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1 Kings 2 (WEBP)

[1] Now the days of David came near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying,
[2] “I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man;
[3] and keep the instruction of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn yourself.
[4] Then Yahweh may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your children are careful of their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,’ he said, ‘a man on the throne of Israel.’
[5] “Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was around his waist and in his sandals that were on his feet.
[6] Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
[7] But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
[8] “Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’
[9] Now therefore don’t hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.”
[10] David slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city.
[11] The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
[12] Solomon sat on David his father’s throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.
[13] Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably.
[14] He said moreover, I have something to tell you.” She said, “Say on.”
[15] He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from Yahweh.
[16] Now I ask one petition of you. Don’t deny me.” She said to him, “Say on.”
[17] He said, “Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you ‘no’), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.”
[18] Bathsheba said, “All right. I will speak for you to the king.”
[19] Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne and caused a throne to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
[20] Then she said, “I ask one small petition of you; don’t deny me.” The king said to her, “Ask on, my mother, for I will not deny you.”
[21] She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.”
[22] King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.”
[23] Then King Solomon swore by Yahweh, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.
[24] Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me and set me on my father David’s throne, and who has made me a house as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death today.”
[25] King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.
[26] To Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore the Lord Yahweh’s ark before David my father, and because you were afflicted in all in which my father was afflicted.”
[27] So Solomon thrust Abiathar out from being priest to Yahweh, that he might fulfill Yahweh’s word which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
[28] This news came to Joab; for Joab had followed Adonijah, although he didn’t follow Absalom. Joab fled to Yahweh’s Tent, and held onto the horns of the altar.
[29] King Solomon was told, “Joab has fled to Yahweh’s Tent; and behold, he is by the altar.” Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, fall on him.”
[30] Benaiah came to Yahweh’s Tent, and said to him, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” He said, “No; but I will die here.” Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “This is what Joab said, and this is how he answered me.”
[31] The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him, that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.
[32] Yahweh will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn’t know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
[33] So their blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from Yahweh.”
[34] Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
[35] The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
[36] The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and live there, and don’t go anywhere else.
[37] For on the day you go out and pass over the brook Kidron, know for certain that you will surely die. Your blood will be on your own head.”
[38] Shimei said to the king, “What you say is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
[39] At the end of three years, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, “Behold, your slaves are in Gath.”
[40] Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his slaves; and Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath.
[41] Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.
[42] The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Didn’t I adjure you by Yahweh and warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and walk anywhere else, you shall surely die’? You said to me, ‘The saying that I have heard is good.’
[43] Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh and the commandment that I have instructed you with?”
[44] The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wickedness that you did to David my father. Therefore Yahweh will return your wickedness on your own head.
[45] But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will be established before Yahweh forever.”
[46] So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

1 Kings 2:6 Sheol is the place of the dead.
1 Kings 2:9 Sheol is the place of the dead.
1 Kings 2:26 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
1 Kings 2:33 or, seed

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 2 (KJVS)

[1] Now the days of David drew nigh () that he should die; () and he charged () Solomon his son, saying, ()
[2] I go () the way of all the earth: be thou strong () therefore, and shew thyself a man;
[3] and keep () the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk () in his ways, to keep () his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written () in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper () in all that thou doest, () and whithersoever thou turnest () thyself:
[4] that the Lord may continue () his word which he spake () concerning me, saying, () If thy children take heed () to their way, to walk () before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail () thee (said () he) a man on the throne of Israel.
[5] Moreover thou knowest () also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did () to me, and what he did () to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, () and shed () the blood of war in peace, and put () the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
[6] Do () therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down () to the grave in peace.
[7] But shew () kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat () at thy table: for so they came () to me when I fled () because of Absalom thy brother.
[8] And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed () me with a grievous () curse in the day when I went () to Mahanaim: but he came down () to meet () me at Jordan, and I sware () to him by the Lord, saying, () I will not put thee to death () with the sword.
[9] Now therefore hold him not guiltless: () for thou art a wise man, and knowest () what thou oughtest to do () unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down () to the grave with blood.
[10] So David slept () with his fathers, and was buried () in the city of David.
[11] And the days that David reigned () over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned () he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned () he in Jerusalem.
[12] Then sat () Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established () greatly.
[13] And Adonijah the son of Haggith came () to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, () Comest () thou peaceably? And he said, () Peaceably.
[14] He said () moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, () Say on. ()
[15] And he said, () Thou knowest () that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set () their faces on me, that I should reign: () howbeit the kingdom is turned about, () and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.
[16] And now I ask () one petition of thee, deny () me not. And she said () unto him, Say on. ()
[17] And he said, () Speak, () I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) () that he give () me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
[18] And Bath-sheba said, () Well; I will speak () for thee unto the king.
[19] Bath-sheba therefore went () unto king Solomon, to speak () unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up () to meet () her, and bowed () himself unto her, and sat down () on his throne, and caused a seat to be set () for the king’s mother; and she sat () on his right hand.
[20] Then she said, () I desire () one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. () And the king said () unto her, Ask on, () my mother: for I will not say thee nay. ()
[21] And she said, () Let Abishag the Shunammite be given () to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
[22] And king Solomon answered () and said () unto his mother, And why dost thou ask () Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask () for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
[23] Then king Solomon sware () by the Lord, saying, () God do () so to me, and more also, () if Adonijah have not spoken () this word against his own life.
[24] Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established () me, and set () me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made () me an house, as he promised, () Adonijah shall be put to death () this day.
[25] And king Solomon sent () by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell () upon him that he died. ()
[26] And unto Abiathar the priest said () the king, Get () thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, () because thou barest () the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted () in all wherein my father was afflicted. ()
[27] So Solomon thrust out () Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil () the word of the Lord, which he spake () concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
[28] Then tidings came () to Joab: for Joab had turned () after Adonijah, though he turned () not after Absalom. And Joab fled () unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold () on the horns of the altar.
[29] And it was told () king Solomon that Joab was fled () unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent () Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, () Go, () fall () upon him.
[30] And Benaiah came () to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said () unto him, Thus saith () the king, Come forth. () And he said, () Nay; but I will die () here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, () saying, () Thus said () Joab, and thus he answered () me.
[31] And the king said () unto him, Do () as he hath said, () and fall () upon him, and bury () him; that thou mayest take away () the innocent blood, which Joab shed, () from me, and from the house of my father.
[32] And the Lord shall return () his blood upon his own head, who fell () upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew () them with the sword, my father David not knowing () thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
[33] Their blood shall therefore return () upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.
[34] So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, () and fell () upon him, and slew () him: and he was buried () in his own house in the wilderness.
[35] And the king put () Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put () in the room of Abiathar.
[36] And the king sent () and called () for Shimei, and said () unto him, Build () thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell () there, and go not forth () thence any whither.
[37] For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, () and passest over () the brook Kidron, thou shalt know () for certain () that thou shalt surely () die: () thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
[38] And Shimei said () unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, () so will thy servant do. () And Shimei dwelt () in Jerusalem many days.
[39] And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away () unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told () Shimei, saying, () Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
[40] And Shimei arose, () and saddled () his ass, and went () to Gath to Achish to seek () his servants: and Shimei went, () and brought () his servants from Gath.
[41] And it was told () Solomon that Shimei had gone () from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. ()
[42] And the king sent () and called () for Shimei, and said () unto him, Did I not make thee to swear () by the Lord, and protested () unto thee, saying, () Know () for a certain, () on the day thou goest out, () and walkest () abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely () die? () and thou saidst () unto me, The word that I have heard () is good.
[43] Why then hast thou not kept () the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged () thee with?
[44] The king said () moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest () all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, () that thou didst () to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return () thy wickedness upon thine own head;
[45] and king Solomon shall be blessed, () and the throne of David shall be established () before the Lord for ever.
[46] So the king commanded () Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, () and fell () upon him, that he died. () And the kingdom was established () in the hand of Solomon.

1 Kings 2:3 Or, do wisely
1 Kings 2:4 Heb. be cut off from thee from the throne
1 Kings 2:5 Heb. put
1 Kings 2:8 Heb. strong
1 Kings 2:16 Heb. turn not away my face
1 Kings 2:26 Heb. a man of death

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 2 (BYZ)

[1] και ηγγισαν αι ημεραι δαυιδ αποθανειν αυτον και ενετειλατο τω σαλωμων υιω αυτου λεγων
[2] εγω ειμι πορευομαι εν οδω πασης της γης και ισχυσεις και εση εις ανδρα
[3] και φυλαξεις την φυλακην κυριου του θεου σου του πορευεσθαι εν ταις οδοις αυτου φυλασσειν τας εντολας αυτου και τα δικαιωματα και τα κριματα τα γεγραμμενα εν νομω μωυσεως ινα συνιης α ποιησεις κατα παντα οσα αν εντειλωμαι σοι
[4] ινα στηση κυριος τον λογον αυτου ον ελαλησεν λεγων εαν φυλαξωσιν οι υιοι σου την οδον αυτων πορευεσθαι ενωπιον εμου εν αληθεια εν ολη καρδια αυτων και εν ολη ψυχη αυτων λεγων ουκ εξολεθρευθησεται σοι ανηρ επανωθεν θρονου ισραηλ
[5] και γε συ εγνως οσα εποιησεν μοι ιωαβ υιος σαρουιας οσα εποιησεν τοις δυσιν αρχουσιν των δυναμεων ισραηλ τω αβεννηρ υιω νηρ και τω αμεσσαι υιω ιεθερ και απεκτεινεν αυτους και εταξεν τα αιματα πολεμου εν ειρηνη και εδωκεν αιμα αθωον εν τη ζωνη αυτου τη εν τη οσφυι αυτου και εν τω υποδηματι αυτου τω εν τω ποδι αυτου
[6] και ποιησεις κατα την σοφιαν σου και ου καταξεις την πολιαν αυτου εν ειρηνη εις αδου
[7] και τοις υιοις βερζελλι του γαλααδιτου ποιησεις ελεος και εσονται εν τοις εσθιουσιν την τραπεζαν σου οτι ουτως ηγγισαν μοι εν τω με αποδιδρασκειν απο προσωπου αβεσσαλωμ του αδελφου σου
[8] και ιδου μετα σου σεμει υιος γηρα υιος του ιεμενι εκ βαουριμ και αυτος κατηρασατο με καταραν οδυνηραν τη ημερα η επορευομην εις παρεμβολας και αυτος κατεβη εις απαντην μου εις τον ιορδανην και ωμοσα αυτω εν κυριω λεγων ει θανατωσω σε εν ρομφαια
[9] και ου μη αθωωσης αυτον οτι ανηρ σοφος ει συ και γνωση α ποιησεις αυτω και καταξεις την πολιαν αυτου εν αιματι εις αδου
[10] και εκοιμηθη δαυιδ μετα των πατερων αυτου και εταφη εν πολει δαυιδ
[11] και αι ημεραι ας εβασιλευσεν δαυιδ επι τον ισραηλ τεσσαρακοντα ετη εν χεβρων εβασιλευσεν ετη επτα και εν ιερουσαλημ τριακοντα τρια ετη
[12] και σαλωμων εκαθισεν επι του θρονου δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου υιος ετων δωδεκα και ητοιμασθη η βασιλεια αυτου σφοδρα
[13] και εισηλθεν αδωνιας υιος αγγιθ προς βηρσαβεε μητερα σαλωμων και προσεκυνησεν αυτη η δε ειπεν ειρηνη η εισοδος σου και ειπεν ειρηνη
[14] λογος μοι προς σε και ειπεν αυτω λαλησον
[15] και ειπεν αυτη συ οιδας οτι εμοι ην η βασιλεια και επ εμε εθετο πας ισραηλ το προσωπον αυτου εις βασιλεα και εστραφη η βασιλεια και εγενηθη τω αδελφω μου οτι παρα κυριου εγενετο αυτω
[16] και νυν αιτησιν μιαν εγω αιτουμαι παρα σου μη αποστρεψης το προσωπον σου και ειπεν αυτω βηρσαβεε λαλει
[17] και ειπεν αυτη ειπον δη προς σαλωμων τον βασιλεα οτι ουκ αποστρεψει το προσωπον αυτου απο σου και δωσει μοι την αβισακ την σωμανιτιν εις γυναικα
[18] και ειπεν βηρσαβεε καλως εγω λαλησω περι σου τω βασιλει
[19] και εισηλθεν βηρσαβεε προς τον βασιλεα σαλωμων λαλησαι αυτω περι αδωνιου και εξανεστη ο βασιλευς εις απαντην αυτη και κατεφιλησεν αυτην και εκαθισεν επι του θρονου αυτου και ετεθη θρονος τη μητρι του βασιλεως και εκαθισεν εκ δεξιων αυτου
[20] και ειπεν αυτω αιτησιν μιαν μικραν εγω αιτουμαι παρα σου μη αποστρεψης το προσωπον σου και ειπεν αυτη ο βασιλευς αιτησαι μητερ εμη οτι ουκ αποστρεψω σε
[21] και ειπεν δοθητω δε αβισακ η σωμανιτις τω αδωνια τω αδελφω σου εις γυναικα
[22] και απεκριθη σαλωμων ο βασιλευς και ειπεν τη μητρι αυτου και ινα τι συ ητησαι την αβισακ τω αδωνια και αιτησαι αυτω την βασιλειαν οτι ουτος αδελφος μου ο μεγας υπερ εμε και αυτω αβιαθαρ ο ιερευς και αυτω ιωαβ ο υιος σαρουιας ο αρχιστρατηγος εταιρος
[23] και ωμοσεν ο βασιλευς σαλωμων κατα του κυριου λεγων ταδε ποιησαι μοι ο θεος και ταδε προσθειη οτι κατα της ψυχης αυτου ελαλησεν αδωνιας τον λογον τουτον
[24] και νυν ζη κυριος ος ητοιμασεν με και εθετο με επι τον θρονον δαυιδ του πατρος μου και αυτος εποιησεν μοι οικον καθως ελαλησεν κυριος οτι σημερον θανατωθησεται αδωνιας
[25] και εξαπεστειλεν σαλωμων ο βασιλευς εν χειρι βαναιου υιου ιωδαε και ανειλεν αυτον και απεθανεν αδωνιας εν τη ημερα εκεινη
[26] και τω αβιαθαρ τω ιερει ειπεν ο βασιλευς αποτρεχε συ εις αναθωθ εις αγρον σου οτι ανηρ θανατου ει συ εν τη ημερα ταυτη και ου θανατωσω σε οτι ηρας την κιβωτον της διαθηκης κυριου ενωπιον του πατρος μου και οτι εκακουχηθης εν απασιν οις εκακουχηθη ο πατηρ μου
[27] και εξεβαλεν σαλωμων τον αβιαθαρ του μη ειναι ιερεα του κυριου πληρωθηναι το ρημα κυριου ο ελαλησεν επι τον οικον ηλι εν σηλωμ
[28] και η ακοη ηλθεν εως ιωαβ του υιου σαρουιας οτι ιωαβ ην κεκλικως οπισω αδωνιου και οπισω σαλωμων ουκ εκλινεν και εφυγεν ιωαβ εις το σκηνωμα του κυριου και κατεσχεν των κερατων του θυσιαστηριου
[29] και απηγγελη τω σαλωμων λεγοντες οτι εφυγεν ιωαβ εις την σκηνην του κυριου και ιδου κατεχει των κερατων του θυσιαστηριου και απεστειλεν σαλωμων προς ιωαβ λεγων τι γεγονεν σοι οτι πεφευγας εις το θυσιαστηριον και ειπεν ιωαβ οτι εφοβηθην απο προσωπου σου και εφυγον προς κυριον και απεστειλεν σαλωμων ο βασιλευς τον βαναιου υιον ιωδαε λεγων πορευου και ανελε αυτον και θαψον αυτον
[30] και ηλθεν βαναιου υιος ιωδαε προς ιωαβ εις την σκηνην του κυριου και ειπεν αυτω ταδε λεγει ο βασιλευς εξελθε και ειπεν ιωαβ ουκ εκπορευομαι οτι ωδε αποθανουμαι και απεστρεψεν βαναιας υιος ιωδαε και ειπεν τω βασιλει λεγων ταδε λελαληκεν ιωαβ και ταδε αποκεκριται μοι
[31] και ειπεν αυτω ο βασιλευς πορευου και ποιησον αυτω καθως ειρηκεν και ανελε αυτον και θαψεις αυτον και εξαρεις σημερον το αιμα ο δωρεαν εξεχεεν ιωαβ απ εμου και απο του οικου του πατρος μου
[32] και απεστρεψεν κυριος το αιμα της αδικιας αυτου εις κεφαλην αυτου ως απηντησεν τοις δυσιν ανθρωποις τοις δικαιοις και αγαθοις υπερ αυτον και απεκτεινεν αυτους εν ρομφαια και ο πατηρ μου δαυιδ ουκ εγνω το αιμα αυτων τον αβεννηρ υιον νηρ αρχιστρατηγον ισραηλ και τον αμεσσα υιον ιεθερ αρχιστρατηγον ιουδα
[33] και επεστραφη τα αιματα αυτων εις κεφαλην αυτου και εις κεφαλην του σπερματος αυτου εις τον αιωνα και τω δαυιδ και τω σπερματι αυτου και τω οικω αυτου και τω θρονω αυτου γενοιτο ειρηνη εως αιωνος παρα κυριου
[34] και απηντησεν βαναιου υιος ιωδαε τω ιωαβ και εθανατωσεν αυτον και εθαψεν αυτον εν τω οικω αυτου εν τη ερημω
[35] και εδωκεν ο βασιλευς τον βαναιου υιον ιωδαε αντ αυτου επι την στρατηγιαν και η βασιλεια κατωρθουτο εν ιερουσαλημ και τον σαδωκ τον ιερεα εδωκεν ο βασιλευς εις ιερεα πρωτον αντι αβιαθαρ
[36] και εκαλεσεν ο βασιλευς τον σεμει και ειπεν αυτω οικοδομησον σεαυτω οικον εν ιερουσαλημ και καθου εκει και ουκ εξελευση εκειθεν ουδαμου
[37] και εσται εν τη ημερα της εξοδου σου και διαβηση τον χειμαρρουν κεδρων γινωσκων γνωση οτι θανατω αποθανη το αιμα σου εσται επι την κεφαλην σου και ωρκισεν αυτον ο βασιλευς εν τη ημερα εκεινη
[38] και ειπεν σεμει προς τον βασιλεα αγαθον το ρημα ο ελαλησας κυριε μου βασιλευ ουτω ποιησει ο δουλος σου και εκαθισεν σεμει εν ιερουσαλημ τρια ετη
[39] και εγενηθη μετα τρια ετη και απεδρασαν δυο δουλοι του σεμει προς αγχους υιον μααχα βασιλεα γεθ και απηγγελη τω σεμει λεγοντες ιδου οι δουλοι σου εν γεθ
[40] και ανεστη σεμει και επεσαξε την ονον αυτου και επορευθη εις γεθ προς αγχους του εκζητησαι τους δουλους αυτου και επορευθη σεμει και ηγαγεν τους δουλους αυτου εκ γεθ
[41] και απηγγελη τω σαλωμων λεγοντες οτι επορευθη σεμει εξ ιερουσαλημ εις γεθ και απεστρεψεν τους δουλους αυτου
[42] και απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς και εκαλεσεν τον σεμει και ειπεν προς αυτον ουχι ωρκισα σε κατα του κυριου και επεμαρτυραμην σοι λεγων εν η αν ημερα εξελθης εξ ιερουσαλημ και πορευθης εις δεξια η εις αριστερα γινωσκων γνωση οτι θανατω αποθανη
[43] και τι οτι ουκ εφυλαξας τον ορκον κυριου και την εντολην ην ενετειλαμην κατα σου
[44] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς σεμει συ οιδας πασαν την κακιαν σου ην εγνω η καρδια σου α εποιησας τω δαυιδ τω πατρι μου και ανταπεδωκεν κυριος την κακιαν σου εις κεφαλην σου
[45] και ο βασιλευς σαλωμων ηυλογημενος και ο θρονος δαυιδ εσται ετοιμος ενωπιον κυριου εις τον αιωνα
[46] και ενετειλατο ο βασιλευς σαλωμων τω βαναια υιω ιωδαε και εξηλθεν και ανειλεν αυτον και απεθανεν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.