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1 Kings 1:1-10

1Andkingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204[and]advancedinage;andtheycoveredוַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙vay.kha.Su.huH3680himwithclothesבַּבְּגָדִ֔יםba.be.ga.DimH899,butheobtainednowarmth.

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.

3AndtheysoughtH1245forafairdamselthroughouttheterritoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andfoundH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49aShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767,andbroughtH935hertothekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4AndthedamselwasH1961veryH3966fair;andcherishedthekingלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,andministeredtohim;butthekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428knewH3045hernot.

5AndAdonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedhimself,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Iwillbekingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427;andheprovidedhimselfchariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571,andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunH7323beforehim.

6Andhisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1hadnotgrievedhimatanytimeinsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069doest thouso?andhewasalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966comely man;and[hismother]boreH3205himafterAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

7AndheconferredwithJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870,andwithAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548;andtheyhelpedוַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּvai.ya'.ze.RuH5826Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃'a.do.ni.YahH138andfollowed[him].

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;

10butNathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,andthemightyהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368,andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,hedidnotinvite.

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