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1 Kings 1:41-53

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.’”

49Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the guestsהַ֨קְּרֻאִ֔יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121of Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138were terrifiedוַיֶּֽחֶרְדוּ֙vai.ye.cher.DuH2729;and they aroseוַיָּקֻ֔מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980on his wayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃le.dar.KoH1870.

50And Adonijahוַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138was afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,and he aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,wentוַיֵּ֔לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980andtookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of the hornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

51Now it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֤דvai.yu.GadH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138is afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,for beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,he has takenH270holdאָחַ֞ז'a.ChazH270of the hornsבְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Let Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swearיִשָּֽׁבַֽע־yi.sha.va'-H7650to me todayכַיּוֹם֙khai.yOmH3117that he will not putיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191his servantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650to deathH4191with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.’”

52Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִ֚ם'imH518he is a worthyחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428manלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121,not one of his hairsמִשַּׂעֲרָת֖וֹmi.sa.'a.ra.ToH8185will fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518wickednessH7463is foundתִמָּצֵא־ti.ma.tze'-H4672in him, he will dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.”

53So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971,and they broughtH3381him downוַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.ri.Du.huH3381from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.And he cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and prostratedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfbefore Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980to your houseלְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פle.vei.Te.khaH1004.”

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