New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 1:11-31

11Then Nathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Have you not heardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085that Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294has becomeמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427kingH4427,and Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732our lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113does not knowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it?

12So nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258comeלְכִ֛יle.KhiH1980,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994let megiveאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ'i.'a.TzekhH3289you counselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098and saveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422your lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315and the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13Goלְכִ֞יle.KhiH1980at onceוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and sayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559to him, ‘Have you not, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swornנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to your maidservantלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010your sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shall be kingH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678”?Whyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then has Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138becomeH4427kingH4427?’

14Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,while you are stillעוֹדָ֛ךְo.DakhH5750thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033speakingמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I will comeאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935in afterאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310you and confirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390your wordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.”

15So BathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935in to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428in the bedroomהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315. Nowthe kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204,and Abishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767was ministeringמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16Then BathshebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.KodH6915and prostratedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselfbefore the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you wish?”

17She saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,you sworeנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to your maidservantלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, saying, ‘Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be kingיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.’

18Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה'a.do.ni.YahH138is kingמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427;and nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,you do not knowיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045it.

19He has sacrificedוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fatlingsוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806and sheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629in abundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,and has invitedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and Joabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635,but he has not invitedקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650.

20As for you now, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478are on you, to tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046them whoמִ֗יMiH4310shall sitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

21Otherwise it will comeH1961about,as soon as my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleepsכִּשְׁכַ֥בkish.KhavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,that I and my sonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010will be consideredoffendersחַטָּאִֽים׃cha.ta.'ImH2400.”

22Beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,while she was stillעוֹדֶ֥נָּהo.De.nahH5750speakingמְדַבֶּ֖רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030cameבָּֽא׃Ba'H935in.

23They toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Hereהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009is Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030.”And when he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935in beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,he prostratedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfbefore the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with his faceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

24Then Nathanנָתָן֒na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,have you saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shall be kingיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678’?

25For he has goneH3381downיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117and has sacrificedוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fatlingsוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806and sheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629in abundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230,and has invitedוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121and the commandersוּלְשָׂרֵ֤יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and beholdוְהִנָּ֛םve.hi.NamH2009,they are eatingאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him; and they sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, ‘Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138!’

26But me, evenme your servantעַ֠בְדֶּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650,and Zadokוּלְצָדֹ֨קu.le.tza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548and Benaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077and your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010,he has not invitedקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121.

27Has thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697beenH1961doneH1961by my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and you have not shownהוֹדַ֙עְתָּ֙ho.Da'.taH3045to yourservantsעַבְדְּךָ֔av.dei.khaH5650whoמִ֗יMiH4310should sitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס'a.cha.RavH310him?”

28Then Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Callקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121BathshebaH1339to me.” And she cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935into the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

30surelyH3588asI vowedנִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to you by the Lordבַּיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Your sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be kingיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678in my placeתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478’;I will indeedH3588doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.”

31Then BathshebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֨דva.ti.KodH6915with her faceאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and prostratedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselfbefore the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “May my lordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732liveיְחִ֗יye.ChiH2421foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.”

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