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1 Kings 1

1Nowkingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andstrickeninyears;andtheycoveredוַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙vay.kha.Su.huH3680himwithclothesבַּבְּגָדִ֔יםba.be.ga.DimH899,buthegatnoheat.

2Whereforehisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidH559untohim,Lettherebeוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961soughtיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245formylordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428ayoungנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330:andletherstandוְעָֽמְדָה֙ve.'a.me.DahH5975beforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andcherishhim;andletherlieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901inthybosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,thatmylordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428maygetheat.

3SotheysoughtH1245forafairdamselthroughoutallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andfoundH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767,andbroughtH935hertothekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4AndthedamselwasH1961veryH3966fair;andshecherishedthekingלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,andministeredtohim;butthekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428knewH3045hernot.

5ThenAdonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedhimself,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Iwillbekingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427:andhepreparedhimchariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571,andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunH7323beforehim.

6Andhisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1hadnotdispleasedhimatanytimeinsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069hast thoudoneso?andhewasalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodly man;andhewasbornH3205afterAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

7AndheconferredwithJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870,andwithAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548:andtheyfollowingAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃'a.do.ni.YahH138helpedוַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּvai.ya'.ze.RuH5826him.

8ButZadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andNathanוְנָתָ֤ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096,andRei,andthemightyוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368thatbelongedH1961toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,werenotwithAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

9AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138slewsheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241andfatlingsH4806bythestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68ofZoheleth,whichisbesideEn-rogelH5883;andhecalledH7121allhisbrethren,theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650:

10butNathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,andthemightyהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368,andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,hecalledH7121not.

11ThenNathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spake unto Bath-shebathemotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingH559, Hast thounotheardH8085thatAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294dothreignH4427,andDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732ourlordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113knowethitnot?

12NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258come,letme,Ipraythee,givetheecounselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098,thatthou mayestsaveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thineownH5315lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315,andthelifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofthysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13Goוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935andgettheeinuntokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,andsayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559untohim, Didstnotthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto thyhandmaid,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427uponmythroneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678?whyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069thendothAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignH4427?

14Behold,whilethouyetH5750talkesttherewiththekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ialsowillcomeאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935inafterthee,andconfirmthywordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

15AndBath-shebawentH935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428intothechamberH2315:andthekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204;andAbishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767wasministeringuntothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16AndBath-shebabowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812,anddidobeisance untothekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Whatwouldest thou?

17AndshesaidH559untohim,Mylord, thou swarestbyJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430unto thyhandmaid,sayingH559, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427uponmythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.

18AndnowH6258,behold,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה'a.do.ni.YahH138reigneth;andthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, knowestitnot:

19andhehath slainoxenandfatlingsH4806andsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,andhathcalledH7121allthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andJoabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thecaptainofthehostH6635;butSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hathhenotcalledH7121.

20Andthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869ofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areuponthee,thatthou shouldesttellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046themwhoshallsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterhim.

21Otherwiseitwillcometopass,whenmylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallsleepwithhisfathersH1,thatIandmysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shallbeH1961countedoffenders.

22And,lo,whilesheyetH5750talkedwiththekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030cameH935in.

23AndtheytoldH5046thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold,Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030.AndwhenhewascomeH935inbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfbeforethekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428withhisfaceH6440tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

24AndNathanנָתָן֒na.TanH5416saidH559,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, hast thousaidH559,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427uponmythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678?

25ForheisgoneH3381downthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,andhath slainoxenandfatlingsH4806andsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,andhathcalledH7121alltheking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121,andthecaptainsofthehostH6635,andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548;and,behold,theyareeatingאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforehim,andsayH559,Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

26Butme,evenmethyservantעַ֠בְדֶּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650,andZadokוּלְצָדֹ֨קu.le.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andBenaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010, hathhenotcalledH7121.

27IsthisthingH1697donebymylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andthou hastnotshowed unto thyservantsעַבְדְּךָ֔av.dei.khaH5650whoshouldsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterhim?

28Thenkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredandsaidH559,CallH7121tomeBath-sheba.AndshecameH935intotheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428presenceH6440,andstoodH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sware,andsaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,whohathredeemedH6299mysoulH5315outofalladversity,

30verilyasIsware unto theebyJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427uponmythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678inmystead; verilysoכֵּ֥ןkenH3651willIdothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

31ThenBath-shebabowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812withherfaceאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639totheearthH776,anddidobeisancetothekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559, Letmylordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732liveיְחִ֗יye.ChiH2421foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

32Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559,CallH7121tomeZadokלְצָד֤וֹקle.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,andNathanוּלְנָתָ֣ןu.le.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andBenaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077.AndtheycameH935beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

33Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untothem,Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947withyoutheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofyourlordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,andcauseוְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ve.hir.kav.TemH7392Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121torideH7392uponmineownmuleהַפִּרְדָּ֖הha.pir.DahH6506,andbringH3381himdownוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381toGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521:

34andletZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548andNathanוְנָתָ֧ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030anointוּמָשַׁ֣חu.ma.ShachH4886himtherekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andblowH8628yethetrumpetH7782,andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

35Thenyeshallcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935upafterhim,andheshallcomeH935andsitוְיָשַׁ֣בve.ya.ShavH3427uponmythroneכִּסְאִ֔יkis.'IH3678;forheshallbeלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961kingH4427inmystead;andIhaveappointedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680himtobeH1961princeH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andoverJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

36AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהֽוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077answeredthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,Amenאָמֵ֑ן'a.MenH543:Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofmylordthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,sayH559soH3651too.

37AsJehovahhathbeenH1961withmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,evensoכֵּ֖ןkenH3651beH1961hewithSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andmakeוִֽיגַדֵּל֙vi.ga.DelH1431histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431thanthethroneמִ֨כִּסֵּ֔אmi.ki.Se'H3678ofmylordkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

38SoZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,andNathanוְנָתָ֨ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֣הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andtheCherethitesandthePelethites,wentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,andcausedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010torideוַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vai.yar.Ki.vuH7392uponkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428David’smuleפִּרְדַּ֖תpir.DatH6506,andbroughtH3381himtoGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.

39AndZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548tookH3947thehornקֶ֤רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081outoftheTentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168,andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חvai.yim.ShachH4886Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010.AndtheyblewH8628thetrumpetH7782;andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saidH559, Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

40Andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH5927upafterhim,andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971pipedwithpipes,andrejoicedwithgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,sothattheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rentwiththesoundH6963ofthem.

41AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138andallthegueststhatwerewithhimheardH8085itastheyhadmadeanendH3615ofeatingלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398.AndwhenH834Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097heardH8085thesoundH6963ofthetrumpetH7782,hesaidH559, Whereforeisthisnoiseofthecitybeinginanuproarהוֹמָֽה׃ho.MahH1993?

42WhileheyetH5750spake,behold,Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548cameH935:andAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138saidH559,ComeH935in;forthou artaworthymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,andbringestgoodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896tidings.

43AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129answeredandsaidH559toAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138, Verilyourlordאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hath madeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010kingH4428:

44andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428hathsentH7971withhimZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,andtheCherethitesandthePelethites;andtheyhavecausedhimtorideוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392upontheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428muleפִּרְדַּ֥תpir.DatH6506;

45andZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548andNathanוְנָתָן֩ve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030haveanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886himkingלְמֶ֜לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428inGihonבְּגִח֗וֹןbe.gi.ChonH1521;andtheyarecomeH5927upfromthencerejoicing,sothatthecityrang again.ThisisthenoisethatyehaveheardH8085.

46Andalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sittethonthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofthekingdom.

47Andmoreovertheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935toblessלְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhH1288ourlordאֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ThyGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaH430makeוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.DelH1431thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010betterיֵיטֵ֨בyei.TevH3190thanthynameמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khaH8034,andmakeH1431histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431thanthythroneמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khaH3678:andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfuponthebedהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.KavH4904.

48Andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571thusכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602saidH559thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,BlessedH1288beJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohathgivenH5414oneH834tositיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117, mineeyesוְעֵינַ֥יve.'ei.NaiH5869evenseeingרֹאֽוֹת׃ro.'otH7200it.

49AndalltheguestsofAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138wereafraid,androseH6965up,andwenteverymanH376hiswayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃le.dar.KoH1870.

50AndAdonijahוַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearedH3372becauseofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010;andhearoseH6965,andwent,andcaughtholdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388onthehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

51AnditwastoldH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold,Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearethkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010;for,lo,hehath laidholdאָחַ֞ז'a.ChazH270onthehornsבְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Letkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swearיִשָּֽׁבַֽע־yi.sha.va'-H7650untomefirstthathewillnotslayhisservantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

52AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010saidH559,Ifheshallshowhimselfaworthyman,thereshallnotahairמִשַּׂעֲרָת֖וֹmi.sa.'a.ra.ToH8185ofhimfallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307totheearthH776;butifwickednessH7451beH1961foundH4672inhim,heshalldieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

53Sokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971,andtheybroughtH935himdownוַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.ri.Du.huH3381fromthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.AndhecameH935anddidobeisancetokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010;andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010saidH559untohim,GoH935tothyhouseלְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פle.vei.Te.khaH1004.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1

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