ಯಾಜಕಕಾಂಡ 4
1 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಕರ್ತನು ಮೋಶೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೇನಂದರೆ--
2 ಇಸ್ರಾ ಯೇಲನ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಬೇಕಾದದ್ದೇನಂದರೆ--ಒಬ್ಬನು ಕರ್ತನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಯದೆ ಮಾಡಬಾರದವುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ ಪಾಪಿಯಾದರೆ,
3 ಜನರು ಪಾಪಮಾಡುವ ಹಾಗೆ ಅಭಿಷಿಕ್ತನಾದ ಯಾಜಕನು ಪಾಪಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಪಾಪಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ದೋಷವಿಲ್ಲದ ಒಂದು ಎಳೇ ಹೋರಿಯನ್ನು ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಗಾಗಿ ಕರ್ತನಿಗೆ ತರಬೇಕು.
4 ಅವನು ಆ ಹೋರಿ ಯನ್ನು ಸಭೆಯ ಗುಡಾರದ ಬಾಗಿಲ ಬಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ತನ ಎದುರಿಗೆ ತಂದು ತನ್ನ ಕೈಯನ್ನು ಅದರ ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲಿಟ್ಟು ಆ ಹೋರಿಯನ್ನು ಕರ್ತನ ಮುಂದೆ ವಧಿಸ ಬೇಕು.
5 ಆಗ ಅಭಿಷಿಕ್ತನಾದ ಯಾಜಕನು ಆ ಹೋರಿ ಯ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಸಭೆಯ ಗುಡಾರದ ಬಳಿಗೆ ತರಬೇಕು.
6 ಯಾಜಕನು ತನ್ನ ಬೆರಳನ್ನು ರಕ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ದಿ ಕರ್ತನ ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಸ್ಥಳದ ಪರದೆಯ ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಆ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಏಳು ಸಾರಿ ಚಿಮುಕಿಸಬೇಕು.
7 ಯಾಜಕನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಸಭೆಯ ಗುಡಾರ ದೊಳಗಿರುವ ಸುವಾಸನೆಯುಳ್ಳ ಧೂಪ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಕೊಂಬುಗಳಿಗೆ ಕರ್ತನ ಮುಂದೆ ಹಚ್ಚಬೇಕು; ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಆ ಹೋರಿಯ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಸಭೆಯ ಗುಡಾರದ ಬಾಗಿಲ ಬಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ದಹನಬಲಿ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಯ್ಯಬೇಕು.
8 ಅವನು ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಗಾಗಿರುವ ಹೋರಿಯ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನು ಅದರಿಂದ ತೆಗೆಯಬೇಕು; ಕರುಳುಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚುವ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನೂ ಕರುಳುಗಳ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನೂ
9 ಎರಡು ಮೂತ್ರಜನಕಾಂಗಗಳನ್ನೂ ಪಕ್ಕೆಯ ಬದಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನೂ ಮೂತ್ರಜನಕಾಂಗಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಲಿಜದ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಪೊರೆಯನ್ನೂ ಅವನು ತೆಗೆಯಬೇಕು.
10 ಸಮಾಧಾನದ ಯಜ್ಞಸಮರ್ಪಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹೋರಿ ಯಿಂದ ತೆಗೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಂತೆಯೇ ತೆಗೆಯಬೇಕು; ಯಾಜಕನು ದಹನಬಲಿ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಸುಡಬೇಕು.
11 ಆ ಹೋರಿಯ ಚರ್ಮ ವನ್ನು, ಅದರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಾಂಸವನ್ನು, ತಲೆ, ಕಾಲುಗಳು, ಕರುಳುಗಳು, ಅದರ ಸಗಣಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ
12 ಇಡೀ ಹೋರಿಯನ್ನು ಪಾಳೆಯದ ಆಚೆಗಿರುವ ಶುದ್ಧವಾದ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂದರೆ ಬೂದಿ ಚೆಲ್ಲುವ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದು ಅದನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಬೆಂಕಿಯಿಂದ ಸುಡ ಬೇಕು. ಅದನ್ನು ಬೂದಿ ಚೆಲ್ಲುವ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಡಬೇಕು.
13 ಮಾಡಬಾರದ ಕೆಲಸಗಳನ್ನು ಕರ್ತನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ಯಾವದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲಿನ ಸಭೆಯವರು ಅರಿಯದೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಪರಾಧಿಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಅದು ಸಭೆಗೆ ಕಣ್ಮರೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ
14 ಅವರು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪವು ಗೊತ್ತಾದಾಗ ಆ ಪಾಪಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸಭೆಯು ಒಂದು ಎಳೇ ಹೋರಿಯನ್ನು ಸಭೆಯ ಗುಡಾರದ ಮುಂದೆ ತರಬೇಕು.
15 ಸಭೆಯ ಹಿರಿಯರು ಕರ್ತನ ಮುಂದೆ ಆ ಹೋರಿಯ ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಕೈಗಳನ್ನಿಟ್ಟು ಅದನ್ನು ಕರ್ತನ ಮುಂದೆ ವಧಿಸಬೇಕು.
16 ಅಭಿಷಿಕ್ತ ನಾದ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯಾಜಕನು ಆ ಹೋರಿಯ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಸಭೆಯ ಗುಡಾರಕ್ಕೆ ತರಬೇಕು.
17 ಆ ಯಾಜಕನು ತನ್ನ ಬೆರಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ರಕ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ದಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಕರ್ತನ ಮುಂದೆ, ಅಂದರೆ ಪರದೆಯ ಮುಂದೆ ಏಳುಸಾರಿ ಚಿಮುಕಿಸಬೇಕು.
18 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ರಕ್ತ ವನ್ನು ಸಭೆಯ ಗುಡಾರದೊಳಗಿರುವ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಕೊಂಬುಗಳಿಗೆ ಕರ್ತನ ಎದುರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಚ್ಚಿ ಉಳಿದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಸಭೆಯ ಗುಡಾರದೊಳಗಿರುವ ದಹನ ಬಲಿ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಯ್ಯಬೇಕು.
19 ಅವನು ಅದರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸುಡಬೇಕು.
20 ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿ ಗಾಗಿ ಇರುವ ಆ ಹೋರಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದಂತೆಯೇ ಈ ಹೋರಿಗೂ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು; ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಯಾಜಕನು ಅವರಿಗಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ಆಗ ಅದು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವದು.
21 ಅವನು ಮೊದಲನೆಯ ಹೋರಿಯನ್ನು ಸುಟ್ಟಂತೆಯೇ ಈ ಹೋರಿಯನ್ನು ಪಾಳೆಯದ ಆಚೆಗೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡುಹೋಗಿ ಸುಡ ಬೇಕು. ಅದು ಸಭೆಗೆ ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಯಾಗಿ ಇರುವದು.
22 ಒಬ್ಬ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯು ಪಾಪಮಾಡಿ ತನ್ನ ದೇವ ರಾದ ಕರ್ತನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಯದೆ ಮಾಡಬಾರದವುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ ಅಪರಾಧಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ,
23 ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಅವನು ಮಾಡಿದ ಆ ಪಾಪವು ಅವನಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿದು ಬಂದರೆ, ಅವನು ಬಲಿಗಾಗಿ ಮೇಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದೋಷವಿಲ್ಲದ ಒಂದು ಗಂಡು ಮರಿಯನ್ನು ತರಬೇಕು.
24 ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಕೈಯನ್ನು ಆ ಮೇಕೆ ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಟ್ಟು ಕರ್ತನ ಮುಂದೆ ದಹನಬಲಿಯನ್ನು ವಧಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದನ್ನು ವಧಿಸಬೇಕು; ಅದು ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಯಾಗಿರುವದು.
25 ಯಾಜಕನು ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಯ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಬೆರಳಿನಿಂದ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ದಹನಬಲಿ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಕೊಂಬುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿ ಅದರ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ದಹನಬಲಿ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಯ್ಯಬೇಕು.
26 ಅವರು ಸಮಾಧಾನದ ಯಜ್ಞ ಸಮರ್ಪಣೆಯ ಕೊಬ್ಬಿನಂತೆಯೇ ಅದರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನು ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸುಡಬೇಕು. ಯಾಜ ಕನು ಅವನ ಪಾಪದ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು; ಆಗ ಅದು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವದು.
27 ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡ ಬಾರದವುಗಳನ್ನು ಕರ್ತನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಯದೆ ಪಾಪಮಾಡಿ ಅಪರಾಧಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ
28 ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಅವನು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪವು ಅವನಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿದುಬಂದರೆ ಅವನು ಬಲಿಗಾಗಿ ಮೇಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದೋಷವಿಲ್ಲದ ಒಂದು ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮರಿಯನ್ನು ತಾನು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತರಬೇಕು.
29 ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಕೈಯನ್ನು ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಯ ಮೇಲಿಟ್ಟು ಆ ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಯನ್ನು ದಹನಬಲಿಯ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ವಧಿಸಬೇಕು.
30 ಆಗ ಯಾಜಕನು ತನ್ನ ಬೆರಳಿನಿಂದ ಅದರ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ದಹನ ಬಲಿ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಕೊಂಬುಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿ ಉಳಿದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಆ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಯ್ಯ ಬೇಕು.
31 ಅವನು ಸಮಾಧಾನ ಯಜ್ಞ ಸಮರ್ಪಣೆಯ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದಂತೆ ಅದರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನು ತೆಗೆಯ ಬೇಕು; ಯಾಜಕನು ಅದನ್ನು ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕರ್ತನಿಗೆ ಸುವಾಸನೆಯನ್ನಾಗಿ ಸುಡಬೇಕು; ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಯಾಜಕನು ಅವನಿಗಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತಮಾಡ ಬೇಕು. ಆಗ ಅದು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವದು.
32 ಅವನು ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಗಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಕುರಿಮರಿ ಯನ್ನು ತರುವದಾದರೆ ದೋಷವಿಲ್ಲದ ಒಂದು ಹೆಣ್ಣನ್ನು ತರಬೇಕು;
33 ಅವನು ಅದರ ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ತನ್ನ ಕೈಯನ್ನಿಟ್ಟು ಪಾಪದ ಬಲಿಗಾಗಿ ದಹನಬಲಿಯನ್ನು ವಧಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ವಧಿಸಬೇಕು.
34 ಯಾಜಕನು ಅದರ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಬೆರಳಿನಿಂದ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ದಹನಬಲಿ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಕೊಂಬುಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಚ್ಚ ಬೇಕು. ಉಳಿದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಯ್ಯಬೇಕು.
35 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಸಮಾಧಾನ ಯಜ್ಞ ಸಮರ್ಪಣೆಗಳ ಕುರಿಮರಿಯ ಕೊಬ್ಬಿನಂತೆಯೇ ಅದರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನೂ ತೆಗೆಯಬೇಕು; ಯಾಜಕನು ಬೆಂಕಿಯ ಸಮರ್ಪಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕರ್ತನಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಿ ದಂತೆಯೇ ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಸುಡ ಬೇಕು; ಅವನು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾಜಕನು ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು, ಆಗ ಅದು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವದು.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:
3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering.
4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the Lord.
5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.
7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
8 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,
10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.
11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;
14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.
15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord.
16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock’s blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:
17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail.
18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.
20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.
21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
22 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;
23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord: it is a sin offering.
25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.
26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.
33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.
34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:
35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
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.