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1 Kings 1:5-25

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.

16And BathshebaH1339bowed downוַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.KodH6915in homageוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, whoהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your desire?”

17“My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,”she repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “you yourselfאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859sworeנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to your maidservantלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519by the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: ‘Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010will reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427after meאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.’

18But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה'a.do.ni.YahH138has become kingמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427,and youוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808know itיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

19And he has sacrificedוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076an abundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230of oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,fattened calvesוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806,and sheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629,and has invitedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121all the otherלְכָל־le.kholH3605sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,as well as Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and Joabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635.But he has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808invitedקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010.

20And as for youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areupon youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921to tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046themwhoמִ֗יMiH4310will sitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428after himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

21Otherwise, when my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428restsכִּשְׁכַ֥בkish.KhavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersוְהָיָ֕ה אֲבֹתָ֑יוve.ha.Yah 'a.vo.TavH1 H1961,Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589and my sonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010will be countedוְהָיִ֗יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961as criminalsחַטָּאִֽים׃cha.ta.'ImH2400.”

22And just thenוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,while Bathsheba was stillעוֹדֶ֥נָּהo.De.nahH5750speakingמְדַבֶּ֖רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030arrivedבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

23So the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428was toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לֵאמֹ֔רvai.ya.Gi.du le.MorH5046 H559, “Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030is hereהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009.”And Nathan went inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812facedownעַל־ אַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃'al- 'a.Pav 'A.re.tzahH5921 H639 H776beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.

24“My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,”saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559Nathanנָתָן֒na.TanH5416, “did youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859sayאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138will reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427after meאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678’?

25Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117he has gone downיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381and sacrificedוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076an abundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230of oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,fattened calvesוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806,and sheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629,and has invitedוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the commandersוּלְשָׂרֵ֤יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635,and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548.And beholdוְהִנָּ֛םve.hi.NamH2009,they are eatingאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354before himלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440,sayingוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, ‘Long liveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138!’

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