New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 2:13-17

13Now Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010.And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Do you comeבֹּאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935peacefullyהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Peacefullyשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”

14Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have somethingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to sayto you.” And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Speakדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.”

15So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You knowיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atH3045thatthe kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410was mine andthat allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478expectedשָׂ֧מוּ פְּנֵיהֶ֖םSa.mu pe.nei.HemH7760 H6440me to be kingלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427;however, the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410has turnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437aboutH5437and becomeH1961my brother’sלְאָחִ֔יle.'a.ChiH251,for it was his from the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258I am makingשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259requestשְׁאֵלָ֤הshe.'e.LahH7596of you; do notrefuseתָּשִׁ֖בִיta.Shi.viH7725me.” And she saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Speakדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.”

17Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994speakאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, for he will notrefuseיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725you, that he may giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

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