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1 Kings 2:17-25

17AndhesaidH559,Speak,Ipraythee, untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428(forhewillnotsayH559thee nay),thathegiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

18AndBath-shebasaidH559,Well;Iwillspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696forthee untothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Bath-sheba thereforewentH935untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,tospeakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696untohimforAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.Andthekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roseH6965uptomeether,andbowedH7812himselfuntoher,andsatH3427downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812onhisthroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,andcausedathroneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678tobesetH7760fortheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428motherלְאֵ֣םle.'EmH517;andshesatH3427onhisrightלִֽימִינֽוֹ׃li.mi.noH3225handH3225.

20ThenshesaidH559,Iaskשֹׁאֶ֣לֶתsho.'E.letH7592oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259smallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996petitionשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596ofthee; denymenot.Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoher,Askשַׁאֲלִ֣יsha.'a.LiH7592on,mymotherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517;forIwillnotdeny thee.

21AndshesaidH559,LetAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767begivenH5414toAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

22Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredandsaidH559untohismotherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517,Andwhyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100dost thouaskשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767forAdonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?askוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592forhimthekingdomalso;forheismineelderbrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251;evenforhim,andforAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andforJoabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870.

23Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swarebyJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosotome,andmorealso,ifAdonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138hathnotspokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697againsthisownבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315lifeH5315.

24NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258asJehovahliveth,whohathestablishedH3559me,andsetmeonthethroneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,andwhohathmadeH6213meahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004,ashepromised,surelyAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shallbeputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.

25Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971byBenaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077;andhefellH6293uponhim,sothathediedH4191.

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