1As the time drew near for David to…
2“I am about to go the way of…
3And keep the charge of the LORD your…
4and so that the LORD may fulfill His…
5Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah…
6So act according to your wisdom, and do…
7But show loving devotion to the sons of…
8Keep an eye on Shimei the son of…
9Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for…
10Then David rested with his fathers and was…
11The length of David’s reign over Israel was…
12So Solomon sat on the throne of his…
13Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba…
14Then he said, “I have something to tell…
15“You know that the kingship was mine,” he…
16So now I have just one request of…
17Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since…
18“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to…
19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak…
20“I have just one small request of you,”…
21So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be…
22King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you…
23Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May…
24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the…
25So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son…
26Then the king said to Abiathar the priest,…
27So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of…
28When the news reached Joab, who had conspired…
29It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has…
30And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD…
31And the king replied, “Do just as he…
32The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon…
33Their blood will come back upon the heads…
34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck…
35And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada…
36Then the king summoned Shimei and said to…
37On the day you go out and cross…
38“The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant…
39After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves…
40So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out…
41When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone…
42the king summoned Shimei and said to him,…
43So why have you not kept your oath…
44The king also said, “You know in your…
45But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s…
46Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada,…
