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1 Kings 1:5-7

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.

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