1 Kings 2:26
And the king said also to Abiathar the priest: Go to Anathoth to thy lands, for indeed thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst carry the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and hast endured trouble in all the troubles my father endured.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaias the son of Joiada, who slew him, and he died.
Cross References
Joshua 21:18And Anathoth and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
1 Samuel 23:6Now at that time, when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David to Ceila, he came down having an ephod with him.
2 Samuel 12:5And David's anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death.
1 Kings 1:7And he conferred with Joab the son of Sarvia, and with Abiathar the priest, who furthered Adonias's side.
1 Kings 2:35And the king appointed Banaias the son of Joiada in his room over the army, and Sadoc the priest he put in the place of Abiathar.
Isaiah 10:30Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim, attend, O Laisa, poor Anathoth.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:13-26
Adonijah's Impudent Request; Adonijah Put to Death. ( b. c. 1015.) 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 Bathsheba 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… Read the whole commentary →