1 Kings 2 · Verse 27

1 Kings 2:27

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.
1 Kings 2:27, King James Version

1 Kings 2:27 in other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBSo Solomon thrust Abiathar out from being priest to the LORD, that he might fulfill the LORD’s word which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
ASVSo 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.
YLTAnd Solomon casteth out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah which He spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
DARBYAnd Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah, which he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
BBESo 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.
WebsterSo Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to the LORD; that he might fulfill the word of the LORD, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

What does 1 Kings 2:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:26-27

26-27. unto Abiathar the priest said the king--This functionary, as the counsellor or accomplice of Adonijah, had deserved to share his fate. But partly from regard to his priestly dignity, and partly from his long associations with the late king, Solomon pronounced on him the mitigated sentence of banishment to his country estate at Anathoth, and thereby, as God's vicegerent, deprived him of his office and its…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar - This was for having taken part before with Adonijah, but by it a remarkable prophecy was fulfilled; see 1 Samuel 2:13-35 (note), and the notes there. God had told Eli that the priesthood should depart from his house; Abiathar was the last of the descendants of Ithamar, of which family was Eli the high priest. Zadok, who was made priest in the stead of Abiathar, was of the family of Eliezer; and by this change the priesthood reverted to its ancient channel. Abiathar deserved this degradation; he supported Adonijah in his unnatural assumption of the royal dignity, even during the life of his father. This was the head and front of his offending.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 2:26-34

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…

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1 Kings 2:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshand he drove outH1644
שְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohSolomonH8010
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarAbiatharH54
מִהְי֥וֹתmih.Yotfrom beingH1961
כֹּהֵ֖ןko.Hena priestH3548
לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehof YahwehH3068
לְמַלֵּא֙le.ma.Le'to fulfillH4390
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבַ֣רde.Var[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבֶּ֛רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696
עַל\־'al-onH5921
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
עֵלִ֖י'e.LiEliH5941
בְּשִׁלֹֽה\׃\ \פbe.shi.Lohin ShilohH7887

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 2:27

  • 1 Samuel 2:27-36

    And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house? And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. …

  • 1 Samuel 3:12-14

    In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

  • Jeremiah 7:12-14

    But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • Psalms 78:60

    So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
So Solomon.This was for having taken part with Adonijah; but by it a remarkable prophecy was fulfilled. God had told Eli, (1 Sa 2:30-36) that the priesthood should depart from his house; Abiathar was the last of the priests of Ithamar, of which family was Eli the high priest. Zadok, who succeeded, was of the family of Eleazar; and by this change the priesthood reverted to its ancient channel.
that he.
1Sa 2:30-36; 3:12-14; Mt 26:56; Joh 12:38; 19:24,28,36,37
Shiloh.
Jos 18:1; Ps 78:60; Jer 7:12-14

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Context

  • 1 Kings 2:26

    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 afflicted.

  • 1 Kings 2:27

    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.

  • 1 Kings 2:28

    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.

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1 Kings 2:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así echó Salomón á Abiathar del sacerdocio de Jehová, para que se cumpliese la palabra de Jehová que había dicho sobre la casa de Eli en Silo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Salomon chassa Abiathar de la sacrificature de l’ Éternel, pour accomplir la parole de l’ Éternel, qu’il prononça au sujet de la maison d’Éli, en Silo.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und so verstieß Salomo den Abjathar, daß er nicht mehr Priester Jehovas wäre, um das Wort Jehovas zu erfüllen, welches er zu Silo über das Haus Elis geredet hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ejecit ergo Salomon Abiathar ut non esset sacerdos Domini, ut impleretur sermo Domini quem locutus est super domum Heli in Silo.