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1 Kings 1:2-15

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.

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