New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 1:2-15

2So his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Let them seekיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245a youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330for my lordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, and let herattendוְעָֽמְדָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣יve.'a.me.Dah lif.NeiH5975 H6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and becomeוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961his nurseסֹכֶ֑נֶתso.Khe.netH5532;and let her lieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901in your bosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,that my lordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428may keepH2552warmוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.”

3So they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245for a beautifulיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303girlנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291throughout allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767,and broughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935her to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4The girlוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966beautifulיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303;and she becameוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961the king’sלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428nurseסֹכֶ֙נֶת֙so.Khe.netH5532and servedוַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.huH8334him, but the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428did notcohabitיְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'AhH3045with her.

5NowAdonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedמִתְנַשֵּׂ֥אmit.na.Se'H5375himself, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “I will be kingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427.” Sohe preparedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for himself chariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571with fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to runרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6His fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1had neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808crossedעֲצָב֨וֹa.tza.VoH6087him at anyH4480timeמִיָּמָיו֙mi.ya.MavH3117by askingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213soכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602?”And he was alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966handsomeתֹּ֙אַר֙to.'arH2896 H8389manH2896, andhe was bornיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

7He had conferredדְבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697withJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870and withAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548;and followingאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃'a.do.ni.YahH138they helpedוַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּvai.ya'.ze.RuH5826him.

8ButZadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,Nathanוְנָתָ֤ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096,Reiוְרֵעִ֔יve.re.'IH7472, andthe mightyוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,were not with Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

9Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241and fatlingsוּמְרִ֔יאu.me.Ri'H4806by thestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68of Zohelethהַזֹּחֶ֔לֶתha.zo.Che.letH2120,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681En-rogelH5883;and he invitedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251,the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the menH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.

10But he did not inviteקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121Nathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,the mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368, andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251.

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.

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