ASV_Strong : 1 Kings 1
1. Now king[H4428] David[H1732] was old[H2204] and stricken[H935] in years[H3117]; and they covered[H3680] him with clothes[H899], but he gat no heat[H3179].
2. Wherefore his servants[H5650] said[H559] unto him[H1245], Let there be sought for my lord[H113] the king[H4428] a young[H5291] virgin[H1330]: and let her stand[H5975] before[H6440] the king[H4428], and cherish[H5532] him[H7901]; and let her lie in thy bosom[H2436], that my lord[H113] the king[H4428] may get heat[H2552].
3. So they sought[H1245] for a fair[H3303] damsel[H5291] throughout all the borders[H1366] of Israel[H3478], and found[H4672] Abishag[H49] the Shunammite[H7767], and brought[H935] her to the king[H4428].
4. And the damsel[H5291] was very[H3966] fair[H3303]; and she cherished[H5532] the king[H4428], and ministered[H8334] to him[H4428]; but the king knew her not[H3045].
5. Then Adonijah[H138] the son[H1121] of Haggith[H2294] exalted[H4984] himself[H559], saying, I will be king[H4427]: and he prepared[H6213] him chariots[H7393] and horsemen[H6571], and fifty[H2572] men[H376] to run[H7323] before him[H6440].
6. And his father[H1] had not displeased[H6087] him at any time[H3117] in saying[H559], Why hast thou done so[H6213]? and he was also a very[H3966] goodly[H2896] man[H3205]; and he was born after[H310] Absalom[H53].
7. And he conferred[H1697] with Joab[H3097] the son[H1121] of Zeruiah[H6870], and with Abiathar[H54] the priest[H3548]: and they following[H310] Adonijah[H138] helped him[H5826].
8. But Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548], and Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077], and Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030], and Shimei[H8096], and Rei[H7472], and the mighty men[H1368] that belonged to David[H1732], were not with Adonijah[H138].
9. And Adonijah[H138] slew[H2076] sheep[H6629] and oxen[H1241] and fatlings[H4806] by the stone[H68] of Zoheleth[H2120], which is beside[H681] En-rogel[H5883]; and he called[H7121] all his brethren[H251], the king[H4428]'s sons[H1121], and all the men[H582] of Judah[H3063], the king[H4428]'s servants[H5650]:
10. but Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030], and Benaiah[H1141], and the mighty men[H1368], and Solomon[H8010] his brother[H251], he called not[H7121].
11. Then Nathan[H5416] spake[H559] unto Bath-sheba[H1339] the mother[H517] of Solomon[H8010], saying[H559], Hast thou not heard[H8085] that Adonijah[H138] the son[H1121] of Haggith[H2294] doth reign[H4427], and David[H1732] our lord[H113] knoweth it not[H3045]?
12. Now therefore come[H3212], let me[H3289], I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save[H4422] thine own life[H5315], and the life[H5315] of thy son[H1121] Solomon[H8010].
13. Go[H3212] and get thee in[H935] unto king[H4428] David[H1732], and say[H559] unto him[H113], Didst not thou, my lord, O king[H4428], swear[H7650] unto thy handmaid[H519], saying[H559], Assuredly[H3588] Solomon[H8010] thy son[H1121] shall reign[H4427] after[H310] me[H3427], and he shall sit upon my throne[H3678]? why then doth Adonijah[H138] reign[H4427]?
14. Behold[H1696], while thou yet talkest there with the king[H4428], I also will come in[H935] after[H310] thee[H4390], and confirm thy words[H1697].
15. And Bath-sheba[H1339] went in[H935] unto the king[H4428] into the chamber[H2315]: and the king[H4428] was very[H3966] old[H2204]; and Abishag[H49] the Shunammite[H7767] was ministering[H8334] unto the king[H4428].
16. And Bath-sheba[H1339] bowed[H6915], and did obeisance[H7812] unto the king[H4428]. And the king[H4428] said[H559], What wouldest thou?
17. And she said[H559] unto him[H113], My lord, thou swarest[H7650] by Jehovah[H3068] thy God[H430] unto thy handmaid[H519], saying[H8010], Assuredly Solomon thy son[H1121] shall reign[H4427] after[H310] me[H3427], and he shall sit upon my throne[H3678].
18. And now[H138], behold, Adonijah reigneth[H4427]; and thou[H113], my lord the king[H4428], knowest it not[H3045]:
19. and he hath slain[H2076] oxen[H7794] and fatlings[H4806] and sheep[H6629] in abundance[H7230], and hath called[H7121] all the sons[H1121] of the king[H4428], and Abiathar[H54] the priest[H3548], and Joab[H3097] the captain[H8269] of the host[H6635]; but Solomon[H8010] thy servant[H5650] hath he not called[H7121].
20. And thou[H113], my lord the king[H4428], the eyes[H5869] of all Israel[H3478] are upon thee[H5046], that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit[H3427] on the throne[H3678] of my lord[H113] the king[H4428] after him[H310].
21. Otherwise it will come to pass[H113], when my lord the king[H4428] shall sleep[H7901] with his fathers[H1], that I and my son[H1121] Solomon[H8010] shall be counted offenders[H2400].
22. And[H1696], lo, while she yet talked with the king[H4428], Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030] came in[H935].
23. And they told[H5046] the king[H4428], saying[H559], Behold[H5416], Nathan the prophet[H5030]. And when he was come in[H935] before[H6440] the king[H4428], he bowed[H7812] himself before the king[H4428] with his face[H639] to the ground[H776].
24. And Nathan[H5416] said[H559], My lord[H113], O king[H4428], hast thou said[H559], Adonijah[H138] shall reign[H4427] after[H310] me[H3427], and he shall sit upon my throne[H3678]?
25. For he is gone down[H3381] this day[H3117], and hath slain[H2076] oxen[H7794] and fatlings[H4806] and sheep[H6629] in abundance[H7230], and hath called[H7121] all the king[H4428]'s sons[H1121], and the captains[H8269] of the host[H6635], and Abiathar[H54] the priest[H3548]; and[H398], behold, they are eating and drinking[H8354] before[H6440] him[H559], and say, Long live[H2421] king[H4428] Adonijah[H138].
26. But me[H5650], even me thy servant, and Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548], and Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077], and thy servant[H5650] Solomon[H8010], hath he not called[H7121].
27. Is this thing[H1697] done[H1961] by my lord[H113] the king[H4428], and thou hast not showed[H3045] unto thy servants[H5650] who should sit[H3427] on the throne[H3678] of my lord[H113] the king[H4428] after him[H310]?
28. Then king[H4428] David[H1732] answered[H6030] and said[H559], Call[H7121] to me Bath-sheba[H1339]. And she came[H935] into the king[H4428]'s presence[H6440], and stood[H5975] before[H6440] the king[H4428].
29. And the king[H4428] sware[H7650], and said[H559], As Jehovah[H3068] liveth[H2416], who hath redeemed[H6299] my soul[H5315] out of all adversity[H6869],
30. verily as I sware[H7650] unto thee by Jehovah[H3068], the God[H430] of Israel[H3478], saying[H559], Assuredly Solomon[H8010] thy son[H1121] shall reign[H4427] after[H310] me[H3427], and he shall sit upon my throne[H3678] in my stead[H6213]; verily so will I do this day[H3117].
31. Then Bath-sheba[H1339] bowed[H6915] with her face[H639] to the earth[H776], and did obeisance[H7812] to the king[H4428], and said[H559], Let my lord[H113] king[H4428] David[H1732] live[H2421] for ever[H5769].
32. And king[H4428] David[H1732] said[H559], Call[H7121] to me Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548], and Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030], and Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077]. And they came[H935] before[H6440] the king[H4428].
33. And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto them[H3947], Take with you the servants[H5650] of your lord[H113], and cause Solomon[H8010] my son[H1121] to ride[H7392] upon mine own mule[H6506], and bring him down[H3381] to Gihon[H1521]:
34. and let Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548] and Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030] anoint[H4886] him there king[H4428] over Israel[H3478]; and blow[H8628] ye the trumpet[H7782], and say[H559], Long live[H2421] king[H4428] Solomon[H8010].
35. Then ye shall come up[H5927] after[H310] him[H935], and he shall come and sit[H3427] upon my throne[H3678]; for he shall be king[H4427] in my stead[H6680]; and I have appointed him to be prince[H5057] over Israel[H3478] and over Judah[H3063].
36. And Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077] answered[H6030] the king[H4428], and said[H559], Amen[H543]: Jehovah[H3068], the God[H430] of my lord[H113] the king[H4428], say so too[H559].
37. As Jehovah[H3068] hath been with my lord[H3068] the king[H4428], even so be he with Solomon[H8010], and make[H1431] his throne[H3678] greater[H1431] than the throne[H3678] of my lord[H113] king[H4428] David[H1732].
38. So Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548], and Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030], and Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077], and the Cherethites[H3774] and the Pelethites[H6432], went down[H3381], and caused Solomon[H8010] to ride[H7392] upon king[H4428] David[H1732]'s mule[H6506], and brought[H3212] him to Gihon[H1521].
39. And Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548] took[H3947] the horn[H7161] of oil[H8081] out of the Tent[H168], and anointed[H4886] Solomon[H8010]. And they blew[H8628] the trumpet[H7782]; and all the people[H5971] said[H559], Long live[H2421] king[H4428] Solomon[H8010].
40. And all the people[H5971] came up[H5927] after[H310] him[H5971], and the people piped[H2490] with pipes[H2485], and rejoiced[H8056] with great[H1419] joy[H8057], so that the earth[H776] rent[H1234] with the sound of them[H6963].
41. And Adonijah[H138] and all the guests[H7121] that were with him heard[H8085] it as they had made an end[H3615] of eating[H398]. And when Joab[H3097] heard[H8085] the sound[H6963] of the trumpet[H7782], he said[H559], Wherefore is this noise[H6963] of the city[H7151] being in an uproar[H1993]?
42. While he yet spake[H1696], behold[H3129], Jonathan the son[H1121] of Abiathar[H54] the priest[H3548] came[H935]: and Adonijah[H138] said[H559], Come[H935] in[H935]; for thou art a worthy man[H376], and bringest[H1319] good[H2896] tidings[H1319].
43. And Jonathan[H3129] answered[H6030] and said[H559] to Adonijah[H138], Verily[H61] our lord[H113] king[H4428] David[H1732] hath made Solomon[H8010] king[H4427]:
44. and the king[H4428] hath sent[H7971] with him Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548], and Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030], and Benaiah[H1141] the son[H1121] of Jehoiada[H3077], and the Cherethites[H3774] and the Pelethites[H6432]; and they have caused him to ride[H7392] upon the king[H4428]'s mule[H6506];
45. and Zadok[H6659] the priest[H3548] and Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030] have anointed[H4886] him king[H4428] in Gihon[H1521]; and they are come up[H5927] from thence rejoicing[H8056], so that the city[H7151] rang again[H1949]. This is the noise[H6963] that ye have heard[H8085].
46. And also Solomon[H8010] sitteth[H3427] on the throne[H3678] of the kingdom[H4410].
47. And moreover the king[H4428]'s servants[H5650] came[H935] to bless[H1288] our lord[H113] king[H4428] David[H1732], saying[H559], Thy God[H430] make the name[H8034] of Solomon[H8010] better[H3190] than thy name[H8034], and make[H1431] his throne[H3678] greater[H1431] than thy throne[H3678]: and the king[H4428] bowed[H7812] himself upon the bed[H4904].
48. And also thus said[H559] the king[H4428], Blessed[H1288] be Jehovah[H3068], the God[H430] of Israel[H3478], who hath given[H5414] one to sit[H3427] on my throne[H3678] this day[H3117], mine eyes[H5869] even seeing it[H7200].
49. And all the guests[H7121] of Adonijah[H138] were afraid[H2729], and rose up[H6965], and went[H3212] every man[H376] his way[H1870].
50. And Adonijah[H138] feared[H3372] because[H6440] of Solomon[H8010]; and he arose[H6965], and went[H3212], and caught hold[H2388] on the horns[H7161] of the altar[H4196].
51. And it was told[H5046] Solomon[H8010], saying[H559], Behold[H138], Adonijah feareth[H3372] king[H4428] Solomon[H8010]; for[H270], lo, he hath laid hold on the horns[H7161] of the altar[H4196], saying[H559], Let king[H4428] Solomon[H8010] swear[H7650] unto me first[H3117] that he will not slay[H4191] his servant[H5650] with the sword[H2719].
52. And Solomon[H8010] said[H559], If he shall show himself a worthy[H2428] man[H1121], there shall not a hair[H8185] of him fall[H5307] to the earth[H776]; but if wickedness[H7451] be found[H4672] in him[H4191], he shall die.
53. So king[H4428] Solomon[H8010] sent[H7971], and they brought him down[H3381] from the altar[H4196]. And he came[H935] and did obeisance[H7812] to king[H4428] Solomon[H8010]; and Solomon[H8010] said[H559] unto him[H3212], Go to thy house[H1004].
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