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1 Kings 1:5-9

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.

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