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Chapter 1
- 1:1
- Now king David was old and
stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no
heat.
- 1:2
- 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
thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
- 1:3
- So they sought for a fair damsel
throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite,
and brought her to the king.
- 1:4
- And the damsel was very fair, and
cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
- 1:5
- 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.
- 1:6
- 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.
- 1:7
- And he conferred with Joab the son
of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah
helped him.
- 1:8
- 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.
- 1:9
- 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:
- 1:10
- But Nathan the prophet, and
Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
- 1:11
- 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?
- 1:12
- 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.
- 1:13
- 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?
- 1:14
- Behold, while thou yet talkest
there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy
words.
- 1:15
- And Bathsheba went in unto the
king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the
Shunammite ministered unto the king.
- 1:16
- And Bathsheba bowed, and did
obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
- 1:17
- 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.
- 1:18
- And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth;
and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
- 1:19
- 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.
- 1:20
- 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.
- 1:21
- 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.
- 1:22
- And, lo, while she yet talked with
the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
- 1:23
- 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.
- 1:24
- And Nathan said, My lord, O king,
hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon
my throne?
- 1:25
- 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.
- 1:26
- But me, even me thy servant, and
Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant
Solomon, hath he not called.
- 1:27
- Is this thing done by my lord the
king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on
the throne of my lord the king after him?
- 1:28
- Then king David answered and said,
Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood
before the king.
- 1:29
- And the king sware, and said, As
the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
- 1:30
- 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.
- 1:31
- 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.
- 1:32
- 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.
- 1:33
- 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:
- 1:34
- 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.
- 1:35
- 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.
- 1:36
- And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king
say so too.
- 1:37
- 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.
- 1:38
- 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.
- 1:39
- 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.
- 1:40
- 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.
- 1:41
- 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?
- 1:42
- 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.
- 1:43
- And Jonathan answered and said to
Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
- 1:44
- 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:
- 1:45
- 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
ye have heard.
- 1:46
- And also Solomon sitteth on the
throne of the kingdom.
- 1:47
- 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.
- 1:48
- 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.
- 1:49
- And all the guests that were with
Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
- 1:50
- And Adonijah feared because of
Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the
altar.
- 1:51
- 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.
- 1:52
- And Solomon said, If he will shew
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.
- 1:53
- 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 thine house.
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