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1 Kings 1:9-25

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.

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