1 Kings 2:26

And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Depart you quickly to Anathoth to your farm, for you are + 2:26 Gr. a man of death. worthy of death this day; but I will not kill you, because you have borne the ark of the covenant of the Lord before my father, and because you were afflicted in all things wherein my father was afflicted.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25So king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaeas the son of Jodae, and he killed him, and Adonias died in that day.

27And Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest of the Lord, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke + 2:27 Or, against. concerning the house of Heli in Selom.

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Cross References

Joshua 21:18and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

1 Samuel 23:6And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David, that he went down with David to Keila, having an ephod in his hand.

2 Samuel 12:5And David was greatly moved with anger against the man; and David said to Nathan, As the Lord lives, the man that did this thing + 12:5 Gr. is the son of death. shall surely die.

1 Kings 1:7And he conferred with Joab the son of Saruia, and with Abiathar the priest, and they + 1:7 Gr. came to his assistance. followed after Adonias.

1 Kings 2:35And the king + 2:35 Gr. gave. appointed Banaeas son of Jodae in his place over the host; and the kingdom was established in Jerusalem; and as for Sadoc the priest, the king appointed him to be high priest in the room of Abiathar. And Solomon son of David reigned over Israel and Juda in Jerusalem: and the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and largeness of heart, as the sand by the sea-shore.

Isaiah 10:30The daughter of Gallim shall flee; Laisa shall hear; one shall hear in 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 →

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