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2:1 Appropinquaverunt autem dies David ut moreretur : praecepitque Salomoni filio suo, dicens :
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And the days of David drew nigh that he should die, and he charged his son Solomon, saying:
Καὶ ἤγγισαν αἱ ἡμέραι Δαυὶδ ἀποθανεῖν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀπεκρίνατο Σαλωμὼν υἱῷ αὐτοῦ, λέγων,
וַ/יִּקְרְב֥וּ יְמֵֽי דָוִ֖ד לָ/מ֑וּת וַ/יְצַ֛ו אֶת שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנ֖/וֹ לֵ/אמֹֽר
2:2 Ego ingredior viam universae terrae : confortare, et esto vir.
*H I am going the way of all flesh: take thou courage and shew thyself a man.
Ver. 2. Flesh, to the tomb. Omnium idem exitus est, sed & idem domicilium. Petron. —In life each follows his own course. C.
ἐγώ εἰμι πορεύομαι ἐν ὁδῷ πάσης τῆς γῆς· καὶ ἰσχύσεις, καὶ ἔσῃ εἰς ἄνδρα,
אָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ בְּ/דֶ֖רֶךְ כָּל הָ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/חָזַקְתָּ֖ וְ/הָיִ֥יתָֽ לְ/אִֽישׁ
2:3 Et observa custodias Domini Dei tui, ut ambules in viis ejus : ut custodias caeremonias ejus, et praecepta ejus, et judicia, et testimonia, sicut scriptum est in lege Moysi : ut intelligas universa quae facis, et quocumque te verteris :
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*H And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and observe his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayst understand all thou dost, and whithersoever thou shalt turn thyself:
Ver. 3. Charge, what he orders. — Understand. Heb. "act prudently," (M.) or "with success," Gr. interp. (C.) and Chal. M. — The observance of God's law, both in private and in public, will ensure to thee the title of a wise prince.
καὶ φυλάξεις φυλακὴν Κυρίου Θεοῦ σου τοῦ πορεύεσθαι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ, φυλάσσειν τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα καὶ τὰ κρίματα τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Μωυσέως· ἵνα συνήσῃς ἃ ποιήσεις κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἂν ἐντείλωμαί σοι·
וְ/שָׁמַרְתָּ֞ אֶת מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ לָ/לֶ֤כֶת בִּ/דְרָכָי/ו֙ לִ/שְׁמֹ֨ר חֻקֹּתָ֤י/ו מִצְוֺתָי/ו֙ וּ/מִשְׁפָּטָ֣י/ו וְ/עֵדְוֺתָ֔י/ו כַּ/כָּת֖וּב בְּ/תוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה לְמַ֣עַן תַּשְׂכִּ֗יל אֵ֚ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְ/אֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּפְנֶ֖ה שָֽׁם
2:4 ut confirmet Dominus sermones suos quos locutus est de me, dicens : Si custodierint filii tui vias suas, et ambulaverint coram me in veritate, in omni corde suo et in omni anima sua, non auferetur tibi vir de solio Israel.
*H That the Lord may confirm his words, which he hath spoken of me, saying: If thy children shall take heed to their ways, and shall walk before me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul, there shall not be taken away from thee a man on the throne of Israel.
Ver. 4. Truth and sincerity. C. — This promise was made, 2 K. vii. 16. M.
Ἵνα στήσῃ Κύριος τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ὃν ἐλάλησε, λέγων, ἐὰν φυλάξωσιν οἱ υἱοί σου τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτῶν πορεύεσθαι ἐνώπιόν μου ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν, λέγων, οὐκ ἐξολοθρευθήσεταί σοι ἀνὴρ ἐπάνωθεν θρόνου Ἰσραήλ.
לְמַעַן֩ יָקִ֨ים יְהוָ֜ה אֶת דְּבָר֗/וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֣ר עָלַ/י֮ לֵ/אמֹר֒ אִם יִשְׁמְר֨וּ בָנֶ֜י/ךָ אֶת דַּרְכָּ֗/ם לָ/לֶ֤כֶת לְ/פָנַ/י֙ בֶּ/אֱמֶ֔ת בְּ/כָל לְבָבָ֖/ם וּ/בְ/כָל נַפְשָׁ֑/ם לֵ/אמֹ֕ר לֹֽא יִכָּרֵ֤ת לְ/ךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ מֵ/עַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
2:5 Tu quoque nosti quae fecerit mihi Joab filius Sarviae, quae fecerit duobus principibus exercitus Israel, Abner filio Ner, et Amasae filio Jether : quos occidit, et effudit sanguinem belli in pace, et posuit cruorem praelii in balteo suo qui erat circa lumbos ejus, et in calceamento suo quod erat in pedibus ejus.
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*H Thou knowest also what Joab, the son of Sarvia, hath done to me, what he did to the two captains of the army of Israel, to Abner, the son of Ner, and to Amasa, the son of Jether: whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
Ver. 5. Joab. These instructions given by David to his son, with relation to Joab and Semei, proceeded not from any rancour of heart, or private pique; but from a zeal for justice: that crimes so public and heinous might not pass unpunished. Ch. — David and Solomon esteemed themselves, in a manner, defiled, as long as these continued unpunished, v. 31. Joab had behaved to David with great insolence, after the death of Absalom. H. — He had lately sided with Adonias. M. — But what touched the good old king more particularly, were the treacherous murders of two great generals, who had put themselves under his protection, and were endeavouring to promote his welfare. Only the fear of greater commotions had hitherto prevented David from bringing his nephew to public execution, as the people expected. He deemed it requisite to remind his successor of this obligation, when his power should be sufficiently strong, that the impunity of such daring offenders might not destroy the commonwealth. H. — Peace. Pretending affection. Joab had treated Abner and Amasa as the worst of enemies, and their blood had stained his garments. M.
Καί γε σὺ ἔγνως ὅσα ἐποίησέ μοι Ἰωὰβ υἱὸς Σαρουίας, ὅσα ἐποίησε τοῖς δυσὶν ἄρχουσι τῶν δυνάμεων Ἰσραὴλ, τῷ Ἀβεννὴρ υἱῷ Νὴρ, καὶ τῷ Ἀμεσσαῒ υἱῷ Ἰεθὲρ, καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἔταξε τὰ αἵματα πολέμου ἐν εἰρήνῃ, καὶ ἔδωκεν αἷμα ἀθῶον ἐν τῇ ζώνῃ αὐτοῦ τῇ ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ ὑποδήματι αὐτοῦ τῷ ἐν τῷ ποδὶ αὐτοῦ.
וְ/גַ֣ם אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֡עְתָּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁר עָ֨שָׂה לִ֜/י יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן צְרוּיָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֣ה לִ/שְׁנֵֽי שָׂרֵ֣י צִבְא֣וֹת יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל לְ/אַבְנֵ֨ר בֶּן נֵ֜ר וְ/לַ/עֲמָשָׂ֤א בֶן יֶ֨תֶר֙ וַ/יַּ֣הַרְגֵ֔/ם וַ/יָּ֥שֶׂם דְּמֵֽי מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּ/שָׁלֹ֑ם וַ/יִּתֵּ֞ן דְּמֵ֣י מִלְחָמָ֗ה בַּ/חֲגֹֽרָת/וֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ/מָתְנָ֔י/ו וּֽ/בְ/נַעֲל֖/וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ/רַגְלָֽי/ו
2:6 Facies ergo juxta sapientiam tuam, et non deduces canitiem ejus pacifice ad inferos.
*H Do, therefore, according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to hell in peace.
Ver. 6. To hell. This word hell doth not signify the place or state of damnation; but the place and state of the dead. Ch. — It would have been a great scandal if this murderer had died quietly in his old age. Joab had rendered great services to his uncle, for which he had been rewarded. He had been at the head of the armies 40 years. His great age rendered him now less formidable; particularly as the nation enjoyed peace.
Καὶ ποιήσεις κατὰ τὴν σοφίαν σου, καὶ σὺ κατάξεις τὴν πολιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐν εἰρήνῃ εἰς ᾅδου.
וְ/עָשִׂ֖יתָ כְּ/חָכְמָתֶ֑/ךָ וְ/לֹֽא תוֹרֵ֧ד שֵׂיבָת֛/וֹ בְּ/שָׁלֹ֖ם שְׁאֹֽל
2:7 Sed et filiis Berzellai Galaaditis reddes gratiam, eruntque comedentes in mensa tua : occurrerunt enim mihi quando fugiebam a facie Absalom fratris tui.
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*H But shew kindness to the sons of Berzellai, the Galaadite, and let them eat at thy table: for they met me when I fled from the face of Absalom, thy brother.
Ver. 7. Table, or of the meat, which had been served upon it; as was the custom at the court of Persia. Dan. i. 5. — Brother. See 2 K. xix. 31. C.
Καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς Βερζελλὶ τοῦ Γαλααδίτου ποιήσεις ἔλεος, καὶ ἔσονται ἐν τοῖς ἐσθίουσιν τὴν τράπεζάν σου· ὅτι οὕτως ἤγγισάν μοι ἐν τῷ με ἀποδιδράσκειν ἀπὸ προσώπου Ἀβεσσαλὼμ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου.
וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֨י בַרְזִלַּ֤י הַ/גִּלְעָדִי֙ תַּֽעֲשֶׂה חֶ֔סֶד וְ/הָי֖וּ בְּ/אֹכְלֵ֣י שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑/ךָ כִּי כֵן֙ קָרְב֣וּ אֵלַ֔/י בְּ/בָרְחִ֕/י מִ/פְּנֵ֖י אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם אָחִֽי/ךָ
2:8 Habes quoque apud te Semei filium Gera filii Jemini de Bahurim, qui maledixit mihi maledictione pessima quando ibam ad castra : sed quia descendit mihi in occursum cum transirem Jordanem, et juravi ei per Dominum, dicens : Non te interficiam gladio :
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*H Thou hast also with thee Semei, the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went to the camp: but because he came down to meet me when I passed over the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying: I will not kill thee with the sword:
Ver. 8. Curse. Saying, Go out, &c. 2 K. xvi. 5. — Camp. Heb. Machanayim. H. — Sword. He would revenge his private wrongs, but reserved the punishment of a notorious offender, till a time when passion would have no influence. Solomon was not bound by the personal oath of his father.
2_9 Καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀθωώσῃς αὐτὸν, ὅτι ἀνὴρ σοφὸς εἶ σύ, καὶ γνώσῃ ἃ ποιήσεις αὐτῷ, καὶ κατάξεις τὴν πολιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐν αἵματι εἰς ᾅδου.
וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה עִ֠מְּ/ךָ שִֽׁמְעִ֨י בֶן גֵּרָ֥א בֶן הַ/יְמִינִי֮ מִ/בַּחֻרִים֒ וְ/ה֤וּא קִֽלְלַ֨/נִי֙ קְלָלָ֣ה נִמְרֶ֔צֶת בְּ/י֖וֹם לֶכְתִּ֣/י מַחֲנָ֑יִם וְ/הֽוּא יָרַ֤ד לִ/קְרָאתִ/י֙ הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן וָ/אֶשָּׁ֨בַֽע ל֤/וֹ בַֽ/יהוָה֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אִם אֲמִֽיתְ/ךָ֖ בֶּ/חָֽרֶב
2:9 tu noli pati eum esse innoxium. Vir autem sapiens es, ut scias quae facies ei : deducesque canos ejus cum sanguine ad inferos.
*H Do not thou hold him guiltless. But thou art a wise man, and knowest what to do with him, and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to the grave.
Ver. 9. Man. Many have thought that Solomon was only 12 years old. Euseb. &c. — But the best chronologers suppose that he was about 20. God had blessed him with a happy disposition, which he adorned with various graces. C. iii. 12. Wisd. viii. 19.
Καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀθωώσῃς αὐτὸν, ὅτι ἀνὴρ σοφὸς εἶ σύ, καὶ γνώσῃ ἃ ποιήσεις αὐτῷ, καὶ κατάξεις τὴν πολιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐν αἵματι εἰς ᾅδου.
וְ/עַתָּה֙ אַל תְּנַקֵּ֔/הוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ חָכָ֖ם אָ֑תָּה וְ/יָֽדַעְתָּ֙ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה לּ֔/וֹ וְ/הוֹרַדְתָּ֧ אֶת שֵׂיבָת֛/וֹ בְּ/דָ֖ם שְׁאֽוֹל
2:10 Dormivit igitur David cum patribus suis, et sepultus est in civitate David.
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*H So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
Ver. 10. David. Thus died this perfect model of princes, and this great saint, whose only fault, of consequence, was occasioned by Bethsabee: (2 K. xi. 4.) and this served to display his repentance. S. Chrys. hom. lxxvii. — He prefigured Jesus Christ in a wonderful manner; in his birth, at the same city; his election, in preference to his brethren; his persecutions, and subsequent glory. Jesus was, in like manner, betrayed by a false friend, and obliged to go out of Jerusalem, laden with his cross. But he acquired fresh splendour by his sufferings, and purchased a more faithful people. The tomb of David remained for many ages. Acts ii. 29. Josephus says that it contained vast riches: but this seems to be fabulous. S. Jerom often went to pray at this tomb. Ep. ad Marcel. — If it be now unknown, the Holy Ghost has left us a more illustrious monument to the honour of this great man, in the Psalms, and Eccli. xlvii. 2. &c. C. — We have now only an abridgment of his history. 1 Par. xxix. 29.
Καὶ ἐκοιμήθη Δαυὶδ μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ.
וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב דָּוִ֖ד עִם אֲבֹתָ֑י/ו וַ/יִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּ/עִ֥יר דָּוִֽד
2:11 Dies autem quibus regnavit David super Israel, quadraginta anni sunt : in Hebron regnavit septem annis ; in Jerusalem, triginta tribus.
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*H And the days that David reigned in Israel, were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, in Jerusalem thirty-three.
Ver. 11. Seven years. The odd six months are not mentioned. 2 K. ii. 11. H.
Καὶ αἱ ἡμέραι ἃς ἐβασίλευσε Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ, τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη· ἐν Χεβρὼν ἐβασίλευσεν ἑπτά ἔτη, καὶ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ τριάκοντα τρία ἔτη.
וְ/הַ/יָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָלַ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה בְּ/חֶבְר֤וֹן מָלַךְ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וּ/בִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם מָלַ֔ךְ שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְ/שָׁלֹ֖שׁ שָׁנִֽים
2:12 Salomon autem sedit super thronum David patris sui, et firmatum est regnum ejus nimis.
*H And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly.
Ver. 12. Sat, exercising the same authority, as he had done in his father's life-time. C. i. 53. C. S. Aug. de C. xvii. 8. Salien, A.C. 1033. — The public assembly of Israel, convoked by David, had already sworn fidelity to him. 1 Par. xxviii. 1. H.
Καὶ Σαλωμὼν ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ θρόνου Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡτοιμάσθη ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ σφόδρα.
וּ/שְׁלֹמֹ֕ה יָשַׁ֕ב עַל כִּסֵּ֖א דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י/ו וַ/תִּכֹּ֥ן מַלְכֻת֖/וֹ מְאֹֽד
2:13 Et ingressus est Adonias filius Haggith ad Bethsabee matrem Salomonis. Quae dixit ei : Pacificusne est ingressus tuus ? Qui respondit : Pacificus.
And Adonias, the son of Haggith, came to Bethsabee the mother of Solomon. And she said to him: Is thy coming peaceable? He answered: It is peaceable.
Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Ἀδωνίας υἱὸς Ἀγγὶθ πρὸς Βηρσαβεὲ μητέρα Σαλωμὼν, καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῇ· ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, εἰρήνη ἡ εἴσοδός σου; καὶ εἶπεν, εἰρήνη·
וַ/יָּבֹ֞א אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ בֶן חַגֵּ֗ית אֶל בַּת שֶׁ֨בַע֙ אֵם שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַ/תֹּ֖אמֶר הֲ/שָׁל֣וֹם בֹּאֶ֑/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם
2:14 Addiditque : Sermo mihi est ad te. Cui ait : Loquere. Et ille :
And he added: I have a word to speak with thee. She said to him: Speak. And he said:
λόγος μοι πρὸς σέ. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, λάλησον.
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר דָּבָ֥ר לִ֖/י אֵלָ֑יִ/ךְ וַ/תֹּ֖אמֶר דַּבֵּֽר
2:15 Tu, inquit, nosti, quia meum erat regnum, et me praeposuerat omnis Israel sibi in regem : sed translatum est regnum, et factum est fratris mei : a Domino enim constitutum est ei.
*H Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had preferred me to be their king: but the kingdom is transferred, and is become my brother's: for it was appointed him by the Lord.
Ver. 15. Mine, according to the ordinary course of things. But I was willing to forego my claims, when I perceived that the Lord had made choice of my brother. C.
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, σὺ οἶδας, ὅτι ἐμοὶ ἦν βασιλεία, καὶ ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἔθετο πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ εἰς βασιλέα· καὶ ἐστράφη ἡ βασιλεία, καὶ ἐγένετο τῷ ἀδελφῷ μου, ὅτι παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγενήθη αὐτῷ.
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר אַ֤תְּ יָדַ֨עַתְּ֙ כִּי לִ/י֙ הָיְתָ֣ה הַ/מְּלוּכָ֔ה וְ/עָלַ֞/י שָׂ֧מוּ כָֽל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל פְּנֵי/הֶ֖ם לִ/מְלֹ֑ךְ וַ/תִּסֹּ֤ב הַ/מְּלוּכָה֙ וַ/תְּהִ֣י לְ/אָחִ֔/י כִּ֥י מֵ/יְהוָ֖ה הָ֥יְתָה לּֽ/וֹ
2:16 Nunc ergo petitionem unam precor a te : ne confundas faciem meam. Quae dixit ad eum : Loquere.
Now therefore, I ask one petition of thee; turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on.
Καὶ νῦν αἴτησιν μίαν ἐγὼ αἰτοῦμαι παρὰ σοῦ, μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Βηρσαβεὲ, λάλει.
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה שְׁאֵלָ֤ה אַחַת֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֵ֣ל מֵֽ/אִתָּ֔/ךְ אַל תָּשִׁ֖בִי אֶת פָּנָ֑/י וַ/תֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖י/ו דַּבֵּֽר
2:17 Et ille ait : Precor ut dicas Salomoni regi (neque enim negare tibi quidquam potest) ut det mihi Abisag Sunamitidem uxorem.
*H And he said I pray thee speak to king Solomon (for he cannot deny thee any thing) to give me Abisag, the Sunamitess, to wife.
Ver. 17. Wife. Some think that Joab had instigated Adonias to make this petition, that his party might be strengthened. Theod. q. 7. But love might be his prompter. C. — Bethsabee consented to further his petition, (M.) without suspecting any bad consequences. H.
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, εἰπον δὴ πρὸς Σαλωμὼν τὸν βασιλέα, ὅτι οὐκ ἀποστρέψει τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ δώσει μοι τὴν Ἀβισὰγ τὴν Σωμανίτιν εἰς γυναῖκα.
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר אִמְרִי נָא֙ לִ/שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י לֹֽא יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת פָּנָ֑יִ/ךְ וְ/יִתֶּן לִ֛/י אֶת אֲבִישַׁ֥ג הַ/שּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית לְ/אִשָּֽׁה
2:18 Et ait Bethsabee : Bene : ego loquar pro te regi.
And Bethsabee said: Well, I will speak for thee to the king.
Καὶ εἶπε Βηρσαβεὲ, καλῶς· ἐγὼ λαλήσω περὶ σοῦ τῷ βασιλεῖ.
וַ/תֹּ֥אמֶר בַּת שֶׁ֖בַע ט֑וֹב אָנֹכִ֕י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עָלֶ֖י/ךָ אֶל הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ
2:19 Venit ergo Bethsabee ad regem Salomonem ut loqueretur ei pro Adonia : et surrexit rex in occursum ejus, adoravitque eam, et sedit super thronum suum : positusque est thronus matri regis, quae sedit ad dexteram ejus.
*H Then Bethsabee came to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonias: and the king arose to meet her, and bowed to her, and sat down upon his throne: and a throne was set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand.
Ver. 19. To her. Only fools will despise their parents. Prov. xv. 20. Eccli. iii. 18. Tob. iv. 3. The Persians would allow no one to sit in his mother's presence, without her leave; and Alexander would treat Sysigambis with the like respect. Q. Curt. v. — Right hand. In the most honourable place, next to his own. Gen. xlviii. 13. The Turks and Persians give the preference to the left. Xenop. Cyrop. viii.
Καὶ εἰσῆλθε Βηρσαβεὲ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Σαλωμὼν αλῆσαι αὐτῷ περὶ Ἀδωνίου· καὶ ἐξανέστη ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς ἀπαντὴν αὐτῇ, καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου· καὶ ἐτέθη θρόνος τῇ μητρὶ τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ.
וַ/תָּבֹ֤א בַת שֶׁ֨בַע֙ אֶל הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה לְ/דַבֶּר ל֖/וֹ עַל אֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ וַ/יָּקָם֩ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ לִ/קְרָאתָ֜/הּ וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּ לָ֗/הּ וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ עַל כִּסְא֔/וֹ וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם כִּסֵּא֙ לְ/אֵ֣ם הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ וַ/תֵּ֖שֶׁב לִֽ/ימִינֽ/וֹ
* Summa
*S Part 4,
Ques 25,
Article 5
[III, Q. 25, Art. 5]
Whether the Mother of God Should Be Worshipped with the Adoration of _Latria_?
Objection 1: It would seem that the Mother of God is to be worshiped with the adoration of _latria._ For it seems that the same honor is due to the king's mother as to the king: whence it is written (3 Kings 2:19) that "a throne was set for the king's mother, and she sat on His right hand." Moreover, Augustine [*Sermon on the Assumption, work of an anonymous author] says: "It is right that the throne of God, the resting-place of the Lord of Heaven, the abode of Christ, should be there where He is Himself." But Christ is worshiped with the adoration of _latria._ Therefore His Mother also should be.
Obj. 2: Further, Damascene says (De Fide Orth. iv, 16): "The honor of the Mother reflects on the Son." But the Son is worshiped with the adoration of _latria._ Therefore the Mother also.
Obj. 3: Further, Christ's Mother is more akin to Him than the cross. But the cross is worshiped with the adoration of _latria._ Therefore also His Mother is to be worshiped with the same adoration.
_On the contrary,_ The Mother of God is a mere creature. Therefore the worship of _latria_ is not due to her.
_I answer that,_ Since _latria_ is due to God alone, it is not due to a creature so far as we venerate a creature for its own sake. For though insensible creatures are not capable of being venerated for their own sake, yet the rational creature is capable of being venerated for its own sake. Consequently the worship of _latria_ is not due to any mere rational creature for its own sake. Since, therefore, the Blessed Virgin is a mere rational creature, the worship of _latria_ is not due to her, but only that of _dulia_: but in a higher degree than to other creatures, inasmuch as she is the Mother of God. For this reason we say that not any kind of _dulia_ is due to her, but _hyperdulia._
Reply Obj. 1: The honor due to the king's mother is not equal to the honor which is due to the king: but is somewhat like it, by reason of a certain excellence on her part. This is what is meant by the authorities quoted.
Reply Obj. 2: The honor given to the Mother reflects on her Son, because the Mother is to be honored for her Son's sake. But not in the same way as honor given to an image reflects on its exemplar: because the image itself, considered as a thing, is not to be venerated in any way at all.
Reply Obj. 3: The cross, considered in itself, is not an object of veneration, as stated above (AA. 4, 5). But the Blessed Virgin is in herself an object of veneration. Hence there is no comparison. _______________________
SIXTH
2:20 Dixitque ei : Petitionem unam parvulam ego deprecor a te : ne confundas faciem meam. Et dixit ei rex : Pete, mater mea : neque enim fas est ut avertam faciem tuam.
*H And she said to him: I desire one small petition of thee; do not put me to confusion. And the king said to her: My mother ask, for I must not turn away thy face.
Ver. 20. Thy face, with confusion. He engages to grant her request, if it could be done with any propriety, (C.) as a son ought to do. W.
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, αἴτησιν μίαν μικρὰν ἐγὼ αἰτοῦμαι παρὰ σοῦ, μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν μου· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ βασιλεύς, αἴτησαι, μήτερ ἐμὴ, καὶ οὐκ ἀποστρέψω σε.
וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר שְׁאֵלָ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֶ֣לֶת מֵֽ/אִתָּ֔/ךְ אַל תָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת פָּנָ֑/י וַ/יֹּֽאמֶר לָ֤/הּ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ שַׁאֲלִ֣י אִמִּ֔/י כִּ֥י לֹֽא אָשִׁ֖יב אֶת פָּנָֽיִ/ךְ
2:21 Quae ait : Detur Abisag Sunamitis Adoniae fratri tuo uxor.
And she said: Let Abisag, the Sunamitess, be given to Adonias, thy brother, to wife.
Καὶ εἶπε, δοθήτω δὴ Ἀβισὰ ἡ Σωμανίτις τῷ Αδωνίᾳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου εἰς γυναῖκα.
וַ/תֹּ֕אמֶר יֻתַּ֖ן אֶת אֲבִישַׁ֣ג הַ/שֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית לַ/אֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ אָחִ֖י/ךָ לְ/אִשָּֽׁה
2:22 Responditque rex Salomon, et dixit matri suae : Quare postulas Abisag Sunamitidem Adoniae ? postula ei et regnum : ipse est enim frater meus major me, et habet Abiathar sacerdotem, et Joab filium Sarviae.
*H And king Solomon answered, and said to his mother: Why dost thou ask Abisag, the Sunamitess, for Adonias? ask for him also the kingdom; for he is my elder brother, and hath Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the son of Sarvia.
Ver. 22. The kingdom. It was a maxim in most of the oriental courts, that the things which had belonged to the king, should not be enjoyed by any but his successor. Grotius. — Hence Adonias might be suspected of ambitious projects, as his party was still formidable. C. — The marriage seems also to be unlawful. M. See C. i. 4. — Yet, if the aforesaid custom subsisted at that time; or, if the marriage had been evidently prohibited, both Adonias and Bethsabee must have acted in a very inconsistent manner, so that we must hesitate before we pronounce sentence. H. — Many condemn Solomon of precipitation and cruelty in his judgment; (Cajet.) while others approve of his conduct, (Theod. q. 7,) and think any delay might have proved dangerous. Ubi facto magis quam consulto opus. Tacit. C.
Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν, καὶ εἶπε τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἱνατί σὺ ᾔτησαι τὴν Ἀβισὰλ τῷ Ἀδωνίᾳ; καὶ αἴτησαι αὐτῷ τὴν βασιλείαν, ὅτι οὗτος ἀδελφός μου ὁ μέγας ὑπὲρ ἐμέ, καὶ αὐτῷ Ἀβιάθαρ ὁ ἱερεὺς, καὶ αὐτῷ Ἰωὰβ ὁ υἱὸς Σαρουίας ἀρχιστράτηγος ἑταῖρος.
וַ/יַּעַן֩ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לְ/אִמּ֗/וֹ וְ/לָ/מָה֩ אַ֨תְּ שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת אֶת אֲבִישַׁ֤ג הַ/שֻּׁנַמִּית֙ לַ/אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ וְ/שַֽׁאֲלִי ל/וֹ֙ אֶת הַ/מְּלוּכָ֔ה כִּ֛י ה֥וּא אָחִ֖/י הַ/גָּד֣וֹל מִמֶּ֑/נִּי וְ/ל/וֹ֙ וּ/לְ/אֶבְיָתָ֣ר הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן וּ/לְ/יוֹאָ֖ב בֶּן צְרוּיָֽה
2:23 Juravit itaque rex Salomon per Dominum, dicens : Haec faciat mihi Deus, et haec addat, quia contra animam suam locutus est Adonias verbum hoc.
Then king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: So and so may God do to me, and add more, if Adonias hath not spoken this word against his own life.
Καὶ ὤμοσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, λέγων, τάδε ποιήσαι μοι ὁ Θεὸς καὶ τάδε παροσθείη, ὅτι κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἐλάλησεν Ἀδωνίας τὸν λόγον τοῦτον.
וַ/יִּשָּׁבַע֙ הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה בַּֽ/יהוָ֖ה לֵ/אמֹ֑ר כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה לִּ֤/י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ/כֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣י בְ/נַפְשׁ֔/וֹ דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֖ר הַ/זֶּֽה
2:24 Et nunc vivit Dominus, qui firmavit me, et collocavit me super solium David patris mei, et qui fecit mihi domum, sicut locutus est, quia hodie occidetur Adonias.
*H And now, as the Lord liveth, who hath established me, and placed me upon the throne of David, my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, Adonias shall be put to death this day.
Ver. 24. House. This generally denotes children, and Roboam was born this year. Some have considered his birth as miraculous, supposing that Solomon was not above 12 years old, v. 9. S. Jer. Ep. ad Vital.
Καὶ νῦν ζῇ Κύριος ὃς ἡτοίμασε με καὶ ἔθετό με ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρός μου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐποίησέ μοι οἶκον καθὼς ἐλάλησε Κύριος, ὅτι σήμερον θανατωθήσεται Ἀδωνίας.
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה חַי יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱכִינַ֗/נִי ו/יושיבי/ני וַ/יּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֨/נִי֙ עַל כִּסֵּא֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔/י וַ/אֲשֶׁ֧ר עָֽשָׂה לִ֛/י בַּ֖יִת כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר כִּ֣י הַ/יּ֔וֹם יוּמַ֖ת אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ
2:25 Misitque rex Salomon per manum Banaiae filii Jojadae, qui interfecit eum, et mortuus est.
*H And king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaias, the son of Joiada, who slew him, and he died.
Ver. 25. Banaias. The chief officers became executioners, on such occasions. Dan. ii. 24. The Romans employed soldiers; which makes Tertullian (Coron. xi.) dissuade Christians from entering the service.
Καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν ἐν χειρὶ Βαναίου υἱοῦ Ἰωδαὲ, καὶ ἀνεῖλεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀπέθανεν Ἀδωνίας ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.
וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֙ הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה בְּ/יַ֖ד בְּנָיָ֣הוּ בֶן יְהוֹיָדָ֑ע וַ/יִּפְגַּע בּ֖/וֹ וַ/יָּמֹֽת
2:26 Abiathar quoque sacerdoti dixit rex : Vade in Anathoth ad agrum tuum : equidem vir mortis es : sed hodie te non interficiam, quia portasti arcam Domini Dei coram David patre meo, et sustinuisti laborem in omnibus in quibus laboravit pater meus.
*H 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.
Ver. 26. Priest. Sadoc had been anointed in his stead, probably by Nathan, in the general assembly, while David was present: they anointed...Sadoc to be high priest, 1 Par. xxix. 22. Salien. — But now, Solomon orders Abiathar to retire to his estate, in punishment of his conspiracy. C. — He might have justly put him to death, if he had committed a crime worthy of it; as his dignity did not give him a right to disturb the peace of the state with impunity. H. — Solomon acted as a prophet. W. — God had long before denounced that the family of Eleazar should regain the dignity, which Heli had obtained by some means or other. 1 K. ii. 31. H. — Solomon only put the divine decree in execution. Pineda vi. 15. — Sadoc had perhaps also passed sentence, as the Levitical tribe had a great sway in the courts of judicature. M. — Abiathar was still honoured with his former title. C. iv. 4. But he was not permitted to officiate, (C.) nor to remain in the royal city, as he seemed now to be a dangerous man. H. — Anathoth was a sacerdotal town in Benjamin. M. — A portion of the suburbs had been assigned to Abiathar, unless he had obtained a field by inheritance, or by marrying an heiress. See Jer. xxxii. 7. C.
Καὶ τῷ Ἀβιάθαρ τῷ ἱερεῖ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς, ἀπότρεχε σὺ εἰς Ἀναθὼθ εἰς ἀγρόν σου, ὅτι ἀνὴρ θανάτου εἶ σὺ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ· καὶ οὐ θανατώσω σε, ὅτι ᾖρας τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης Κυρίου ἐνώπιον τοῦ πατρός μου, καὶ ὅτι ἐκακουχήθης ἐν πᾶσιν οἷς ἐκακουχήθη ὁ πατήρ μου.
וּ/לְ/אֶבְיָתָ֨ר הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן אָמַ֣ר הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲנָתֹת֙ לֵ֣ךְ עַל שָׂדֶ֔י/ךָ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ מָ֖וֶת אָ֑תָּה וּ/בַ/יּ֨וֹם הַ/זֶּ֜ה לֹ֣א אֲמִיתֶ֗/ךָ כִּֽי נָשָׂ֜אתָ אֶת אֲר֨וֹן אֲדֹנָ֤/י יְהֹוִה֙ לִ/פְנֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔/י וְ/כִ֣י הִתְעַנִּ֔יתָ בְּ/כֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר הִתְעַנָּ֖ה אָבִֽ/י
2:27 Ejecit ergo Salomon Abiathar ut non esset sacerdos Domini, ut impleretur sermo Domini quem locutus est super domum Heli in Silo.
* Footnotes
So Solomon cast out Abiathar from being the priest of the Lord, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke concerning the house of Heli in Silo.
Καὶ ἐξέβαλε Σαλωμὼν τὸν Ἀβιάθαρ τοῦ μὴ εἶναι ἱερέα τοῦ Κυρίου, πληρωθῆναι τὸ ῥῆμα Κυρίου, ὃ ἐλάλησεν ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἡλὶ ἐν Σηλώμ.
וַ/יְגָ֤רֶשׁ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת אֶבְיָתָ֔ר מִ/הְי֥וֹת כֹּהֵ֖ן לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה לְ/מַלֵּא֙ אֶת דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר עַל בֵּ֥ית עֵלִ֖י בְּ/שִׁלֹֽה
2:28 Venit autem nuntius ad Joab, quod Joab declinasset post Adoniam, et post Salomonem non declinasset : fugit ergo Joab in tabernaculum Domini, et apprehendit cornu altaris.
*H And the news came to Joab, because Joab had turned after Adonias, and had not turned after Solomon: and Joab fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and took hold on the horn of the altar.
Ver. 28. Joab. The Latin MSS. except one, and almost all the ancient editions of Sixtus, &c. read Solomon. "And a messenger came to Solomon that Joab," &c. — Solomon. Heb. Absalom. Sept. vary. The difference is of little consequence. C.
Καὶ ἡ ἀκοὴ ἦλθεν ἕως Ἰωὰβ υἱοῦ Σαρουίας, ὅτι Ἰωὰβ ἦν κεκλικὼς ὀπίσω Ἀδωνίου, καὶ ὀπίσω Σαλωμὼν οὐκ ἔκλινε· καὶ ἔφυγεν Ἰωὰβ εἰς τὸ σκήνωμα τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ κατέσχε τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου.
וְ/הַ/שְּׁמֻעָה֙ בָּ֣אָה עַד יוֹאָ֔ב כִּ֣י יוֹאָ֗ב נָטָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה וְ/אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם לֹ֣א נָטָ֑ה וַ/יָּ֤נָס יוֹאָב֙ אֶל אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֔ה וַֽ/יַּחֲזֵ֖ק בְּ/קַרְנ֥וֹת הַ/מִּזְבֵּֽחַ
2:29 Nuntiatumque est regi Salomoni quod fugisset Joab in tabernaculum Domini, et esset juxta altare : misitque Salomon Banaiam filium Jojadae, dicens : Vade, interfice eum.
And it was told king Solomon, that Joab was fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and was by the altar: and Solomon sent Banaias, the son of Joiada, saying. Go, kill him.
Καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σαλωμὼν, λέγοντες, ὅτι πέφευγεν Ἰωὰβ εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ἰδοὺ κατέχει τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου· καὶ ἀπέστειλε Σαλωμὼν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Ἰωὰβ, λέγων, τί γέγονέ σοι, ὅτι πέφευγας εἰς τὸ θυσιαστήριον; καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωὰβ, ὅτι ἐφοβήθην ἀπὸ προσώπου σου, καὶ ἔφυγον πρὸς Κύριον· καὶ ἀπέστειλε Σαλωμὼν τὸν Βαναίου υἱὸν Ἰωδαὲ, λέγων, πορεύου καὶ ἄνελε αὐτὸν, καὶ θάψον αὐτόν.
וַ/יֻּגַּ֞ד לַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה כִּ֣י נָ֤ס יוֹאָב֙ אֶל אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֔ה וְ/הִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣צֶל הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה אֶת בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע לֵ/אמֹ֖ר לֵ֥ךְ פְּגַע בּֽ/וֹ
2:30 Et venit Banaias ad tabernaculum Domini, et dixit ei : Haec dicit rex : Egredere. Qui ait : Non egrediar, sed hic moriar. Renuntiavit Banaias regi sermonem, dicens : Haec locutus est Joab, et haec respondit mihi.
*H And Banaias came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him: Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he said: I will not come forth, but here I will die. Banaias brought word back to the king, saying: Thus saith Joab, and thus he answered me.
Ver. 30. Die, if my life must not be spared. H. — He knew that the like precaution would not have been able to protect Adonias. It was not just that he, who had despised all that was sacred, should find an asylum at the altar itself.
Καὶ ἦλθε Βαναίας υἱὸς Ἰωδαὲ πρὸς Ἰωὰβ εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ τάδε λέγει ὁ βασιλεὺς, ἔξελθε· καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωὰβ, οὐκ ἐκπορεύωμαι, ὅτι ὧδε ἀποθανοῦμαι· καὶ ἐπέστρεψε Βαναίας υἱὸς Ἰωδαὲ, καὶ εἶπε τῷ βασιλεῖ, λέγων, τάδε λελάληκεν Ἰωὰβ, καὶ τάδε ἀποκέκριταί μοι.
וַ/יָּבֹ֨א בְנָיָ֜הוּ אֶל אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֗ה וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜י/ו כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ צֵ֔א וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר לֹ֖א כִּ֣י פֹ֣ה אָמ֑וּת וַ/יָּ֨שֶׁב בְּנָיָ֤הוּ אֶת הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ דָּבָ֣ר לֵ/אמֹ֔ר כֹּֽה דִבֶּ֥ר יוֹאָ֖ב וְ/כֹ֥ה עָנָֽ/נִי
2:31 Dixitque ei rex : Fac sicut locutus est, et interfice eum, et sepeli : et amovebis sanguinem innocentem qui effusus est a Joab, a me, et a domo patris mei.
And the king said to him: Do as he hath said; and kill him, and bury him, and thou shalt remove the innocent blood which hath been shed by Joab, from me, and from the house of my father:
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεύς, πορεύου, καὶ ποίησον αὐτῷ καθὼς εἴρηκε, καὶ ἄνελε αὐτὸν· καὶ θάψεις αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐξαρεῖς σήμερον τὸ αἷμα ὃ δωρεὰν ἐξέχεεν, ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός μου.
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣/וֹ הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲשֵׂה֙ כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר וּ/פְגַע בּ֖/וֹ וּ/קְבַרְתּ֑/וֹ וַ/הֲסִירֹ֣תָ דְּמֵ֣י חִנָּ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁפַ֣ךְ יוֹאָ֔ב מֵ/עָלַ֕/י וּ/מֵ/עַ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ/י
2:32 Et reddet Dominus sanguinem ejus super caput ejus, quia interfecit duos viros justos, melioresque se : et occidit eos gladio, patre meo David ignorante, Abner filium Ner principem militiae Israel, et Amasam filium Jether principem exercitus Juda :
* Footnotes
And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head; because he murdered two men, just and better than himself: and slew them with the sword, my father, David, not knowing it; Abner, the son of Ner, general of the army of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether general of the army of Juda;
Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε Κύριος τὸ αἷμα τῆς ἀδικίας αὐτοῦ εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἀπήντησε τοῖς δυσὶν ἀνθρώποις τοῖς δικαίοις καὶ ἀγαθοῖς ὑπὲρ αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτοὺς ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ, καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου Δαυὶδ οὐκ ἔγνω τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν, τὸν Ἀβεννὴρ υἱὸν Νὴρ ἀρχιστράτηγον Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ τὸν Ἀμεσσὰ υἱὸν Ἰεθὲρ ἀρχιστράτηγον Ἰούδα.
וְ/הֵשִׁיב֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶת דָּמ֜/וֹ עַל רֹאשׁ֗/וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגַ֣ע בִּ/שְׁנֵֽי אֲ֠נָשִׁים צַדִּקִ֨ים וְ/טֹבִ֤ים מִמֶּ֨/נּוּ֙ וַ/יַּהַרְגֵ֣/ם בַּ/חֶ֔רֶב וְ/אָבִ֥/י דָוִ֖ד לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע אֶת אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן נֵר֙ שַׂר צְבָ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/אֶת עֲמָשָׂ֥א בֶן יֶ֖תֶר שַׂר צְבָ֥א יְהוּדָֽה
2:33 et revertetur sanguis illorum in caput Joab, et in caput seminis ejus in sempiternum. David autem et semini ejus, et domui, et throno illius, sit pax usque in aeternum a Domino.
And their blood shall return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever. But to David and his seed, and his house, and to his throne, be peace for ever from the Lord.
Καὶ ἐπεστράφη τὰ αἵματα αὐτῶν εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἰς κεφαλὴν τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· καὶ τῷ Δαυὶδ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ θρόνῳ αὐτοῦ γένοιτο εἰρήνη ἕως αἰῶνος παρὰ Κυρίου.
וְ/שָׁ֤בוּ דְמֵי/הֶם֙ בְּ/רֹ֣אשׁ יוֹאָ֔ב וּ/בְ/רֹ֥אשׁ זַרְע֖/וֹ לְ/עֹלָ֑ם וּ/לְ/דָוִ֡ד וּ֠/לְ/זַרְע/וֹ וּ/לְ/בֵית֨/וֹ וּ/לְ/כִסְא֜/וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה שָׁל֛וֹם עַד עוֹלָ֖ם מֵ/עִ֥ם יְהוָֽה
2:34 Ascendit itaque Banaias filius Jojadae, et aggressus eum interfecit : sepultusque est in domo sua in deserto.
*H So Banaias, the son of Joiada, went up, and setting upon him slew him, and he was buried in his house in the desert.
Ver. 34. Slew him, holding the altar; though some think that he was removed by force, like Athalia, 4 K. xi. 15. Both actions were contrary to the reverence due to so holy a place, and perhaps inexcusable; (C.) unless the law had ordered it otherwise. Ex. xxi. 14. H.
Καὶ ἀνέβη Βαναίας υἱὸς Ἰωδαὲ, καὶ ἀπήντησεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐθανάτωσεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἔθαψεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.
וַ/יַּ֗עַל בְּנָיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע וַ/יִּפְגַּע בּ֖/וֹ וַ/יְמִתֵ֑/הוּ וַ/יִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּ/בֵית֖/וֹ בַּ/מִּדְבָּֽר
2:35 Et constituit rex Banaiam filium Jojadae pro eo super exercitum, et Sadoc sacerdotem posuit pro Abiathar.
*H And 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.
Ver. 35. Abiathar. See v. 26. Secular princes sometimes nominate, but they must obey, the pastor. W.
Καὶ ἔδωκεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Βαναίου υἱὸν Ἰωδαὲ ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν στρατηγίαν· καὶ ἡ βασιλεία κατωρθοῦτο ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ· καὶ Σαδὼκ τὸν ἱερέα ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς ἱερέα πρῶτον ἀντὶ Ἀβιάθαρ. Καὶ Σαλωμὼς υἱὸς Δαυὶδ ἐβασίλευσεν ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰούδα ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ·
וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע תַּחְתָּ֖י/ו עַל הַ/צָּבָ֑א וְ/אֶת צָד֤וֹק הַ/כֹּהֵן֙ נָתַ֣ן הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ תַּ֖חַת אֶבְיָתָֽר
2:36 Misit quoque rex, et vocavit Semei : dixitque ei : Aedifica tibi domum in Jerusalem, et habita ibi : et non egredieris inde huc atque illuc.
The king also sent, and called for Semei, and said to him: Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there: and go not out from thence any where.
Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Σεμεῒ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ὠκοδόμησον σεαυτῷ οἶκον ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ κάθου ἐκεῖ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξελεύσῃ ἐκεῖθεν οὐδαμοῦ.
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֤ח הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וַ/יִּקְרָ֣א לְ/שִׁמְעִ֔י וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗/וֹ בְּֽנֵה לְ/ךָ֥ בַ֨יִת֙ בִּ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְ/יָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם וְ/לֹֽא תֵצֵ֥א מִ/שָּׁ֖ם אָ֥נֶה וָ/אָֽנָה
2:37 Quacumque autem die egressus fueris, et transieris torrentem Cedron, scito te interficiendum : sanguis tuus erit super caput tuum.
*H For on what day soever thou shalt go out, and shalt pass over the brook Cedron, know that thou shalt be put to death: thy blood shall be upon thy own head.
Ver. 37. Cedron, which led towards Bahurim. He was equally forbidden to go out by any other road; and was put to death for going to Geth. — Head. Thou canst blame only thyself. Solomon might have put this man to death before: but he chose to pay so much deference to the oath of his father, as not to bring him to execution without a fresh offence.
Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς ἐξόδου σου καὶ διαβήσῃ τὸν χείμαῤῥον Κέδρων, γινώσκων γνώσῃ ὅτι θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ· τὸ αἷμά σου ἔσται ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν σου· καὶ ὥρκισεν αὐτὸν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.
וְ/הָיָ֣ה בְּ/י֣וֹם צֵאתְ/ךָ֗ וְ/עָֽבַרְתָּ֙ אֶת נַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת דָּמְ/ךָ֖ יִהְיֶ֥ה בְ/רֹאשֶֽׁ/ךָ
2:38 Dixitque Semei regi : Bonus sermo : sicut locutus est dominus meus rex, sic faciet servus tuus. Habitavit itaque Semei in Jerusalem diebus multis.
And Semei said to the king: The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Semei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
Καὶ εἶπε Σεμεῒ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, ἀγαθὸν τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ ἐλάλησας, κύριέ μου βασιλεῦ· οὕτω ποιήσει ὁ δοῦλός σου· καὶ ἐκάθισε Σεμεῒ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ τρία ἔτη.
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְעִ֤י לַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ ט֣וֹב הַ/דָּבָ֔ר כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣/י הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ וַ/יֵּ֧שֶׁב שִׁמְעִ֛י בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים
2:39 Factum est autem post annos tres ut fugerent servi Semei ad Achis filium Maacha regem Geth : nuntiatumque est Semei quod servi ejus issent in Geth.
*H And it came to pass after three years, that the servants of Semei ran away to Achis, the son of Maacha, the king of Geth: and it was told Semei that his servants were gone to Geth.
Ver. 39. Servants. Two in number; (Heb. Sept.) perhaps originally from Geth; (M.) to the king of which place David had fled, 44 years before. Abul. q. 44.
Καὶ ἐγενήθη μετὰ τὰ τρία ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέδρασαν δύο δοῦλοι τοῦ Σεμεῒ πρὸς Ἀγχοὺς υἱὸν Μααχὰ βασιλέα Γέθ· καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σεμεῒ, λέγοντες, ἰδοὺ οἱ δοῦλοί σου ἐν Γέθ.
וַ/יְהִ֗י מִ/קֵּץ֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וַ/יִּבְרְח֤וּ שְׁנֵֽי עֲבָדִים֙ לְ/שִׁמְעִ֔י אֶל אָכִ֥ישׁ בֶּֽן מַעֲכָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ גַּ֑ת וַ/יַּגִּ֤ידוּ לְ/שִׁמְעִי֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֥ה עֲבָדֶ֖י/ךָ בְּ/גַֽת
2:40 Et surrexit Semei, et stravit asinum suum, ivitque ad Achis in Geth ad requirendum servos suos, et adduxit eos de Geth.
And Semei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Achis, to Geth, to seek his servants, and he brought them out of Geth.
Καὶ ἀνέστη Σεμεῒ καὶ ἐπέσαξε τὴν ὄνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Γὲθ πρὸς Ἀγχοὺς τοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπορεύθη Σεμεῒ, καὶ ἤγαγε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ἐκ Γέθ.
וַ/יָּ֣קָם שִׁמְעִ֗י וַֽ/יַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת חֲמֹר֔/וֹ וַ/יֵּ֤לֶךְ גַּ֨תָ/ה֙ אֶל אָכִ֔ישׁ לְ/בַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת עֲבָדָ֑י/ו וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְעִ֔י וַ/יָּבֵ֥א אֶת עֲבָדָ֖י/ו מִ/גַּֽת
2:41 Nuntiatum est autem Salomoni quod isset Semei in Geth de Jerusalem, et rediisset.
And it was told Solomon, that Semei had gone from Jerusalem to Geth, and was come back.
Καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σαλωμὼν, λέγοντες, ὅτι ἐπορεύθη Σεμεῒ ἐξ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γὲθ, καὶ ἀνέστρεψε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ.
וַ/יֻּגַּ֖ד לִ/שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה כִּי הָלַ֨ךְ שִׁמְעִ֧י מִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם גַּ֖ת וַ/יָּשֹֽׁב
2:42 Et mittens vocavit eum, dixitque illi : Nonne testificatus sum tibi per Dominum, et praedixi tibi : Quacumque die egressus ieris huc et illuc, scito te esse moriturum : et respondisti mihi : Bonus sermo, quem audivi ?
And sending he called for him, and said to him: Did I not protest to thee by the Lord, and tell thee before: On what day soever thou shalt go out and walk abroad any where, know that thou shalt die? And thou answeredst me: The word that I have heard is good.
Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸν Σεμεῒ, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν, οὐχὶ ὥρκισά σε κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπεμαρτυράμην σοι, λέγων, ἐν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐξέλθῃς ἐξ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ πορευθῇς εἰς δεξιὰ ἢ εἰς ἀριστερά, γινώσκων γνώσῃ ὅτι θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ;
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ וַ/יִּקְרָ֣א לְ/שִׁמְעִ֗י וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜י/ו הֲ/ל֧וֹא הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣י/ךָ בַֽ/יהוָ֗ה וָ/אָעִ֤ד בְּ/ךָ֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר בְּ/י֣וֹם צֵאתְ/ךָ֗ וְ/הָֽלַכְתָּ֙ אָ֣נֶה וָ/אָ֔נָה יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וַ/תֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלַ֛/י ט֥וֹב הַ/דָּבָ֖ר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי
2:43 quare ergo non custodisti jusjurandum Domini, et praeceptum quod praeceperam tibi ?
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I laid upon thee?
Καὶ τί ὅτι οὐκ ἐφύλαξας τὸν ὅρκον Κυρίου, καὶ τὴν ἐντολὴν ἣν ἐνετειλάμην κατὰ σοῦ;
וּ/מַדּ֕וּעַ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֵ֖ת שְׁבֻעַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְ/אֶת הַ/מִּצְוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר צִוִּ֥יתִי עָלֶֽי/ךָ
2:44 Dixitque rex ad Semei : Tu nosti omne malum cujus tibi conscium est cor tuum, quod fecisti David patri meo : reddidit Dominus malitiam tuam in caput tuum :
And the king said to Semei: Thou knowest all the evil, of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David, my father: the Lord hath returned thy wickedness upon thy own head.
Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Σεμεῒ, σὺ οἶδας πᾶσαν τὴν κακίαν σου ἣν οἶδεν ἡ καρδία σου, ἃ ἐποίησας Δαυὶδ τῷ πατρί μου, καὶ ἀνταπέδωκε Κύριος τὴν κακίαν σου εἰς κεφαλήν σου.
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל שִׁמְעִ֗י אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל הָ/רָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָדַע֙ לְבָ֣בְ/ךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתָ לְ/דָוִ֣ד אָבִ֑/י וְ/הֵשִׁ֧יב יְהוָ֛ה אֶת רָעָתְ/ךָ֖ בְּ/רֹאשֶֽׁ/ךָ
2:45 et rex Salomon benedictus, et thronus David erit stabilis coram Domino usque in sempiternum.
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
Καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν εὐλογημένος, καὶ ὁ θρόνος Δαυὶδ ἔσται ἕτοιμος ἐνώπιον Κυρίου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
וְ/הַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בָּר֑וּךְ וְ/כִסֵּ֣א דָוִ֗ד יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֛וֹן לִ/פְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עַד עוֹלָֽם
2:46 Jussit itaque rex Banaiae filio Jojadae, qui egressus, percussit eum, et mortuus est.
So the king commanded Banaias, the son of Joiada: and he went out and struck him; and he died.
Καὶ ἐνετείλατο ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν τῷ Βαναίᾳ υἱῷ Ἰωδαὲ, καὶ ἐξῆλθε καὶ ἀνεῖλεν αὐτόν.
וַ/יְצַ֣ו הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ אֶת בְּנָיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע וַ/יֵּצֵ֕א וַ/יִּפְגַּע בּ֖/וֹ וַ/יָּמֹ֑ת וְ/הַ/מַּמְלָכָ֥ה נָכ֖וֹנָה בְּ/יַד שְׁלֹמֹֽה