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1 Kings 1:41-53

41And Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138and all the guestsהַקְּרֻאִים֙ha.ke.ru.'ImH7121that werewith him heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085itas they had made an endכִּלּ֣וּki.LuH3615of eatingלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398.And when Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore is thisnoiseקֽוֹל־kol-H6963of the cityהַקִּרְיָ֖הha.kir.YahH7151being in an uproarהוֹמָֽה׃ho.MahH1993?

42And while he yet spakeמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,behold, Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548cameבָּ֑אBa'H935:and Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Come inבֹּ֔אBo'H935; for thou arta valiantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH381 H376,and bringestH1319goodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896tidingsH1319.

43And Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138,Verilyאֲבָ֕ל'a.ValH61our lordאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hath made Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010kingהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427.

44And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428hath sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971with him Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,and the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,and they have caused him to rideוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392upon the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428muleפִּרְדַּ֥תpir.DatH6506:

45And Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548and Nathanוְנָתָן֩ve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030have anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him kingלְמֶ֜לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428in Gihonבְּגִח֗וֹןbe.gi.ChonH1521:and they are come upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927from thence rejoicingשְׂמֵחִ֔יםse.me.ChimH8056,so that the cityהַקִּרְיָ֑הha.kir.YahH7151rang againוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949. This isthe noiseהַקּ֖וֹלha.KolH6963that ye have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

46And also Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sittethיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410.

47And moreover the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935to blessלְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhH1288our lordאֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaH430make the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010betterיֵיטֵ֨בyei.TevH3190than thy nameמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khaH8034,and makeוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.DelH1431his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431than thy throneמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khaH3678.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself upon the bedהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.KavH4904.

48And also thus saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which hath givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414oneto sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117,mine eyesוְעֵינַ֥יve.'ei.NaiH5869even seeingרֹאֽוֹת׃ro.'otH7200it.

49And all the guestsהַ֨קְּרֻאִ֔יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121that werewith Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138were afraidוַיֶּֽחֶרְדוּ֙vai.ye.cher.DuH2729,and rose upוַיָּקֻ֔מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and wentH3212every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his wayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃le.dar.KoH1870.

50And Adonijahוַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearedיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,and aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212,and caught holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on the hornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

51And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֤דvai.yu.GadH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearethיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010:for, lo, he hath caught holdאָחַ֞ז'a.ChazH270on the hornsבְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swearיִשָּֽׁבַֽע־yi.sha.va'-H7650unto me to dayכַיּוֹם֙khai.yOmH3117that he will not slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191his servantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

52And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If he will shew himself a worthyחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428manלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121,there shall not an hairמִשַּׂעֲרָת֖וֹmi.sa.'a.ra.ToH8185of him fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307to the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776:but if wickednessרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451shall be foundתִמָּצֵא־ti.ma.tze'-H4672in him, he shall dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

53So kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971,and they brought him downוַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.ri.Du.huH3381from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.And he cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself to kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010:and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, GoH3212to thine houseלְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פle.vei.Te.khaH1004.

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