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1 Kings 1:38-44

38Then Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,Nathanוְנָתָ֨ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֣הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,along with the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֔יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and setוַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vai.yar.Ki.vuH7392Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853onעַל־'al-H5921Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732muleפִּרְדַּ֖תpir.DatH6506,and they escortedוַיֹּלִ֥כוּvai.yo.Li.khuH1980himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853toעַל־'al-H5921Gihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.

39Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the hornקֶ֤רֶןKe.renH7161of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081fromמִן־min-H4480the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168and anointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חvai.yim.ShachH4886אֶת־'et-H853Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010.Then they blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971proclaimedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Long liveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010!”

40Allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH5971 H310followed himוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,playingמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490flutesבַּחֲלִלִ֔יםba.cha.li.LimH2485and rejoicingוּשְׂמֵחִ֖יםu.se.me.ChimH8056with such a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057that the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was splitוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234by the soundבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963.

41Nowוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his guestsהַקְּרֻאִים֙ha.ke.ru.'ImH7121אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854were finishingכִּלּ֣וּki.LuH3615their feastוְהֵ֖ם לֶאֱכֹ֑לve.Hem le.'e.KholH398 H1992when they heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the ram’s hornהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782. “Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069isthe cityהַקִּרְיָ֖הha.kir.YahH7151in such a loudקֽוֹל־kol-H6963uproarהוֹמָֽה׃ho.MahH1993?”askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853.

42As he wasעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548arrivedבָּ֑אBa'H935. “Come inבֹּ֔אBo'H935,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138, “forכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַ֖תָּה'A.tahH859area manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of valorחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428.You must be bringing goodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896newsתְּבַשֵּֽׂר׃te.va.SerH1319.”

43“Not at allאֲבָ֕ל'a.ValH61,”Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ן וַיֹּ֖אמֶרyo.na.Tan vai.Yo.merH3129 H559repliedוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138. “Our lordאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732has made Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010kingהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427אֶת־'et-H853.

44And with Solomonאִתּֽוֹ־'i.tov-H854,the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853has sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,along with the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,and they have setוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853onעַ֖ל'alH5921the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428muleפִּרְדַּ֥תpir.DatH6506.

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