New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 1:38-48

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!”

40Allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up afterאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971were playingמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490on flutesבַּחֲלִלִ֔יםba.cha.li.LimH2485and rejoicingוּשְׂמֵחִ֖יםu.se.me.ChimH8056with greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,so that the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234at their noiseבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963.

41Now Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the guestsהַקְּרֻאִים֙ha.ke.ru.'ImH7121whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith him heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085itas they finishedכִּלּ֣וּki.LuH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398.When Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the soundH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is the cityהַקִּרְיָ֖הha.kir.YahH7151makingH1993such an uproarהוֹמָֽה׃ho.MahH1993?”

42While he was stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,JonathanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548cameבָּ֑אBa'H935.Then Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeבֹּ֔אBo'H935in, foryou are a valiantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and bringH1319goodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896newsתְּבַשֵּֽׂר׃te.va.SerH1319.”

43But JonathanH3083repliedוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030to Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138, “Noאֲבָ֕ל'a.ValH61!Our lordאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732has madeהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010kingH4428.

44The kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428has also sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971with him Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432;and they have made him rideוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392on the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428muleפִּרְדַּ֥תpir.DatH6506.

45Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548and Nathanוְנָתָן֩ve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030have anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him kingלְמֶ֜לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428in Gihonבְּגִח֗וֹןbe.gi.ChonH1521,and they have comeוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033rejoicingשְׂמֵחִ֔יםse.me.ChimH8056,so that the cityהַקִּרְיָ֑הha.kir.YahH7151is in an uproarוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.Thisה֥וּאhu'H1931is the noiseהַקּ֖וֹלha.KolH6963whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

46BesidesH1571,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010has evenH1571takenH3427his seatH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410.

47Moreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935to blessלְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhH1288our lordאֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘Mayyour Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaH430makeיֵיטֵ֨בyei.TevH3190the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010betterH3190thanH4480your nameמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khaH8034and his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678greaterוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.DelH1431thanH4480your throneמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khaH3678!’ Andthe kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself on the bedהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.KavH4904.

48The kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thusכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602, ‘Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has grantedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414one to sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117while my own eyesוְעֵינַ֥יve.'ei.NaiH5869seeרֹאֽוֹת׃ro.'otH7200it.’”

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