Bible Strands
1 Kings 2:27
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon removes Abiathar from the priesthood after sparing his life at Anathoth, an action recorded in 1 Kings 2:26 and immediately preceding Joab's flight in 1 Kings 2:28.
The words — וַיְגָרֵשׁ (va.yi.garēš) translates literally as "he drove out," and לְמַלֵּא (lə.ma.llē) means "to fulfill." These terms mark the physical removal of the priest and the completion of a divine declaration.
The thread — The text directly ties this removal to the judgment pronounced at Shiloh against Eli's house (1 Samuel 2:27; 1 Samuel 3:12; Jeremiah 7:12). Solomon's decree functions as the historical execution of that earlier prophetic word.
Why it lands — The verse records the factual termination of a priestly line to satisfy a written promise. It asks the reader to trace how royal policy implements previously recorded divine statements without embellishment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 2:27 Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house?
- 1 Samuel 3:12 On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.
- Jeremiah 7:12 But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.
- Joshua 18:1 Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
- Psalms 78:60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.
- Matthew 26:56 But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
- John 12:38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
- John 19:24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
- John 19:28 After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
- John 19:36 Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”