1 Kings 2:27

So Solomon thrust Abiathar out from being priest to Yahweh, that he might fulfill Yahweh’s word, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

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WEBBE

So Solomon thrust Abiathar out from being priest to the LORD, that he might fulfil the LORD’s word which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

BSB

So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.

KJV

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.

ASV

So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto Jehovah, that he might fulfil the word of Jehovah, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

BBE

So Solomon let Abiathar be priest no longer, so that he might make the word of the Lord come true which he said about the sons of Eli in Shiloh.

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וַיְגָרֶשׁ vay·ga·resh and he drove out H1644 שְׁלֹמֹה she·lo·moh Solomon H8010 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֶבְיָתָר 'ev·ya·tar Abiathar H54 מִהְיוֹת mih·yot from being H1961 כֹּהֵן ko·hen a priest H3548 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh of Yahweh H3068 לְמַלֵּא le·ma·le' to fulfill H4390 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 דְּבַר de·var [the] word of H1697 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 דִּבֶּר di·ber he had spoken H1696 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 עֵלִי 'e·li Eli H5941 בְּשִׁלֹה פ be·shi·loh in Shiloh H7887

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 26–34

Solomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to God's people shall have it remembered to their advantage. For this reason Solomon spares Abiathar's life, but dismisses him from his offices. In case of such sins as the blood of beasts would atone for, the altar was a refuge, but not in Joab's case. Solomon looks upward to God as the Author of peace, and forward to eternity as the perfection of it. The Lord of peace himself gives us that peace which is everlasting.

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Cross-references

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People & places

SolomonAbiatharEli Shiloh

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Church And StateAbiatharUsurpationEli

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.