Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 2:13-22

13Now Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294wentוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413BathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and she askedוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Do you comeבֹּאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935in peaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?” “Yes, in peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

14Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ihave somethingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to tellyouאֵלָ֑יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413.” “Say itדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696,”she answeredוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559.

15“Youאַ֤תְּ'atH859knowיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588the kingshipהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410was mineהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478expectedוְעָלַ֞י שָׂ֧מוּ פְּנֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.Lai Sa.mu pe.nei.HemH5921 H7760 H6440that I should reignלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427,but the kingshipהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410has turnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437וַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961to my brotherלְאָחִ֔יle.'a.ChiH251,forכִּ֥יkiH3588it has comeהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961to himfrom the LORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

16So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Iאָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁאֵ֣ל'a.no.Khi sho.'ElH595 H7592have just oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259requestשְׁאֵלָ֤הshe.'e.LahH7596of youמֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְme.'i.TakhH854;do notאַל־'al-H408denyתָּשִׁ֖בִיta.Shi.viH7725אֶת־'et-H853meפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440.” “Stateדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696your request,”she toldוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.

17Adonijahrepliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994speakאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559to Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588he will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808turn you downיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853פָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440.Let him giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meאֶת־'et-H853Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767as my wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

18“Very wellט֑וֹבTovH2896,”BathshebaH1339repliedוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559. “Iאָנֹכִ֕י'a.no.KhiH595will speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428for youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.”

19So BathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010to speakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696to himforעַל־'al-H5921Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.The kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428stood upוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965to greet herלִקְרָאתָ֜הּlik.ra.TahH7122,bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to her,and sat downוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678.Then the king had a throneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678broughtוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760forהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hismotherלְאֵ֣םle.'EmH517, whosat downוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427at his right handלִֽימִינֽוֹ׃li.mi.noH3225.

20“Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595have just oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259smallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996request of youשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596,”she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559. “Do notאַל־'al-H408denyתָּ֖שֶׁבTa.shevH7725אֶת־'et-H853meפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440.” “Make your requestשֹׁאֶ֣לֶת מֵֽאִתָּ֔ךְsho.'E.let me.'i.TakhH7592 H854,my motherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517,”the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ שַׁאֲלִ֣יha.Me.lekh sha.'a.LiH4428 H7592repliedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559, “forכִּ֥יkiH3588I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808denyאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853youפָּנָֽיִךְ׃pa.Na.yikhH6440.”

21So Bathsheba saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Let Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767be givenיֻתַּ֖ןyu.TanH5414אֶת־'et-H853to your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138as his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

22Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶרshe.lo.Moh vai.Yo.merH8010 H559answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030his motherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517, “Whyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100do youאַ֨תְּ'atH859requestשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592אֶת־'et-H853Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767for Adonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?Sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588heה֥וּאhu'H1931is my olderהַגָּד֣וֹל מִמֶּ֑נִּיha.ga.Dol mi.Me.niH1419 H4480brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251,you might as well requestוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410for himand for Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and for Joabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870!”

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