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OET-RV by cross-referenced section 1KI 2:26

1KI 2:26–2:35 ©

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Evyatar’s banishment and Yoav’s death

1Ki 2:26–35

2:26 Evyatar’s banishment and Yoav’s death

26Then concerning Evyatar the priest, the king told him, “Go to your fields at Anatot because you’re marked for death, but I won’t do it today because you carried my master Yahweh’s sacred box ahead of my father David, and because you suffered through all that my father suffered.”[ref] 27That was how Shelomoh banished Evyatar from being a priest to Yahweh. It was done to fulfill what Yahweh had said at Shiloh said about removing Eli’s descendants.[ref]

28When the news of that reached Yoav, he fled to Yahweh’s tent and held onto the horns of the altar, because he had supported Adoniyyah (even though he hadn’t supported Avshalom). 29Someone told King Shelomoh that Yoav had fled to Yahweh’s tent and was there beside the altar, so Shelomoh instructed Yehoyada’s son Benayah, “Go and strike him down.” 30So Benayah entered Yahweh’s tent and he told Yoav, “The king said for you to come out.”

“No, I’ll die here,” he replied.

So Benayah went back to the king and reported both sides of the conversation 31and the king told him, “Just do what he said. Kill him and bury him, and in that way you’ll remove the blood guilt from me and my descendants for the blood that Yoav shed without cause. 32Yahweh will return his blood onto his own head, because he attacked two men more righteous and better than himself: Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Israel’s army, and Yeter’s son Amasa, the commander of Yehudah’s army. He killed them with the sword and my father David didn’t have anything to do with it. 33Their shed blood will return onto Joav’s head and on the heads of his descendants forever. But for David and his family and his descendants and his throne, Yahweh will give peace forever.”

34So Yehoyada’s son Benayah went and struck Yoav at the altar and killed him. Then he was buried on his property in the wilderness. 35The king appointed Benayah as army commander to replace Yoav, and appointed Tsadok as priest in place of Evyatar.


Collected OET-RV cross-references

2Sam 15:24:

24What a sight! Even Tsadok and all the Levites with him were carrying the box with God’s agreement in it, and when they put it down again, the priest Evyatar caught up to them and waited until all the people had finished exiting the city.

1Sam 22:20-23:

20But one of Ahimelek’s sons was able to slip away. His name was Evyatar and he fled to join David, 21and informed him that Sha’ul had commanded Doeg to kill Yahweh’s priests. 22“I knew on that day,” David responded, “when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would probably tell Sha’ul. It’s my fault that your father and all his family were murdered. 23Stick with me—don’t be afraid, because the one who wants to kill me would kill you as well. You’ll be safe with me.”

1Sam 2:27-36:

2:27 The prophecy against Eli’s family

27One day one of God’s prophets came to Eli and told him, “This is what Yahweh says, ‘Didn’t I clearly reveal myself to your ancestors when they were Far’oh’s slaves in Egypt? 28And out of all the Israeli tribes, I chose your ancestor to be a priest to me, to go up on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the sacred apron in front of me. Plus I gave your ancestors the rights to all the burnt offerings made by the Israelis.[ref] 29Why do you disrespect sacrifices and offerings that I commanded the people to bring to me at my residence. And why do you honour your sons more than me by fattening yourselves from the best of every offering of my people Israel?’

30“Therefore, this is what Yahweh the God of Israel declares: ‘I indeed said your ancestors and then your descendants would serve me forever.’ But now I declare this instead: ‘This cannot continue because I will honour those who honour me, but those who despise me will be side-lined. 31Listen, the time is coming when I’ll bring you and your relatives to an end—none of your men will die of old age 32and you’ll see distress in my residence. I’ll do good for the rest of Israel, but there’ll never be another old man in your home. 33I won’t finish them off near my altar. Your eyes will fail and you’ll grieve inside, but your adult sons will die. 34This will be the sign: it’ll turn out that your two sons Hofni and Finehas will both die on the same day.[ref] 35Then I’ll select another man to be a faithful priest to me—he’ll follow my desires and do what’s in my mind. I’ll make him and his faithful descendants to continue and to always serve me. 36Any of your descendants who remain alive will have to go to him to request food and money and beg for some priestly work to earn something to eat.’ ”


2:28: a Exo 28:1-4; b Lev 7:35-36.

2:34: 1Sam 4:11.