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Now king David was old and stricken
in years ;
and they covered him with clothes
, but
he gat
no
heat
.
Now King David was old and well
along
in years ,
and though
they covered him with blankets
, he could
not
keep
warm
.
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
thy
bosom,
that
my
lord
the
king
may
get
heat
.
So
his servants said to
him, “
Let us
search
for a young virgin for
our
lord
the king, to
attend
to
him
and care
for
him and lie by
his
side
to
keep
him
warm
. ”
So
they sought
for
a
fair
damsel
throughout all
the
coasts
of
Israel, and found Abishag a
Shunammite ,
and brought her to the king.
Then
they searched
throughout Israel for
a
beautiful
girl
, and they
found Abishag the
Shunammite and brought her to the king.
And
the damsel
was very
fair,
and
cherished
the king ,
and ministered
to
him :
but the
king
knew
her not
.
The girl
was unsurpassed
in
beauty;
she
cared
for
the king and served
him ,
but he
had
no
relations
with
her.
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.
At
that
time
Adonijah ,
David’s
son by
Haggith ,
began
to
exalt
himself, saying, “
I will be king !”
And he acquired
chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead
of
him.
And
his father had not
displeased
him at
any
time
in
saying, Why hast
thou
done
so
? and
he
also
was a
very goodly
man;
and
his
mother
bare
him
after Absalom.
(
His father had never
once
reprimanded
him by
saying, “
Why do
you
act
this
way
? ”
Adonijah
was also
very handsome,
born
next
after Absalom. )
And
he
conferred with Joab the
son of Zeruiah ,
and with Abiathar the priest :
and
they
following
Adonijah
helped
him.
So
Adonijah
conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest ,
who
supported
him.
But Zadok the priest, and
Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada, and
Nathan the prophet, and
Shimei, and
Rei, and the
mighty men which
belonged
to
David,
were
not with
Adonijah.
But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s
mighty men would
not join
Adonijah.
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 :
And Adonijah sacrificed
sheep ,
oxen ,
and fattened
calves
near
the stone of Zoheleth, which is next
to
En-rogel.
He
invited
all his royal
brothers
and all the men of Judah who
were
servants of
the
king.
But Nathan the prophet, and
Benaiah, and
the mighty men, and
Solomon
his brother ,
he
called
not
.
But he
did
not
invite
Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or
his brother Solomon
.
Wherefore
Nathan spake
unto
Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying,
Hast
thou
not heard that Adonijah the
son of Haggith doth
reign
, and David
our lord knoweth
it
not?
Then
Nathan said
to
Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have
you
not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has
become
king
, and our lord David
does
not know
it
?
Now therefore
come
, let me ,
I
pray
thee,
give
thee
counsel,
that
thou
mayest
save thine
own life ,
and the life of thy
son Solomon.
Now please
, come
and
let me advise
you.
Save your
own life and the life of your
son Solomon.
Go and
get
thee
in
unto
king David ,
and say unto
him
, Didst
not
thou,
my lord ,
O
king, swear unto
thine
handmaid,
saying
, Assuredly
Solomon
thy
son shall
reign after me, and he shall
sit upon
my throne? why then doth
Adonijah reign
?
Go at
once
to
King David and say, ‘
My lord the
king, did
you
not
swear to
your
maidservant
, “Surely
your
son Solomon
will
reign after me, and he will
sit on
my throne ”
? Why then has
Adonijah become
king
? ’
Behold
, while thou
yet
talkest
there with the king, I also
will come in after thee,
and confirm thy
words.
Then
, while you
are
still
there speaking
with the king, I will come in after you
and confirm your
words. ”
And
Bathsheba went in
unto
the king into
the
chamber:
and
the king was very old ;
and
Abishag the Shunammite ministered
unto
the
king
.
So
Bathsheba went to
see
the king in
his
bedroom.
Since
the king was very old ,
Abishag the Shunammite was
serving
him
.
And Bathsheba bowed ,
and
did
obeisance
unto
the
king.
And
the king said
, What wouldest
thou
?
And Bathsheba bowed down
in
homage
to
the king, who
asked,
“
What is
your
desire
? ”
And
she
said
unto
him,
My lord, thou
swarest
by the LORD thy
God unto
thine
handmaid,
saying,
Assuredly
Solomon
thy
son shall
reign after me, and he shall
sit upon
my throne.
“
My lord, ”
she
replied,
“you
yourself
swore
to
your
maidservant
by the LORD your
God :
‘Surely
your
son Solomon
will
reign after me, and he will
sit on
my throne. ’
And
now, behold, Adonijah reigneth;
and now
, my lord the king, thou
knowest
it
not :
But
now, behold, Adonijah has
become
king,
and you
, my lord the king, did
not know
it.
And he hath
slain
oxen and
fat
cattle
and sheep in
abundance
, and hath
called
all the sons of the king, and
Abiathar the priest ,
and Joab the captain
of the host:
but Solomon
thy
servant
hath
he not called
.
And he has
sacrificed
an
abundance
of
oxen ,
fattened
calves,
and sheep, and has
invited
all the other
sons of the king, as
well
as
Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander
of the army.
But he did
not invite
your
servant
Solomon
.
And thou
, my lord ,
O
king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee,
that
thou
shouldest
tell them who shall
sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
And as
for
you
, my lord the
king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you
to
tell them who will
sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
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
.
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests
with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will
be counted as
criminals
. ”
And ,
lo
, while she
yet
talked
with the king, Nathan the prophet also
came
in
.
And just
then
, while Bathsheba
was
still
speaking
with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived
.
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
.
So
the king was
told
, “
Nathan the prophet is
here
. ”
And Nathan
went
in and
bowed facedown
before the king.
And
Nathan
said,
My lord ,
O
king, hast
thou
said, Adonijah shall
reign after me, and he shall
sit upon
my throne?
“
My lord the
king, ”
said Nathan
, “did
you
say,
‘
Adonijah will
reign after me, and he will
sit on
my throne ’
?
For he is
gone down this
day,
and hath
slain
oxen and
fat
cattle
and sheep in
abundance
, and hath
called
all the king's
sons, and
the captains
of the host
, and Abiathar the priest ;
and ,
behold, they eat
and drink
before him, and
say
, God
save
king Adonijah .
For today
he has
gone down and sacrificed
an
abundance
of
oxen ,
fattened
calves,
and sheep, and has
invited
all the sons of
the
king
, the commanders
of the army
, and Abiathar the priest .
And behold, they are
eating
and drinking
before him, saying
, ‘Long
live
King Adonijah !’
But me ,
even
me
thy
servant, and
Zadok the priest, and
Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada, and
thy
servant Solomon ,
hath
he
not
called
.
But me your
servant he
did
not
invite
, nor
Zadok the priest, nor
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor
your
servant Solomon.
Is
this
thing
done
by
my lord the king ,
and
thou
hast
not
showed
it
unto
thy
servant ,
who should sit on the throne of
my lord the king after
him
?
Has
my lord the king let
this
happen
without
informing
your
servant who should sit on the throne after
my lord the king? ”
Then king David answered
and
said, Call me
Bathsheba. And
she came into the king's
presence ,
and stood before the
king
.
Then King David said, “
Call in
Bathsheba for
me
. ”
So
she came into the king’s
presence and stood before him
.
And the king sware
, and
said
, As the LORD liveth
, that
hath
redeemed my soul
out
of
all distress,
And the king swore
an
oath
, saying
, “
As surely
as
the LORD lives
, who
has
redeemed my life
from
all distress,
Even
as
I sware
unto
thee
by the LORD God of Israel ,
saying,
Assuredly
Solomon
thy
son shall
reign after me, and he shall
sit upon
my throne in my stead;
even
so
will
I
certainly
do
this
day
.
I will
carry
out
this
very
day
exactly
what
I
swore
to
you
by the LORD ,
the
God of Israel :
Surely
your
son Solomon
will
reign after me, and he will
sit on
my throne in my place
. ”
Then
Bathsheba bowed with
her
face
to
the
earth,
and
did
reverence
to the king ,
and said, Let
my lord king David live for
ever.
Bathsheba bowed facedown
in
homage
to the king and said, “May
my lord King David live forever!”
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.
Then
King David said, “
Call in
for
me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada. ”
So
they came before the king.
The
king
also
said
unto
them,
Take with you the
servants
of
your
lord
, and
cause
Solomon
my son to
ride
upon
mine
own mule ,
and bring
him down to Gihon :
“
Take my
servants
with you, ”
said
the
king.
“Set
my son Solomon
on
my
own mule and take
him down to Gihon .
And
let
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there
king over Israel :
and
blow ye
with
the trumpet,
and say
, God
save
king Solomon .
There
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are
to
anoint him king over Israel .
You
are
to
blow the ram’s
horn
and declare
, ‘Long
live
King Solomon !’
Then ye
shall come
up after
him, that
he may
come and sit upon
my throne ;
for
he
shall
be
king
in my stead:
and
I have appointed him to
be
ruler over Israel and over
Judah.
Then you
shall go
up with
him, and
he is
to
come and sit on
my throne and
reign
in my place.
For
I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah. ”
And
Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada answered
the king,
and
said
, Amen:
the LORD
God of my lord the king say
so too
.
“Amen,”
replied
Benaiah son of Jehoiada .
“May
the LORD
, the God of my lord the king ,
so declare
it
.
As the LORD hath
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.
Just
as the LORD was
with my lord the king, so may
He be
with Solomon and make his throne even
greater than that
of my lord King David. ”
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.
Then
Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along
with
the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set
Solomon on
King David’s
mule, and they
escorted
him to Gihon.
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 .
Zadok the priest took the
horn of oil from
the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then
they blew the ram’s
horn,
and all the people proclaimed
, “Long
live
King Solomon !”
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
.
All the people followed
him, playing
flutes
and rejoicing
with such
a
great joy that the earth was
split
by
the sound.
And
Adonijah and all the
guests that
were with
him
heard
it
as
they
had
made
an
end
of
eating.
And
when Joab
heard the sound of the trumpet,
he
said,
Wherefore
is this
noise
of
the city being
in an
uproar?
Now
Adonijah and all his
guests were finishing
their
feast
when they
heard the sound of the ram’s
horn.
“Why
is the city in such
a
loud
uproar? ”
asked
Joab.
And
while
he yet
spake,
behold
, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came;
and
Adonijah
said
unto
him,
Come in ;
for thou
art
a valiant
man ,
and
bringest
good tidings
.
As
he was
speaking
, suddenly
Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived.
“
Come in ,”
said
Adonijah,
“
for you
are
a man of
valor.
You
must
be
bringing
good news
. ”
And
Jonathan
answered
and
said
to
Adonijah
, Verily
our lord king David hath
made Solomon king.
“Not
at
all
, ”
Jonathan
replied.
“
Our lord King David has
made Solomon king.
And the king hath
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 :
And with
Solomon,
the king has
sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along
with
the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set
him on
the king’s
mule .
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
ye
have
heard
.
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at
Gihon ,
and they have
gone
up from there
with
rejoicing that rings
out
in
the city. That
is the noise you
hear
.
And
also
Solomon sitteth
on the throne of
the
kingdom
.
Moreover,
Solomon has
taken
his
seat
on the royal
throne.
And
moreover
the king's
servants came
to bless
our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better
than thy
name, and make his throne greater than thy
throne. And the king bowed himself
upon
the
bed .
The king’s
servants have
also
gone
to congratulate
our lord King David, saying, ‘May
your
God make the name of Solomon more
famous
than your
own
name, and may
He
make his throne greater than your
throne. ’
And the king has
bowed in
worship
on
his
bed ,
And
also
thus
said
the
king
, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel ,
which
hath
given
one to sit on my throne this
day
, mine
eyes even
seeing
it.
saying
, ‘
Blessed be the LORD ,
the
God of Israel !
Today
He
has
provided
one to sit on my throne, and
my
eyes have
seen
it. ’”
And
all the guests that
were
with
Adonijah were
afraid,
and
rose
up,
and went
every
man
his
way
.
At
this,
all the guests of
Adonijah arose
in
terror
and scattered
.
And
Adonijah feared
because
of Solomon, and
arose,
and went ,
and
caught
hold on
the horns of the altar.
But
Adonijah ,
in
fear
of Solomon, got
up
and went to
take
hold of
the horns of the altar.
And
it was told
Solomon ,
saying,
Behold, Adonijah feareth
king Solomon :
for
, lo,
he hath
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.
It was reported
to
Solomon :
“
Behold, Adonijah fears
King Solomon, and
he has
taken
hold of
the horns of the altar, saying, ‘
Let King Solomon first
swear to
me not to
put
his servant to
the sword. ’”
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.
And Solomon replied
, “
If he is
a man of
character
, not a
single
hair of his
will
fall to the ground.
But if evil
is
found in him, he will
die. ”
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 thine
house
.
So King Solomon summoned
Adonijah
down from the altar ,
and he came and bowed down
before
King Solomon ,
who
said to
him, “
Go to your
home
. ”
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