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Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died. So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:36 ESV

Then the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, "Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there to any place whatever.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:35 ESV

The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in place of Joab, and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:31 ESV

The king replied to him, "Do as he has said, strike him down and bury him, and thus take away from me and from my father's house the guilt for the blood that Joab shed without cause.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:28 ESV

When the news came to Joab—for Joab had supported Adonijah although he had not supported Absalom—Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

Apr 16

And to Abiathar the priest the king said, "Go to Anathoth, to your estate, for you deserve death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you carried the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because you shared in all my father's affliction."So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:24 ESV

Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today."

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:22 ESV

King Solomon answered his mother, "And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my older brother, and on his side are Abiathar the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah."

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:15 ESV

He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from the Lord.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:10 ESV

Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:8 ESV

And there is also with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day when I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.'

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:7 ESV

But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:6 ESV

Act therefore according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 2:3 ESV

and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn,

Apr 16

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highlighted 1 Kings 1:50 ESV

And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.

Apr 15

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highlighted 1 Kings 1:49 ESV

Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way.

Apr 15

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highlighted 1 Kings 1:35 ESV

You shall then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, for he shall be king in my place. And I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah."

Apr 15

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highlighted 1 Kings 1:33-34 ESV

And the king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, 'Long live King Solomon!'

Apr 15

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highlighted 1 Kings 1:8 ESV

But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David's mighty men were not with Adonijah.

Apr 15

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highlighted 1 Kings 1:7 ESV

He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.

Apr 15

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