Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
king David `is'
old ,
entering
into
days
, and they cover
him with garments
, and
he hath
no
heat,
Now
King David was
old and
well
along
in
years
, and though
they covered
him with blankets
, he could
not
keep
warm.
and
his servants say
to him, `
Let them
seek
for my
lord
the
king
a young woman,
a
virgin ,
and
she
hath
stood
before
the king, and
is
to him a
companion,
and hath
lain
in
thy
bosom,
and my
lord
the
king
hath
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
. ”
And
they seek
a
fair
young
woman
in
all
the
border
of
Israel, and find
Abishag the Shunammite ,
and bring
her in
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 young
woman
`is'
very
very
fair,
and
she is
to
the king a
companion,
and serveth
him, and
the
king
hath
not
known
her.
The girl
was
unsurpassed
in
beauty;
she cared
for
the king and served
him, but
he
had
no
relations
with
her.
And
Adonijah son of
Haggith is
lifting
himself up
, saying, `
I do
reign;'
and he prepareth
for
himself
a
chariot
and horsemen ,
and fifty men running
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 hath
not
grieved
him `all'
his
days,
saying, `Wherefore
thus
hast
thou
done
? '
and
he
also `is'
of
a
very good
form
, 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
his
words
are
with Joab son of Zeruiah ,
and with Abiathar the priest, and
they
help
after
Adonijah;
So
Adonijah
conferred
with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who
supported
him.
and
Zadok the priest, and
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and
Nathan the prophet, and
Shimei, and
Rei, and the
mighty ones
whom
David
hath,
have
not been
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 sacrificeth
sheep and
oxen and fatlings
near the stone of Zoheleth, that
`
is '
by
En-Rogel ,
and
calleth
all his brethren,
sons
of
the
king,
and for
all the men of Judah ,
servants of the king ;
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 .
and
Nathan the prophet, and
Benaiah, and
the mighty ones
, and
Solomon
his brother ,
he
hath
not
called
.
But
he
did
not
invite
Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men
, or
his brother Solomon
.
And
Nathan speaketh
unto
Bath-Sheba,
mother of Solomon, saying,
`Hast
thou
not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath
reigned
, and our lord David hath
not known
?
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
?
and
now, come ,
let me counsel
thee,
I
pray
thee,
and
deliver
thy
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
enter
in
unto
king David ,
and thou
hast
said
unto
him,
Hast
thou
not
, my lord ,
O
king, sworn
to thy
handmaid,
saying
, Surely Solomon
thy
son doth
reign after me, and he doth
sit on my throne? and
wherefore
hath
Adonijah reigned
?
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
? ’
Lo
, thou
are yet
speaking
there with the king, and
I come in after thee,
and have
completed
thy
words. '
Then
, while
you
are still
there speaking
with the king, I will
come in after you
and confirm
your
words. ”
And
Bath-Sheba
cometh
in
unto
the
king,
to the inner
chamber,
and
the king `is'
very aged
, and
Abishag the Shunammite is
serving 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 Bath-Sheba
boweth
and
doth
obeisance
to the king, and
the
king
saith
, `
What --
to
thee
? '
And Bathsheba
bowed
down
in
homage
to the king, who
asked
, “
What is
your
desire
? ”
And
she
saith
to
him,
`
My lord, thou
hast
sworn
by Jehovah
thy
God to
thy
handmaid
: Surely Solomon
thy
son doth
reign after me, and he doth
sit on 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, lo
, Adonijah hath
reigned
, and now
, my lord ,
O
king, thou
hast
not known;
But
now, behold
, Adonijah has
become
king
, and you
, my lord the
king, did
not know
it.
and he sacrificeth
ox
, and
fatling
, and sheep in
abundance
, and calleth
for
all the sons of the king, and
for
Abiathar the priest ,
and for
Joab head
of the host
--
and
for
Solomon
thy
servant
he hath
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 '
on
thee,
to
declare
to them who doth
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 .
and
it
hath
been
, when my lord the king lieth
with his fathers, that
I have
been,
I
and my son Solomon --
`reckoned'
sinners
. '
Otherwise
, when my lord the king rests
with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will
be
counted
as
criminals
. ”
And lo
, she
is
yet
speaking with the king, and
Nathan the prophet hath
come
in;
And just
then
, while
Bathsheba
was
still
speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
and
they
declare
to
the king ,
saying,
`Lo
, Nathan the prophet ;'
and he
cometh
in before
the
king,
and boweth
himself
to
the king ,
on
his
face
to
the
earth
.
So
the king was
told
, “
Nathan the prophet is
here.”
And Nathan
went
in and bowed
facedown
before
the king.
And
Nathan
saith,
`
My lord ,
O
king, thou
hast
said, Adonijah doth
reign after me, and he doth
sit on 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 hath
gone down to-day,
and doth
sacrifice
ox
, and
fatling
, and sheep, in
abundance,
and calleth
for
all the sons of the king, and
for
the heads
of the host
, and for
Abiathar the priest ,
and lo
, they are eating and drinking before him, and
they
say
, Let
king Adonijah live
!
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! ’
`And
for
me
--
me ,
thy
servant, and
for
Zadok the priest, and
for
Benaiah ,
son of Jehoiada, and
for
Solomon
thy
servant ,
he
hath
not
called;
But
me your
servant he
did
not
invite
, nor
Zadok the priest, nor
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor
your
servant Solomon.
if
from
my lord the king this thing
hath
been,
then
thou
hast
not
caused
thy
servant to
know
who doth
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 ?”
And
king David answereth
and
saith
, `
Call for me for
Bath-Sheba;'
and
she cometh
in
before
the king,
and standeth
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 sweareth
and
saith
, `Jehovah
liveth
, who hath
redeemed my soul
out
of
all adversity;
And the king swore
an
oath
, saying
, “As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives,
who has
redeemed my life
from
all distress,
surely
as
I sware
to thee
by Jehovah
, God of Israel ,
saying,
Surely Solomon
thy
son doth
reign after me, and he doth
sit on my throne in my stead;
surely
so
I
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
. ”
And
Bath-Sheba
boweth
--
face
to
the
earth
--
and
doth
obeisance
to the king ,
and saith
, `Let
my lord ,
king David ,
live to
the
age.'
Bathsheba
bowed
facedown
in
homage
to the king and said
, “May
my lord King David live forever!”
And
king David saith
, `
Call for me for
Zadok the priest, and
for
Nathan the prophet, and for
Benaiah son of Jehoiada ;'
and
they come
in
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.
And
the
king
saith
to
them,
`
Take with you the
servants
of
your
lord
, and
ye
have
caused
Solomon
my son to
ride
on mine
own mule ,
and caused
him to
go
down unto
Gihon ,
“
Take my
servants
with you, ”
said
the
king.
“Set
my son Solomon
on my
own mule and take
him down to
Gihon .
and
anointed
him
there hath
Zadok the priest --
and Nathan the prophet --
for
king over Israel ,
and
ye
have
blown
with
a
trumpet,
and said
, Let
king Solomon live;
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 !’
and
ye
have
come
up after
him, and he hath
come in
and hath
sat
on my throne ,
and he
doth
reign in my stead,
and
him
I have appointed to
be
leader
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 son of Jehoiada answereth
the king,
and
saith,
`Amen!
so
doth
Jehovah
, God of my lord the king, say;
“Amen,”
replied
Benaiah son of Jehoiada .
“May
the LORD
, the
God of my lord the king, so
declare
it.
as Jehovah
hath
been
with my lord the king, so is
He with Solomon ,
and doth
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. ”
And
Zadok the priest goeth
down
, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and
the Cherethite,
and the
Pelethite
, and they
cause
Solomon to
ride
on the
mule
of
king David
, and cause
him to go
unto
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 taketh
the horn of oil out
of
the tent,
and anointeth
Solomon ,
and
they blow
with
a
trumpet
, and all the people say
, `Let
king Solomon live.'
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 come
up
after
him, and
the
people
are
piping
with
pipes,
and rejoicing --
great joy ,
and
the earth rendeth
with
their
voice
.
All the people followed
him, playing
flutes
and rejoicing with
such
a
great joy that
the earth was
split
by
the
sound
.
And
Adonijah heareth,
and all those
called,
who
`are'
with
him,
and
they have
finished
to
eat,
and
Joab
heareth
the noise
of the trumpet,
and
saith,
`Wherefore
`
is '
the noise
of
the
city roaring
? '
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.
He is
yet
speaking, and
lo,
Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest hath
come in, and
Adonijah saith
, `Come
in,
for a man of valour
thou
`art',
and
thou
bearest
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
answereth
and
saith
to
Adonijah
, `Verily
our lord king David hath
caused
Solomon to
reign,
“Not
at
all
, ”
Jonathan
replied.
“
Our lord King David has
made
Solomon king.
and the king sendeth
with
him
Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and
the Cherethite,
and the
Pelethite
, and they cause
him to
ride
on 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
they
anoint
him
--
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet --
for
king in
Gihon, and are
come
up thence
rejoicing ,
and
the city is
moved;
it
`
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 hath
sat
on the throne of
the
kingdom,
Moreover,
Solomon has
taken
his
seat
on the royal
throne .
and
also
the servants of
the
king
have come
into
bless
our lord king David, saying, Thy
God doth
make the name of Solomon better
than thy
name, and his throne greater than thy
throne ;
and the king boweth
himself
on 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
hath
the
king
said
, Blessed `is'
Jehovah
, God of Israel ,
who
hath
given
to-day
`
one '
sitting
on my throne, and mine
eyes seeing
. '
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
they
tremble
, and
rise
--
all those
called
who
`are'
for
Adonijah --
and go,
each
on
his
way;
At
this
, all the
guests
of
Adonijah arose
in
terror
and scattered.
and
Adonijah feareth
because
of Solomon, and
riseth,
and
goeth,
and layeth
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 is
declared
to Solomon ,
saying,
`Lo
, Adonijah feareth
king Solomon, and lo,
he hath
laid
hold on
the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me as
to-day
--
he
doth
not put
to death
his servant by
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 saith
, `
If he becometh
a virtuous
man --
there
doth
not fall
of his hair
to the earth,
and
if evil is found in him --
then
he hath
died
. '
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
. ”
And
king Solomon sendeth,
and
they
bring
him
down from off
the altar, and he cometh
in
and boweth
himself
to
king Solomon, and
Solomon
saith
to him, `
Go to thy
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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