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1KI 2:13–2:25 ©

Adoniyyah’s provocation and death

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2:13 Adoniyyah’s provocation and death

13Then Haggit’s son Adoniyyah came to Shelomoh’s mother Batsheva and she asked him, “Is your coming peaceful?”

It is,” he replied. 14Can I ask you something?

Go ahead,” she answered.

15“You yourself know that the kingship was for me as the oldest son,” he said, “and all Israel wanted me to reign. But then Yahweh decided that it was for my brother, and then everything got turned around. 16So now, I have only one thing to request from you—please don’t refuse me.”

“Go on,” she said.

17He said, “Please speak to Shelomoh the king because he wouldn’t refuse you. Ask him to give me Avishag the Shunammite as my wife.”[ref]

18Okay,” Batsheva agreed, “I’ll personally speak to the king for you.”

19So Batsheva went to King Shelomoh to speak to him on Adoniyyah’s behalf. The king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and he had a throne placed on his right for his mother to sit on. 20Then she said, “I have one small request for you. Please don’t say you won’t do it

What’s your request, my mother,” the king responded, “because I couldn’t refuse you.”

21“Let Avishag the Shunammite,” she said, “be given to your brother Adoniyyah as a wife.”

22King Shelomoh answered his mother, “You’re requesting Avishag the Shunammite for Adoniyyah! You might as well request the throne for him, because he’s my brother and he’s older than I am! And then he’ll want Evyatar the priest and Tseruyah’s son Yoav!” 23Then Shelomoh promised by Yahweh, “May God do to me whatever he wants, unless Adoniyyah pays with his life for saying that. 24And now as Yahweh lives, the one who established me and caused me to sit on the throne of my father David, and who promised David’s descendants to continue reigning, Adoniyyah will certainly be put to death today.”

25So King Shelomoh instructed Yehoyada’s son Benayah and he went and struck Adoniyyah down and he died.


13And_came ʼAdoniyyāh the_son of_Ḩaggit[fn] to daughter_of seven the_mother of_Shəlomoh and_she/it_said peacefully come_you and_he/it_said peace.
14And_he/it_said a_word to_me with_you and_she/it_said speak.
15And_he/it_said you you_know if/because_that to_me it_belonged the_royalty and_toward_me they_set all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) face_their to_king and_turned_about the_royalty and_it_became to_brother’s_my if/because from_LORD it_belonged for_him/it.
16And_now a_petition one I [am]_asking from_with_you do_not turn_away DOM faces_of_me and_she/it_said to_him/it speak.
17And_he/it_said speak please to_Shəlomoh the_king if/because not he_will_turn_away DOM faces_of_you and_give to_me DOM ʼAⱱīshag the_Shūnammit to/for_(a)_woman.
18And_she/it_said daughter_of seven good I I_will_speak for_you to the_king.
19And_went wwww seven to the_king Shəlomoh to_speak to_him/it on ʼAdoniyyāh and_he/it_rose_up the_king to_meet_her and_bowed_down to/for_her/it and_he/it_sat_down//remained//lived on throne_his and_he/it_assigned a_throne for_mother the_king and_sat on_right_his.
20And_she/it_said a_petition one small I [am]_asking from_with_you do_not turn_away DOM faces_of_me and_he/it_said to/for_her/it the_king ask mother_my if/because not I_will_turn_away DOM faces_of_you.
21And_she/it_said let_it_be_given DOM ʼAⱱīshag the_Shūnammit to_ʼAdoniyyāh your(ms)_brother/kindred to/for_(a)_woman.
22And_answered the_king Shəlomoh and_he/it_said to_mother_his and_to/for_why [are]_you asking DOM ʼAⱱīshag the_Shūnammit for_ʼAdoniyyāh and_ask to_him/it DOM the_royalty if/because he my_brother/kindred the_older than_I and_to/for_him/it and_for_ʼEⱱyātār the_priest/officer and_for_Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) the_son of_Tsəyāh/(Zeruiah).
23and_swore the_king Shəlomoh in/on/at/with_LORD to_say thus may_he_do to/for_me god and_also may_he_add if/because in/on/at/with_life_his he_has_spoken ʼAdoniyyāh DOM the_request the_this.
24And_now [by]_the_life of_YHWH who established_me and_seated_me[fn] on the_throne of_Dāvid father_my and_which he_has_made to_me a_house just_as he_spoke if/because the_day he_will_be_put_to_death ʼAdoniyyāh.
25And_sent the_king Shəlomoh in/on/at/with_hand of_Bəyāh the_son of_Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) and_struck_down in/on/over_him/it and_he/it_died.

2:13 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

2:24 Variant note: ו/יושיבי/ני: (x-qere) ’וַ/יּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֨/נִי֙’: lemma_c/3427 n_1.1.1 morph_HC/Vhw3ms/Sp1cs id_11QNk וַ/יּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֨/נִי֙

1KI 2:13–2:25 ©

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