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1 Kings 2:17-25

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!”

23Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַע֙vai.yi.sha.Va'H7650by the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רba.Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559: “May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430punishכֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־koh ya.'a.seh-H3541 H6213me,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138אֶת־'et-H853has not madeדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088requestהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697at the expense of his lifeבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.

24And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,as surely as the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416—the Oneאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834who established meהֱכִינַ֗נִיhe.khi.Na.niH3559,who set meוַיּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֙נִי֙vai.yo.shi.vi.niH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678of my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,and who foundedעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213for mea dynastyבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004וַאֲשֶׁ֧רva.'a.SherH834asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696—surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shall be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117!”

25So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010gave ordersוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971toבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Benaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,and he struck downוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293Adonijahand he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

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