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Today's audio is from the ESV. Switch to the ESV to read along with the audio. 2 When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son. 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, 3 and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go 4 and that the Lord may keep his promise to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ 5 “Now you yourself know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He killed them, shedding their blood in peacetime as if in battle, and with that blood he stained the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. 6 Deal with him according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace. 7 “But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and let them be among those who eat at your table. They stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom. 8 “And remember, you have with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord: ‘I will not put you to death by the sword.’ 9 But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom; you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.” 10 Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. 11 He had reigned forty years over Israel—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. 12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established. 13 Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. Bathsheba asked him, “Do you come peacefully?” He answered, “Yes, peacefully.” 14 Then he added, “I have something to say to you.” “You may say it,” she replied. 15 “As you know,” he said, “the kingdom was mine. All Israel looked to me as their king. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother; for it has come to him from the Lord. 16 Now I have one request to make of you. Do not refuse me.” “You may make it,” she said. 17 So he continued, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.” 18 “Very well,” Bathsheba replied, “I will speak to the king for you.” 19 When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king’s mother, and she sat down at his right hand. 20 “I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “Do not refuse me.” The king replied, “Make it, my mother; I will not refuse you.” 21 So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given in marriage to your brother Adonijah.” 22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—after all, he is my older brother—yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!” 23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord: “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request! 24 And now, as surely as the Lord lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised—Adonijah shall be put to death today!” 25 So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died. 26 To Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not put you to death now, because you carried the ark of the Sovereign Lord before my father David and shared all my father’s hardships.” 27 So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the Lord, fulfilling the word the Lord had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli. 28 When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah though not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the Lord and took hold of the horns of the altar. 29 King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the Lord and was beside the altar. Then Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, “Go, strike him down!” 30 So Benaiah entered the tent of the Lord and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But he answered, “No, I will die here.” Benaiah reported to the king, “This is how Joab answered me.” 31 Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so clear me and my whole family of the guilt of the innocent blood that Joab shed. 32 The Lord will repay him for the blood he shed, because without my father David knowing it he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army—were better men and more upright than he. 33 May the guilt of their blood rest on the head of Joab and his descendants forever. But on David and his descendants, his house and his throne, may there be the Lord’s peace forever.” 34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and struck down Joab and killed him, and he was buried at his home out in the country. 35 The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok the priest. 36 Then the king sent for Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. 37 The day you leave and cross the Kidron Valley, you can be sure you will die; your blood will be on your own head.” 38 Shimei answered the king, “What you say is good. Your servant will do as my lord the king has said.” And Shimei stayed in Jerusalem for a long time. 39 But three years later, two of Shimei’s slaves ran off to Achish son of Maakah, king of Gath, and Shimei was told, “Your slaves are in Gath.” 40 At this, he saddled his donkey and went to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves. So Shimei went away and brought the slaves back from Gath. 41 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned, 42 the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and warn you, ‘On the day you leave to go anywhere else, you can be sure you will die’? At that time you said to me, ‘What you say is good. I will obey.’ 43 Why then did you not keep your oath to the Lord and obey the command I gave you?” 44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wrong you did to my father David. Now the Lord will repay you for your wrongdoing. 45 But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure before the Lord forever.” 46 Then the king gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down and he died. The kingdom was now established in Solomon’s hands. 3 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the Lord. 5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. 3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.” 5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6 Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. 7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?” “Yes,” she said, “that is the price.” 9 Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.” 10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events. 12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. 13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. 14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. 16 Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed. 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20 “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.” 21 At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles. 22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported, 23 “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” 24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to. 25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them. 27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.” 29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings! 30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. 31 God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. 32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.” 33 When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death. 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35 Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. 36 Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. 37 After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. 38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” 40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. 42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah. 1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore. 3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil. 4 Lord, do good to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart. 5 But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be on Israel. 25 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 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1 राजा 2Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) राजा दाऊदको मृत्यु 2 दाऊदको मर्ने समय आइसकेको थियो। यसकारण दाऊदले सुलेमानसँग कुरा कानी गरे अनि उनलाई भने, 2 “सबै मानिस जस्तैं म मर्न आँटेको छु। तर तँ शक्तिशाली हुँदै जादैछस् अनि महान् व्यक्ति बनिंदैछस। 3 अब परमप्रभु तिम्रो परमेश्वरको सबै आदेशहरू सावधानीका साथ पालन गर। उहाँका सबै नियम, आदेश, निर्णय, सल्लाह र करार सावधानीका साथ पालन गर। मोशाको व्यवस्थामा लेखिएका प्रत्येक कुराको पालन गर। यदि तैंले यसो गरिस् भने तब आफूले गरेको प्रत्येक काममा अनि गएको प्रत्येक ठाउँमा सफल हुनेछस्। 4 यदि तैंले परमेश्वरको आज्ञा पालन गरिस्, भने परमेश्वरले मलाई दिनुभएको वचन पूरा गर्नुहुनेछ परमेश्वरले भन्नु भएकोछ, ‘यदि तेरा छोराहरूले मेरो आदेश अनुसार हार्दिक श्रद्धाका नियमहरू पालन गरे भने तब तेरो परिवारबाट एक जना मानिस सदा नै इस्राएलको राजा हुनेछ।’” 5 दाऊदले यो पनि भने, “तँलाई थाहै छ, सरूयाहको छोरा योआबले मसित के गरेका थिए? उसले इस्राएलीहरूको सेनाका दुइजना सेनापतिहरू, नेराको छोरा अबनेर अनि येतेरको छोरा अमासालाई मारेको थिए। याद गर, उनले तिनीहरूलाई शान्तिको समयमा मारेका थिए। यी मानिसहरूको रगतले उसको तरवारको बेंड पटुका र खुट्टाको जुत्ता रंगिएको थियो। मैले उसलाई दण्ड दिनु पर्थो। 6 तर अब राजा तँ छस्। यसकारण तैंले उसलाई आफूले सोचेर बुद्धिमत्तापूर्ण दण्ड दिनुपर्छ। तर तैंले उसलाई मार्छु नै भनेर निश्चय गर्नुपर्छ। उसलाई बूढेसकालमा शान्तिका साथ मर्ने मौका नदिनु। 7 “गिलादको बर्जिल्लैका सन्ततिप्रति दयालु हुनु। तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो मित्र सम्झिनु अनि आफ्नो मेजमा भोजन गराउनु। तेरो दाजु अब्शालोमबाट भागी हिँड्दा तिनीहरूले मलाई सहायता गरेका थिए। 8 “अनि याद गर, गेरका छोरा शिमी अझै यहीं छन्। उनी बहूरीमको बिन्यामीन कुल समूह हुन्। याद गर, म महनेमतिर भागेको दिन उनले मेरो विरूद्धमा नराम्रो कुरा भनेका थिए। तब उनी मसित भेट गर्न यर्दन नदीमा आएका थिए। तब मैले उनलाई वचन दिएको थिएँ। मैले परमेश्वर सामु प्रतिज्ञा गरेको थिएँ म शिमीलाई मार्दिन। 9 अब उनलाई दण्ड नदिई न छोड। तिमी बुद्धिमान मानिस हौ, उनीसित के गर्नुपर्छ तिमी राम्ररी जान्दछौ। तर उनलाई बूढेसकालमा शान्तिका साथ मर्न नदेऊ।” 10 तब दाऊदको चोला उठ्यो। उनलाई दाऊदशहरमा गाडीयो। 11 दाऊदले इस्राएलमा 40 बर्ष शासन चलाए। उनले हेब्रोनमा सात बर्ष अनि यरूशलेममा 33 बर्ष शासन गरे। सुलेमानद्वारा राज्यको शासन-नियन्त्रण 12 अब सुलेमान राजा भए। आफ्ना पिता दाऊदको सिंहासनमा उनी विराजमान भए अनि आफ्नो राज्यको शासन पूर्ण नियन्त्रणका साथ गर्न थाले। 13 तब हग्गीतको छोरा अदोनियाह सुलेमानकी आमा बतशेबा समक्ष गए। बतशेबाले उनलाई सोधिन्, “के तिमी शान्त मन लिएर आएका हौ?” अदोनियाहले जवाफ दिए, “ज्यू, यो शान्तिपूर्ण भेट नै हो। 14 मैले तपाईंलाई केही भन्नु छ।” बतशेबाले, “भन भनिन्।” 15 अदोनियाहले भने, “तपाईंलाई सम्झना छ कुनै समय राज्य मेरो थियो। इस्राएलका सबै जनगण मलाई राजा ठान्दै थिए। तर स्थिति बदलियो। अहिले मेरो भाइ राजा भएको छ परमेश्वरले उसलाई राजाको रूपमा चुन्नुभयो। 16 यसर्थ अहिले म तपाईंसँग एक कुरा सोध्न चाहन्छु। कृपया मलाई हुँदैन नभन्नु होला।” बतशेबाले भनिन्, “तिमी के चाहन्छौ?” 17 अदोनियाहले भने, “मलाई थाहा छ तपाईंले भनेको कुनै पनि कुरा राजा सुलेमान मान्नु हुन्छ। कृपया शूनम्मी युवती अबीशगसँग विवाह गर्ने अनुमति मलाई उनीबाट दिलाई दिनुहोस्।” 18 तब बतशेबाले भनिन्, “ठीक छ, म तिम्रो लागि राजासँग कुरा गर्नेछु।” 19 यसकारण बतशेबा राजा सुलेमानसँग कुराकानी गर्न गइन्। राजा सुलेमानले उनलाई देखे अनि उनीसँग कुरा गर्न उभिए। तब उनले निहुरिएर ढोग भेट गरे अनि सिंहासनमा बसे। उनले चाकरहरूलाई आमाका लागि अर्को सिंहासन ल्याउन भने। तब तिनी उनको दाहिने पट्टि बसिन्। 20 बतशेवाले उनलाई भनिन्, “म तँलाई एउटा सानो कुराका भन्छु। कृपया मलाई हुदैन नभन्नु।” राजाले भने, “आमा, तपाईंले चाहेको कुनै पनि कुरा माग्न सक्नु हुनेछ। म तपाईंलाई नाइनास्ति गर्ने छैन।” 21 यसर्थ बतशेबाले भनिन्, “शूनम्मी अबीशगसँग विवाह गर्ने अनुमति तेरो दाजु अदोनियाहलाई दे।” 22 राजा सुलेमानले आफ्नी आमालाई जवाफ दिए, “तपाईं किन मसित अबीशगलाई दिन माग्नु हुँदैछ? यो मलाई उसलाई राज्य देऊ भनी माग्नु जस्तैं नै हो। जे भए ता पनि उनी मेरो ठूला दाज्यू हुन्। पूजाहारी एबीयातार र सरूथाहका छोरो योआबले उनलाई सघाउने छन्!” 23 तब राजा सुलेमानले परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शपथ गरे। उसले भने, “यदि मैले यसका लागि अदोनियाहलाई दण्ड दिइन भने परमेश्वरसित मलाई नराम्रो गर्नुहोस् भनी प्रार्थना गर्नेछु अनि उसले आफ्नो जीवनद्वारा मूल्य चुकाउनु पर्नेछ। 24 परमप्रभुले मलाई इस्राएलको राजा बनाउनुभयो। उहाँले मलाई मेरा पिता दाऊदको राज-सिंहासन दिनुभएकोछ परमेश्वरले आफ्नो वचन पूरा गर्नुभयो अनि राज्य म र मेरो परिवारलाई दिनुभयो। जसरी साँच्चैनै परमप्रभु जीवित हुनुहुन्छ भने अदोनिया आजनै मर्नेछ।” 25 राजा सुलेमानले यहोदाका छोरा बनायाहलाई आदेश दिए। बनायाह बाहिर निस्किए अनि अदोनियाहलाई मारे। 26 तब राजा सुलेमानले पूजाहारी एबीयातारलाई भने, “मैले तँलाई मार्नु पर्थ्यो, तर म तँलाई आफ्नो घर अनातोत फर्किने मौका दिन्छु। म तँलाई अहिले मार्ने छैन् किनभने तैंले परमप्रभु हाम्रा मालिकको पवित्र सन्दूक मेरो पिताको राजा दाऊदको निम्ति बोकेको थिइस् अनि मेरो पिताको सबै कष्ट विभाजन गरेको थिइस्।” 27 सुलेमानले एबीयातारलाई परमेश्वरको पूजाहारीको रूपमा सेवा गर्न नपाउने कुरा बताए। यो यसरी नै भयो जसरी परमेश्वरले बताउनु भएको थियो। परमेश्वरले पूजाहारी एली अनि उनको परिवारको विषयमा शीलोमा बताउनु भएको थियो। एबीयातार एली परिवारका थिए। 28 योआबले यस विषयमा सुने अनि डराए। उनले अदोनियाहको समर्थन गरेका थिए, तर अब्शालोमले गरेनन्। योआब परमेश्वरको पालतिर दगुरे अनि वेदीको सींग समात्न पुगे। 29 कसैले राजा सुलेमानलाई बताए योआब परमेश्वरको पालको वेदीमा छ। यस कारण सुलेमानले यहोयादाका छोरा बनायाहलाई गएर उसलाई मार्ने आदेश दिए। 30 बनायाह परमेश्वरको पालमा गए अनि योआबलाई भने, “राजाको आदेश छ, ‘बाहिर आइज!’” तर योआबले जवाफ दिए, “होइन, म यहीं नै मर्छु।” यसकारण बनायाह फर्केर राजा कहाँ आए अनि उनलाई योआबले भनेको कुरा बताए। 31 तब राजाले बनायाहलाई आदेश दिए, “ऊ जसो भन्छ त्यसै गर! उसलाई त्यहीं मार अनि गाडिदे। तब मेरो परिवार अनि म योआबको दोषबाट मुक्त हुनेछौं। योआबले निर्दोष मानिसहरूको हत्या गरेको हुनाले यो दोष सृष्टि भएको थियो। 32 योआबले ऊ भन्दा धेरै निर्दोष मानिसहरूको हत्या गर्यो। तिनीहरू नेरका छोरा अबनेर अनि येतेरका छोरा अमासा थिए। अबनेर इस्राएलको सेनाका सेनापति थिए अनि अमासा यहूदाको सेनाका सेनापति थिए। मेरो पिता दाऊद यहाँ थिएनन् तिनीहरू योआबद्वारा मारिएको हो भनि यसकारण परमप्रभुले योआबलाई उसले मारेका मानिसहरूको दण्ड दिनुहुनेछ। 33 तिनीहरूको मृत्युका लागि ऊ अपराधी हुनेछ अनि उसको परिवार पनि सदाका लागि दोषी हुनेछ। तर परमेश्वरले दाऊद, उनका सन्तानहरू, उनको राज परिवार र उनको राज्यलाई सदा नै शान्ति दिनु हुनेछ।” 34 यसै कारण यहोयादाका छोरा बनायाहले योआबलाई मारे। योआबलाई मरुभूमिमा उनको घरको नजिकै नै गाडीयो। 35 तब सुलेमानले यहोयादाका छोरा बनायाहलाई योआबको ठाउँमा सेनाको सेनापति बनाए। सुलेमानले एबीयातारको ठाउँमा सादोकलाई नयाँ पूजाहारीको पदमा नियुक्त पनि गरे। 36 त्यसपछि राजाले शिमीलाई बोलाए। राजाले उनलाई भने, “यहाँ यरूशलेममा आफ्नोलागि एउटा घर बनाऊ। त्यस घरमा बस अनि शहर नछोड। 37 यदि तिमी शहर छोडछौ अनि किद्रोनको खोल्सा पारी जान्छौ भने तिमीलाई मारिने छ अनि यो नै तिम्रो आफ्नो दोष हुनेछ।” 38 यसकारण शिमीले जवाफ दिए, “महाराज, ठीकै छ। म तपाईंको आदेश पालन गर्नेछु।” यस कारण शिमी लामो अवधिसम्म यरूशलेममा बसे। 39 तर तीन बर्षपछि शिमीका दुइ जना दासहरू भागे। तिनीहरू गातका राजा, माकाका छोरा आकीश कहाँ गए। शिमीले सुने, उनका दासहरू गातमा छन्। 40 यसर्थ शिमीले आफ्नो जिन खच्चडमाथि राखे अनि गातमा राजा आकी शसमक्ष आफ्ना दासहरू लिन गएका थिए। उनले तिनीहरूलाई त्यहाँ भेटे अनि घर फर्काए। 41 तर कसैले सुलेमानलाई सुनायो, शिमी यरूशलेमबाट गात गए अनि फर्केर आए। 42 यस कारण सुलेमानले उनलाई बोलाए। सुलेमानले भने, “मैले परमेश्वरको नाउँमा तँ सित शपथ गराएको यदि तैंले यरूशलेम छाडिस भने तँ मर्ने छस्। मैले चेताउनी दिएको थिएँ, यदि तँ कत्तै गइस् भने तँ मारिने छस् अनि त्यो तेरो आफ्नै दोष हुनेछ जे भनेको थिंए त्यसमा तँ समहत भइस् तैंले भनिस् तैंले मेरो आज्ञा पालन गर्नेछु। 43 परमप्रभुको नाउँमा तैंले गरेको प्रतिज्ञा किन उलंघन गरिस्? किन तैंले मेरो आज्ञा पालन गरिनस्? 44 तँलाई थाहा छ तैंले मेरा पिताको विरूद्धमा धेरै भूल कामहरू गरेको थिइस्। अब ती भूल कामका लागि परमेश्वरले तँलाई दण्ड दिनु हुनेछ। 45 तर परमेश्वरले मलाई आशीर्वाद दिनु हुनेछ। उहाँले दाऊदको राज्यलाई सधैँ नै सुरक्षित राख्ननु हुनेछ।” 46 तब राजा सुलेमानले यहोयादको छोरा बनायाहलाई शिमीको हत्या गर्ने हुकूम दिए अनि उनले त्यसै पालन गरे। अब राज्यमा सुलेमानको पूर्ण नियन्त्रण थियो।