1:1 And king David [was] old and advanced in
days, and they covered him with clothes, and he was not warmed.
1:2 And his servants said, Let them seek for the king a young virgin, and
she shall wait on the king, and cherish him, and lie with him, and my lord
the king shall be warmed.
1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel out of all the coasts of Israel; and
they found Abisag the Somanite, and they brought her to the king.
1:4 And the damsel was extremely beautiful, and she cherished the king, and
ministered to him, but the king knew her not.
1:5 And Adonias the son of Aggit exalted himself, saying, I will be king;
and he prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before
him.
1:6 And his father never at any time checked him, saying, Why hast thou done
[thus]? and he was also very handsome in appearance, and his mother bore him
after Abessalom.
1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Saruia, and with Abiathar the
priest, and they followed after Adonias.
1:8 But Sadoc the priest, and Banaeas the son of Jodae, and Nathan the
prophet, and Semei, and Resi, and the mighty men of David, did not follow
Adonias.
1:9 And Adonias sacrificed sheep and calves and lambs by the stone of
Zoelethi, which was near Rogel: and he called all his brethren, and all the
adult [men] of Juda, servants of the king.
1:10 But Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas, and the mighty [men], and Solomon
his brother, he did not call.
1:11 And Nathan spoke to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou
not heard that Adonias the son of Aggith reigns, and our lord David knows it
not?
1:12 And now come, let me, I pray, give thee counsel, and thou shalt rescue
thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
1:13 Haste, and go in to king David, and thou shalt speak to him, saying,
Hast not thou, my lord, O king, sworn to thine handmaid, saying, Thy son
Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does
Adonias reign?
1:14 And behold, while thou art still speaking there with the king, I also
will come in after thee, and will confirm thy words.
1:15 So Bersabee went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very
old, and Abisag the Somanite was ministering to the king.
1:16 And Bersabee bowed, and did obeisance to the king; and the king said,
What is thy request?
1:17 And she said, My lord, thou didst swear by the Lord thy God to thine
handmaid, saying, Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and shall sit upon
my throne.
1:18 And now, behold, Adonias reigns, and thou, my lord, O king, knowest
[it] not.
1:19 And he has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep in abundance, and has
called all the king's sons, and Abiathar the priest and Joab the
commander-in-chief of the host; but Solomon thy servant he has not called.
1:20 And thou, my lord, O king,-- the eyes of all Israel [are] upon thee, to
tell them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.
1:21 And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his
fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be offenders.
1:22 And behold, while she was yet talking with the king, Nathan the prophet
came. And it was reported to the king,
1:23 Behold, Nathan the prophet [is here]: and he came in to the king's
presence, and did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground.
1:24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, didst thou say, Adonias shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
1:25 For he has gone down to-day, and has sacrificed calves and lambs and
sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the chiefs of
the army, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking
before him, and they said, [Long] live king Adonias.
1:26 But he has not invited me thy servant, and Sadoc the priest, and
Banaeas the son of Jodae, and Solomon thy servant.
1:27 Has this matter happened by the authority of my lord the king, and hast
thou not made known to thy servant who shall sit upon the throne of my lord
the king after him?
1:28 And king David answered and said, Call me Bersabee: and she came in
before the king, and stood before him.
1:29 And the king swore, and said, [As] the Lord lives who redeemed my soul
out of all affliction,
1:30 as I swore to thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Solomon thy son
shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead, so will I
do this day.
1:31 And Bersabee bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to
the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
1:32 And king David said, Call me Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and Banaeas the son of Jodae: and they came in before the king.
1:33 And the king said t them, Take the servants of your lord with you, and
mount my son Solomon upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gion.
1:34 And there let Sadoc the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him to be
king over Israel, and do ye sound the trumpet, and ye shall say, Let king
Solomon live.
1:35 And he shall sit upon my throne, and reign in my stead: and I have
given charge that he should be for a prince over Israel and Juda.
1:36 And Banaeas the son of Jodae answered the king and said, So let it be:
may the Lord God of my lord the king confirm [it].
1:37 As the Lord was with my lord the king, so let him be with Solomon, and
let him exalt his throne beyond the throne of my lord king David.
1:38 And Sadoc the priest went down, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas son
of Jodae, and the Cherethite, and the Phelethite, and they mounted Solomon
upon the mule of king David, and led him away to Geon.
1:39 And Sadoc the priest took the horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and
anointed Solomon, and blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Let king
Solomon live.
1:40 And all the people went up after him, and they danced in choirs, and
rejoiced with great joy, and the earth quaked with their voice.
1:41 And Adonias and all his guests heard, and they had [just] left off
eating: and Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, and said, What [means] the
voice of the city in tumult?
1:42 While he was yet speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the
priest came in: and Adonias said, Come in, for thou art a mighty man, and
[thou comest] to bring glad tidings.
1:43 And Jonathan answered and said, Verily our lord king David has made
Solomon king:
1:44 and the king has sent with him Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the
prophet, and Banaeas the son of Jodae, and the Cherethite, and the
Phelethite, and they have mounted him on the king's mule;
1:45 and Sadoc the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him in Geon,
and have gone up thence rejoicing, and the city resounded: this [is] the
sound which ye have heard.
1:46 And Solomon is seated upon the throne of the kingdom.
1:47 And the servants of the king have gone in 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 worshipped upon his bed.
1:48 Moreover thus said the king, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, who
has this day appointed one of my seed sitting on my throne, and my eyes see
it.
1:49 And all the guests of Adonias were dismayed, and every man went his
way.
1:50 And Adonias feared because of Solomon, and arose, and departed, and
laid hold on the horns of the altar.
1:51 And it was reported to Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonias fears king
Solomon, and holds the horns of the altar, saying, Let Solomon swear to me
this day, that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
1:52 And Solomon said, If he should be a valiant man, there shall not a hair
of his fall to the ground; but if evil be found in him, he shall die.
1:53 And king Solomon sent, and they brought him away from the altar; and he
went in and did obeisance to king Solomon: and Solomon said to him, Go to
thy house. |
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 showed 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 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.
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. |