Then to Abiatharthe priestthe kingsaid,"Goto Anathothto your own field,for you deserveto die;but I will not putyou to deathat thistime,becauseyou carriedthe arkof the LordGODbeforemy fatherDavid,and becauseyou were afflictedin everythingwith whichmy fatherwas afflicted."
Anathothwith its pasturelandsand Almonwith its pasturelands;fourcities.
"And whoeverin the nameof a disciplegivesto oneof theselittle onesevena cupof coldwater to drink,trulyI sayto you, he shall not losehis reward."
The wordsof Jeremiahthe sonof Hilkiah,of the priestswhowere in Anathothin the landof Benjamin,
"Thisthingthat you have doneis not good.As the LORDlives,[all] of you mustsurelydie,becauseyou did not guardyour lord,the LORD'Sanointed.And now,seewherethe king'sspearis and the jugof waterthat was at his head."
Did you sufferso many thingsin vain--ifindeedit was in vain?
"You are thosewho have stoodby Me in My trials;
Cryaloudwith your voice,O daughterof Gallim!Payattention,Laishah[and] wretchedAnathoth!
The kingappointedBenaiahthe sonof Jehoiadaoverthe armyin his place,and the kingappointedZadokthe priestin the placeof Abiathar.
"For he has gonedowntodayand has sacrificedoxenand fatlingsand sheepin abundance,and has invitedallthe king'ssonsand the commandersof the armyand Abiatharthe priest,and behold,they are eatingand drinkingbeforehim; and they say,[Long] liveKingAdonijah!'
He had conferredwith Joabthe sonof Zeruiahand with Abiatharthe priest;and followingAdonijahthey helpedhim.
Then David'sangerburnedgreatlyagainst the man,and he saidto Nathan,"As the LORDlives,surelythe manwho has donethisdeservesto die.
You will seethe distressof [My] dwelling,in [spite of] allthe goodthat I dofor Israel;and an oldmanwill not be in your houseforever.
