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1 Kings 1:5-25

5Then Adonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedH4984himself, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,I will be kingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427:and he preparedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213him chariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to runרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6And his fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1had not displeasedעֲצָב֨וֹa.tza.VoH6087him at any timeמִיָּמָיו֙mi.ya.MavH3117in sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Why hast thou done soעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213? and he also was averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodlyטֽוֹב־ תֹּ֙אַר֙tov- to.'arH8389 H2896man; and his motherbareיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205him afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

7And he conferredדְבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697with Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870,and with Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548:and they followingאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃'a.do.ni.YahH138helpedוַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּvai.ya'.ze.RuH5826him.

8But Zadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,and Nathanוְנָתָ֤ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096,and Reiוְרֵעִ֔יve.re.'IH7472,and the mighty menוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368which belongedto Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,were not with Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

9And Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138slewוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241and fat cattleוּמְרִ֔יאu.me.Ri'H4806by the stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68of Zohelethהַזֹּחֶ֔לֶתha.zo.Che.letH2120, which isbyאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681En–rogelH5883,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650:

10But Nathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,and the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368,and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,he calledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121not.

11Wherefore Nathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Bath–shebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hast thou not heardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085that Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294doth reignמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427,and Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732our lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113knowethיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not?

12Now therefore comeH3212,let me, I pray thee, give thee counselאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ עֵצָ֑ה'i.'a.Tzekh 'e.TzahH6098 H3289,that thou mayest saveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thine own lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315,and the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thy sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13GoH3212and get thee inוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935unto kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,and sayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559unto him, Didst not thou, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto thine handmaidלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Assuredlyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thy sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427upon my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678?why then doth Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427?

14Behold, while thou yet talkestמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696there with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I also will come inאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee, and confirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390thy wordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

15And Bath–shebaH1339went inוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935unto the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428into the chamberהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315:and the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204;and Abishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767ministeredמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334unto the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16And Bath–shebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.KodH6915,and did obeisanceוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812unto the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What wouldest thou?

17And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,thou swarestנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430unto thine handmaidלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, saying,Assuredly Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thy sonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.

18And now, behold, Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה'a.do.ni.YahH138reignethמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427;and now, my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thou knowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045it not:

19And he hath slainוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fat cattleוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806and sheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629in abundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,and hath calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121all the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Joabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the hostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635:but Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hath he not calledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121.

20And thou, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areupon thee, that thou shouldest tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046them who shall sitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall sleepכִּשְׁכַ֥בkish.KhavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,that I and my sonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be counted offendersחַטָּאִֽים׃cha.ta.'ImH2400.

22And, lo, while she yet talkedמְדַבֶּ֖רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030also came inבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

23And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030.And when he was come inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,he bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with his faceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

24And Nathanנָתָן֒na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,hast thou saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678?

25For he is gone downיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,and hath slainוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fat cattleוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806and sheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629in abundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,and hath calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121all the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121,and the captainsוּלְשָׂרֵ֤יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of the hostהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635,and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548;and, behold, they eatאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,God saveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

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