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1 Kings 1:38-48

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.

45Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548and Nathanוְנָתָן֩ve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030have anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886himאֹת֡וֹ'o.ToH853kingלְמֶ֜לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428at Gihonבְּגִח֗וֹןbe.gi.ChonH1521,and they have gone upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033with rejoicingשְׂמֵחִ֔יםse.me.ChimH8056that rings outוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949in the cityהַקִּרְיָ֑הha.kir.YahH7151.That isה֥וּאhu'H1931the noiseהַקּ֖וֹלha.KolH6963אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you hearשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

46Moreoverוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010has taken his seatיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427onעַ֖ל'alH5921the royalהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678.

47The king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650have alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571goneבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935to congratulateלְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853our lordאֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘May your Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaH430אֶת־'et-H853make the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010more famousיֵיטֵ֨בyei.TevH3190than your own nameמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khaH8034,and may He make his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678greaterוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.DelH1431אֶת־'et-H853than your throneמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khaH3678.’And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has bowed in worshipוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812onעַל־'al-H5921his bedהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.KavH4904,

48וְגַם־ve.gam-H1571הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayingאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559כָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602, ‘Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117Heאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has providedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414oneto sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921my throneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678,and my eyesוְעֵינַ֥יve.'ei.NaiH5869have seenרֹאֽוֹת׃ro.'otH7200it.’”

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