up where they lie.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David&#8217;s Mighty Warriors</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.23.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.23.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">These are the names of David&#8217;s mighty warriors:</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.23.8"><span class="content">Josheb-Basshebeth,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:8 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts suggest </span><span class="fqa">Ish-Bosheth, </span><span class="ft">that is, </span><span class="fqa">Esh-Baal </span><span class="ft">(see also 1 Chron. 11:11  </span><span class="fqa">Jashobeam</span><span class="ft">).</span></span></span><span class="content"> a Tahkemonite,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:8 </span><span class="ft">Probably a variant of </span><span class="fqa">Hakmonite </span><span class="ft">(see 1 Chron. 11:11)</span></span></span><span class="content"> was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:8 </span><span class="ft">Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:11); Hebrew and other Septuagint manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">Three; it was Adino the Eznite who killed eight hundred men</span></span></span><span class="content"> in one encounter.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.23.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.23.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty warriors, he was with David when they taunted the Philistines gathered at Pas Dammim</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:9 </span><span class="ft">See 1 Chron. 11:13; Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">gathered there.</span></span></span><span class="content"> for battle. Then the Israelites retreated, </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2SA.23.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> brought about a great victory that day. The troops returned to Eleazar, but only to strip the dead.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2SA.23.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2SA.23.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Next to him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel&#8217;s troops fled from them. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2SA.23.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> brought about a great victory.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2SA.23.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.23.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">During harvest time, three of the thirty chief warriors came down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.23.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="2SA.23.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">David longed for water and said, &#8220;Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2SA.23.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">So the three mighty warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2SA.23.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">&#8220;Far be it from me, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, to do this!&#8221; he said. &#8220;Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?&#8221; And David would not drink it.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2SA.23.17"><span class="content">Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2SA.23.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2SA.23.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:18 </span><span class="ft">Most Hebrew manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:20); two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac </span><span class="fqa">Thirty</span></span></span><span class="content"> He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2SA.23.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Was he not held in greater honor than the Three? He became their commander, even though he was not included among them.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2SA.23.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.23.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab&#8217;s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.23.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian&#8217;s hand and killed him with his own spear. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.23.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.23.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="li1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.23.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.23.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Among the Thirty were:</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.23.24"><span class="content">Asahel the brother of Joab,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.23.24"><span class="content">Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.23.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.23.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Shammah the Harodite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.23.25"><span class="content">Elika the Harodite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.23.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.23.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Helez the Paltite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.23.26"><span class="content">Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.23.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="2SA.23.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Abiezer from Anathoth,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="2SA.23.27"><span class="content">Sibbekai</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:27 </span><span class="ft">Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 21:18; 1 Chron. 11:29); Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Mebunnai</span></span></span><span class="content"> the Hushathite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="2SA.23.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="2SA.23.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Zalmon the Ahohite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="2SA.23.28"><span class="content">Maharai the Netophathite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="2SA.23.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="2SA.23.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Heled</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:29 </span><span class="ft">Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also 1 Chron. 11:30); most Hebrew manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">Heleb</span></span></span><span class="content"> son of Baanah the Netophathite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="2SA.23.29"><span class="content">Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="2SA.23.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="2SA.23.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Benaiah the Pirathonite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="2SA.23.30"><span class="content">Hiddai</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:30 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:32) </span><span class="fqa">Hurai</span></span></span><span class="content"> from the ravines of Gaash,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="2SA.23.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="2SA.23.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Abi-Albon the Arbathite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="2SA.23.31"><span class="content">Azmaveth the Barhumite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="2SA.23.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="2SA.23.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">Eliahba the Shaalbonite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="2SA.23.32"><span class="content">the sons of Jashen,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="2SA.23.32"><span class="content">Jonathan </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="2SA.23.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">son of</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:33 </span><span class="ft">Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:34); Hebrew does not have </span><span class="fq">son of</span><span class="fqa">.</span></span></span><span class="content"> Shammah the Hararite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="2SA.23.33"><span class="content">Ahiam son of Sharar</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:33 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:35) </span><span class="fqa">Sakar</span></span></span><span class="content"> the Hararite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="2SA.23.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="2SA.23.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maakathite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="2SA.23.34"><span class="content">Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="2SA.23.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="2SA.23.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">Hezro the Carmelite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="2SA.23.35"><span class="content">Paarai the Arbite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="2SA.23.35"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="2SA.23.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">Igal son of Nathan from Zobah,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="2SA.23.36"><span class="content">the son of Hagri,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">23:36 </span><span class="ft">Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:38); Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Haggadi</span></span></span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="2SA.23.36"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="2SA.23.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">Zelek the Ammonite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="2SA.23.37"><span class="content">Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="2SA.23.37"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="2SA.23.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">Ira the Ithrite,</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="2SA.23.38"><span class="content">Gareb the Ithrite</span></span></div><div class="li2"><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="2SA.23.38"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="2SA.23.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">and Uriah the Hittite.</span></span></div><div class="li1"><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="2SA.23.39"><span class="content">There were thirty-seven in all.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">24</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David Enrolls the Fighting Men</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.24.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Again the anger of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, &#8220;Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.24.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.24.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">So the king said to Joab and the army commanders</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">24:2 </span><span class="ft">Septuagint (see also verse 4 and 1 Chron. 21:2); Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Joab the army commander</span></span></span><span class="content"> with him, &#8220;Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and enroll the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.24.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.24.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">But Joab replied to the king, &#8220;May the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.24.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.24.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The king&#8217;s word, however, overruled Joab and the army commanders; so they left the presence of the king to enroll the fighting men of Israel.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.24.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.24.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">After crossing the Jordan, they camped near Aroer, south of the town in the gorge, and then went through Gad and on to Jazer. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.24.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">They went to Gilead and the region of Tahtim Hodshi, and on to Dan Jaan and around toward Sidon. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.24.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Then they went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to Beersheba in the Negev of Judah.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.24.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.24.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">After they had gone through the entire land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.24.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.24.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: In Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.24.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2SA.24.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, &#8220;I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2SA.24.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2SA.24.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Before David got up the next morning, the word of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had come to Gad the prophet, David&#8217;s seer: </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2SA.24.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">&#8220;Go and tell David, &#8216;This is what the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> says: I am giving you three options. Choose one of them for me to carry out against you.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2SA.24.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.24.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">So Gad went to David and said to him, &#8220;Shall there come on you three</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">24:13 </span><span class="ft">Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 21:12); Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">seven</span></span></span><span class="content"> years of famine in your land? Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Or three days of plague in your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should answer the one who sent me.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.24.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.24.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">David said to Gad, &#8220;I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into human hands.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.24.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="2SA.24.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">So the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2SA.24.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, &#8220;Enough! Withdraw your hand.&#8221; The angel of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2SA.24.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2SA.24.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, &#8220;I have sinned; I, the shepherd,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">24:17 </span><span class="ft">Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have </span><span class="fq">the shepherd</span><span class="ft">.</span></span></span><span class="content"> have done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall on me and my family.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David Builds an Altar</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2SA.24.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2SA.24.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">On that day Gad went to David and said to him, &#8220;Go up and build an altar to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2SA.24.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">So David went up, as the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had commanded through Gad. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.24.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">When Araunah looked and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.24.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.24.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Araunah said, &#8220;Why has my lord the king come to his servant?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.24.21"><span class="content">&#8220;To buy your threshing floor,&#8221; David answered, &#8220;so I can build an altar to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, that the plague on the people may be stopped.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.24.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.24.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Araunah said to David, &#8220;Let my lord the king take whatever he wishes and offer it up. Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and here are threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.24.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Your Majesty, Araunah</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">24:23 </span><span class="ft">Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">King Araunah</span></span></span><span class="content"> gives all this to the king.&#8221; Araunah also said to him, &#8220;May the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> your God accept you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.24.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.24.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">But the king replied to Araunah, &#8220;No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.24.24"><span class="content">So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">24:24 </span><span class="ft">That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams</span></span></span><span class="content"> of silver for them. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.24.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">David built an altar to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> answered his prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">1</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="1KI.1.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1KI.1.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">So his attendants said to him, &#8220;Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1KI.1.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="1KI.1.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1KI.1.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1KI.1.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="1KI.1.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, &#8220;I will be king.&#8221; So he got chariots and horses</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:5 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">charioteers</span></span></span><span class="content"> ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1KI.1.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">(His father had never rebuked him by asking, &#8220;Why do you behave as you do?&#8221; He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1KI.1.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1KI.1.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1KI.1.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David&#8217;s special guard did not join Adonijah.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1KI.1.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1KI.1.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king&#8217;s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah, </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="1KI.1.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="1KI.1.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1KI.1.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon&#8217;s mother, &#8220;Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it? </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1KI.1.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Now then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1KI.1.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Go in to King David and say to him, &#8216;My lord the king, did you not swear to me your servant: &#8220;Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne&#8221;? Why then has Adonijah become king?&#8217; </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1KI.1.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">While you are still there talking to the king, I will come in and add my word to what you have said.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1KI.1.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="1KI.1.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag the Shunammite was attending him. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1KI.1.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Bathsheba bowed down, prostrating herself before the king.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1KI.1.16"><span class="content">&#8220;What is it you want?&#8221; the king asked.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1KI.1.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1KI.1.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">She said to him, &#8220;My lord, you yourself swore to me your servant by the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> your God: &#8216;Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.&#8217; </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="1KI.1.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1KI.1.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">He has sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the king&#8217;s sons, Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1KI.1.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1KI.1.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1KI.1.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="1KI.1.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1KI.1.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">And the king was told, &#8220;Nathan the prophet is here.&#8221; So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1KI.1.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="1KI.1.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Nathan said, &#8220;Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne? </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1KI.1.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king&#8217;s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him and saying, &#8216;Long live King Adonijah!&#8217; </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="1KI.1.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">But me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he did not invite. </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1KI.1.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Is this something my lord the king has done without letting his servants know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David Makes Solomon King</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1KI.1.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1KI.1.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Then King David said, &#8220;Call in Bathsheba.&#8221; So she came into the king&#8217;s presence and stood before him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1KI.1.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="1KI.1.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">The king then took an oath: &#8220;As surely as the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble, </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1KI.1.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">I will surely carry out this very day what I swore to you by the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1KI.1.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="1KI.1.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, prostrating herself before the king, and said, &#8220;May my lord King David live forever!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="1KI.1.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="1KI.1.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">King David said, &#8220;Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.&#8221; When they came before the king, </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="1KI.1.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">he said to them: &#8220;Take your lord&#8217;s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule and take him down to Gihon. </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="1KI.1.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet and shout, &#8216;Long live King Solomon!&#8217; </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="1KI.1.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">Then you are to go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="1KI.1.35"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="1KI.1.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, &#8220;Amen! May the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the God of my lord the king, so declare it. </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="1KI.1.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">As the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon to make his throne even greater than the throne of my lord King David!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="1KI.1.37"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="1KI.1.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David&#8217;s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon. </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="1KI.1.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted, &#8220;Long live King Solomon!&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="1KI.1.40"><span class="label">40</span><span class="content">And all the people went up after him, playing pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="1KI.1.40"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="1KI.1.41"><span class="label">41</span><span class="content">Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they were finishing their feast. On hearing the sound of the trumpet, Joab asked, &#8220;What&#8217;s the meaning of all the noise in the city?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="1KI.1.41"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="1KI.1.42"><span class="label">42</span><span class="content">Even as he was speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, &#8220;Come in. A worthy man like you must be bringing good news.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="1KI.1.42"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="1KI.1.43"><span class="label">43</span><span class="content">&#8220;Not at all!&#8221; Jonathan answered. &#8220;Our lord King David has made Solomon king. </span></span><span class="verse v44" data-usfm="1KI.1.44"><span class="label">44</span><span class="content">The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and they have put him on the king&#8217;s mule, </span></span><span class="verse v45" data-usfm="1KI.1.45"><span class="label">45</span><span class="content">and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. From there they have gone up cheering, and the city resounds with it. That&#8217;s the noise you hear. </span></span><span class="verse v46" data-usfm="1KI.1.46"><span class="label">46</span><span class="content">Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne. </span></span><span class="verse v47" data-usfm="1KI.1.47"><span class="label">47</span><span class="content">Also, the royal officials have come to congratulate our lord King David, saying, &#8216;May your God make Solomon&#8217;s name more famous than yours and his throne greater than yours!&#8217; And the king bowed in worship on his bed </span></span><span class="verse v48" data-usfm="1KI.1.48"><span class="label">48</span><span class="content">and said, &#8216;Praise be to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the God of Israel, who has allowed my eyes to see a successor on my throne today.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v48" data-usfm="1KI.1.48"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v49" data-usfm="1KI.1.49"><span class="label">49</span><span class="content">At this, all Adonijah&#8217;s guests rose in alarm and dispersed. </span></span><span class="verse v50" data-usfm="1KI.1.50"><span class="label">50</span><span class="content">But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. </span></span><span class="verse v51" data-usfm="1KI.1.51"><span class="label">51</span><span class="content">Then Solomon was told, &#8220;Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, &#8216;Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v51" data-usfm="1KI.1.51"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v52" data-usfm="1KI.1.52"><span class="label">52</span><span class="content">Solomon replied, &#8220;If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v53" data-usfm="1KI.1.53"><span class="label">53</span><span class="content">Then King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And Adonijah came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon said, &#8220;Go to your home.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">2</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David&#8217;s Charge to Solomon</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="1KI.2.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="1KI.2.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1KI.2.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">&#8220;I am about to go the way of all the earth,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So be strong, act like a man, </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="1KI.2.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">and observe what the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1KI.2.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">and that the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> may keep his promise to me: &#8216;If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1KI.2.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="1KI.2.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">&#8220;Now you yourself know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me&#8212;what he did to the two commanders of Israel&#8217;s armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He killed them, shedding their blood in peacetime as if in battle, and with that blood he stained the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1KI.2.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Deal with him according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1KI.2.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1KI.2.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">&#8220;But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and let them be among those who eat at your table. They stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1KI.2.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1KI.2.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">&#8220;And remember, you have with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">: &#8216;I will not put you to death by the sword.&#8217; </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1KI.2.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom; you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1KI.2.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="1KI.2.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1KI.2.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">He had reigned forty years over Israel&#8212;seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1KI.2.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Solomon&#8217;s Throne Established</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1KI.2.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1KI.2.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, went to Bathsheba, Solomon&#8217;s mother. Bathsheba asked him, &#8220;Do you come peacefully?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1KI.2.13"><span class="content">He answered, &#8220;Yes, peacefully.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1KI.2.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Then he added, &#8220;I have something to say to you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1KI.2.14"><span class="content">&#8220;You may say it,&#8221; she replied.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1KI.2.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="1KI.2.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">&#8220;As you know,&#8221; he said, &#8220;the kingdom was mine. All Israel looked to me as their king. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother; for it has come to him from the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1KI.2.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Now I have one request to make of you. Do not refuse me.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1KI.2.16"><span class="content">&#8220;You may make it,&#8221; she said.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1KI.2.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1KI.2.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">So he continued, &#8220;Please ask King Solomon&#8212;he will not refuse you&#8212;to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1KI.2.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="1KI.2.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">&#8220;Very well,&#8221; Bathsheba replied, &#8220;I will speak to the king for you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="1KI.2.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1KI.2.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king&#8217;s mother, and she sat down at his right hand.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1KI.2.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1KI.2.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">&#8220;I have one small request to make of you,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Do not refuse me.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1KI.2.20"><span class="content">The king replied, &#8220;Make it, my mother; I will not refuse you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1KI.2.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1KI.2.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">So she said, &#8220;Let Abishag the Shunammite be given in marriage to your brother Adonijah.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1KI.2.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="1KI.2.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">King Solomon answered his mother, &#8220;Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him&#8212;after all, he is my older brother&#8212;yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="1KI.2.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1KI.2.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Then King Solomon swore by the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">: &#8220;May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request! </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="1KI.2.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">And now, as surely as the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> lives&#8212;he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised&#8212;Adonijah shall be put to death today!&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1KI.2.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1KI.2.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="1KI.2.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">To Abiathar the priest the king said, &#8220;Go back to your fields in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not put you to death now, because you carried the ark of the Sovereign </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> before my father David and shared all my father&#8217;s hardships.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1KI.2.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, fulfilling the word the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1KI.2.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1KI.2.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah though not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and took hold of the horns of the altar. </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="1KI.2.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and was beside the altar. Then Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, &#8220;Go, strike him down!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="1KI.2.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1KI.2.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">So Benaiah entered the tent of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and said to Joab, &#8220;The king says, &#8216;Come out!&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1KI.2.30"><span class="content">But he answered, &#8220;No, I will die here.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1KI.2.30"><span class="content">Benaiah reported to the king, &#8220;This is how Joab answered me.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1KI.2.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="1KI.2.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Then the king commanded Benaiah, &#8220;Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so clear me and my whole family of the guilt of the innocent blood that Joab shed. </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="1KI.2.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will repay him for the blood he shed, because without my father David knowing it he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them&#8212;Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel&#8217;s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah&#8217;s army&#8212;were better men and more upright than he. </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="1KI.2.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">May the guilt of their blood rest on the head of Joab and his descendants forever. But on David and his descendants, his house and his throne, may there be the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8217;s peace forever.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="1KI.2.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="1KI.2.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and struck down Joab and killed him, and he was buried at his home out in the country. </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="1KI.2.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab&#8217;s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok the priest.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="1KI.2.35"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="1KI.2.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">Then the king sent for Shimei and said to him, &#8220;Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="1KI.2.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">The day you leave and cross the Kidron Valley, you can be sure you will die; your blood will be on your own head.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="1KI.2.37"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="1KI.2.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">Shimei answered the king, &#8220;What you say is good. Your servant will do as my lord the king has said.&#8221; And Shimei stayed in Jerusalem for a long time.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="1KI.2.38"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="1KI.2.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">But three years later, two of Shimei&#8217;s slaves ran off to Achish son of Maakah, king of Gath, and Shimei was told, &#8220;Your slaves are in Gath.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="1KI.2.40"><span class="label">40</span><span class="content">At this, he saddled his donkey and went to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves. So Shimei went away and brought the slaves back from Gath.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="1KI.2.40"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="1KI.2.41"><span class="label">41</span><span class="content">When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned, </span></span><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="1KI.2.42"><span class="label">42</span><span class="content">the king summoned Shimei and said to him, &#8220;Did I not make you swear by the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and warn you, &#8216;On the day you leave to go anywhere else, you can be sure you will die&#8217;? At that time you said to me, &#8216;What you say is good. I will obey.&#8217; </span></span><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="1KI.2.43"><span class="label">43</span><span class="content">Why then did you not keep your oath to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and obey the command I gave you?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="1KI.2.43"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v44" data-usfm="1KI.2.44"><span class="label">44</span><span class="content">The king also said to Shimei, &#8220;You know in your heart all the wrong you did to my father David. Now the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will repay you for your wrongdoing. </span></span><span class="verse v45" data-usfm="1KI.2.45"><span class="label">45</span><span class="content">But King Solomon will be blessed, and David&#8217;s throne will remain secure before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> forever.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v45" data-usfm="1KI.2.45"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v46" data-usfm="1KI.2.46"><span class="label">46</span><span class="content">Then the king gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down and he died.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v46" data-usfm="1KI.2.46"><span class="content">The kingdom was now established in Solomon&#8217;s hands.</span></span></div>
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