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1 Kings 1
2Andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidH559tohim,Lettherebeוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961foundformylordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428ayoungנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330;andletherstandוְעָֽמְדָה֙ve.'a.me.DahH5975beforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andlethercherishhim,andletherlieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901inthybosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,thatmylordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428maygetwarmוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.
5AndAdonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedhimself,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Iwillbekingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427;andheprovidedhimselfchariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571,andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunH7323beforehim.
8ButZadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andNathanוְנָתָ֤ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096,andRei,andthemightyוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whomDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732had,werenotwithAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.
9AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138sacrificedH2076sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241andfattedcattleוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241bythestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68ofZoheleth,whichisbyEn-rogelH5883,andinvitedallhisbrethren,theking'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,theking'sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650;
11AndNathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spoketoBathshebathemotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingH559, Hast thounotheardH8085thatAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294iskingמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427,andDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732ourlordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113doesnotknowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045[it]?
13Goוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935andgettheeintokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,andsayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559tohim, Didstnotthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650tothyhandmaidsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678?whyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069thendoesAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignH4427?
19AndhehassacrificedH2076oxenandfattedcattleandsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,andhasinvitedallthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548andJoabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thecaptainofthehostH6635;butSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hashenotinvited.
20Andthou,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869ofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areuponthee,thatthou shouldesttellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046themwhoshallsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterhim.
23AndtheytoldH5046thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold,Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030.AndwhenhewascomeH935inbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfbeforethekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428withhisfaceH6440tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
25ForheisgoneH3381downthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,andhassacrificedH2076oxenandfattedcattleandsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,andhasinvitedalltheking'ssonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121,andthecaptainsofthehostH6635,andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548;andbehold,theyeatאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforehim,andsayH559,GodsavekingH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138!
26Butme, [even]methyservantעַ֠בְדֶּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650,andZadokוּלְצָדֹ֨קu.le.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andBenaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010,hehasnotinvited.
30evenasIsworeH7650totheebyJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterme,andheshallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678inmystead;evensoכֵּ֥ןkenH3651willIcertainlydothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
31AndBathshebabowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812withherfaceאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639totheearthH776,anddidreverencetothekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559, Letmylordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732liveיְחִ֗יye.ChiH2421foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.
32Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559,CallH7121meZadokלְצָד֤וֹקle.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,andNathanוּלְנָתָ֣ןu.le.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andBenaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077.AndtheycameH935beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
33Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tothem,Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947withyoutheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofyourlordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,andcauseוְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ve.hir.kav.TemH7392Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121torideH7392uponmineownmuleהַפִּרְדָּ֖הha.pir.DahH6506,andbringH3381himdownוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381toGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521;
34andletZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548andNathanוְנָתָ֧ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030anointוּמָשַׁ֣חu.ma.ShachH4886himtherekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andblowH8628yewiththetrumpetH7782,andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010!
35Andyeshallcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935upafterhim,thathemaycomeH935andsitוְיָשַׁ֣בve.ya.ShavH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִ֔יkis.'IH3678;forheshallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427inmystead,andIhaveappointedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680himtobeלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andoverJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
37AsJehovahhasbeenH1961withmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,evensoכֵּ֖ןkenH3651beH1961hewithSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andmakeוִֽיגַדֵּל֙vi.ga.DelH1431histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431thanthethroneמִ֨כִּסֵּ֔אmi.ki.Se'H3678ofmylordkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
38AndZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,andNathanוְנָתָ֨ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֣הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andtheCherethitesandthePelethiteswentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,andcausedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010torideוַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vai.yar.Ki.vuH7392uponkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428David'smuleפִּרְדַּ֖תpir.DatH6506,andbroughtH3381himtoGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.
39AndZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548tookH3947thehornקֶ֤רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081outofthetabernacle,andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חvai.yim.ShachH4886Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010.AndtheyblewH8628thetrumpetH7782;andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saidH559, Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010!
42WhileheyetH5750spokeמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,behold,Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548cameH935;andAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138saidH559[tohim],ComeH935in;forthou artavaliantmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,andbringestgoodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896newsתְּבַשֵּֽׂר׃te.va.SerH1319.
44AndthekingH4428hassentH7971withhimZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,andtheCherethitesandthePelethites,andtheyhavecausedhimtorideוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392upontheking'smuleפִּרְדַּ֥תpir.DatH6506;
45andZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548andNathanוְנָתָן֩ve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030haveanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886himkingלְמֶ֜לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428atGihonבְּגִח֗וֹןbe.gi.ChonH1521;andtheyarecomeH5927upfromthencerejoicing,sothatthecityisinanuproar.ThisisthenoisewhichyehaveheardH8085.
47Andmoreovertheking'sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935toblessלְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhH1288ourlordאֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ThyGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaH430makeוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.DelH1431thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010moreexcellentthanthynameמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khaH8034,andmakeH1431histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431thanthythroneמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khaH3678!AndthekingH4428bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfonthebedהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.KavH4904.
48Andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571thusכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602saidH559thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:BlessedH1288beJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohasgivenH5414oneH834tositיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427onmythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117, mineeyesוְעֵינַ֥יve.'ei.NaiH5869evenseeingרֹאֽוֹת׃ro.'otH7200it.
51AnditwastoldH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold,Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearsH3372kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010;forbehold,hehascaughtholdאָחַ֞ז'a.ChazH270ofthehornsבְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Letkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swearיִשָּֽׁבַֽע־yi.sha.va'-H7650tomethisdayכַיּוֹם֙khai.yOmH3117thathewillnotputיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191hisservantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650todeathH4191withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.
53Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971,andtheybroughtH935himdownוַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.ri.Du.huH3381fromthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.AndhecameH935andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselftokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010;andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010saidH559tohim,GoH935tothyhouseלְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פle.vei.Te.khaH1004.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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