New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 1:33-39

33The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947with youthe servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of your lordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,and have my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010rideוְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ve.hir.kav.TemH7392on my own muleהַפִּרְדָּ֖הha.pir.DahH6506,and bringH3381him downוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381toGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.

34Let Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548and Nathanוְנָתָ֧ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030anointוּמָשַׁ֣חu.ma.ShachH4886him thereשָׁ֠םShemH8033as kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andblowוּתְקַעְתֶּם֙u.te.ka'.TemH8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010!’

35Then you shall comeוַעֲלִיתֶ֣םva.'a.li.TemH5927up afterאַחֲרָ֗יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and he shall comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935and sitוְיָשַׁ֣בve.ya.ShavH3427on my throneכִּסְאִ֔יkis.'IH3678and be kingיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427in my placeתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478;for I have appointedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680him to be rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.”

36Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהֽוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Amenאָמֵ֑ן'a.MenH543!Thusכֵּ֚ןkenH3651may the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,sayיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559.

37As the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has beenH1961with my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651may He be with Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, andmakeוִֽיגַדֵּל֙vi.ga.DelH1431his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431thanH4480the throneמִ֨כִּסֵּ֔אmi.ki.Se'H3678of my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732!”

38SoZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,Nathanוְנָתָ֨ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֣הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֔יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432wentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and had Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010rideוַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vai.yar.Ki.vuH7392on Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732muleפִּרְדַּ֖תpir.DatH6506,and broughtוַיֹּלִ֥כוּvai.yo.Li.khuH1980him toGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.

39Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548thentookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the hornקֶ֤רֶןKe.renH7161of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081from the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חvai.yim.ShachH4886Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010. Then theyblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Longliveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010!”

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