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Davids råd till Salomo
2 När David kände att slutet var nära, förmanade han sin son Salomo:
2 ”Nu går jag snart dit varje människa på jorden måste gå en dag. Var stark och visa dig som en man! 3 Håll vad Herren, din Gud, befallt, så att du vandrar på hans vägar! Håll alla föreskrifter, bud, stadgar och förordningar som är nedskrivna i Moses lag, så får du framgång i allt vad du gör och vart du än vänder dig. 4 Då ska Herren uppfylla alla de löften han gav mig. Han sa att om mina barn och deras ättlingar är noga med hur de lever och är trogna och helhjärtade mot honom, så kommer alltid någon av dem att sitta på tronen som kung över Israel.
5 Du vet också vad Joav, Serujas son, gjorde mot mig och vad han gjorde mot de två överbefälhavarna för hären i Israel, Avner, Ners son, och Amasa, Jeters son. Han dödade dem i fredstid och lät deras blod flyta som om det varit krig. Han fläckade med blod bältet om sin midja och sandalerna på sina fötter. 6 Du ska nu handla efter din vishet och inte låta honom bli gråhårig och gå ner i dödsriket i frid.
7 Men var barmhärtig mot gileaditen Barsillajs söner! Låt dem få vara ständiga gäster vid ditt bord, för de tog hand om mig när jag flydde från din bror Absalom. 8 Och vidare har du hos dig Shimi, Geras son, benjaminiten från Bachurim. Han uttalade en fruktansvärd förbannelse över mig när jag var på väg till Machanajim. När han sedan kom ner till mig vid Jordanfloden, lovade jag med ed inför Herren att inte döda honom med svärd. 9 Men du ska inte låta honom gå ostraffad. Du är en vis man och vet hur du ska göra med honom. Låt nu denne gå ner i dödsriket med blod i sitt grå hår.”
10 Sedan dog[a] David och han begravdes i Davids stad. 11 Han hade regerat över Israel i fyrtio år, sju år i Hebron och trettiotre år i Jerusalem. 12 Salomo blev kung efter sin far David och satte sig på hans tron och hans makt blev starkt befäst.
Salomo undanröjer oppositionen
13 En dag kom Haggits son Adonia på besök till Salomos mor Batseba. ”Har du kommit i fredliga avsikter?” frågade hon honom. ”Ja”, svarade han. 14 ”Jag vill bara tala med dig om en sak.” ”Säg vad du har på hjärtat!” sa hon.
15 ”Som du vet var kungariket mitt”, sa Adonia. ”Hela Israel väntade att jag skulle bli den nye kungen. Men så ändrades allting och min bror blev kung, för det var så Herren ville ha det. 16 Nu har jag en bön till dig och avvisa mig inte!”
”Vad vill du?” frågade hon. 17 ”Be kung Salomo – dig avvisar han inte – att han ger mig Avishag från Shunem till hustru”, svarade han. 18 ”Ja, jag ska tala med kungen om dig”, lovade Batseba.
19 Kungen reste sig när hon kom in för att tala med honom om Adonia. Han bugade sig för henne, satte sig sedan på sin tron och lät hämta en stol[b] åt kungamodern och hon satte sig på hans högra sida.
20 ”Jag hoppas du inte visar bort mig, när jag nu kommer med en liten begäran till dig”, sa hon. ”Kom med din begäran, mor”, sa han. ”Jag ska inte avvisa dig.” 21 ”Låt då din bror Adonia få Avishag från Shunem till hustru”, svarade hon.
22 Kung Salomo svarade sin mor: ”Varför begär du bara Avishag från Shunem åt Adonia? Du skulle lika gärna kunna be om kungadömet åt honom. Han är ju min äldre bror och har prästen Evjatar och Joav, Serujas son, på sin sida.”
23 Kung Salomo svor då en ed inför Herren: ”Gud må straffa mig både nu och i framtiden om inte Adonia får betala med sitt liv för denna begäran! 24 Så sant Herren lever, han som har gett mig min far Davids tron och byggt ett kungarike åt mig enligt sitt löfte, Adonia ska dö i dag!”
25 Sedan beordrade kung Salomo Benaja, Jojadas son, att avrätta Adonia och denne högg ner honom så att han dog.
26 Till prästen Evjatar sa kungen: ”Gå tillbaka till dina ägor i Anatot! Du förtjänar att dö, men jag vill inte avrätta dig nu. Du bar ju Herrens ark inför min far David och du fick lida med honom under alla hans svårigheter.”
27 Så tvingade Salomo Evjatar att lämna sin ställning som Herrens präst och på så sätt gick Herrens ord vid Shilo beträffande Elis ättlingar i uppfyllelse.
28 När Joav, som hade varit med i Adonias kupp men inte hade slutit sig till Absalom, fick höra detta, flydde han till Herrens tält och grep tag om altarets horn. 29 När kung Salomo fick höra att Joav hade flytt till Herrens tält och stod intill altaret, skickade han iväg Benaja, Jojadas son, med ordern att hugga ner honom också.
30 Benaja gick in i Herrens tält och sa till Joav: ”Kungen befaller dig att komma ut!” ”Nej, jag vill dö här”, svarade han. Benaja talade om för kungen att Joav svarat så.
31 ”Gör som han vill”, svarade kungen. ”Hugg ner honom och begrav honom! Befria så mig och min fars ätt från skulden för det oskyldiga blod Joav utgjutit. 32 Herren ska låta hans blod komma tillbaka över honom själv för att han utan min far Davids vetskap dödade två oskyldiga män, Avner, Ners son och överbefälhavare för Israels här och Amasa, Jeters son och överbefälhavare för Judas här, dessa som var rättfärdigare och bättre än han själv. 33 Blodsskulden för detta ska för alltid vila över Joav och hans efterkommande, men sin frid ska Herren ge till David och hans efterkommande, hans ätt och hans tron för all framtid.”
34 Benaja, Jojadas son, gick då och högg ner Joav som sedan begravdes på sin egen mark[c] i öknen.
35 Sedan utsåg kungen Benaja, Jojadas son, till överbefälhavare över hären och Sadok till präst i stället för Evjatar.
36 Kungen skickade därefter bud till Shimi och lät säga: ”Bygg dig ett hus här i Jerusalem och stanna här! Du får inte gå någon annanstans. 37 Den dag du lämnar staden och går över bäcken Kidron, kommer du att dö. Skulden är då din egen.”
38 ”Jag, din tjänare, ska göra som du säger, min herre och kung”, svarade Shimi kungen. Shimi bodde sedan en lång tid i Jerusalem.
39 Men tre år senare rymde två av hans slavar till kung Akish, Maakas son, i Gat. När Shimi fick reda på att hans slavar befann sig i Gat, 40 sadlade han sin åsna för att fara till Akish i Gat för att söka efter sina slavar. Så gick han och hämtade tillbaka sina slavar från Gat.
41 När Salomo fick höra att Shimi hade gått till Gat och nu återvänt till Jerusalem, 42 kallade han honom till sig och sa: ”Lät jag dig inte svära vid Herren och varnade jag dig inte för att, om du gick härifrån, skulle du alldeles säkert dödas? Och du svarade att du skulle göra som jag befallde. 43 Varför har du då inte hållit eden vid Herren och lytt min befallning?” 44 Kungen sa vidare till Shimi: ”Tänk på allt ont som du gjorde mot min far, kung David! Herren ska nu hämnas din ondska på dig, 45 men kung Salomo ska bli välsignad och Davids tron ska bestå inför Herren för all framtid!”
46 På kungens befallning ledde sedan Benaja, Jojadas son, ut Shimi och högg ner honom och dödade honom.
Salomos grepp om kungariket blev allt fastare.
1 Kings 2
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1 Kings 2
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David’s Charge to Solomon(A)
2 When the time drew near for David to die,(B) he gave a charge to Solomon his son.
2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth,”(C) he said. “So be strong,(D) act like a man, 3 and observe(E) what the Lord 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(F) in all you do and wherever you go 4 and that the Lord may keep his promise(G) to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully(H) before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
5 “Now you yourself know what Joab(I) son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s armies, Abner(J) son of Ner and Amasa(K) 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. 6 Deal with him according to your wisdom,(L) but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.
7 “But show kindness(M) to the sons of Barzillai(N) of Gilead and let them be among those who eat at your table.(O) They stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
8 “And remember, you have with you Shimei(P) son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim.(Q) When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore(R) to him by the Lord: ‘I will not put you to death by the sword.’ 9 But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom;(S) you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.”
10 Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried(T) in the City of David.(U) 11 He had reigned(V) forty years over Israel—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. 12 So Solomon sat on the throne(W) of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.(X)
Solomon’s Throne Established
13 Now Adonijah,(Y) the son of Haggith, went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. Bathsheba asked him, “Do you come peacefully?”(Z)
He answered, “Yes, peacefully.” 14 Then he added, “I have something to say to you.”
“You may say it,” she replied.
15 “As you know,” he said, “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 Lord. 16 Now I have one request to make of you. Do not refuse me.”
“You may make it,” she said.
17 So he continued, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag(AA) the Shunammite as my wife.”
18 “Very well,” Bathsheba replied, “I will speak to the king for you.”
19 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’s mother,(AB) and she sat down at his right hand.(AC)
20 “I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “Do not refuse me.”
The king replied, “Make it, my mother; I will not refuse you.”
21 So she said, “Let Abishag(AD) the Shunammite be given in marriage to your brother Adonijah.”
22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag(AE) the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—after all, he is my older brother(AF)—yes, for him and for Abiathar(AG) the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!”
23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord: “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,(AH) if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request! 24 And now, as surely as the Lord lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised(AI)—Adonijah shall be put to death today!” 25 So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah(AJ) son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.(AK)
26 To Abiathar(AL) the priest the king said, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth.(AM) You deserve to die, but I will not put you to death now, because you carried the ark(AN) of the Sovereign Lord before my father David and shared all my father’s hardships.”(AO) 27 So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the Lord, fulfilling(AP) the word the Lord had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli.
28 When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah though not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the Lord and took hold of the horns(AQ) of the altar. 29 King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the Lord and was beside the altar.(AR) Then Solomon ordered Benaiah(AS) son of Jehoiada, “Go, strike him down!”
30 So Benaiah entered the tent(AT) of the Lord and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!(AU)’”
But he answered, “No, I will die here.”
Benaiah reported to the king, “This is how Joab answered me.”
31 Then the king commanded Benaiah, “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(AV) that Joab shed. 32 The Lord will repay(AW) him for the blood he shed,(AX) because without my father David knowing it he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa(AY) son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army—were better(AZ) men and more upright than he. 33 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 Lord’s peace forever.”
34 So Benaiah(BA) son of Jehoiada went up and struck down Joab(BB) and killed him, and he was buried at his home out in the country. 35 The king put Benaiah(BC) son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok(BD) the priest.
36 Then the king sent for Shimei(BE) and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. 37 The day you leave and cross the Kidron Valley,(BF) you can be sure you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”(BG)
38 Shimei answered the king, “What you say is good. Your servant will do as my lord the king has said.” And Shimei stayed in Jerusalem for a long time.
39 But three years later, two of Shimei’s slaves ran off to Achish(BH) son of Maakah, king of Gath, and Shimei was told, “Your slaves are in Gath.” 40 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.
41 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned, 42 the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and warn(BI) you, ‘On the day you leave to go anywhere else, you can be sure you will die’? At that time you said to me, ‘What you say is good. I will obey.’ 43 Why then did you not keep your oath to the Lord and obey the command I gave you?”
44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wrong(BJ) you did to my father David. Now the Lord will repay you for your wrongdoing. 45 But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure(BK) before the Lord forever.”
46 Then the king gave the order to Benaiah(BL) son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei(BM) down and he died.
The kingdom was now established(BN) in Solomon’s hands.
1 Kings 2
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1 Kings 2
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David's Instructions to Solomon
2 (A)When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 (B)“I am about to go the way of all the earth. (C)Be strong, and show yourself a man, 3 and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, (D)that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, 4 that the Lord may (E)establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, (F)‘If your sons pay close attention to their way, (G)to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, (H)you shall not lack[a] a man on the throne of Israel.’
5 “Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah (I)did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, (J)Abner the son of Ner, (K)and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging[b] in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war[c] on the belt around his[d] waist and on the sandals on his feet. 6 Act therefore (L)according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. 7 But deal loyally with the sons of (M)Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be (N)among those who eat at your table, (O)for with such loyalty[e] they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother. 8 And there is also with you (P)Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day (Q)when I went to Mahanaim. (R)But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ 9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, (S)for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall (T)bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”
The Death of David
10 (U)Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in (V)the city of David. 11 And the time that David reigned over Israel was (W)forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12 (X)So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Solomon's Reign Established
13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, (Y)“Do you come peacefully?” He said, “Peacefully.” 14 Then he said, “I have something to say to you.” She said, “Speak.” 15 He said, “You know that (Z)the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, (AA)for it was his from the Lord. 16 And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me.” She said to him, “Speak.” 17 And he said, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me (AB)Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.” 18 Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak for you to the king.”
19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, (AC)and she sat on his right. 20 Then she said, “I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you.” 21 She said, “Let (AD)Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.” 22 King Solomon answered his mother, “And why do you ask (AE)Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, (AF)for he is my older brother, and on his side (AG)are Abiathar[f] the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah.” 23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, (AH)“God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life! 24 Now therefore (AI)as the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, (AJ)as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.” 25 So King Solomon sent (AK)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck him down, and he died.
26 And to Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to (AL)Anathoth, to your estate, for you deserve death. But I will not at this time put you to death, (AM)because you carried the ark of the Lord God before David my father, (AN)and because you shared in all my father's affliction.” 27 (AO)So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, thus fulfilling (AP)the word of the Lord that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 When the news came to Joab—for Joab (AQ)had supported Adonijah although (AR)he had not supported Absalom—Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and caught hold of the (AS)horns of the altar. 29 And when it was told King Solomon, “Joab has fled to the tent of the Lord, and behold, he is beside the altar,” Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down.” 30 So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and said to him, “The king commands, ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, I will die here.” Then Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.” 31 The king replied to him, (AT)“Do as he has said, strike him down and bury him, (AU)and thus take away from me and from my father's house the guilt for the blood that Joab shed without cause. 32 The Lord will (AV)bring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men (AW)more righteous and better than himself, (AX)Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and (AY)Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. 33 (AZ)So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the Lord forevermore.” 34 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35 (BA)The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in place of Joab, and the king put (BB)Zadok the priest (BC)in the place of Abiathar.
36 Then the king sent and summoned (BD)Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there to any place whatever. 37 For on the day you go out and cross (BE)the brook Kidron, know for certain that you shall die. (BF)Your blood shall be on your own head.” 38 And Shimei said to the king, “What you say is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 But it happened at the end of three years that two of Shimei's servants ran away to (BG)Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And when it was told Shimei, “Behold, your servants are in Gath,” 40 Shimei arose and saddled a donkey and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants. Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, 42 the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘What you say is good; I will obey.’ 43 Why then have you not kept your oath to the Lord and the commandment with which I commanded you?” 44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your own heart (BH)all the harm that you did to David my father. So the Lord will (BI)bring back your harm on your own head. 45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, (BJ)and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.” 46 Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died.
(BK)So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 2:4 Hebrew there shall not be cut off for you
- 1 Kings 2:5 Septuagint; Hebrew placing
- 1 Kings 2:5 Septuagint innocent blood
- 1 Kings 2:5 Septuagint my; twice in this verse
- 1 Kings 2:7 Or steadfast love
- 1 Kings 2:22 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew and for him and for Abiathar
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