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1 Kings 1:2-15

2So his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Let us search forיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245a youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330for our lordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,to attendוְעָֽמְדָה֙ve.'a.me.DahH5975toלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440himהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961careסֹכֶ֑נֶתso.Khe.netH5532for himand lieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901by his sideבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436to keep himלַאדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.do.Ni ha.Me.lekhH113 H4428warmוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.”

3Then they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245throughoutבְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּלbe.Khol ge.VulH3605 H1366Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478for a beautifulיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303girlנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291,and they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672אֶת־'et-H853Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767and broughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935herאֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4The girlוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291was unsurpassedעַד־ מְאֹ֑ד'ad- me.'OdH5704 H3966in beautyיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303;sheוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961caredסֹכֶ֙נֶת֙so.Khe.netH5532for the kingלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and served himוַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.huH8334,but heוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428had noלֹ֥אlo'H3808relations with herיְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'AhH3045.

5At that time Adonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138, David’ssonבֶן־ven-H1121by Haggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294,began to exalt himselfמִתְנַשֵּׂ֥אmit.na.Se'H5375,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589will be kingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427!”And he acquiredוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213chariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to runרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323ahead of himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

6(His fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1had neverוְלֹֽא־ מִיָּמָיו֙ve.lo'- mi.ya.MavH3808 H3117once reprimanded himעֲצָב֨וֹa.tza.VoH6087by sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do you actעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this wayכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602?” Adonijah wasה֤וּאhu'H1931alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966וְאֹת֥וֹve.'o.ToH853handsomeטֽוֹב־ תֹּ֙אַר֙tov- to.'arH2896 H8389,bornיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205next afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.)

7Soוַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.YuH1961Adonijahconferredדְבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697withעִ֚ם'imH5973Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870and withוְעִ֖םve.'ImH5973Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,who supportedוַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖יvai.ya'.ze.Ru 'a.cha.ReiH5826 H310himאֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃'a.do.ni.YahH138.

8But Zadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,Nathanוְנָתָ֤ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096,Reiוְרֵעִ֔יve.re.'IH7472,and David’sלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732mighty menוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834would notלֹ֥א הָי֖וּlo' ha.YuH3808 H1961joinעִם־'im-H5973Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

9And Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629,oxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241,and fattened calvesוּמְרִ֔יאu.me.Ri'H4806nearעִ֚ם'imH5973the stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68of Zohelethהַזֹּחֶ֔לֶתha.zo.Che.letH2120,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is next toאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681En-rogelH5883.He invitedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605his royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428brothersאֶחָיו֙ בְּנֵ֣י'e.Chav be.NeiH251 H1121and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063who were servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

10Butוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853he did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808inviteקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121Nathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,or his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010.

11Then Nathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413BathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Have you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808heardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294has become kingמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427,and our lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808know itיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045?

12Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994,comeלְכִ֛יle.KhiH1980and let me adviseאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ'i.'a.TzekhH3289youעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098.Saveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422אֶת־'et-H853your own lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13Goלְכִ֞יle.KhiH1980at onceוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and sayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, ‘My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,did youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859notהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to your maidservantלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010will reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427after meאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will sitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678”?Why thenוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069has Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138become kingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427?’

14Thenהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,while you are stillעוֹדָ֛ךְo.DakhH5750thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033speakingמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I willוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589come inאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935after youאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310and confirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390אֶת־'et-H853your wordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.”

15So BathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to seeאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428in his bedroomהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315.Since the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204,Abishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767was servingמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334אֶת־'et-H853himהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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