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I Kings

Chapter 1

1 Now king David was old and stricken in years;
and they covered him with clothes, but he had no heat.

2 Wherefore his servants said unto him,
Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin
and let her stand before the king,
and let her cherish him,
and let her lie in your bosom,
that my lord the king may get heat.

3 So they sought for an extremely beautiful damsel
throughout all the coasts of Israel,
and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

4 And the damsel was very beautiful,
and cherished the king,
and ministered to him
but the king 'did not have sex with her'.
  {idiom: literally 'knew her not'}

5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith
exalted himself, saying, I will be king
and he prepared him chariots and horsemen,
and fifty men to run before him.

6 And his father had not displeased him
at any time in saying, Why have you done so?

And he also was a very goodly man;
and his mother bare him after Absalom.

7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah,
and with Abiathar the priest
and they, following Adonijah, helped him.

8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei,
and the mighty men who belonged to David,
were not with Adonijah.

9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle
by the stone of Zoheleth,
which is by Enrogel,
and called all his brethren the king's sons,
and all the men of Judah the king's servants . . . 10
but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men,
and Solomon his brother, he called not.

11 Wherefore Nathan spoke unto Bathsheba
the mother of Solomon, saying,
have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith does reign,
and David our lord knows it not?

12 Now therefore come, let me, please/'I pray you',
give you counsel,
that you may save yours own life,
and the life of your son Solomon.

13 Go and get you in unto king David, and say unto him,
Did not you, my lord, O king,
swear unto yours handmaid, saying,
Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne?

Why then does Adonijah reign?

14 Behold, while you yet talk there with the king,
I also will come in after you,
and confirm your words.

15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber
and the king was very old;
and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king.

And the king said, What do you desire?

17 And she said unto him,
My lord, you swore by Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead
unto your handmaid, saying,
Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne.

18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigns;
and now, my lord the king, you know it not.

19 And he has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and has called all the sons of the king,
and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army/host
but Solomon your servant has he not called.

20 And you, my lord, O king,
the eyes of all Israel are upon you,
that you should tell them
who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

21 Otherwise it shall come to pass,
when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers,
that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king,
Nathan the prophet also came in.

23 And they told the king, saying,
Behold Nathan the prophet.

And when he was come in before the king,
he bowed himself before the king
with his face to the ground.

24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, have you said,
Adonijah shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne?

25 For he is gone down this day,
and has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and has called all the king's sons,
and the captains of the army/host, and Abiathar the priest;
and, behold, they eat and drink before him,
and say, God save king Adonijah.

26 But me, even me your servant,
and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and your servant Solomon, has he not called.

27 Is this thing done by my lord the king,
and you have not showed it unto your servant,
who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

28 Then king David answered and said,
Call me Bathsheba.

And she came into the king's presence,
and stood before the king.

29 And the king swore, and said,
As Jehovah/God lives,
Who has redeemed my soul out of all distress, 30
even as I swore unto you by Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel, saying,
Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne in my place/stead;
even so will I certainly do this day.

31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth,
and did reverence to the king, and said,
Let my lord king David live forever.

32 And king David said,
Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.

And they came before the king.

33 The king also said unto them,
Take with you the servants of your lord,
and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule,
and bring him down to Gihon 34
and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet
anoint him there king over Israel
and blow you with the trumpet,
and say, 'May king Solomon live'.
  {idiom meaning Solomon is the new king}
 
35 Then you shall come up after him,
that he may come and sit upon my throne;
for he shall be king in my place/stead
and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel
and over Judah.

36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king,
and said, Amen . . .
Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead
of my lord the king say so too.

37 As Jehovah/God has been with my lord the king,
even so be he with Solomon,
and make his throne greater than
the throne of my lord king David.

38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites,
and the Pelethites, went down,
and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule,
and brought him to Gihon.

39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle,
and anointed Solomon.

And they blew the trumpet;
and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

40 And all the people came up after him,
and the people piped with pipes,
and rejoiced with great joy,
so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

41 And Adonijah and all the guests
who were with him heard it
as they had made an end of eating.

And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said,
Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?

42 And while he yet spoke, behold,
Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came
and Adonijah said unto him,
Come in; for you are a valiant man,
and bring good tidings.

43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah,
Verily our lord king David has made Solomon king.

44 And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest,
and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites,
and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:

45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet
have anointed him king in Gihon
and they are come up from thence rejoicing,
so that the city rang again.

This is the noise that you have heard.

46 And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

47 And moreover the king's servants
came to bless our lord king David, saying,
'Elohiym/Godhead make the name of Solomon
better than your name,
and make his throne greater than your throne.

And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

48 And also thus said the king,
Blessed be Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
which has given one to sit on my throne this day,
my eyes even seeing it.

49 And all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid,
and rose up, and went every man his way.

50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon,
and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

51 And it was told Solomon, saying,
Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon
for, lo, he has caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying,
Let king Solomon swear unto me today
that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

52 And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man,
there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth
but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar.

And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon
and Solomon said unto him, Go to your house.