Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, DAVID ... INCULPÉ ... SON FILS. L'accusation enregistrée ici a été donnée sur son lit de mort à Salomon et diffère du discours d'adieu prononcé en public. fois avant (1 Chr.28: 29). Il est présenté avec u... [ Continuer la lecture ]
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; JE SUIS LE CHEMIN DE TOUTE LA TERRE - une magnifique et impressionnante périphrase de la mort. SOYEZ DONC FORT ET MONTREZ-VOUS UN HOMME. Ce conseil est similaire à la direction apostolique, 1 Corinthiens 16:13, et... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: GARDEZ LA CHARGE DU SEIG... [ Continuer la lecture ]
That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. IL NE VOUS MANQUERA PAS ... UN HOMME SUR LE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. FAITES DONC SELON VOTRE SAGESSE. L'immense popularité de Joab auprès de l'armée exigeait que toute procédure engagée contre lui soit prise avec beaucoup de prudence et de délibération. Mais cet homme i... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. FAITES PREUVE DE BONTÉ ENVERS LES FILS DE BARZILLAI. La loyauté dévouée de ce vénérable chef et de sa famille a fait sur... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. TU AS AVEC TOI SH... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. NE LE TENEZ DONC PAS SANS CULPABILITÉ. Il a l'esprit turbulent de la sédition et peut être de la trahison; ne le considérez pas... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. DAVID A DONC COUCHÉ AVEC SES PÈRES - environ six mois après le couronnement de Salomon (cf. 2 Samuel 5:5 avec 1 Chroniques 29:27). L'intervalle a été passé à développer ses idées et ses plans pour la gloire future du royaume,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. LES JOURS OÙ DAVID RÉGNA SUR ISRAËL FURENT QUARANTE ANS ... Son histoire était noble, merveilleuse et humiliante. C'était un homme bon, mais sa vie a... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. PUIS SALOMON S'ASSIT SUR LE TRÔNE DE DAVID SON PÈRE. Son ascension à la dignité royale se fit sous les plus heureux auspices. Né après que son père soit devenu monarque de tout le royaume, sa revendica... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. ADONIJAH ... EST VENU À BATH-SHEBA. Sa question lui a été posée: "Viens-tu paisiblement?" trahit une appréhension que sa récente conduite pourrait bien justifier;... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_HE SAID MOREOVER, I HAVE SOMEWHAT TO SAY UNTO THEE. AND SHE SAID, SAY ON._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. BATH-SHEBA EST DONC ALLÉ VERS LE ROI SALOMON. La... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN SHE SAID, I DESIRE ONE SMALL PETITION OF THEE; I PRAY THEE, SAY ME NOT NAY. AND THE KING SAID UNTO HER, ASK ON, MY MOTHER: FOR I WILL NOT SAY THEE NAY._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. POURQUOI DEMANDEZ-VOUS À ABISHAG? ... DEMANDEZ-LU... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. QUE DIEU ME LE FASSE, ET PLUS ENCORE. La forme courante d'introduction d'un serment solennel. ADONIJAH ... A PRONONCÉ CE MOT CONTRE SA PROPRE VIE. Qu'il y ait e... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_NOW THEREFORE, AS THE LORD LIVETH, WHICH HATH ESTABLISHED ME, AND SET ME ON THE THRONE OF DAVID MY FATHER, AND WHO HATH MADE ME AN HOUSE, AS HE PROMISED, ADONIJAH SHALL BE PUT TO DEATH THIS DAY._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_SO SOLOMON THRUST OUT ABIATHAR FROM BEING PRIEST UNTO THE LORD; THAT HE MIGHT FULFIL THE WORD OF THE LORD, WHICH HE SPAKE CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF ELI IN SHILOH._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. PUIS DES NOUVELLES SONT VENUES À JOAB. L'exécution de ces phrases respectivement sur Adonijah et Abiathar a... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IT WAS TOLD KING SOLOMON THAT JOAB WAS FLED UNTO THE TABERNACLE OF THE LORD; AND, BEHOLD, HE IS BY THE ALTAR. THEN SOLOMON SENT BENAIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA, SAYING, GO, FALL UPON HIM._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. LEUR SANG REVIENDRA DONC ... Il est ici fait référence à la malédiction prono... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. BENAIAH ... EST MONTÉ ET EST TOMBÉ SUR LUI. Selon les termes du statut (Exode 21:14), et la pratique dans des cas similaires (2 Rois 11:15), le criminel devait être traî... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE KING PUT BENAIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA IN HIS ROOM OVER THE HOST: AND ZADOK THE PRIEST DID THE KING PUT IN THE ROOM OF ABIATHAR._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. LE ROI A ENVOYÉ ET A APPELÉ SHIMEI. Il résidait probablement à Bahurim, sa ville natale. Mais, comme il était un personnage suspect, Salomon le cond... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_FOR IT SHALL BE, THAT ON THE DAY THOU GOEST OUT, AND PASSEST OVER THE BROOK KIDRON, THOU SHALT KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT THOU SHALT SURELY DIE: THY BLOOD SHALL BE UPON THINE OWN HEAD._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. LE ROYAUME A ÉTÉ ÉTABLI ENTRE LES MAINS DE SALOMON - maintenant que, par la mort de Shimei, tous les chefs des factions rivales avaient été... [ Continuer la lecture ]